Author Topic: Progressive Pane Set ? (Read 1530 times)

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2007, 03:42:27 PM »

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Originally posted by GooseAW
Good point,

My counter would be that given the opportunity to fly some different birds, albeit forced, this might change. Optimistic? Yes surely. That is who I am though.

Heck, maybe just closing the LWAs one night, or one weekend a month would do it. This might be easy and worth a try! hmmmm

You should search these boards for the hundreds of thread about RPS. HiTech already has said no to the idea as well as the majority of the community.

ack-ack

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2007, 03:43:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Fulmar
I agree with BaldEagl. When AH used to be progressive like that I often missed the days when it was LW or EW whatever.

When did AH have a rolling plane set or than what you'd find in the AvA? Or you mistaking AH for WB?

ack-ack

hubsonfire · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2007, 04:19:36 PM »

I remember a much smaller planeset, but not a rolling one.

GooseAW · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2007, 04:38:25 PM »

I remember one christmas I asked my dad for a car. He said no.

The following Christmas I once again asked him for a car. Christmas morning there was a car in the driveway with my name on the wrapper.
Damn glad I wasn't too scared to ask again!

AKAK, State your own opinion and leave others to theirs bud. Times is a changin. HTC can speak for itself and if you followed the thread, this is hopefully more of a brainstorm than a dictation of the way I think it should be done. Or of the way you think it should be done.

Somebody thought of MWA and EWA for a reason. They tried it and it isn't working in it's current itteration...IMO

Thanks all for the constructive input into the discussion. I don't know the answers, but the questions are becoming clearer to me.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2007, 05:22:49 PM »

So, since the early war and mid war arenas don't have enough people to suit you, you'd like to create a forced early and mid war arena so people would have to fly whatever period you'd prefer for a certain amount of time each month, by forcing a rolling plane set. That's a GREAT idea!:rofl Should be easily as popular as various assorted STD's.

Karnak · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2007, 07:39:22 PM »

Honestly, I wouldn't mind an arena with a rolling planeset, but not at the expense of the bread and butter MA where everything is available.

And that brings up the issue of whether a rolling planeset ability is worth the time to code.

But, if it looked like:

MA1 (Late War, all enabled)
MA2 (Late War, all enabled)
MA3 (Rolling Planeset)

I wouldn't object at all.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2007, 08:00:55 PM »

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Originally posted by BaldEagl
Know of what you speak.

What's the matter with the Spit 1? My statement still stands.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2007, 08:16:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
Honestly, I wouldn't mind an arena with a rolling planeset, but not at the expense of the bread and butter MA where everything is available.

And that brings up the issue of whether a rolling planeset ability is worth the time to code.

But, if it looked like:

MA1 (Late War, all enabled)
MA2 (Late War, all enabled)
MA3 (Rolling Planeset)

I wouldn't object at all.

I wouldn't really object to that either. The problem is that your MA3 (rolling plane set) will be no more populated than either the EW or MW arenas are now.

Oldman731 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2007, 09:33:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Kweassa
As much as I personally would love to see a RPS, the dismayingly low participation numbers for EW, MW, and AvA theaters have sort of proved a point in what people want, and do not want.

Sad, but undeniably true.

Fact is, vets and newbs alike want to fly the 1945 plane set. No matter how much people claim that they enjoy the early war planes, there are only a few who will do it for more than a couple of weeks.

Periodically we run an RPS in AvA. The first time we did, it was very well attended. The second time, less so. The third time it was deserted. Just because we're naturally contrary, we'll probably run it again sometime, and I'll post here to let you know.

- oldman

Kweassa · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2007, 09:55:28 PM »

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Thanks all for the constructive input into the discussion. I don't know the answers, but the questions are becoming clearer to me.

Soon.. you will learn to see the Dark side.. as I have....

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Karnak · « **Reply #25 on:** April 28, 2007, 10:28:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
I wouldn't really object to that either. The problem is that your MA3 (rolling plane set) will be no more populated than either the EW or MW arenas are now.

Agreed, which is why I commented on the fact that it probably isn't worth the coding time.

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 28, 2007, 10:58:19 PM »

Karnak's idea has merit, I for one would try it for a while.

At the end of the tour, though, with all planes enabled, wouldn't it just be a third LW?

Plus, We would also have to address the problem of Balance through multiple arena's...We can't manage it with the ones we have now.

BaldEagl · « **Reply #27 on:** April 29, 2007, 02:19:03 AM »

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Originally posted by Masherbrum
What's the matter with the Spit 1? My statement still stands.

There's nothing wrong with the Spit I. I just haven't flown it over the past 3 months. Not much different than the Hurri I... same issues with the engine cutting out under negative G's, .303 peashotters, etc.

Yes, I did fly a few Temp missions Friday night. I also flew just as many P-38G and BF109G-2 missions plus a couple of Spit XVI and ME163B missions.

Just because I said I like to fly EW planes (look closely at the list... there are several there) in the LW arenas doesn't mean that's all I like to do and I've never said that's the case.

Whatever, it's not worth arguing about. It seems to me someone's just upset that they got shot down by my Temp .

[Edit] BTW, I wasn't exactly preaching.

CHECKERS · « **Reply #28 on:** April 29, 2007, 06:00:29 AM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
You should search these boards for the hundreds of thread about RPS. HiTech already has said no to the idea as well as the majority of the community.

ack-ack

What he said !

CHECKERS

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #29 on:** April 29, 2007, 06:59:17 AM »

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Originally posted by Fulmar

The trend I've found on the forums is that a lot of people want an emphasis more on EW planes, mainly because they are sick of the uber rides. I can understand this and they make suggestions on the forums about this. IMO these people would love to play the EW arena but won't because 20 people in an arena is generally not that fun and they enjoy the large scale furballs.

well.... the truth of the matter is quite different, in reality.

most people say 'i like flying EW rides vs LW rides and killing them is so much more fun when im in a crappy plane.'

poppycok!

total rubbish.

most of the people who claim to fly early rides in the vain hope people will virtually 'respect' them for it are infact full of crapola and they fly nothing but P51s at 20k.

its all too easy to pretend, here on the forums, that you love to fly a p40b vs la7s, but hardly anyone really does. the only people who really do fly the weaker aircraft the whole time, are also the ones who dont feel the need to advertise the fact.

"I like to fly the la7 or 190 Dora because they are really good planes and give me a huge advantage over the horde of uber rides im fighting. But when i come to the forum i like to say i fly p40b and hurricane mk1, because then everyone thinks im a real man."

would be a more honest statement.