Author Topic: bomber perks (Read 631 times)

RTO · « **on:** May 28, 2005, 01:24:39 PM »

Ok, for the lack of anything else to spend bomber perks on it occured to me that maybe, just maybe we could use them another way. You have the option to fly as a single bomber or as a formation currently, so why not make taking off in a formation perk required. As a single bomber no perks, as a formation spend some perkies.

Tilt · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2005, 06:34:14 AM »

Good idea.............

Ghosth · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2005, 07:23:18 AM »

I'll take it one step further.

Single bomber, no drones = no perks.
Bomber with 1-2 drones 2 perks each.
Bomber with 3-4 drones 4 perks each
Bomber with 5-6 drones 8 perks each.

Should also ideally be able to set formation in hanger. IE Echelon left, right, box, line abreast, etc.

Kev367th · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2005, 07:36:41 AM »

May help reduce the dive bombing sets of buffs if you paid for drones.
But as it stands it is still far too easy to set buff wings on fire and also the structural limits need looking at.

Also the way buffs warp once the lead one is going down would be even worse with anything over the current max of 2.

HavocTM · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2005, 09:24:03 AM »

I can see it now.....

The horizon turns dark... The ground rumbles...

Before you can think to up your LaLa, TaterTot and 999000 turn your entire sector into one giant smoking hole....

Actually it sounds freakin SWEET!

TalonX · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2005, 04:27:50 PM »

BRING US THE B-29!!!

I'd pay for them like a 262....somewhere to burn the 2000 perkies collecting dust in the hangar.

LePaul · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2005, 05:13:41 PM »

Boy different formations would be a great option

Especially with harder-to-defend buffs like the Lanc. I'd prefer to stack em vertically.

RTO · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2005, 08:41:27 AM »

Great idea with the different formations! Would be cool if it could be changed while in flight as well with a . command

If extra bombers were ever perked it would have to IMO cost enough to suck when u lose one to excessive manuevering ( kind of like how it feels when lawn darting a 262)

Max amount of drones to take keep at 2, no need for Havoc's vision to become reality. Would ruin game.

Klum25th · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2005, 12:34:56 PM »

Yea that be very cool to have different formations. It make it more of a challange to shoot down bombers if they had different formations, instead of shooting the same old formation over and over. Maybe bombers can have 2 people join them depending on how many bombers they have. If you got 3 you can have two people join you to fill up the drones. If one gets shot down that person is returned to the tower with there kills.

If we do bring a B-29 to AH and, I say you can only drop a nuke over 30k for it to blow up. Take a long time just to get that high with a big bomb.

Lye-El · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2005, 05:54:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Klum25th
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If we do bring a B-29 to AH and, I say you can only drop a nuke over 30k for it to blow up. Take a long time just to get that high with a big bomb.

What makes you think that if a B-29 showed up it would have nuclear weapons? Which would be a no go in any case.

On the other hand, if you take out enemy ord, radiation should spread throughout the base rendering everybody dead and the base unusable until a reset takes place. Or were you thinking you should be able to drop nukes with impunity?

Heck, we have so many bombers attacking fields now they are bombing bombed out bases and ground defenses aren't much good against them.

Kaiser · « **Reply #10 on:** June 05, 2005, 06:44:55 AM »

Finally I read about a great idea. This is really something that must be proposed to HTC immediately. Thanks Matrix for this great post/idea!

I would also like to return to the previous calibration mode we had in AHI. Many people screwed up their calibration just simply because they weren't consistent with their cross hair. The current way of calibrating is far too easy. There must have been more to bombing in WWII other than keeping the same speed and holding your 'Y' key for 3 seconds. Nowadays it is really hard to miss a target and flying a bomber could not had been so easy in WWII.

me62 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 05, 2005, 09:38:00 AM »

Okay so make the bomber formation cost some points, maybe make the formation bigger, say a 6 plane squad formation.
I'm good with making the sight calibration the way it was but,
I would like to see an extra crew member added. Also would
like to see hitting the strat targets mean something. As it is now
hitting strat targets has a very small effect on the game.

Mike
BTMe62

Pooface · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2005, 09:53:49 AM »

yes to all:aok

i would really like to see larger formations, and have it made so more people can join ure plane. have it made more realistic, and far more fun, especially if strat stuff actually affected a country

Kev367th · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2005, 11:13:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Klum25th
If we do bring a B-29 to AH and, I say you can only drop a nuke over 30k for it to blow up. Take a long time just to get that high with a big bomb.

Lol you'd take half your own country as well as the target down with it.

tactic · « **Reply #14 on:** June 05, 2005, 12:51:36 PM »

Wow what a fighter nightmare, lets see if it was more then 3 planes in formation, and they were b17s that adds up to about 36- 50 cals thats aprox 25,000 rounds per min flying at you. lmao it would look like a laser hose comming from them! At you!

Interesting eh?............