Arena format change

[Hawker25]

Personally i am thrilled by this idea. I think this is a great move that will enhance gameplay considerably. Both thumbs up the the HTC crew.

[Dead Man Flying]

Interesting!

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Simaril]

I find it amusing to see the range of reactions....from "WTG! I love the idea!" all the way to "HTC will lose half its customers in 3 weeks and be dead in 6 months!"

[Raptor]

I was getting worried that HTC was moving away from what it was in AH1 and bringing too much "playing for points" into the MA. This, in my opinion, seems like a move back to the AH1 days.
One thing I do believe should happen, instead of having 2 late war arenas, have 1 late war arena and 1 MA style arena with everything enabled.

P38G perked... never thought I would hear that:lol

[EN4CER]

Well done HTC!

[PuckHead]

Honestly, I have been on for 20 minutes. Gave each arena a test drive, and have considered suicide as an alternative to boredom. Am am NOT diss'ing the current set up. I applaud it. Now the early war fanatics dont have to be worried about 40 cherry pickin la's, and vise versa. But there are those of us who love our old AH, the 100 plane furballs etc etc. Please consider making the main arena an alternative to the early, mid, late war arenas.


Puck

[Simaril]

Originally posted by Baylor
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I just switched to nits in early war, cuz there was a fight there...it evaporated...so went to other arenas...no fights to be found as nits.

Excellent point.


Maybe track country PER ARENA, and require 6 hours in a country for each arena separately.

[SIK1]

I think this is a step in the right direction. Now I can't wait to get home and check out the new arenas.
I'm kind of surprised at all the whines so far seeing as this hasn't been in effect for more than a few hours. Give it some time and see how things shake out before you condem it.

A big HTC

SIK1

[Patches1]

I fly early morning (0630- 0900) Pacific Coast USA time. It is difficult enough to find a fight in the MA when we have 90, or so, players online between 3 Countries; now you wish to further divide this player base by 4, and each arena by 3 again, and this math only assumes aircraft, not the divisions of PTs, GVs, Bombers, Fighters/Attack aircraft and expect us early morning fliers to find some kind of a fight in ANY mode? Whom are you kidding?

I left WarBirds because of this kind of thinking...

[Pyro]

Originally posted by Simaril
I find it amusing to see the range of reactions....from "WTG! I love the idea!" all the way to "HTC will lose half its customers in 3 weeks and be dead in 6 months!"

That is the history of every significant change(and some insignificant) in AH.  Good thing we're used to it.

[Dichotomy]

Speaking as a still relative nooooooob .... I like the idea.  I'm sure there are some wrinkles that are going to pop up but one of the more frustrating things is to take the early war birds up like you're supposed to and learning it in the MA.  It's cartoon suicide.  Now I can take a step back to the early war and get some realistic practice for both upcoming scenarios AND really learning all the SA, energy management, etc, the way a new guy should based on both my opinion and all of the reading of help, netaces, etc.  

on the move Hitech... not to sound like I'm kissing up but this is twice in less than a week as a new customer it looks to me like they're trying to put a product out there that satisfies both the incoming masses and the oldtimers.  And that they're actually LISTENING to the concerns of their customers.

[Raptor]

this gives more incentive to request planes like the russian biplane (can't think of the name at the moment).
Maybe make a channel 300 to which tunes to all arenas, and extend squad channel to all countries.
I don't think HTC should start adding other era planes just yet... I think it should focus on WW2. Atleast until there are sufficient numbers in all arenas again (and we get some more planes in the WW2 planeset filled;) )

[ghostdancer]

I-15 and I-16 is what you are talking about for early war Russian planes.

Also more incentive for early war bombers and attack aircraft for all countries not to mention midwar. Not to mention GVs.

[Patches1]

What is the significant change here...other than dividing the community?

[Sketch]

Plane listing, and if there is a * next to it, it is perked:

Early-WAR
A6M2, B5N2, 109E-4, 109F-4, 110C-4b, Boston III, C-47, C-202, D3A1, F4F-4, *190A-5, Hurri-I, Hurri-IIC, Jeep, JU-87, JU-88, *Lanc’s, LVT2 & 4, M-16, M-3, M-8, *P-38G, P-40B & E, SBD, Spit 1, 5, & *9, T-34, TBM

MID-WAR
A20, A6M2, A6M5, B-17, B-26, B5N2, 109F-4, 109G-2, 109G-6, 110C-4b, BOSTON, C-47, C-202, C-205, D3A1, F4F-4, F4U-1, F6F, FM2, 190A-5, HURRI C & D, IL2, JEEP, JU87, JU88, KI61, KI67, KI84, LA5, LANCS, LVT2 & 4, M16, M3, M8, MOSSIE, OSTWIND, P-38G & J, P-40B, P-40e, P-47d11, P-51B, PANZER, PT BOAT, SBD, SEAFIRE, SPIT 5, *8, & 9, T34, TBM, *TIGER, TIFFIE, YAK-9T

LATE-WAR 1
JEEP, LVT2 & 4, M-16, M-3, M-8, OSTWIND, PANZER, PT BOAT, T-34, *TIGER,
Might be available but am not sure:  AR234, F4U-C, F4U-4, *ME163, *ME262, *SPIT 14, *TEMEPST

LATE-WAR 2
A20, A6M2, *AR234, B-17, B-24, B-26, B5N2, 109G-14, 109G-6, 109K-4, 110g-2, BOSTON, C-47, C-205, D3A1, F4U-1, *F4U-1C, F4U-1D, *F4U-4, F6F, FM2, 190A-5, 190A-8, 190D-9, 190F-8, GUN, HURRI IIC & IID, IL2, JEEP, JU87, JU88, KI61, KI67, KI84, LA-5, LA-7, LANCS, LVT2 & 4, M-16, M-3, M-8, *ME-163, *ME-262, MOSSIE, NIKI, OSTWIND, P-38J, P-38L, P-40E, P-47D-11, P-47D-25, P-47D-40, P-47N, P-51B, P-51D, PANZER, SBD, SEAFIRE, SPIT 5, 8, *9, 16, T-34, TA152, TBM, *TEMPEST, *TIGER, TIFFIE, YAK-9T, YAK-9U