Arena format change

[palef]

I'm with Spatula on this one. AH goes in cycles of change, granted, but for those of us living in any time zone outside the continental US, getting a fight during non-peak hours has always been diffcult.

Until recently it could be downright boring and I quit AH because of that boredom.

I can see this current setup bringning back the boredom.

Voch5.

[USRanger]

MA! MA! MA! MA! MA! MA! This really, really, really sux!!:(

[USRanger]

and I'll tell you this - as a new flyer I had a h*** of a lot more fun these two times in the early arena than I had had in the MA. I not only stayed alive longer, I was able to land with my first four victories ever

That's because there is no one there to kill you, yippppeeee

[twiggs]

HTC will lose half of it´s players "
And I don´t believe that too. Some will leave, perhaps a bit more than usual after major changes. But I´m sure more than one furball-oriented player, who left out of boredom/frustration will come back. And after all, there is currently no real alternative on the market. Some might be sorry about that...


There is another game on the market, its called Warbirds 2007 which alot of ppl have come to HTC from and might have gone back to. and some have heard of and might go check out. I heard lots saying they gonna go check out warbirds. Just had to reply on that matter of u saying theres no real alt. on the market thing.

[sullie363]

I know this makes for three posts in rather short order but I have to keep coming back to it.  Fine, you guys have to spread the player base out a bit due to server strain I would guess.  But you must provide an arena like the old MA.  If I want to fly a Hurri1 against a blob of Rooks in FT then I should be able to.  Also four arenas is too many.  The most I've ever seen online was a little over 700 players.  So evenly spread out to all the MAs we have about 175 per arena or 60ish per side.  Wow that's fun, it's like flying in the middle of the night.  The biggest mistake you guys could make right now would be to do nothing.  I'm not going after the need to spread things out, you have to do what you have to do.  But in the attempt to spread the load, you have ruined the game.  Right now, people in the game are commenting how the game now sucks without anybody even having to ask them.  I still feel like I lack the words to properly express just how bad the current setup is.  You didn't provide choice with the new arenas, you totally changed the game and blasted it to pieces.  If you don't understand my reaction then maybe you're not playing your own game enough.  I know for a fact that a lot of people have fun with this game because of the high number of people in it.  Now the game feels more like Warbirds.  And you know what Warbirds is, boring.  And you know what I did when Warbirds showed itself to be boring, I left.  

*Steps off soapbox*

[Reynolds]

I LOVE the early war. Nice to have a chance in a 109E. I think we need more early war bombers though. Dont understand two late-wars. Dont understand mid and late war. They are roughly the same, with a difference of only about two or three planes. I say a mid- late- war arena, and an early. I like the division, I just had a hell of a time getting big BUFF missions together before this, and now I know they are dead and burried for sure with this change. It isnt too bad, theres still no way in hell I am leaving AH, I just wish they could have split it in only two, as those are the only REAL differences. I think we also need a B-17F for the early war. I would want an F even for the MA (I think its more beutiful than the G, and so I would fly it more than the G) and now that we have this its great. I dont know about what time, but I know the RAF operated the as Fortress-somethings (dont remember whether it was I II or III, but I have a book on the bird somewhere...) but yeah. Dont add a WWI or Korea though. Too many arenas already. I liked this game because I had come from games where the most that were ever on was 8. Coming from that into 500 was like heaven. Adding the Fortress to that was better than the whole 72 virgins could EVER be... so if we could condense things that would be great. Otherwise, I guess I just have to get used to it.

[Schatzi]

I have the same concerns as Spatula about this new layout.


But i think well need to give it a few days and let the dust settle a bit before judging.

[LYNX]

Thanks to your patronage Aces High has grown to the point where a single Main Arena is no longer a sufficient solution. It is time for us to move beyond a single main arena.

You are very welcome to my patronage and it will continue.  So, what your saying is the player numbers are getting to large for 1 arena, hence the change.  If I am correct in this assumption (schools back now so player numbers will drop) will you have to take on an aggressive adverting campain to fill all arenas.  May I respectfully remind you there are other time zones to be targetted.  

This format will also provide more impetus for us to try and comprehensively develop the plane and vehicle set with stuff that would otherwise get swallowed up by the late-war monsters and see little use outside of special events.

This my friends is fantastic.  More planes and stuff.  Pitty you hadn't had 1 or 2 added to keep "die hards"  happy with this new format.  I love that new perk system.  Lancs in early war perked...muhahaha.

Once again, thanks for your support. We hope you will find these changes refreshing. We’ve waited a long time to get here and we’re very excited about the many development directions this opens.

As above, you are welcome and I look forward to your developements of new terrains, planes, tanks and other stuff.  My only concern is lack of players in my time zone.  I fear that spreading the player base over 4 arenas is spreading things a little thin, for now.  Perhaps the community will gravitate to just 1 arena in off peek periods.  I do hope this will be addressed with recruiting players from around the WORLD.

[LYNX]

Once again, thanks for your support. We hope you will find these changes refreshing. We’ve waited a long time to get here and we’re very excited about the many development directions this opens.

As above, you are welcome and I look forward to your developements of new terrains, planes, tanks and other stuff. My only concern is lack of players in my time zone. I fear that spreading the player base over 4 arenas is spreading things a little thin, for now. Perhaps the community will gravitate to just 1 arena in off peek periods. I do hope this will be addressed with recruiting players from around the WORLD.

[eagl]

If the vehicle guys get an arena, we should have a fighter town too.

[LYNX]

Once again, thanks for your support. We hope you will find these changes refreshing. We’ve waited a long time to get here and we’re very excited about the many development directions this opens.

As above, you are welcome and I look forward to your developements of new terrains, planes, tanks and other stuff. My only concern is lack of players in my time zone. I fear that spreading the player base over 4 arenas is spreading things a little thin, for now. Perhaps the community will gravitate to just 1 arena in off peek periods. I do hope this will be addressed with recruiting players from around the WORLD

[Shifty]

Originally posted by KaK3

Originally posted by Arlo
"Splitting up the community?"



A horde isn't a "community."
Look up the definitoin of Community


 I get more for my money and am not afraid of a lot of bad men coming at me.
 

Maybe you should look up the word reality............  A lot of computer sprites are not a lot of bad men.  Come up for air hero.

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by Amigo
A robust community consists of hundreds of players, aligned within squads, which are aligned within Alliances of squads.  That's "horde" to you?  My friend, that is the structure of war.

Heh.  Could be.  Makes for a pretty sad GAME, though.

- oldman

[gatt]

Spatula, mate, I agree with you.

[Reynolds]

I actually like the Early War, since the only non-early-war planes I like are the B-17, and the Me-262 (Which I have never had enough perks to fly)