I've been playing when 20 bish and 20 rooks were all flying out of former Knight bases with only 4 knights on. Normally, after it happens, I see 1 or 2 people get on and complain about the 3 country setup. What I don't normally see is the level of complaining that I'm seeing here.
Nothing that is happening to the Rooks right now is something that the other two countries haven't experienced twice as much. Sure, its a little new to the rooks because they usually outnumber Knights and Bishops combined.
Crying about gangbanging is pure a and simple whining.
Now, the 3 country setup, OTH, is another story. It lends itself to 1 country having to fight a 2 front war while the other two are simply playing the advantage. Natedog, if you believe what you said about everyone fighting the 2 front war, you haven't been playing when I have. It usually boils down to 2 countries hitting one with at most a minor scirmish on the second front for the two countries with numbers. I see this more often than not. To say it doesn't happen is being obtuse.
But.. what I also see happening is when 30 rooks are on.. they are all flying out of that 1 elevated field they captured in enemy territory... while the other country is sweeping through their bases. Almost every total domination scenario is preceded by a total lack of coordination on the victim's behalf.
Have you ever been in a group of 8 fighters that went to attack an enemy base? When you got there... most of you got tore up by ack because you didn't think to bring a bomber along with you? Have you ever had a bomber cry "ack down" at a base... hop in it and vulch it till the ack came back with 5 countrymates whilst nobody even attempts to bring a 47 in? I've seen both of these things happen when a country only had 10 players on-line. Nobody is planning.. nobody is using strategy... everybody is looking for an easy kill.
Most of the people that posted in this thread would prefer the easy kill. That's why you come in with as much of an alt/speed advantage as you can. You would prefer to have a wingman when you attack another plane or have numbers when engaging. I've seen 15 rooks attack a knight base when only 9 knights were on line. I've been there when knights have attacked a rook base with similar numbers when rooks were down on headcount.
If you want things to change, change the way you do things. I was vulching a field the other day when I asked repeatedly if a 47 was inbound. Silence. After the third request for a 47 I left the base. 3 of my countrymates showed up becuase they heard the word "vulch". They took over and were all killed when 2 cons came in with alt from the adjacent nearby field. I had told them "vulching is pointless if no 47 is coming in... you are draining our resources for the sake of score". They didn't care.
Play to win the war not the score race. You'll find that these things change. Use real strategy.. not just do what you think is cool. Taking 30 minutes to set up a "radar raid" on an enemy field that sucks half of your countries resources to take out a target that will be back up in 30 minutes is plain silly... yet the first question many ask when they get on line is "who wants to hit their radar?".
The main point I'm trying to get to is that the 3 country setup definately has an effect on the 2vs1 philosophy. It is minor, however, compared to the total lack of coordination/forethought/strategy displayed by the country that is usally getting its bellybutton kicked.
AKDejaVu