is this game fare for all sides?

[DoKGonZo]

Originally posted by TexMurphy
Personally I do think its GOOD that pilots swich sides...

Its always good to get a reminder that the pilots you fight are equaly nice people as the ones you fly with and that the ones you fly with are equaly lame altmonkeying, vulching, hoing dweebs.... its a realization that helps  you alot to controll frustration..

I used to think that way too, Tex. In fact I maintained a separate account for a while just to be able to tour different countries with. Recently, though, there have been too many examples that go against your "equally nice" theory.


TinMan ... the same bunch of couch pilots that are sitting AFK in Bishland now were probably in Rookland a couple months ago, waiting for their reset perks.

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by Dastrdly
is this game fare for all sides?

If you hang around long enoug....................Yup.

[Kev367th]

Originally posted by richard_rd
I have created and responded to a few posts on this subject in the past 3 - 4 months.  

During prime time weekdays and weekends the knights are holding their own numbers wise and sometimes may have the most players on (but usually by no more then 10-20%).

But consistantly for the past 4 months and posibly longer the knights are heavely outmanned during non prime time (M-F 2:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM EDT).  Many times during this time frame it is typical to see numbers like:

Bish - 60
Rooks- 50
Knights -25

To make matters worse when this happens the bish and rook realise that if they both just fight a one front war against the knights then the Knights are easy pickins being outnumbers by ratio's like 110 players to 25.

ENY would help during times like this when the mis balanced ratios justify it, by at least taking the Spit16/LA7/Niki/P51D away from the hoarding masses, but the little known fact about the way Hitech implemented ENY is it will never kick in untill there are at least 200 players logged into the MA.  So during non peak hours when the MA stays between 90 and 170 players most of the time the outnumbers Knights ( or whoevers turn it is to be outnumbered and slautered by the horde) never get a chance to have ENY try and help them.

   ***   My sugestion would be to let ENY kick in the MA when the ratios misbalance justifies it (as the current modeled ENY works), but to modify the minimum MA number rule from 200 players down to 100 players.  That way at least the sidewith 20-30 players would have a chance!!!.  The way it is now you just take cannons up the prettythang the nose and the sides all at the same time by the 110 to 25 player horde coming at you.   ***

  P.S. -   I usually log in at least 100 hours a month and most of my playing time is during the non peak early morning hours I mentioned above, and i can definetely say that Knights have been on the low side of this Non-Peak time MA play for at least the last 4 months and probably longer.    There may be an occasional non peak morning when we have close to even sides or a slight edge in numbers, but i would say 85% of the non-peak mornings for the past 4 months knights are definetrly heavely outnumbered and it would be nice if ENY was helping us then.  

I am sure when the tide swings and rooks or bish are on the short side of the Non-Peak early morning side misbalance they would also appreciate help from the ENY system, but until Hitech changes the minimum MA players rule to something lower then 200 players (hopefully closer to 100) then the short sided side is always going to get steam rolled.

    Rooks and Bish better hope Hitech does not change the ENY 200 player minimum rule because if he did you guys would never win another war.  The only reason Knights loose the wars now is because during the Morning non-peak time horde attacks you guys take back all the bases and then some that we won from you the night befor when the numbers are more even!!!      

Always said that the ENY limits ratio should apply NO-MATTER how many people are on.
Yet again this was a change requested by the same people who got the original way ENY used to work altered.

[SlapShot]

To make matters worse when this happens the bish and rook realise that if they both just fight a one front war against the knights then the Knights are easy pickins being outnumbers by ratio's like 110 players to 25.

And that surprises you ? ... not me. The vast major of the MA players had turned into "Timid Warriors" ... they can't face conflict or fight without flying in numbers.

Funniest part is when you run into one of these "pods", your death is certain, but then in the end, they think they are l33t pilots picking off a guy that is fighting at least 5 v 1.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by Kev367th
Always said that the ENY limits ratio should apply NO-MATTER how many people are on.
Yet again this was a change requested by the same people who got the original way ENY used to work altered.

Wrong ... it was requested by a group that did fly mostly during off hours and didn't like the fact that with such low numbers, the ENY was effecting gameplay ... so they shot themselves in the foot.

[hubsonfire]

Originally posted by DoKGonZo
I used to think that way too, Tex. In fact I maintained a separate account for a while just to be able to tour different countries with. Recently, though, there have been too many examples that go against your "equally nice" theory.


TinMan ... the same bunch of couch pilots that are sitting AFK in Bishland now were probably in Rookland a couple months ago, waiting for their reset perks.

Try flying with everyone under your primary account. This whole shades thing is getting trite. There is very little difference in the 3 countries. There are certainly a few sweetheartbags on all sides, but the vast majority of folks aren't any trouble at all. I've spent, I'd guess, nearly a year and half on each of the 3 sides, and I sometimes even forget who I'm flying for. I just don't buy your theory.

[DoKGonZo]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Try flying with everyone under your primary account. This whole shades thing is getting trite. There is very little difference in the 3 countries. There are certainly a few sweetheartbags on all sides, but the vast majority of folks aren't any trouble at all. I've spent, I'd guess, nearly a year and half on each of the 3 sides, and I sometimes even forget who I'm flying for. I just don't buy your theory.

Because I ran events, and do other things to support the game, I needed a shade just to have peace and quiet when I wanted to play. I always let people I regularly flew with know who I was - though my choice of handles usually was a dead give away. And that's the way I've managed my accounts for over a decade.

I agree that the vast majority are great people. But dealing with the percentage who are not is just more trouble than its worth for the experience of other lands.