(quote) So, here's an idea for all arenas. What if you take the actual percentage of a particular plane that was made in WWII and apply it to the arenas? Something like the Tempest, we know about 800 were built. For arguement sake let's say that's 1% of overall fighter production in WWII. Apply a 1% limit in the arenas. So, if there are 150 people flying in an arena only 2 Tempests can be in the air at one time. Apply this to all planes and you pretty much even things out. This might cause people to explore the other arenas. And it would provide a more realistic fighting environment. (unquote)
NHawk, in all the years of debating equitable aircraft availability, this might be one of the most intriguing ideas.
Nevertheless, it might be a real bear to figure out, let alone make work.
It certainly could be ultra realistic. Which probably would lead to unhappiness with too many Bf-109s, P-47s, and other aircraft produced in the largest numbers, often by significant margins over rarer types.
Small numbers, using your examples, could be an even greater problem with small numbers of players, e.g., how many players would have to be in an arena before the first Tempest would be available if it could never be more than 1% of an arena's aircraft? Answer: 100 players to allow 1 Tempest.
So many players in actuality would never be able to fly certain planes.
Great idea, but not sure the varying numbers of players, especially when small, would support it beyond limiting most aircraft availability to the relatively few produced in the largest numbers.
