24 hour mission arena

[blkmgc]

No, not CT (but maybe a good place to test some things for CT). Would be cool to have an arena where its allied VS axis without Eny, and lots of strategic and tactical targets to hit and defend for us folks who are'nt in the events "timeslots". I mean, MA play is ok, but gets old fast for some who want more realistic gameplay. Hell, most of the buff pilots I fly with dont even mind a realistic climbout and 1+ hour trip to the target. Imagine a 2 hour mission. Like mentioned , it could be a good place to test some things for CT as well.

[KayBayRay]

This sounds interesting to me.

I dont know if HTC would consider this but I for one would like it. I am one of the subscribers that is looking forward to the CT expansion. Not to mention I really enjoy the more historical aspects of this game. I am pretty sure I am among the oldest group of players in this game being born only a few years after WWII ended. I look for the emmersion aspect of computer games. I dont really care for the arcade experience. My choice though, I am sure due to my age. I grew up long before the advent of video games and the PC.

We still have a couple young ones in the house so I play the playstation stuff with them. Of course they pretty much PWN me in everything cause I am half blind and pretty darn slow these days.

I try the axis/allies server from time to time but not being a very good pilot its a mixed bag. I fly the HARM missions when ever they fly but they dont seem very active these days.

Later,
KayBay

[JimBeam]

uh oh i this one could get ugly

[Stang]

Two weeks!

[Shifty]

Originally posted by KayBayRay
This sounds interesting to me.

I dont know if HTC would consider this but I for one would like it. I am one of the subscribers that is looking forward to the CT expansion. Not to mention I really enjoy the more historical aspects of this game. I am pretty sure I am among the oldest group of players in this game being born only a few years after WWII ended. I look for the emmersion aspect of computer games. I dont really care for the arcade experience. My choice though, I am sure due to my age. I grew up long before the advent of video games and the PC.

We still have a couple young ones in the house so I play the playstation stuff with them. Of course they pretty much PWN me in everything cause I am half blind and pretty darn slow these days.

I try the axis/allies server from time to time but not being a very good pilot its a mixed bag. I fly the HARM missions when ever they fly but they dont seem very active these days.

Later,
KayBay

I wish the HARM guys would run their missions in the AVA, where the bombers,escorts, and interceptors, will be ethier Axis or Allied. You can't have B-17s and b-24s all the time, you have to make do with what's available

[KayBayRay]

Shifty,
That has been tried and each time we had ENY issues because the Allied force was larger then the Axis force and we could not get the appropriate period AC to fly the missions.

That may be why blkmgc posted this request. I have flown several HARM missions with him adn ENY is a big issue in non late war arenas.



Later,
KayBay

[Shifty]

There is no ENY in AVA.

Plus that's the point of the AVA different historical aircraft each week. Which would mean missions that actually reflect historically. I've flow a lot of the HARM missionsas both escort and interceptor.

I've noticed as escorts we start out fighting LW aircraft as it should be, but as the mission goes on your fighting P-51s and Spitfires on the trip home. Same with intercept, on one HARM mission as a FW-190 pilot I was getting buzzed by an enemy 262.......Not very historical

[Laurie]

Originally posted by KayBayRay
[B. I am one of the subscribers that is looking forward to the CT expansion.  [/B]

Telescope or just binoculars to see that far forward?

[blkmgc]

Originally posted by Shifty
There is no ENY in AVA.

Plus that's the point of the AVA different historical aircraft each week.  

The problem with the AVA has been setup, not ENY. This could be easily remedied though I suppose and work just fine as long as there is no ENY settings in play. I dont even care about the perks/points (or whatever they are called), and I dont think that most of the HARM guys do either. Just looking for an alternative thats not yet available. Even if its not a HARM mision, it would still be cool to log into an arena not centered around a pizza or furballing. Not that theres anything wrong with that, it has its place, just something different.

Open to all sorts of suggestions.

[KayBayRay]

Sorry, my mistake. Was thinking of the AVA when we were running missions in the mid war arena. However as blkmgc points out the setup in ava changes often and is rarely compatible with long range strategic bombing missions.

Due to that they are forced out into the main late war arenas. Which isnt too bad. Just kind of takes some of the fun out of what we are doing when those not participating in the spirit of the event jump in flying 163's and 262's. So I think he is trying to get some place we can sponser these kind of events where we are not stepping on the toes of those in the main arenas and they are not doing likewise.

It's not a big problem, just would enhance the fun factor if we could manage something else.

Later,
KayBay

[Slash27]

The next set up should be usable for you guys.




AvA this week: Germany 1944
Germany, December 1944

As Hitler's airforce suffers fuel and ammo shortages,
the Luftwaffe pushes hard back against the Allied
bomber runs with its new in service Me-262. It is
having some impact, but is it too late?

USAAF
B Series bombers
P-47-D25
P-38L
P-51B
P-51D

US Army
M Series
Sherman

Luftwaffe
Bf109-G14
Bf109-K4
Fw190 series
Me-262 (1 airfield)

Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2
Panzer IV Type H
M Series (sub)

[blkmgc]

Hmm. That looks good. Is the 262 limited?

[Slash27]

Yes sir.

[blkmgc]

Sounds like a good setup.

TY sir.

[Larry]

Im making a bombing mission for this thursday. Check the AvA forum for more info.