Arena format change

[TexMurphy]

I love this idea.. but one request

Could the vox channels (the tunable "V" channel and "Squad") operate over multiple main so that "finding your squadies" is made easier?

Tex

Edit: lol if I would bother to read the entire thread..

[scottydawg]

I can't wait to get home and check it out for myself.  Sounds very interesting...  I do see a kind of re-org and splitting for the squads who primarily fly together in the MA... however for those of us who fly with our squads in events I think it's very beneficial for training and plane familiarity purposes... no more getting picked by uber planes when learning early plane behavior.

[Codeman05]

Well I rejoined after a couple months off due to lack of time, and I have to admit I'm a little concened by the recent changes.  I think HTC meant well, but the implementation maybe could have been better.

Originally posted by TinmanX
I am worried that this will initially thin the player numbers across time (or arenas) far enough as to make the larger maps unfortunatly unplayable.

This was my concern as well....hopefully.....it will all work out.....

[SHawk]

OK, this is Dumb. You've still got Germans fighting Japs. Mark my word, this will be the worst move HTC has ever made. I'm predicting you'll lose at least 200 players within the week. I'm totally serious about this.

[Shifty]

Great Idea! WTG HTC!:aok

[rod367th]

Can  see iT now . squads going empty arenas to do easy captures. no to build score just take your second account go to arena where no one watching. or use 2nd account to steal bases lol...........Reminds of Fighter ops on aol  only 1 squad flew late nights. they would take all bases but one and vulch it all day..    it will be same here............

[Pyro]

Answers to various questions-

There is no Main Arena in which all planes are enabled.

Object hardness has not yet been adjusted for the early war arena.  This is something we are looking into.  

Cross arena communication/player lookup is something we will be working on as mentioned in the first post in this thread.

[SHawk]

Just got back from touring all arenas. 1 arena has 1 nit 1 bish and 10 rooks slaughtering everything in sight. Another has 20 nits 5 rooks and 10 bish.
Euro and pacific I could understand. But this is STUPID!!!!!!

[Solar10]

Originally posted by SHawk
Just got back from touring all arenas. 1 arena has 1 nit 1 bish and 10 rooks slaughtering everything in sight. Another has 20 nits 5 rooks and 10 bish.
Euro and pacific I could understand. But this is STUPID!!!!!!

Ahhh.  The Rook areana, Bish areana and the Nit areana.

[SHawk]

Originally posted by Solar10
Ahhh.  The Rook areana, Bish areana and the Nit areana.

Yeah Good luck finding a descent fight.
Nothing but Milkrunners paradise now.

[jtdragon]

As I play during the day (EST} most of the time and in Gv's, this has already destoryed any GV play, there will not be enough people. I can only see this as good for a few of the players who have alway run down Gv players about how we take away fron the game.

[MotorOil1]

Now I wish I'd saved my perk points.

[Mathman]

Nice to see a lot of people have the cool red button on their keyboard and that it works fine...

[detch01]

Well damn. I was gonna get some work done this afternoon but it looks like I'll have to check out the new setup

WTG HTC!:aok


Cheers,
asw

[Mini D]

Predictions:

1) Everyone will try out the individual era arenas and then eventually settle on the one with the most people in it. 99% chance that will be the "late war" arena.

2) People will just log off if they can't get into the "main arena".

Seems to be ignoring the past to overlook these two possible outcomes. I see nothing in this plan that addresses either.

Oh well... it isn't my paycheck that's at risk. Good luck with that one.