Am I the only one that feels this way?

[toon]

just make dam sure you dont go to the mid-arena. its absolutely horrible and no fun. dont even go there to check it out. dont waste your time. theres nothing there at all. trust me. do not go to the mid-arena.you'll definitely have a better time having deep discussions with your life partner or watching teevee.do not go to the mid-arena.

[lazs2]

I think we ought to get cav58 to run a poll....

"Who would you rather see leave AH."

(1) Viper and all his mouse weilding whorde

(2) the nicest guy in AH...  Oldman.


Olman allways salutes the guys who shoot him down or who he shoots down.... and... he laughs at my jokes.

lazs
Public Relations Officer for the BK's

[KTM520guy]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
Here's a cheesewheel!

ROTFLMAO

I vote this post of the week.

[jaxxo]

"First time I've benn ganged and really didn't mind so bad,"


ZOMG No offense guy but wtf? my whole time here has been spent dodgin gangers... Hopefully some reflection is order....when u risk your cartoon airplane the reward of flying away in a one vs 4 is incomparable to straffing the last field ack or capturing the field while 50 plus squaddys vulch....come to the lighttttttttt  me thinks the skill level of AH will up dramatically, well hopes anyway

[Quah!]

You know what is funny, you guys ripped the furballers when they were vocal about losing the furballing aspect of the game and you all told them to shut up, quit whinning and deal with it.  And a lot of them stuck it out instead of quitting.

Well as far as I can tell, you guys can still take bases and win the war.  

HTC is realistic, they have seen the degration of the MA over the last couple of years due to the large mass of people playing and they know it will only get worse as they get more successful.  They were smart to change now, wait you will see these rooms will start to fill and more people will come play the game, just like the beggining I would imagine.

[WilldCrd]

Originally posted by Hawco
The more I reads this the less I understand.

well i dont know what to tell ya then.
some get it ssome dont
basically the bussiness you described is totally different with a different cust base than HTC

[bj229r]

Originally posted by FALCONWING
hornet please "give it some time" so you can truly comprehend what those phrases mean...

other old airwarriors are around who can tell you what semi empty arenas provide as entertainment...

but no worries..you see we loved that too..we didnt know better...so most will adapt to this as well!!!

the game just went arcade on me..thats cool..i need arcade in my life too..but for those who enjoyed the tension of the strat portion...it just reverted 10 years.

I AM glad to hear "hurri dweebs" and "190 alt monkeys" terms showing up in the wonderful early war arena already...now that there is no la7 to bash...the next best non slow turnfiter insults will have to adapt to the plane set....makes me warm inside

Hmm... a La7 guy refers to changes as 'arcade'ish:rofl

[java45]

Originally posted by Triumph
Ok...this multi-arena thing os ok but I think they should have left the main arena as it was. I can't find the guys in my squad. I've got to search 5 arenas every 15 min and try to round them up. I cought one guy taking bases in the arena with 6 people in it, another bombing deserted strat-targets, and another HO-ing everything in sight with a HURRI-2C in the early arena.

Bring back the main arena...and keep the extra arenas for the 2% that actually want them.

If an arena is full...I cant even get in to round up the guys in my squad.

Am I the only one that feels this way?

I think Pyros answer was intelligent and certainly justifable. Actually I agree with HTC concerning the herding aspect and the overcrowding of just one arena......Sorry

[java45]

Originally posted by TalonX
Hey - my reaction was the same... "It stinks".  That said, I always give something the benefit of the doubt, as I will here.

For starters, the Late War arena and the former format are indistinguishable.   Play there.

Second, my squad has a number of guys who love the early war stuff.  They have a place to revel in it now, flying a P40B and not finding 25 LA-7s to fight.

What downside do I believe I, personally, will see?  My squad will fragment.  I won't be able to keep us all together as the early war guy separate from the late war guys.  That would be a shame.

However, squads are somewhat like sports teams, the rosters change, but the team remains the same.  The core will remain together, as we have for years.

TalonX...In truth there would have never been a mix of LA7s and P40s etc in the same squad now would there ( GRIN )

[java45]

Originally posted by Grits
Actually, we have 30 on the roster.

Besides with a 90 person squad ya got mechanics, cooks, guys to sweep and swab the deck.......the list is endles ( G )

[hubsonfire]

190 in EW, 57 in MW, 270ish in LW1/2.

500 people on, with nearly half in an arena that only 2% want. Ain't that odd?

[E25280]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Falcnwing, I never had any real trouble with you in the past, but now you're just acting like a complete and total *******.

Oldman doesn't make the AvA suck, but you and your ilk definitely made the MA suck. Cancel your account, tell your whiny squadmates who've also melted down to do the same, and all of you just go the hell away already.

Falcnwing's shot at Oldman was definitely out of line.  Then again, that is the first time I remember seeing Oldman take a cheap shot at anyone.  I honestly don't understand all the gloating about the fact that some people's enjoyment of the game has been negatively impacted.  Can't you all be happy that your enjoyment will increase without the childish teasing of those who believe this was a bad idea?

Originally posted by MIShill
Go to another arena when the one you want to be in is full.....hmmmmmm.....reminds me of Air Warrior. Did I REALLY want to be in WWI planes? Limits on arena size punish large squads. Since Shillelalagh is lucky to have 3 on at the same time it won't hurt us. Now what are the LTARS going to do????????
-MI-

No doubt this "punishes" large squads - at least so far.  Things may level out over time.  I've tried to explain before to Lazs and others why their "furball" was not the game for me 100% of the time.  A big part of that explanation is that I enjoy teamwork and cooperation with others.  To me, that is the easiest way to explain why large squads exist.  If you have a weird schedule and can't always be on at certain times, large squads are bound to have somebody in your squad online when you can show up.  So you can enjoy the teamwork aspect at any time.  I suspect that is why the BOPs are 90+ members.

And I admit that I initially hit the panic button myself.  My first view on Wednesday was of a packed arena and three nearly empty ones.  So, with the number limits so low, a large squad either can't get all into the same arena for the teamwork we enjoy, or we end up dominating the numbers in a nearly empty arena with few if any willing to oppose.  So, I saw it as making hording worse, not better.  And it did make matters worse since HTC had not at that time adjusted ENY to kick in with less than 200 players.

Small arenas will have difficulty handling large squads.  I think everyone recognizes that.  Some might break up.  It remains to be seen if that was part of HTCs thinking, or even entered his thinking at all.  I susbect the latter.

As for the LTARs, for now the plan is to go with the flow as much as possible.  We will play our game like we always have, and see what shakes out -- and will adjust as necessary to keep it fun.

See some of you in the skies  

-- sadly, not as many of you as I saw last week.

[Sled]

So much for no new post on the new arena subject.


apparently they got tired of closing threads.

[Slash27]

Originally posted by FALCONWING
Wow with staff like oldman, i wonder why the AvA sucked.

Good luck developing a personality that will attract people bud!

Hey can you get HiTech to forcefeed your next failed venture down guys throats that were actually having fun?  (just not your way)

  Man, what a good judge of character you are.  About time someone stepped up and put the Oldman in his place.




May I suggest Valium for your "trembles"? Just seek help before hanging yourself from the doorknob, please.

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by E25280
Then again, that is the first time I remember seeing Oldman take a cheap shot at anyone.  

True.  I apologize for that.  Didn't think that anything I read in here would ever push me over the edge, but the instant, intense and repeated wailing drama did.  My response was unpleasant; that's not like me, and I regret it.  Sorry for adding to the problem rather than trying to smooth it over.

- oldman