Arena format change

[FiLtH]

I like it.

     People were complaining about hordes. Now this should thin it out. Less targets for pickers Id think too. Whatever you meet will likely be a good match now.  Im looking forward to the forums for the next couple weeks.

[TexMurphy]

I dont see this beeing done due to a vocal minority.

Reason I see this beeing implement is...

To make more planes viable!

Why because soon CT is gonna result in new planes beeing made and planes beeing remade as tours of earlier periods get added.

What happens with these planes?

Do they sit on the side lines and only get usage in special events now and then and in that certain CT Campaing.

Imho that seems like a crap load of wasted man hours by the art department.

Tex

[KTM520guy]

I don't see this as a good idea. That's just my opinion though, I may be wrong. With a lower size limit on the main arenas, the most popular one will fill up fast. I that happens to be the one I like and I can't get on, I just will not play. If that happens on a frequent basis I'll just drop my account. I really don't want to be told what planes I can fly and how.

With the large numbers of players on at any givin time in the last year I was hoping that the small arenas would go away. No such luck I guess. In stead we get this. I'm bummed

[Major Biggles]

i know that pyro wants things kept in his post, but i don't want this being lost in a huge number of complaints...

i think the idea, in concept is great, but there are a few changes i'd make to improve it, otherwise i can see this splitting the community.

what i'd suggest is that HTC gets rid of one of the late war arenas, it's a bit of a waste of space IMHO. second, i think it might be a much better idea to enable all planes in the late war MA, so that we can still have it as it was, for those resistant to change, while the mid-war contains all planes, apart from the later variants, and then that the early war contains just the early war.

it means that each arena isn't totally different, just that the earlier ones are slightly more limited.

as most people have probably noticed, people are happy in concept, but fear that it's too different to how it was.


just thought i'd drop my thoughts in. it's a great idea, but limiting the planeset so much is already irritating people, which, while inevitable, is still not a good sign...

[Gryffin]

Originally posted by Gman8
Until this morning AHII was a WWII sim (and a damned good one)...now its just a game designed to meet the needs of a handful of elitist who want to tailor the game to their specific desires.  

Holy n00bie batman!

The AHII main arena was never a WWII sim, it was a strategy game that uses WWII equipment.

Rooks/knights/bishops, does that sound like WWII to you?

P51s fighing against P51s?

Late war planes vs early war planes?

At least now the last element has been removed, so it is actually closer to being a WWII sim now than before.

[Dichotomy]

as a previous poster pointed out

something new to gripe about... now I'm waiting for people to choose up sides and start calling each other names.  By the way I want the patent on 'strat rats'.

[Gary26]

If it's not broke dont fix it! I hate the new set-up. Now people are gonna float from one arena to the next so they can have numbers. This is gonna create a huge imbalance. People getting beat in one arena will run off to another and vice versa. Its gonna create a 3 arena score potato frenzy. I have made this game my hobby for almost five years, but i think this is gonna prove to be the selling point for saving $14.95 a month.

[FX1]

Their only needs to be two sides not three. Our numbers cant support three sides to three different areas.

[Gman8]

Whatever floats your boat Gryffin...but if you think this will improve the game you're sadly mistaken.  It will go back to an MA stlye format or HTC will go out of business (or at least move to cheaper digs) within 90 days.  Either way, they've lost my business as well as many others if you judge by the posts here.  But hey bud, you keep sending them your pennies...maybe it will all work out.

[Shifty]

Funny I don't feel fractured...

Can't wait to jump in the Early War Arena after work.

[Valkyrie]

Hitech how about a dev update on CT. This is like the first I've heard in 4 or 5 months.



The faithful await man!

Valkyrie

[Gryffin]

Originally posted by Gman8
Whatever floats your boat Gryffin...but if you think this will improve the game you're sadly mistaken.

You're right, each to their own. Sorry I called you a newb.

I still think this will be a positive change, and we should all play in the new arenas for a few weeks before passing judgement.

[NCLawman]

I have given it a try.  Preliminary vote.. don't like it.  Great concept, but I enjoy the numbers and the plane varieties.  Two late war arenas are virtually empty.  It is like flying at 6:00am, not 6:00pm.  The early war arena has the numbers, but not the plane sets.   The late war has the choice plane sets, but few people are flying there.

I agree with a previous post, cut one of the late war Arenas and combine them.  Or maybe cut the arenas to two... early-mid war, and mid to late war.

Just my opinion though.

[Elfie]

I never understood why squad size limits weren't enough for the players. When you squad fills up, just start another and call it XXXXX Deux. Some squads have entire Wings with a bomber squad, attack squad, fighter squad etc etc etc.

Imo, that affected the horde mentality more than anything else.

This new arena setup addresses that issue quite nicely with the lower limits on arena populations.

[Reynolds]

Are the squad rosters going to pass over, or do we have to re-invite everyone?