Scenario: Open letter to the AH community

[DoKGonZo]

Sats @ noon PST.

[bustr]

Thanks DoK your a gent.  

In the CT the best I did in an A6M2 was 8 F4U vs 1 A6M2. I killed one and pulled a Saburo Sakai on the remaining 7 for about 5 min. I ran outta BB's and accidentaly rammed one of em.

The A6M5 can dive at almost 500. I'd prefer to fly it, but no problemo with either.

[Tinpot]

Thing is I'm in UK and most of the good stuff happens bang slap in the middle of our night time! its 12:30 am as I post this. Pity as I'd have loved to have fought our finest hour again. So why did everyone sign on that scenario and want to fly 109s don't you chaps know that the spit was the best if not most numerous Bof B fighter

[Flossy]

Originally posted by Tinpot
Thing is I'm in UK and most of the good stuff happens bang slap in the middle of our night time! its 12:30 am as I post this. Pity as I'd have loved to have fought our finest hour again. So why did everyone sign on that scenario and want to fly 109s don't you chaps know that the spit was the best if not most numerous Bof B fighter

Tinpot, have you actually checked the times of the scenario frames?  They are 3.00 pm Eastern, which is 8.00 pm here in the UK?  We in the CM Team do our best to find a time which is suitable for Europe as well as the US, and 3.00 pm Eastern is a time which has often proved to work well.  

[Tinpot]

Ok I stand corrected I guess I did not check to carefully.  will look it up next time though I usualy only play for the odd half hour or so as my job partner dog and motorcycle take up quite a bit of time already lol.

[Fariz]

All of the latest AH scenarios were of a nice design. Won't sign for  this one, because not sure about my plans for the next month, but will try to get an account and walkon for this one.

[Flossy]

Originally posted by Tinpot
Ok I stand corrected I guess I did not check to carefully.  will look it up next time though I usualy only play for the odd half hour or so as my job partner dog and motorcycle take up quite a bit of time already lol.

LOL.... well if you do find yourself at a loose end on any of the frame days, you can always walk on.  

As for other events, any that are not held at a Euro-friendly time (like scenarios and CAP when it is running) have a Euro-friendly equivalent.  The Wednesday snapshot has a Euro equivalent on Thursday at 3.00 pm, though not necessarily the same snapshot as different CMs are involved.  The Friday Squad Operations has the Sunday Squad Operations as the Euro equivalent, though unfortunately the numbers are not as good at the moment on Sundays.  The KOTH also has a Euro equivalent as the E-KOTH and is usually held on the Friday evening of the same weekend as the main event.

See the Special Events server for details of all of our special events.  

[Simaril]

I've only played for 7months, but I agree that the most fun I've had was the BoB scenario. I flew bombers, and had a blast with the formation flying and the coordinated action.

Unfortunately, as a family guy with active teens, Saturday afternoon is just hard to tie up. I may walk on, but I won't commit if I cant be sure of being there.

By the way, DoK, one of the saving graces of being a bomber guy was the availability of shot down fliers to step in as gunners. Will this option be available? I noticed your "if you're shot down you're dead" comment above, and jsut wondered....

[storch]

Without reading 37 posts and at the risk of being redundant the reason why I don't sign up for scenarios is that the Axis weapons, primarily the MGFF and Type 99-1 are all but useless in AH.  Add the incredibly generous and robust modelling on all things Allied and it seems like a formula for blown Saturdays.  If HTC were ever to get around to properly modelling things I would participate in scenarios.  In fact I would look forward to them.  As things currently stand my reply is thanks, but no thanks to this and all other scenarios.

[Westy]

"...the Axis weapons... are all but useless. Add the incredibly generous and robust modelling on all things Allied and it seems like a formula for blown Saturdays. If HTC were ever to get around to properly modelling things..."


 No way can I let this pass on by without calling on it .  Specifics Storch.  Need specifics.

Why in your opinion are the Axis weapons all but useless?

What, in your opinion, is incredibly generous and robust for the Allies?

What is it, in your opinion, has HTC not properly modelled?

[storch]

Originally posted by Westy
"...the Axis weapons... are all but useless. Add the incredibly generous and robust modelling on all things Allied and it seems like a formula for blown Saturdays. If HTC were ever to get around to properly modelling things..."


 No way can I let this pass on by without calling on it .  Specifics Storch.  Need specifics.

Why in your opinion are the Axis weapons all but useless?

What, in your opinion, is incredibly generous and robust for the Allies?

What is it, in your opinion, has HTC not properly modelled?

Jump in a 109E or an A6M2 and go kill something (or try to) then post your results.  I'm tired of doing it.  Quit stealing threads.  

[Karnak]

Storch,

I feel the same in some cases, but "feel" doesn't really cut it.  Would you be interested in testing the actual durability of the F4F and not just our feeling on it?  I'd be game on that.

[mechanic]

this will be so awesome!

im signed up for spit/hurri mk1

FM2 as 3rd choice

but i also checked the 'i can change sides' box

whatever you give me i will do my best to kill and stay alive!


i really cant wait.

(please let me have a spit/hurri )

thanks to all who make this possible



Batfink

EDIT: (Storch: i landed 2 kills in both hurri mk1, spit mk1 and FM2 in the MA in the past few weeks as practice, i love the challenge! in the spit i got a Yak and a B17, in the hurricane, another yak on the deck and a 109F, cant remember what i got in the FM, but it was in a low alt furball against the usual LALA /Nike/Spit crowd. i lost so many bits off the FM i wouldnt believe it possible to taxi, let alone fly, but she a tough old crate! watch your 6 IJA! such great planes respectively, 8 x Brownings are deadly, the FMs quad 50s are less powerfull IMO, but still do the damage! im a little scared of the zeke's turning and cannons though )

[storch]

Originally posted by mechanic
this will be so awesome!

im signed up for spit/hurri mk1

FM2 as 3rd choice

but i also checked the 'i can change sides' box

whatever you give me i will do my best to kill and stay alive!


i really cant wait.

(please let me have a spit/hurri )

thanks to all who make this possible



Batfink

EDIT: (Storch: i landed 2 kills in both hurri mk1, spit mk1 and FM2 in the MA in the past few weeks as practice, i love the challenge! in the spit i got a Yak and a B17, in the hurricane, another yak on the deck and a 109F, cant remember what i got in the FM, but it was in a low alt furball against the usual LALA /Nike/Spit crowd. i lost so many bits off the FM i wouldnt believe it possible to taxi, let alone fly, but she a tough old crate! watch your 6 IJA! such great planes respectively, 8 x Brownings are deadly, the FMs quad 50s are less powerfull IMO, but still do the damage! im a little scared of the zeke's turning and cannons though )

Congratulations!!!!!!  Now try that in an axis ride  


Karnak it's not about "feelings"  It's about hundreds of hours spent in mostly Axis rides.  Without a doubt the damage modelling on the ammo for those models is way off.  look up my kills I'm sure they will corroborate what you call my "feelings"  I may not be a veteran and I admit I'm not very good yet but I do have lots of time playing this game and other games as well.  

[Wurger]

Originally posted by DoKGonZo
Can't really be helped unless there's some kind of lottery system. Either way, someone's gonna be disappointed.

Having all the same plane is a problem because it provides just way too much information about the enemy force. This hurts because your planning gets skewed. It hurts more because there's a lack of surprise in the air. Now, imagine you're in your oh-so-uber F4F and see a pile of dots you want to bounce. When you engage you suddely find they're A6M5's ... oops. You can't get that fog of war if there's no variety in the plane selections.

I guess that makes sense!  Too bad we don't have a few Ki43's to add to the mix   I'll definately walk on whenever my schedule permits, and I don't mind flying whatever you need (except maybe the SDB Buffalo!).

Bazi