New arena format Part 2 - Use this thread, don't open duplicates

[Mugzeee]

Go to Bed WC.

[mussie]

Originally posted by LYNX
There’s a convergence of factors such as current arena health, player mass, time of year and a couple of things in the pipeline that we believe will provide an influx of players. Taken together, we believe this is the best time to make this transition.

May I start a rumour ?  Or take a guess at something

I feel this "new" set up has been rushed.  Why would anyone piss off it's customers without  any carrots to hold them here ?

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury let us look at some facts..... No new down load ! No new planes !  No new inter arena squad channel !  Just a promise of "we'll get around to it"  The hall marks of a rush job.

AH 2 now ressembles a mish mash of other games we have played and left.

Now let us look at the defendants statement above BUT note these 4 very simple words   "an influx of players".

I put it to you the Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury the HTC is in the process of buying out another sim.    and is making our new targets  err team mates feel more at home with this type of arena set up.

Guilty or Not Guilty   HTC how do you plead ?

"an influx of players" sure as hell cant be WB




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[twitchy]

I just logged in for the first time since the new arena change... Who's idea was that crap? How long is it going to stay like that? Is that a half-baked attempt at a Tour of Duty, or is because the Server can't handle the traffic? One of the big attractions of the game for me was being able to fly any of the planes with my squad man, this BLOWS. If I wanted limted plane sets, I'd fly the Combat Theatre, having it shoved down my throat like this seems rather indignant. I know there's alot of people here on the board that seem to like it, but then again, there's alot of people that like Brussel Sprouts and BBW's too.
Is this permanent!??!

[TexInVa]

Originally posted by Dichotomy
TexInVa


Couldn’t have said it better myself and subsequently will no longer address the subject.  

Thank you , sir

I will admit I was tired and cranky and shouldn't have been posting. I haven't finished reading through all of last nights posts, so I'm not sure about how many people I've pissed off. I might have some apologizing to do for being a ****.

[Domin]

Originally posted by Mugzeee
How long have you been around?

I don't care for the changes.. but im waiting to see what happens. I have no idea why they didn't keep main and just add the other arenas. If they were gonna be as popular as they thought main would have eventually died any way.  

I have been playing for 5-7 weeks. Does that make my $15 less important then yours? Or have you accomplished more then I have? Sit back and relax.. your just 1 in 6 1/2 billion.

[TexInVa]

Originally posted by Mugzeee
Ok...so who is speaking for whom here?
nice try..next time try using just One side of your mouth.

Go back and read from both of the threads. Find the people who like the changes and the reasons why, then apply that to my reasons. Why? Because I like all aspects of the change.

Please work on reading comprehension.



There I go, being cranky again..... Sorry. What I need to do is get out of the forums until the dust settles. In fact, this will probably be my last post for a couple of days.

Let's see if I can come at this from a different angle.... In both of the threads about the change, there are different people who like the changes for different reasons. One likes the plane sets, one likes the lack of hords, one likes the smaller maps, etc... I have found that I like the changes for all of the already stated reasons.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by Sancho
I just re-registered after a lengthy absence.  Actually a day before these changes were made.  It's like the good old days again.   Fights are better and longer.  I really dig the change.

It would be nice to have another jug in the midwar though.  A paddlebladed razorback (D-21?) would be nice, maybe as a perk.  Or the D25 until that can be arranged.

welcome back Sancho

[Edbert1]

I flew a few hours last night in the EW for the first time in over a month, I logged more sorties than I have since the convention.

All I can is...it was fantastic!

There were still guys who would not engage, there were still folks who felt the need to vulch while in their perked 190. Nothing will change that. But what I did see was a great fight that was going on between A1 and A2 on lake uterus map when I logged in, and it was still raging when I logged hours later. There were more good fights to be found in that one night than I've found in the last year.

Only thing that I think should be considered for improvement would be a very relaxed "change country timer". When the ENY penalty kicks into full bore it takes away a LOT of plane choices. I'm not opposed to the ENY limiter, when one country tries to gang up on the others they should be penalized. If I find myself on a the side of a gang I'd like to change countries to fight the lamers not be penalized for them being on my team.

Edit: typos...should not post before coffee.

[The Fury]

Originally posted by TexInVa

I love the change. Why? Pick one reason from any one of the multitudes who like the changes. I like them all.

I think it's fantastic that I can fly my Zero or Spit-IX or TBM against other early war aircraft, get into a tangle or three and not worry about being cherry picked by some B-n-Z'n LA-7 or P-51 or N1K1 or Spit-XVI. What I thought sucked about the old arena was that to survive, I had to up the same rides. I don't like those planes.

I'm very satisfied with the new setup... [/B]

I agree completely im very happy with the new setup for exactly the same reasons. like it got said earlier give HTC a chance to play with it a little i have the feeling this is the start of  something great.

[4510]

Originally posted by Furball
Never in the field of human whinage,
Was so much whine created,
By such dweebs,
By one small change.

AH Definitions

Whinage :  To disagree with a position or course of action that the author supports.

Dweebs:  A person or attitude that is considered inferior to that of the author

Small Change:  Change to an existing condition, the size of which is irrelevant, but the effect of said change doesn't bother the author.

[4510]

Originally posted by Mugzeee
Snip> They have always stated that they dont want to "Force" or prevent someone from flying whith thier buds.

Mugz,

I agree with your post up until this part.  When the ENY was instituted "Force" was applied.  It has been a slippery slope since then.

[4510]

Originally posted by WilldCrd
ya know pyro or Ht said that they would be adjusting the cap limits in the next few days. they are pobably getting a numbers average so they know what to raise it to

Numbers average?  How do you average the numbers of players in an arena that has remained full and refuses further admittance?

[rod367th]

Pyro   I see today you decided 2 late wars too much. So glad you listen to suggestion,look at it made change. Only thing I would do not sure how easy it is. But if not to hard make a early 2  mid 2 late war 2 . That wil only open after main arenas full. Only arena I've seen full so far has been Early war..................Again thx for  update.

[stickpig]

Originally posted by Sable
That part appears to be incorrect.  In July 1943 the RAF had around 45 Spitfire squadrons based in Britain - not a single one was equipped with the Mk VIII (taken from this document which came from this page).  The IX became the mainstay of the RAF in the second half of the war.

Mk V production - over 6000
Mk IX production - over 5000
Mk VIII production - over 1200

Sorry for the hijack.  I'll go back to lurking and you may now return to your regularly scheduled whining.

MTO  (31st FG) had Spit VIII's in full force by July 1943

[rod367th]

Pyro   did you really want 163 enabled at ALL bases in latewar 1, also  man ack is unmanable in late war 1.?