Arena format change

[Yeager]

Awesome!

Just need a P39, P61 and B29 then we are set.  Oh, and a P80...maybe a Ki43 and a Ki100...and some other stuff too.  An M4A3 and a M24 and a M26.  Mebbe a Panther D and some stuff.....

[Scherf]

Pollling the community would result in B-29s dropping atomic weapons and exploding dogs running underneath tigers to blow them up.


Just, off the top of me head.

[Kuhn]

I like it.

[Dichotomy]

Originally posted by 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!

Good points sir

[martyb]

Even in early WW2, there were biplanes.  The Sopwith Camel was a fearsome plane in WW1, and extemely dangerous to fly;  As many RAF pilots were killed by the planes alone than by the Germans.  I can't wait for the wood and canvas planes.  (along w/B25)

I also sense this change is a large step towards CT.

to HTC!!!!  No reward has ever been made without risk.

[Baldylox]

I jumped to a late arena earlier to find NO Knights even in the arena. So just to try it out I took 2 bases SOLO. Now if anyone wants to get HUGE rank and perk bonuses I guess this is ok.
 Other than that I think this stinks. It WAYYY to much divides us. I like flying with my squad, this makes it a TOTAL PITA!!!! Is there at least a way to communicate with your squad mates between arenas other than MOTD. I am sorry if thats been addressed but I don't have time to read every post right now. I love flying certain planes and saying that I can't get my perkies in a P40 because my mates are in the late arena is BS. Here's my 2 cents
"FTS"
PS Sounds like "truck this sheet"

[Nightshift82]

i can't even get into the arenas.....i get an instant "host connection lost" message

[E25280]

I can't believe no one had brought this up yet, so I must have just missed it . . .

Without changing when ENY kicks in, this setup is unworkable.  85 to 76 to 28 in the late war 2 arena, no eny limit.  In fact, an ENY limit is IMPOSSIBLE unless the arena is completely full.  

This in no way "limits hording by spreading them out" as some have claimed.  This makes hording far worse.  Change when ENY kicks in and/or make it a 2 sided war, or else these arenas are just too small to self-balance.

Also, 2 arenas are near their limit, and 2 less than 25%.  If the server capacity is now 900 (assumed since 250+250+200+200=900), is there any way to make the capacity "float" to arenas that are almost full from those that have plenty of room?

[Rikitic]

I like this move,but early arena is full and I cant get in, tried several times.Must be where the afore mentioned herd is.

[storch]

for the same reason that nothing happens in a condo commitee.

[culero]

Originally posted by baine1
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There are a lot of smart people out there who really want what's best for the game.

There might be a few of those smart people on the HTC staff, too....with insider information and stuff, even.

Just a thought

culero

[oldcro]

You've officially screwed up Aces High the same way Warbirds screwed up their arenas, now look at Warbirds, maybe 100 people in there right now.  So congratulations, I'm taking my $15 elsewhere.

oldcro

[Lusche]

You can�t run a company by polls.

[Fencer51]

First of all let me add my "This Sucks" to the list.

Secondly, the MOTD for squads won't work.  Who sets the MOTD?  The CO? Wonder if he doesn't fly?  Ok say he does, the MOTD works for a specific time, not the entire day.  So someone gets on late and they are waiting for people to show up, but everyone has moved the the fuller arena.  MOTD wasted.

What you need to do, (if junking this whole thing is not an option) is set up a display that shows up how many of your squadron is in each arena.

You might want to expand this to include the a readout on sides as well.

The ultimate would tell you what squadies are in each arena but lets not push our luck.

And yes this is going to break squadrons up and fracture the community.  Already people who like flying "late war" aircraft such are going to get seperated from their mates who end up in the other arenas.

What this appears to be is an attempt to appease the complainers who want to do nothing other than take off and fly straight into a fight and go around in circles without worrying that a faster BnZ plane is going to bounce them.

[jtdragon]

Just do somrthing for the people who play GV's. 34 on 34 is not it and forget the other aerna's, not good maps for any GV play