Author Topic: Foot Soldier (Read 2016 times)

viper215 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2006, 09:24:08 PM »

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Originally posted by bkbandit
theres 50 different threads asking for this, it will eventually happen, either that or they get rid of the gvs. If this game had it i just wouldnt be a troop, i would run them over wit tanks strafe them or drop incedairies on them, no prob for me. flying close air support wouldnt be bad either, just more things to do.

NO

Kurt · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2006, 11:45:53 PM »

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Originally posted by bkbandit
it will eventually happen

Are you new? It will never happen.. It will never even get serious consideration. I don't even think if HT got really freakin stoned would he look at skuzzy and go "Dude... Foot Soldiers...!"

Never gonna happen... This is just another B29 with a nuke thread.

bkbandit · « **Reply #17 on:** August 25, 2006, 12:55:24 AM »

there goin to add more planes aswell as gvs after they are done wit ct, again in 2 weeks:lol . It would really make sense that eventually after all the gv are on the roster that it is added. They could add pink elephants that spray fire from there trunks to kill tiger tanks and it wont make a difference to me, im in a hellcat, just one more thing for me to drop a bomb on:aok . If this thread does anythin it just gives me somethin to do right now before i catch some z's, lets give me somethin to do for tommorrow, b29 i want nukes:rofl

Reynolds · « **Reply #18 on:** August 25, 2006, 01:24:09 AM »

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Originally posted by bkbandit
there goin to add more planes aswell as gvs after they are done wit ct, again in 2 weeks:lol . It would really make sense that eventually after all the gv are on the roster that it is added. They could add pink elephants that spray fire from there trunks to kill tiger tanks and it wont make a difference to me, im in a hellcat, just one more thing for me to drop a bomb on:aok . If this thread does anythin it just gives me somethin to do right now before i catch some z's, lets give me somethin to do for tommorrow, b29 i want nukes:rofl

CT is done in two weeks?!? Really?!? w00t!!!

esohn · « **Reply #19 on:** August 25, 2006, 12:35:40 PM »

What's the differnce between a gv and a troop? Same thing... except a troop is more vulnerable and with weaker fire power.

I think all the negative opinions stem from the fact that it has never been done right. Battlefiled 1942 did it almost right but it's not persistent online arena game.

Foot soldier is not impossible.

One thing you can't allow in this game is to let players be able to jump off their planes or tanks and start shooting as foot soldiers. (except truck and jeep)

Foot soldiers have to spawn as foot soldiers. They may be able to hop onto truck or jeep but nothing more.

One more thing, foot soldiers shouldn't be able to start attacking a base on their own. First field guns and flaks must be disabled by planes or gvs first.

Then, a sapper can sneak in a sabotage a hanger! Sweet~

Reynolds · « **Reply #20 on:** August 25, 2006, 03:58:57 PM »

To do this with graphics good enough, and gameplay good enough, you would need a whole different game. To map the fields and towns with such great detail from ground that it would take another thousand magabytes to do this right. I like the idea, but only if it is done right, and it is, I beleive, impossible to do this right.

bkbandit · « **Reply #21 on:** August 25, 2006, 07:29:14 PM »

well we need new maps as it is, i guess they would just have to design it so its a area where u noe ur goin to fight. Have like barracks and shore bunkers, it could be done. But again pink elephants, it would be nice to see and give me one more thing to shoot at.

Why wouldnt u want it added? Because of the addition of the fps crowd, i doubt it would bring that many new people. As soon as they dont have stinger missles and laser they wont want it.

Latrobe · « **Reply #22 on:** August 26, 2006, 02:10:58 AM »

so far GlacierGirl has given the best argument about this idea

heres a link to his infantry argument

http://flyaceshigh.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179825

Reynolds · « **Reply #23 on:** August 26, 2006, 04:17:10 AM »

I still say it would make the game too damned big. Of course we could afford to lose a few dozen bases to make up for it. I still think upwards of 200 bases is a little too many. The fights are so damned spread out.

rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #24 on:** August 26, 2006, 03:12:51 PM »

Hitech,

I have never heard your ideas on this. Glacier's idea seems reasonably easy to implement and a good first step in the right direction. Any thoughts?

Meatwad · « **Reply #25 on:** August 26, 2006, 03:30:07 PM »

Come to think of it, it would be pretty fun to see a bunch of noobs running around as foot soldiers and carpet bombing them buffs

SAS_KID · « **Reply #26 on:** August 27, 2006, 03:00:05 PM »

imagine this a sight of and entire infantry rush and you got a P47.

System: Shot Down 782613479846 #1
System: Shot Down 626748352875 #2
System: Shot Down 123487634678 #3
System: Shot Down 876172894918 #4
System: Shot Down 913719237846 #5
System: Shot Down 132412894934 #6
System: Shot Down 521576219823 #7
System: Shot Down 421738491298 #8
System: Shot Down 231892347992 #9
System: Shot Down 1337CSPLAYER #10

and etc...

bkbandit · « **Reply #27 on:** August 27, 2006, 04:26:01 PM »

there was another thread that figured that out, it would count as objects, like killing a town buildin or somethin, u cant count it as a point for every troop u kill on the ground.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #28 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:06:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Kurt
Are you new? It will never happen.. It will never even get serious consideration. I don't even think if HT got really freakin stoned would he look at skuzzy and go "Dude... Foot Soldiers...!"

Never gonna happen... This is just another B29 with a nuke thread.

You haven't been here for long have you? If you had been here for at least a couple of years, you would have seen the interview in which HiTech addressed this very topic. When asked about adding a player controlled FP trooper, HiTech clearly stated that he would like to add it to the game and he expanded on it by saying that he would like to have them so players can battle out for the map room.

Now, most likely this has been placed way on the back burner until ToD comes out or it might have been completely tossed out but HiTech did at one time have plans on adding them to the game. He also mentioned in the same interview about adding submarines and gave a brief explanation on how they would work in AH.

ack-ack

Kurt · « **Reply #29 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:42:59 PM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
You haven't been here for long have you?

I've been here since August 2003, so longer than you seem to assume. The May 2005 on my user id is because I cancelled the account for a couple months Feb 2005 to May 2005. Previously it was KurtVW

If there was a post to that effect, then you are correct, I missed it. I do not read every thread, I simply don't have the time to piss everyone off in every thread, so I pick those that look the most entertaining.

None the less, it would seem that the current development effort isn't going that direction. So while he may have entertained the thought at some point it seems like maybe the urge passed?

I think it would be out of character for the game, and unnecessary. Its hard enough to get a crew of bombers and a goon to capture a base, can you imagine how much worse it would be to have to get the bombers, the goon and 10 guys willing to run to the map room? I don't think it will ever happen.

Its a flight Sim game, not an FPS.