Arena format change

[StarOfAfrica2]

Why should it be surprising to anyone that the early war arena is the most popular?  The only thing anyone does in the late war rides is cruise around looking for early war birds they can bounce and run away from.  Now that we removed all their targets, the late war guys have nothing left to shoot at, except other planes just as fast as they are, and that cant be any fun can it?  

Bah.

Sure the concept needs a bit of tweaking, but I think its the best idea they've had since AH1.

*Edit

Oh, and Krusty, the F4F-3 did NOT have a 6-gun option.  That was one of the biggest complaints of guys switching to the F4F-4, that even though it had 6 MGs, it had less ammo available.

[Casper1]

I would like to commend HTC and their staff for actually trying somethign different, when they knew how resistant many of the AH community members would be.

I think its a nice, fresh spin on a great game, and I have confidence that after a week or two of tweaking and the community feeling eveything out, this new setup will be better than before.

The onlyt wish I would have is that some sort of squad tracker utility be created and merged with the game so squaddies/buddies can keep track of one another throughout the various arenas.

I am thoroughly enjoying this new setup so far!!!  GREAT fights in the EWA (all I have been able to get into).

[Overlag]

dont like the idea......

since we are splitting the numbers, are we going back to simple 100 base maps?

[Arlo]

Argh! Ok ... I don't care what it takes .... my timeline for getting back in the game has just accelerated.

[xNOVAx]

Originally posted by Major Biggles

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.

I agree completely.. Maybe limit the late war MA to 350-400 players, but one of them has to go..

Right now we have too many options and they are all restricting in one form or another.. The community needs a place where all options and aspects of the game are available..

I also think this is going to be detrimental to the squad format.. Most squads do not plan on where they are going to play from night to night, nor do I believe anyone will.

For myself, I log on just hoping to see some of my squad mates, let alone worry about which arena they might be in.

[rpm]

IMHO, This stinks. I've never really had any probs with the changes HTC has made to the game, until now.

I rarely fly the uber planes (LA-7, 262, 51-D, Tempest) but enjoy shooting them down with the lesser aircraft (LA-5, 109-F, Mossie). Looks like all that is going to come to a stop.

Rather than install new aircraft (B-29, PBY, A-26) and perk them, they perk the Lancaster. Yes those deadly, .303 plinking, slow climbing Lanks are perk birds.

I think somebody has spiked the HTC coffee pot.

[TinmanX]

I am in LOVE with the Early War Arena.

Some great duels going on in there and quality, ACM based fights. And you all thought all I could do was BnZ.

[68Ripper]

ok guys let's look at it from this angle. It's the weekend and your logging on planning to join your Squadies for a few hours of entertainment only to find out your squadies are in Late Arena 2 and since this is the weekend when most players are on, both late arenas are full since each of the Late arena's only hold 200 peeps. Now your forced into a arena you don't want to be in (now mind you this could be any of the arenas that are full).

Here's a little scenario I can see happening a lot also, The most popular arena's which ever they might be, let's just say the early arena, headcount as follows 110 Bish, 60 knits and 80 Rooks, No way to even out numbers because Arena is full and in this scenario guess who will be dominating in that arena?

Just some food for thought as it seems this whole thing was not thought out that well.

And as for you Hind end smoochers Flame on!

[baine1]

I haven't logged onto the new arena format yet, so I can't weigh in with a love it or hate it (that'll have to wait a couple of days until I get a feel for how things work).But I do wonder why, when making such large changes, HTC doesn't ask its community for suggestions on how to address problems it is facing.
I know they would have to wade through five or so pages of whines, complaints, etc., but they also might get some ideas for alternatives that might work better at reducing levels in the MA, if that's the point (such as maybe starting a theater aimed mostly at gvs, or maybe a pacific theater for guys who like pretty blue planes and a europe theater for those who have no taste).

There are a lot of smart people out there who really want what's best for the game. It would probably be best for the game (and good pr too) to put that braintrust to use considering the problem and offering alternatives.
Now I know it's Hitech's baby and he can do whatever he wants with it, but I know most businesses don't institute major changes without first doing some market tests. This might turn out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread or it could turn out to be as popular as the new Coke. To me, it just would have made sense to consider as many alternatives as possible before making such a drastic change

[Eagler]

ditto - thanks HT
just need smaller maps to match the smaller numbers and it will be perfect

[BluKitty]

A P-47 D25 would be nice to have, even perked, in the mid-war arena.

As a member of a Jug squad, 56th FG, I hear alot of our guys annoyed that we are basicly pushed to the late war arena by haveing 3 of the 4  P47's only avaliable there.

It just doesn't make sense to some of us when we see a spit-9 in the 'early' war arena.

[Yoshimbo]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
operation "Get my oscar back to the MA" must kicked into high gear!

but can it get even better?

WWI or the Korean War

-Pyro

Dee Dee Dee!

<<<<<>>>>>>

*faints*....thud:aok

[BIGJ]

Originally posted by simshell
a poem by Simshell
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_____________________________ ____
as skys

fill

of pilots who knew of no duty then to there Lgays

and Tiffs

a moment in time has happen

when the God of HTC rose from the sun

and sent thunder from his CODE BOX

into the arena's of time and space

never have so many whined
for so long
nor have any heard so many

in the history of our game

for our  day comes to a end
and as
screams go into the air for changes thought amazingly dweebish

and sad

screams of 15 dollers
screams of mustangs from the fields of fighter squads
and bomber streams

to unleash there HO's on the aces and beyond
in there Niks  of hell

o never have a Community stand so spilt over somthing so trivial as a video game

of ours.

Thiss belongs i a book.

[MAG1C]

Me too!  The early war arena requires new tatcicas and is great for experimenting.  Jabos are less effective and the early war bombers (JU-88s and JU-87s) become more important.

[332nd outlaw]

Originally posted by BluKitty
A P-47 D25 would be nice to have, even perked, in the mid-war arena.
   SNIP

this i have to agree with as a guy that has found true enjoyment in the jug series but doesn't really care for the caged feeling of the d-11 this would give me a reason to do something other then log off when the numbers made flight time too boring or just plan stoped me from logging into the late war main.