Originally posted by pluck
Server was split because HTC felt that lumping 500 players into one arena was leading to a harsh community.
Large maps spread fights out, way out. Though some would enjoy the smaller engagments, intense fights seemed few and far between.....something it seems was a desired effect.
If you can't fly your low eny plane, switch countries, switch arena, learn a new plane (there a plenty of good ones), or log off.
There are options. Though I guess I can see how it might not be ideal situation for GV's, It is Aces High afterall.....I always thought GV's were mostly there so we would have something to drop bombs on.
I guess the biggest thing, what is preventing you from having fun?
1) Harsh community - and this has changed how?
2) Intense isn't a problem, it's when everyone is compressed into small fronts, i.e. Uterus (the suckiest map of all, and not fun when it's up in BOTH LW arenas).
3) Switch arenas - Part of the problem as opposed to the answer.
a) People leave an arena where they are outnumbered, to an arena where they have numbers.
Not criticism, just plain fact, and foretold it would happen.
Result ENY goes haywire in two arenas.
Been on both ends of ENY, it's not fun
either way.
b) Anyone who says its fun to fly say a 262 or Tempest (with virtual impunity) against the early stuff is deluded, all it does help is the score mongers.
c) Some who do stay in the arena will switch sides, not to even things, but to get the cheap perkie stuff. (look at point (b).
4) Aces High or not, GVs are now a major part of the game, unless you think the nice pretty new hedgerows etc, were done for the benefit of aircraft.
5) time limit on country swaps - Was lowered to an hour, and now abused.
Problems, yup plenty.
Answers, I wish.