Author Topic: Please return open channel (Read 12466 times)

Virage · « **Reply #30 on:** May 28, 2004, 12:30:04 PM »

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Originally posted by Rolex
Hitech turned it off?

It could be the finest upgrade in the history of the game.

Amen. Simple and elegant solution to the bad air in AH.

team only chat will make the game much more friendly.

leitwolf · « **Reply #31 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:25:02 PM »

I dont know.. turning off ch1 isolates players and confines them to country channel. Whatever the problem is some people have with channel 1 .. will continue on country channel. Very often i'm interested in what my opponent types on ch1 after a good fight (also to hand out a few ) rather than listening to the neverending text exhaust (CAPS of course) of the local armchair generals.
Tuning to private channel everytime is very cumbersome in comparison with ch1 ..
What's the problem with .squelch 1 for those who don't want to read it?

hitech · « **Reply #32 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:33:44 PM »

Btw there is nothing to prevent everone from choosing a cross country channel.

Big diffence to the idea is that everyone has to choose going into it, wrather than decide to not use it.

HiTech

Tilt · « **Reply #33 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:39:05 PM »

If it ch1 or no ch1 as it is then I for one am for no ch1........

It is a shame we cannot give a at the end of a fight but we could do that on private.......particulary as we now have "tune to" on the right click list.

If Ch1 was to come back I would like it limited to range.......why talk to an enemy on the other side of the arena on open channel?

HT has a point.......an O club channel could be set aside for those that seem to need it............ 666?

guttboy · « **Reply #34 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:43:18 PM »

OK HiTech....

How do you do that? Cross country channel? My newbishness is showing through although I have been playing a long time.

Personally I like the banter on Channel 1....when it gets out of hand I either say something or tune it out....

I think the MAJORITY of folks would like it reinstated....Ill post a poll....

Regards,

TG12:)

PS....I vote for keeping it

Westy · « **Reply #35 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:46:01 PM »

"If Ch1 was to come back I would like it limited to range.......why talk to an enemy on the other side of the arena on open channel?"

Excellent point Tilt. I'd second that global feature and would also go for it being an option for channel 2.

There is always AIM, YahooMsgr and Usenet for those who seem to logon only to spend thier time "chatting."

hitech · « **Reply #36 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:56:01 PM »

I don't operate by polls guttboy.

HiTech

LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #37 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:01:11 PM »

Guttboy,

"Channels 200-299 - Anyone tuned to the same channel in this range will hear[/read] you, regardless of country."

channel 200 seems like a simple choice.

BGBMAW · « **Reply #38 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:10:19 PM »

it is a shame i think to haev chnl 1 gone...

if you cant take the trash ..dotn read it and just fight..

but to talk to others i snice..especially in a beta..where you can cordinate fights and such..

thibk its a shame...funny for a little bit..but its a shame..

And it takes to much effort to ..say..Hey..tuen to this channel...

you figth a different guy everytime..

and..in the beta..I think its the most important..somtimes its hard to find a fight..when numbers are what they are...20-60 ...so you say..Yo Bishrook scum..im upping off cv near a28..FIGHT FIGHT !!!

whats wrong with that..

and all the runners in the game..if you dont get them riled up..they keep running..

i cant count how many tiem s i have called out soem purse swingn safty sally 5k above me to coem on down!! the price is right...To peel your cap!!

its fun..

the crying about chnl 1 is...gay..maybe dont grab liek a Rook in a gay bar and you wont have so much tiem to "read" everything...or write such crap thth gets the chnnl shut down..

Love
BiGB
xoxo

jodgi · « **Reply #39 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:10:44 PM »

ok, 200 it is.

Westy · « **Reply #40 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:26:34 PM »

"f you cant take the trash ..."

Don't have to. HiTech just took the trash out ____

Now all YOU have to do is tune to channel 200 to participate in drivel-online.

Overlag · « **Reply #41 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:38:04 PM »

they should do this squelch ch1 test on AH1 and see what happens

right now testing this on AH2 is badish news... normaly id ask where the fights are on ch1 (since bish only have 1-4 players.......)

but now i cant

TDeacon · « **Reply #42 on:** May 28, 2004, 04:01:47 PM »

Comments, which I hope Hitech reads:

1) I hate to lose channel 1. The concept has been in all the good flight sims since Air Warrior in the early 90s. I used to enjoy communicating with other country players who typically flew at the same time I did. Plus, we got to make witty jokes about sheep. Frequently these conversations would take the sting out of being shot down, and were therefore a positive factor. Of course, there were always *******s, but one can squelch them.

2) The idea of having radio channels work only over a limited range, mentioned by someone above, is a good one. It would greatly reduce irrelevant (by virtue of distance) radio chatter.

3) Regardless of the final decision, I think AH1 and AH2 are a great achievement (Hitech, Pyro, et.al.). More than fills the gap left by the demise of AW.

Pyro · « **Reply #43 on:** May 28, 2004, 05:11:10 PM »

The thing is, chatter won't stop, it'll just be redistributed into the country channel which is a good thing IMO. I've watched the changes in channel 1 over time as arena numbers have grown and I definitely think its time has long passed.

Furious · « **Reply #44 on:** May 28, 2004, 05:25:48 PM »

Pyro, you forgot to take one thing into account.

How the hell are we going to get our chute kill whines????