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Offline USRanger

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« Reply #360 on: September 13, 2006, 10:35:34 PM »
If I'd wanted a fair fight, I'd have bought a friggin' checkers board
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« Reply #361 on: September 13, 2006, 10:39:07 PM »
dan..

In the big picture this is no big deal.  Its just a game and it just got a lot lamer.  Here is another example...  I was just on the late war arena flying my uber 51b with the other 21 rooks.  The other 200 players were mostly knits.  I don't fly the planes you say I'm whining about.  I don't really care about planes.  For me this is a break up of the community that takes away from what made the game good and for waht reason?  No real reason was given was there?  Basically the Gv guys are porked.  Whats the benefit to this set up as opposed to the traditional MA and maybe an early one?  

The fact of the matter was everyone went to the MA and not the AvA for a reason.  There are many ways to encourage benefitial behavior other than shoving it down your customers throat.  So far, the arenas are porked.  Maybe it will sort out and maybe it won't.  If it stays like this I doubt I will stay on simply because it is so out of balance with the numbers.
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« Reply #362 on: September 13, 2006, 10:39:30 PM »
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Bah you're all freaking out. Give it a week for cod's sake!

The reason nobody's ON right now is because it's the middle of the day in the middle of the work week! Most of us have lives! (okay, not "lives" -- but we have "work" aka "that time during which we can't fly AH2")


Krusty,

The only counterpoint I would make to this is... AH is a 24 hour operation with 24 hour clientelle world wide.  If the product degenerates to unplayable (for whatever reason) then the portion of the AH clientelle that fly during that time of day have every reason to be upset.

I toured the arenas tonite and found severe number missmatches in every arena.  

We went through the big painful ENY fiasco to try and keep equitable numbers.  Now we have 4 arenas across which flyers migrate seeking to achieve advantage.  

I always thought a rolling plane set in a single arena would allow a nice variance, but my initial impressions of this change are not positive.  

Perhaps it will all shake out in the wash, with players reforming squads or deciding to willingly swap countries frequently....

I will say... if I log on too many times and am capped out of the arena I want to fly in... I won't remain a customer.  

Waiting to see where this goes...
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« Reply #363 on: September 13, 2006, 10:40:08 PM »
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snip...... and your finance board


Wouldn't that be us? Those who pay for this game? I never got to vote. That would be a Dictatorship, right? Oh well. Like you said, there's other games out there.
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« Reply #364 on: September 13, 2006, 10:43:24 PM »
I want to personally thank HTC from the bottom of my heart. Even if they change this back to the old setup, the whines generated by this are comedy gold!

BTW, anyone who is going to cancel their account please contact me by email and I will give you the address to send your joysticks.
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« Reply #365 on: September 13, 2006, 10:45:10 PM »
i am so disgusted...i can't remember being this mad for along time...

i am not joking when i say that my fingers are shaking as i type!

didnt you guys learn anything from air warrior????

each arena is being dominated by one coutrny...waiting to log on becuase other arenas are full....2 knits vs 80 combined bish/rooks in late war2.  and i cant evenimagine what the morning will look like....hunting for fights or milkrunning empty maps....this is what made awc suck!

aaaaaarrrgggh!

CHANGE IT BACK NOW...i have never seriously considered quitting this game but as i logged tonite it is a real possibility.   the level of absolute disrespect this demonstrates to the community is mindboggling...hitech creations does not get it!!!  i play because of the community...my squad...the other bishops...and the other players met in the virtual skies...you have compromised all the above with absolutely no input or warning.

AH was my crack and my dealer just sold me soap!!!  I will not pay for soap!!  give us back a complete arena and let the other arenas exist if you wish.
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« Reply #366 on: September 13, 2006, 10:45:22 PM »
I'm rather certain this will get lost in the horde, but the new setup is not impressive.  

* The fields in the early war arena are spread too far for planes that rarely see the sweet side of 300 KIAS.  

* It would also be nice to have some sort of squad/buddy locator.

* Oh, and if an arena is full, don't kick me back to the desktop.  A simple "Sorry, that arena is full right now" message would be much less frustrating.  Even add a "Would you like to be put on the waiting list?" with a counter for how many are in front of you.

You my need to rethink this split.  200 is much too small for three countries, although I'm not sure where the line should be.  At least allow 100 per side.  That's about 7-10 average size squads.
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« Reply #367 on: September 13, 2006, 10:45:57 PM »
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That is the history of every significant change(and some insignificant) in AH.  Good thing we're used to it. :)


Pyro,

But in a business where you have the email address of EVERY customer, why don't we ever get a survey that asks opinons for different options?

Why do we just get saddled with a change, accompanied with an edict upon (aces) high and then told to suck it up?

I know it certainly doesn't make me feel like part of any "community" or process.  Cattle comes to mind.....
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« Reply #368 on: September 13, 2006, 10:47:44 PM »
Here's a little experiment.  Keep these crappy mini-arenas, but put the MA back in.  Let's see how many players will still use them.  I think they'll be as devoid of life as the AvA.  MA! MA! MA!
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« Reply #369 on: September 13, 2006, 10:47:53 PM »
My €

To me old MA have been a dead horse for long long time. Same old years after years.....Zzzzzz.

The new arena setup is something really interesting.
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« Reply #370 on: September 13, 2006, 10:48:03 PM »
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« Reply #371 on: September 13, 2006, 10:49:44 PM »
Comedy GOLD I say!!
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« Reply #372 on: September 13, 2006, 10:50:29 PM »
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Would people have been happier with this?:

The good ol' MA
A GV only tanktown arena
A fighter-only furball arena
AvA
Training
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Since we weren't asked prior to this crap, I thought I'd throw it out.  I'd love a TT arena, and I know a lot of you boisterous (BK) players would love a permanent FT arena.  MA ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!This sux:(



i definently would, i love the MA as it was.


 This sucks terribly
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« Reply #373 on: September 13, 2006, 10:51:22 PM »
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AH was my crack and my dealer just sold me soap!!!  I will not pay for soap!!   .


:rofl :rofl :rofl
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« Reply #374 on: September 13, 2006, 10:51:27 PM »
Quoting Pyro "it's a moral quandry"

this seems the same, the late war arenas just like the MA only missin a couple of planes.

already had better fights and more in fight respect, no ho on the merge, and when I went bingo fuel went 200 and told him and he broke off a good fight.  Reminded me alot of AW fights which were great.


Same game different package.

cant wait for CT release so we can hear the first day whinage then.

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