Testing Capture system in LW orange today

[NoBaddy]

Originally posted by hubsonfire

I guess I don't see how anything but milkrunning is effected.

It's effected in that, with this system in place, the GiMT (Guys in Milk Trucks) won't be heros by capturing undefended fields. They can blow up all the buildings they want....but, no more perkies for field captures.

[Guppy35]

Got me wondering if there was a way to put into place a system that would stop the war between two small numbers country when the third country gets too big in numbers?

Trying to imagine one of those nights lately with 110 of one country and 40 and 40 of another.

Once one country crosses a certain percentage of players the other two countries are unable to capture bases from each other.  Defacto alliance until the numbers drop to reasonable fairness.  The numbers crew then is stuck with a two front war with the other two focused on the numbers crowd as there is no point in attacking each other's bases.

Just thinking out loud, but since we're moving towards people actually fighting, it can't hurt to throw it out there

[NoBaddy]

Corky...

That just might be more structure than the MA game needs.

[Yknurd]

Originally posted by JimBeam
so your saying that if a group of guys does an NOE raid to a base behind enemy lines and capture it that is illlegitmate?

I would argue that it depends on what they do after they capture the base.

If they defend the base in order to keep it then I would say it's good.

If they leave it undefended then I say milkrunner.

YMMV.

[fuzeman]

I spent time testing this out today. It was better than hanging out in the TA.
Yes, I'm kidding. It was good IM dweebyO and enjoyed it.

I see a few mentions of only one capturable base on each front and that isn't the case. At times there was only one but I definately recall two bases on the Bishop front were enlarged and capturable at one time. Not sure what changed it but there can be more than one capturable base on a front.

[mojo7]

I gonna go hang myself now  :  (

[scottydawg]

It has potential, however, I think that a rolling front might be more workable with the large maps... like 3 or 4 bases per front along that front being vulnerable to taking instead of just one.  With more than 200 ppl on, I imagine 2 bases per country will start to get a little crowded...

Don't forget that you can still drop hangars and stuff at any field, you just can't take it.

[Blagard]

Hmm,

A couple of hours slugging away really without choice of what to hit because it is so limited. - Nope I did not like it at all

Whilst the furballs were quite good fun it really started to get too boring after a while. Just more and more of the same!

I prefer leaving it to the players to decide on what to capture.

I reallly don't thiink I would like it even if more bases to capture were introduced.

I hope I haven't overlooked what is on offer, it is just that I did not enjoy the game play anywhere near so much. - I appreciate it is a test, but these last few weeks I have played more than years. If when I get home from work it is still on test I won't bother with it. Really simple - just not my cup of tea if you know this Brit expression!

Top marks for being brave enough to try it!

[Virage]

Originally posted by scottydawg

Don't forget that you can still drop hangars and stuff at any field, you just can't take it.

Who will be the first country to 'Daisy Chain' bases?  Kill town in next base up and nab it as soon as it opens..  Plenty of fun for milkrunners too!

[FiLtH]

If we could get people to use missions as a primary way to fly it would work. It funnels alot of people in one small area so base capture is very difficult. That and frame rates suffer a bit. I think it will be a battle between bases, seeing who can keep the others hangars down the most, so the fight is at the enemy's base to furball, not your own.

[Westy]

I'll second what Stang said about what Kweassa said!

 Westy


(Fients, second front, flanks, secret strategery... lol.   Cute werds for milk runnin)

[G0ALY]

It is an interesting concept. But why bother putting it on a big map? It seems that this system has channeled the vast majority of players to 6 bases.  Nobody is upping form a base more than 2 sectors away from the ones that can be captured.

[Brooke]

How is it for carriers in the new system?  Is there always a capturable base on the water's edge somewhere, or is there a capturable base on the water only every once in a while?

[jon]

I will never understand any of these ideas.if you don't like bases to be captured then eliminate towns,or bombs or maybe troops. this will make it impossible (or near) it to capture. uless the numbers are lopsided. the horde will gain here.

[TW9]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Shhhhhhh!

??? Oh haha!! Ya! this is perposterous!! we must return the circle jerk!!