Fighter Arena?

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by Edbert
I'm willing to play this arena, although I fear we'll only see 10-20 folk in it at prime-time,


 If any buff dweeb wants to carry eggs up to 30K and fly a few sectors away simply to ruin other player's enjoyment then I think we'd all like to "meet" them and introduce them on the BBS.

 

Would they get extra points/perks?  

[straffo]

Originally posted by Kweassa
Our Typhy, if I recall, is the 1944 version, with the structural problems regarding the tail section solved. Trimming the Typh out of high speed dives was forbidden, because the sudden change of attitude when speed decreases, was enough to shatter the tail section off.. or at least I've heard so.

 If our Typhy can't pull Gs higher than 4~6Gs due to fear of tail section falling off.. then perhaps it'd be considered as a 1941 plane.

The tail section story is not that simple unfortunatly... for example of 2 typhoon of the same produced batch one can dive like hell when the other will loose it's tail in a shallow dive...

There was 36 documented failure on the tail section that's not a huge number considering the typhoon was rushed on the front line.
The reliability of the Sabre engine was major problem ,more than the tail section by the way.


(I hope this post is in English cause I'm heading to bed completly tired )

[kj714]

Just change the name of the "DA" to "FA" and be done with it.  It seems like if there was this huge interest in fighters only, there would already be plenty of people over there hanging out furballing away.  Just don't see whats stopping them now.

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by plank
My main gripe about it is, like the MA, it will have that alternate universe feel to it. With every plane from every country fighting every plane from every country. P51's vs P51's. 109's vs 109's. I just can't get into that type of play. I enjoy the realism and realistic settings which is why I fly the CT. Not exactly win-win from my persepective.

This is what I like about the CT as well.  However, sometimes the CT is empty or sometimes the bases are just too far apart to make it any fun.  During these times the MA is usually more fun than killing buildings in the CT.  Sometimes I fly in the MA just because I want to fly a particular plane or I want to clobber some easy meat.  Regardless, I think the Furball arena sounds like it would be more fun than the MA.  If the CT needs to be used for a week or two to get a Furball arena rolling, I’m all for it.

eskimo

[eskimo2]

One more thought on the map:

I think the Early War sector bases should be 8 miles apart, the Mid War sector bases should be 10 miles apart and the Late War sector bases should be 12 miles apart.

eskimo

[plank]

One more thought from me as well. If each opposing base only had axis/ijn planes and the other only allied enabled I would be a lot more in favor of this idea. If we want mathmatically fair fights with identical planes, after all, we have the DA.

[eskimo2]

A thought on the Furball arena sharing the DA arena:

With the 3 Furball sectors isolated from each other and not taking up much space, there certainly would be room for an isolated dueling sector.  It already has the no scores thing going for it.  The only problem that I see is how to put an 8k ceiling on the furballs, but not over the dueling area.

eskimo

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by plank
One more thought from me as well. If each opposing base only had axis/ijn planes and the other only allied enabled I would be a lot more in favor of this idea. If we want mathmatically fair fights with identical planes, after all, we have the DA.

The reason why I’ve never ventured into the DA is because I’m too impatient.  When I want to fly, I want to fly.  I don’t want to arrange to meet someone, discuss planes, loadout, area and alt, and then fly to fight one guy.  Even if you win, there’s nothing to do, you’re all alone.  When I enter an arena, I want to fight and kill often.  I see the appeal of the DA; I just have too little time, too little to prove and am way too impatient to want to play there.

The Furball arena on the other hand will be the fastest and furyest fight in town, hands down.  No boredom, no watchin a TV show while en-route, no pee breaks while on auto-pilot.  It’ll be pure sweaty-palms, cold-feet, non-stop fighting.  It will be nothing like the DA.

eskimo

[eskimo2]

A “Buff Trolling” sector might be fun as well.  Basically it would be a section with all planes enabled and 4k bases.   Those who like to man buff guns or kill buffs could also get some quick action.

eskimo

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by -sudz-
I love to fly early war planes.

And People from the C1 field keep on comming over with their uberplanes and killing us. HiTech I have a greate idea, you should set up an areana for just our early war planes? Because I know everyone would then fly the early war planes since they are so much fun.

1 week goes by.

Hitech can you please post a message of the day so more people come over to the early war arena.


1 week goes by.

HiTech can you please close the main arena for a week so more people fly the early war arena.

Funny how some things never change in the 15 years I have been playing and createng WWII flight sims.

HiTech
(On sudz's computer)

HT. I believe you have been asked not to come in here with those pesky facts and experience to clutter up this board before.
  Consider this your final warning Mr.

[Ecliptik]

That post had way too much punctuation and not nearly enough spelling mistakes to be a real Hitech post.

[kj714]

Originally posted by Ecliptik
That post had way too much punctuation and not nearly enough spelling mistakes to be a real Hitech post.

Sudz, being the new guy, probly has a functioning keyboard.

[kj714]

Originally posted by eskimo2
The reason why I’ve never ventured into the DA is because I’m too impatient.  When I want to fly, I want to fly.  I don’t want to arrange to meet someone, discuss planes, loadout, area and alt, and then fly to fight one guy.  Even if you win, there’s nothing to do, you’re all alone.  When I enter an arena, I want to fight and kill often.  I see the appeal of the DA; I just have too little time, too little to prove and am way too impatient to want to play there.

The Furball arena on the other hand will be the fastest and furyest fight in town, hands down.  No boredom, no watchin a TV show while en-route, no pee breaks while on auto-pilot.  It’ll be pure sweaty-palms, cold-feet, non-stop fighting.  It will be nothing like the DA.

eskimo

But the DA is already set up perfectly for this never ending furball stuff. Apparently all it needs is a name change and everyone will flock to it.

[plank]

Originally posted by kj714
But the DA is already set up perfectly for this never ending furball stuff. Apparently all it needs is a name change and everyone will flock to it.

Exactly, sounds like it just needs a map in addition to that for all the proposed changes. I'm sure the wind settings can be adjusted by someone, even if it's HT.

[Schaden]

Originally posted by kj714
But the DA is already set up perfectly for this never ending furball stuff. Apparently all it needs is a name change and everyone will flock to it.

Sarcasm (whilst funny) is often referred to as the lowest form of wit.