Ok guys was curious as to see if other people had some of the same ideas/thoughts here...
Basically this game is about air combat between fighters at its core, but we also see the use of bombers to take out targets and transports to capture airfields/objectives. Soon we will see a Panzer mk IV added to the game and a M16 halftrak for aa, plus the Lancaster bomber and the Typhoon IB.
With scenarios becoming a big part of the game in the future, do you think we will see for example a Sherman tank modeled, or a T-34? It wouldn't make sense to have both sides having Panzers in a historical scenario, I can see eventually having Panzer MkII's and Mk III's for a N Africa campaign. This game may evolve into a WWII online, which wouldnt be a bad thing, just with more of an emphasis on aircombat. We are supposed to see an aircraft carrier also, I can imagine seeing a destroyer class modeled as well for some sort of AA screen to protect the carrier. If we are going to have ships in the game, mine as well make a port/city that we can bomb as well along with cargo ships to interdict. (so much potential here
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Onto obscure aircraft, I saw the post about glider transports, I think the idea has merit, would be "cool" to see it, probally wont for a long time. I would like to see some reconnaissance aircraft in the game like the Blackburn Botha which also was a torpedo bomber. There are tons of Recon type planes to choose from, most multiroled also as some sort of light bomber. I figure the way reconnaissance planes would be used is when radar is down for a country, if a recon plane is up you have radar in that grid of the map, maybe the surrounding grids also, adds another element to the game.
On the topic of radar now, I think radar should only allow you to see maybe a grid square out from each field basically your country and a little more, I dont think you should be allowed to have "world radar" or radar that sees planes at low level. I hope that when tanks are in the game they dont show up on radar but have to be spotted by a plane, and make it that the tank icon wont show up unless you are 1k or lower. Make us actively patrol for them and make us radio to teammates of a potential invasion.
Anyhow, I think you can see how this game/sim can develop, the potential is staggering. I feel privledged to be able to participate in it and look forward to seeing it develop and progress.
I would also add that this community is great, I asked way to many questions my first week, I thought someone was going to limit me to only 1 question a day after a while
and I had a problem one day and there was HiTech online to answer it for me!
Feel free to add/expand/modify what I said above, or flame
Thanks
Falkowsk
