Originally posted by DoKGonZo
That may be true, but there is a risk being run.
That risk is that the people who are getting shafted through no fault of their own (i.e. run squads, fly when they always flew for years but now get ENY porked, etc.) will simply bail. And while HT may indeed want the whiners to STFU, he certainly doesn't want the backbone of his player base throwing up their hands and walking away. It's the people who are not saying they'll quit here in the BBS that are at risk.
This is in no way a threat or incitation. Just what I expect to see after 17 years of observing and being part of this player community. So I see a greater sense of urgency here.
Nor should my comments be taken as a knock on HT. I see where he's heading with this idea and I've always found Horde Warrior to be perfectly dull (save for "squad nite" kinds of deals ... I refer to the relentless, nightly drooling horde). With some tweaks and tuning ENY/Perk balancing makes things more interesting.
I agree completely, that's been my position all along.
My squad always flies Saturday and Wednesday, has since I joined the 1st time in AW years ago. They happen to be Rook, they have been all along, since they came from AW, and when the Rooks were the whipping boy. They were Az in AW, always, in FR. It is simply a loyal group with loyal friends that has NEVER switched sides, not in AW, and not here.
That being said, we are strong and growing, regardless of what is happening. The ENY limiter has little effect on us, while the plane in our logo is a P-51D, we don't often fly it. There is little danger of OUR squad leaving. That does not mean there is no danger of other squads doing so.
I too am all for making things better. I don't like hordes either. But, on the otherhand, organized things like Rook RJO is VERY good for the community. This should not be penalized or discouraged by the game. Rather it should be encouraged, and the other countries should be enticed and encouraged to respond in kind. Imagine rather than the ENY limiter handicapping a Rook RJO, having the Knights and or Bishops organize a RESPONSE. An arena with 600 or so players, while having its own server logistics issues possibly, would be a huge boost to the community. The response to a country having a joint operations SHOULD be organized mass opposition by other countries. Massive fights should be used as an incentive to draw more players.
I was the original organizer of the Az force, it was something I did right after joining the squad. I did it as a low ranking wingman, I simply went to the squad staff and proposed it. I first contacted Tarkus of the DDZ, and it grew from there, eventually in AW FR there were about a half dozen squads in the Az force. I think it was STICK (real name Lance, the original organizer of the real KOTH back in AW) who came up with the name Az force, I didn't even come up with the name, just the basic idea, and that wasn't original, it just worked.
I wish there were people doing that sort of thing not only for one country, but in and for all countries. What I did was nothing special at all, and I was and still am nobody. So if a nobody like me can do it than anyone can and should. It just took a little effort and thought. I'd LOVE to see an organized response to an RJO, or even just to the usual Rook Sunday night.
