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

[Edbert1]

I agree with Yeager and Lazs on the balance/inbalance of the sides here, the PLAYERS are the cause of that not HTC. The only thing that needs to be done is that the timer that restricts team changing needs to be shortened to 30 minutes or eliminated altogether.

Last night when I logged on the EW was pretty balanced, I switched to Bish to fly with a squaddie and within an hour or so the Bish were about 50% of the arena population. I did not like being ENY limited because my team started ganging, it was as bad as being part of the gang in the first place. I prefer to fight the lamers in the gang than be a part of it, but I could not switch back.

[Hawco]

Still think what happened was a bunch of furballers with way to much time on their hands turned up at the convention and droned on about the need to change things.

[Mustaine]

since I can't play and try it I don't know if it has changed.... but I have a question to HTC:

changing arenas in the past required a complete exit-out of the game, then come back in to the arena you choose. is that still required?

if so, I would make the suggestion to change it somehow in the situation a friend or squadmate logs in to a different arena and you'd like to join them, or have them join you. I know it is all about what terrain is loaded in memory and all, but I was hoping there was some "coad" you could put in to dump the loaded terrain on exit of that arena.


also, there has been talk about a multiple arena wide squad channel for inter-arena communication. perhaps now is the time to re-visit the radio. many times others have been asking for another vox / text channel. I would suggest a tunable text only channel for tuning in the 300-400 range or something.. a channel where you can talk cross country / arena. with that not only could squads find each other, but buddies too.

[Puck]

Is there a new ETA or feature list on the inter-arena communications plan?  Dale's hopefully must have run into a bug.

Looks like they've already started some minor tweakage.

[Mini D]

The really smart thing to do is to insult the players that don't like the changes and run them off as people "you didn't want in the arena anyways". Yeppers, that's a recipe for success.

[Mathman]

I do wish that there was a lower time limit on switching sides.  That would go a long way to balancing out the side numbers in the arenas.

[lazs2]

Is that what ran you off all those years ago mini?   Seems there are lots of people in the world to choose from tho.  

lazs
Public Relations Officer for the BK's

[HGCeech]

Doug,this new areanas you forced on us is very very unfair,in that it splits up our squad and the pilots in our squad.We all came over here from Fighter ACE because they did the same thing and ruined that game,we came here because it was what we wanted but you changed that,we would like it to go back like it was.I could not get into a areana because it was all full and i could not get the plane i wanted in the other areanas.You people here at AH were doing a great job but you changed that,your reasons for the change are not valid at all,and the membership should of voted on this change since we are paying  to play.You just took it upon yourself to change it..PLEASE put it back the way it was...Or have a full plane set for a main areana.the early war has only a few planes to fly .AH is splitting up the membership for sure....NOT GOOD...Thanks for your time sir=S=HGCeech(HiredGuns Squad)BXO....

[Lusche]

Originally posted by HGCeech
and the membership should of voted on this change since we are paying  to play.

Sorry, even if I have similar feelings about this changes, this part of your statement is utter nonsense.
You cant run a company by votes.  You & me are free to take our money elswhere. Its a product HTC offers and you can always reject that offer.

[Yeager]

HGCeech,

Many understand what your saying, HTC apparently felt that they needed to make this change.  Ive played AH since 99 and WB before that starting in 96.  I can tell you that these guys are deliberate and thoughtful about change and make changes to their business as they deem best.   No amount of complaining will sway them.  They are confident in what they do, they need to be in order to survive in this busienss and they know it.  They dont do this sort of stuff then backtrack.  Forget it.

I guess Im just trying to help you here, you ought to put your effort into coping and adjusting with the change because complaining and getting red faced about it is just going to put you further and further behind the curve of people already learning how to exploit the changes to their advantage.

[hubsonfire]

Originally posted by 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!??!

If nothing else, you have to love this sort of panic.

 It doesn't matter if ****ty gameplay got rammed down everyone else's throat; it just matters when it happens to you, right?

[Mustaine]

Originally posted by twitchy
there's alot of people that like Brussel Sprouts and BBW's too

hey fat chicks need love too. they just have to pay.

[Grits]

As the Blue Knights Minister of Propaganda, and Spokesman for the Furballer Emergency Action Committee, I would like to publicly thank HTC for taking the report generated by said committee in its entirity without ammendment. The Furballer Emergency Action Committee went into Double Secret emergency session to generate this report on sudden notice, and under severe pressure came through with what can only be described as the "Magna Carta" of Aces High.

Respectfully,

Grits

This message paid for and approved by the Furballer Emergency Action Committee

[toon]

last nite was just like it was for me in the beginning....log on around 9pm est. ...have to get up early so a couple hours tops......12:45 am est. shocked ...logged off ... sorry for the ones who cant find enjoyment but i had a dagblasted, doggone,eat poopie and howl at the moon swell time. but im still only gonna give it a couple of weeks before i make my final judgement.

[Hades55]

Time for .....

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