Author Topic: Balancing numbers with perks. (Read 2884 times)

SOB · « **Reply #45 on:** January 11, 2004, 11:23:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Estes
It's not evidence is it? I bid $6.00.

Beat that SOB!

I've only got $3.50, but I'll also throw in nekkid pic of fatty's mom and three packs of circa 1982 trading card gum.

Tarmac · « **Reply #46 on:** January 11, 2004, 11:49:03 PM »

Three-fitty? Can you throw in that damn loch ness monster, too?

Estes · « **Reply #47 on:** January 11, 2004, 11:52:18 PM »

Ok ok, $6.00 and a used pair of SOB's "workout" thongs.

Toad · « **Reply #48 on:** January 12, 2004, 12:56:08 AM »

Have you ever noticed that people tend to fly what they want to fly?

I've been studying this and I think it's true. Some folks just fly the planes they like to fly. Reasons vary but the basic trend stays steady.

Maybe we should do more research.

Yeah, that's it.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #49 on:** January 12, 2004, 02:02:00 AM »

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Originally posted by hitech
Or i could just make fun of some one whos every post seems to be a whine.

HiTech

Out of curiosity what do you actually think of Kweassa's perk agenda ?

I though it was pretty good and I'd like to hear your opinion.

Toad · « **Reply #50 on:** January 12, 2004, 03:01:57 AM »

Here, let me propose a reverse perk system, a blend of fantasy, logic, foolishness and perversity.

No, I didn't steal it from Beet1e, even though that description may sound that way.

Something like 5000 guys in the game right? If you judge by "lowest score" number.

OK, the top 2500 fighter pilots in each tour CANNOT FLY the five planes they had the most kills in for three months. Can't fly 'em at all. Not available to them. This is a rolling three month thing, each month adding five different planes. 15 verboten planes after three months, then in the fourth month the first five become available again and so on.

So every month the top half of the fighter pilots have to fly aircraft other than the top fifteen they've been successful in the previous three months.

Hey, they're the top 50%... Aces of the bases....shouldn't cramp their styles a bit. And the newer guys can fly whatever they like.

Kewl, eh? Elegant, even.

Only bad part is I'll run out of early war stuff in three months... we need MORE early war stuff.

Thank you and good night.

straffo · « **Reply #51 on:** January 12, 2004, 03:17:06 AM »

The other bad part is that HTC will run out of customer in less than 3 month

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One possible solution (needing a test) would be to have a perk system based on country population ,field number and strat status.

I would also be pleased to see reset happening sooner than actually. The rat race/vulch fest happening when a country is about to be reset is not really fun imo.

Tilt · « **Reply #52 on:** January 12, 2004, 03:54:03 AM »

I would agree that there is not any massive migration from side to side to ride cheaper perked AC.

It (cheaper perk rides) does however serve some compensation to those of the lesser sides if they are getting constantly ganged..........

It may be little enough but from this respect alone it does no harm and yet carries some benefit...........

The smaller side eventually loses the reset (or more correctly does not win it) but they do not have to fly all over the map looking for combat.............

Roscoroo · « **Reply #53 on:** January 12, 2004, 04:01:37 AM »

i can just see it now ... a 50 plus Horde of Spit 1's coming to take all your bases ... lmao

and then who are we gonna get to drive the goon ???
(10 base captures and 6 kills in my fav plane C-47 and i cant fly it for 3 months !!! oh the pain )

beet1e · « **Reply #54 on:** January 12, 2004, 04:30:44 AM »

Urchin! I think we're in the same camp on this. My solution has been to migrate to the CT. It's pizza week next week in the MA. The hording and fuel porking doesn't seem so bad on that, but that may depend on when you play.

jaxxo · « **Reply #55 on:** January 12, 2004, 07:42:47 AM »

Country numbers do go in cycles. When it is your team gettin ganged it seems to last forvever though. This last one of gangin bishland getting very annoying.WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AA!!!!!Ok Im done.

SLO · « **Reply #56 on:** January 12, 2004, 07:45:22 AM »

man what a bunch of whiners.....

know matter what the COST a 262 has....if I feel like flyin it....I do.

If I don't have enough...grab a hurri2C and shot the easy crooks with there 250 lemming herds.....5 minutes later.....voila 100 perkies easily made:rofl

a rook has to answer this question....

even with numbers advantage....why do most rooks still fly 20k +.....do you guys actually teach noobs to fly so high.

Shane · « **Reply #57 on:** January 12, 2004, 07:53:11 AM »

i dunno, but rooks have always been the space monkeys from uranus as far back as i can recall.

Halo · « **Reply #58 on:** January 12, 2004, 10:21:30 AM »

Toad, your reverse perk system is brilliant.

But ... again, it's just a game. We all pay our $14.95 and it irks me not to have FREE access to every ride in the Main Arena, particularly since we have a sort of rolling plane set in the Combat Theater.

On the other hand, perks and rewards are the core of most competition. Aces High has to be careful not to drive away customers with whatever rules and changes it makes.

I guess the Aces High crew has the perk thing exquisitely analyzed and linked to daily membership rise and fall. The perk system certainly seems to generate more forum comment than any other subject.

Pongo · « **Reply #59 on:** January 12, 2004, 11:15:02 AM »

It works for me. I guess I just cant pass up a bargain. So even though I have enough perks(though not as many as some heros here as I use them) I only fly the 262 when its on sale. Same for the other perk planes and the tiger. The system must have been written for dweebs like me I guess.