Arena format change

[Lusche]

Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Too bad many have yet to realize that the best plane matchup and choices isn't the early war arena but the mid war arena.  



ack-ack

well, itīs just first day. lets wait and see...

[SIK1]

That's the one I was looking at ack-ack.

SIK1

[Saxman]

Idea? Good. Execution? Bad.

Why such a limited max cap? Why MULTIPLE of the late-war arenas as a result?

[Amigo]

Originally posted by Arlo
"Splitting up the community?"



A horde isn't a "community." And you may be surprised how much a community benefits from:

A: A smaller/more intimate server enviroment.

B: Experiencing more of the planeset that makes for actually having fun in such a planeset.

My cents. And again, looking forward. My best memories come from the CT.

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.

Experiencing the planeset that makes for fun.  I agree, it is needed.  And it can be accomplished.  Just not like this.  Put everybody back on one server, have the server rotate through the planesets.  Easy as pie, and everybody gets what they want.  I assume you didn't actually read my proposal.

[KaK3]

If  600 people in one arena isnt an "option" for the server any longer, ..get a new server? I havn't found any degredation to game play with 600 people in one arena, unless there are more than 30 or so players in a furball, then  gameplay quality isn't an option, so I just go somewhere else in the arena where the numbers are more manageable, but with the new set up, thereisn't anyewhere else to go because the numbers are so low and everyone gravitates to where the action is so we Still have poor game quality and FR., so how has this made  it better.

[Laurie]

you speek a ot of sense amigo ,
and i have to agree as my thoughts are the same,
rolling time perios would be sweet,
and i shall miss all the community side to the game,
sadly i think after the novelty wears off,
AH will lose bussiness,
isnt the reality of same era planes what that new game thier making is for....?
i think rolling time periods and rolling maps with 600 players is the best way however you look at it,

1, you can still perk farm on late eras even if you  prefer earlier eras (me!)
2, the la 7 dweebs can juts suck on thier  bottles during early war periods, they cant have what they want all the time can they... it might even un hook them off the addiction with la's,
3, the whole AH community wil be restored
4, ah will be likely to gain bussiness, isnt this an online game,, not some ps2 fighter game, isnt the commmunity side what sets this apart from normal sims.....
5,the community and new online freinds  ive made/ top guys ive met on the game, are what have me so continusly playting the game, hope you guys get it right.
6, and jug missions of 30 ppl forever!  lmao

 see ya

hulse2/ laurie hulse:furious

[KaK3]

Originally posted by 50cals
This is a sad sad day to see this kind of change without any notice or consideration to US the "customer".

 
50cals, in my 6+ years in AH, "consideration of customer" hasn't been the main focus of AH it seems sometime. At times HT's attitude seems more " this is my ballgame- I'll do what i want when I want- if you dont like it play somehwere else".... I've never played warbirds...........but......

[Amigo]

Thank you for the support and voice of reason, Laurie.

Break up a 700 player community into 4 fragments= bad.  Period.  Anybody that argues this, well...I guess you don't fully understand the dynamics of online communities, or the value they add to the company's bottom line.

Align the planes to the time-period in which they served = GREAT.  I love it.  No more SpitXIV beating up (unrealistically and unhistorically) on the P40b driver.

How to combine the 2 needs?  Uh, don't break the players apart and onto different worlds, HTC.  Just rotate the war periods on the big 700 player server.  Heck, make a great big re-enactment of all phases of WWII out of it for extra fun!   Everyone is together still, fighting the big fights, but finally on the level playing field they want.

[RacrX]

Originally posted by SFCHONDO

Wonder what the chances would be to have 1 week EW setup, 1 week MW setup, 1 week LW setup, then the final week of the camp have the old MA setup. Utilizing 1 Arena. This way each week offers something different and we still have good numbers in the arena. IMO that would be the way to go.

First idea ive liked besides mine..........

[SFCHONDO]

Never say never, times change and there old opinion of that could also change. Least we could always hope. Maybe after this change and seeing all the responces from people who like the different plane sets, but hate the numbers disparity, they may rethink the idea.  

[KaK3]

Originally posted by FALCONWING
WOW!! Hubs made another snide remark!!!:rolleyes:


What were the odds!!!:lol

Hubs im sorry you and your washed out buds have to make this game into an arcade.  It has truly been a joy to have you guys not in the arena whining like the girls you are...if this change has brought you back then im doubly against it...honestly would never know where you idiots are except you cant stay off ch 200 or the BBS...


What snide remark? where can I enjoy it? Hubs has always been a passionate sportsman, sometimes antagonistic, rarely though does he go beyond Sportsmanship, and often a very good sport.
Your insultingly personal drivel will gladly be missed when Pyro or HT gets around to deleting your post. Sad when someones pumps himself up by trying to put someone else down. Stand on you actions and not you juvenile opinion.

[KaK3]

Originally posted by FALCONWING
WOW!! Hubs made another snide remark!!!:rolleyes:


What were the odds!!!:lol

Hubs im sorry you and your washed out buds have to make this game into an arcade.  It has truly been a joy to have you guys not in the arena whining like the girls you are...if this change has brought you back then im doubly against it...honestly would never know where you idiots are except you cant stay off ch 200 or the BBS...


What snide remark? where can I enjoy it? Hubs has always been a passionate sportsman, sometimes antagonistic, rarely though does he go beyond Sportsmanship, and often a very good sport.
Your insultingly personal drivel will gladly be missed when Pyro or HT gets around to deleting your post. Sad when someones pumps himself up by trying to put someone else down. Stand on you actions and not you juvenile opinion.

[cav58d]

Originally posted by KaK3

Originally posted by 50cals
This is a sad sad day to see this kind of change without any notice or consideration to US the "customer".

 
50cals, in my 6+ years in AH, "consideration of customer" hasn't been the main focus of AH it seems sometime. At times HT's attitude seems more " this is my ballgame- I'll do what i want when I want- if you dont like it play somehwere else".... I've never played warbirds...........but......

Aint that the truth

[KaK3]

Bravo Amigo,  It's a sad day when writing in this stupid BB is more fun than flying

[KaK3]

Bring back the old Main arena, what 's another "main" arena anyway, we have 4  now with two late war arena? what's that about.. how about a late late war arena..
Seriously though, have 5  arenas, the old  MA and the 4 new MA's and let the community decide where to play, I'll bet $100 bucks the old MA will have over 75% of the players at any one time, and those that dont like large numbers of targets can go to  one of the 4 new arenas.