OK this multi-arena crap has gotta go

[BaldEagl]

Originally posted by LTARghst
But I do agree with Shawk on the removal of EW an MW arenas.  

I had fun in MW last night with a couple of your squaddies and a couple of others.  We had a Panzer (us) vs. Tiger (bad guys) battle going for a VB for quite a while.  In fact it was still going when I logged.

I've seen as many as 45 players in MW at times recently.  I wouldn't want these (EW and MW) closed, but combined and with their own scoring would be good.

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by bozon
Initially LWA included only late-war planes, but the massive whines convince HT to enable early war planes as well (probably a good thing over all).

I've always thought this was the single mistake HTC made after the split.  If EW and MW were the only places you could get those planes - and if, as some have suggested here, scoring was restricted arena-by-arena - there would be a few more people who flew there, and a lot more impetus to add early- and mid-war aircraft to our current plane set.

- oldman

[Lusche]

Originally posted by Oldman731
I've always thought this was the single mistake HTC made after the split.  If EW and MW were the only places you could get those planes  

It was a good idea.
It's absolutely fun to kill LW planes in EW rides.
I see many vets flying EW planes in LW to give themselves a bit more of a challenge.

[tatertot]

Thanks for that post slapshot i never read it before,should have i guess but i think that makes it clear at least for me   sir

[LYNX]

Thank you Slapshot for pasting the Pyro post of which contained

We made this change because it will allow us to support an unlimited amount of players in a much healthier online environment that gives us better long-term growth. The single MA has grown to the point of being unhealthy. This is not a subjective evaluation, it is quantifiable and they are numbers that we look at every day. It's obvious that we simply cannot keep pumping more players into a single arena without hitting a stagnation point.

may I draw you to my assumption (guess work) above

Another theory I have is that PIE charts showed a big drop in player base but HTC didn't recognize it as kids going back to school. Why do I think this? Well the changes happened in September and they happened a year before in September. Whats going to happen this September gawd only knows......mark my words!

be cool if I'm wrong but mark my words...September

[Platano]

Originally posted by OntosMk1

If you fly Luftwaffe planes exclusivly then you get GERMAN medals. The same with other nationalities.
 

CooL...Does this mean I can get the Knights Cross Wit tha Swords, oak leaves and the bling bling?


as for the thread..... Arena Cap doesnt bother me.... We all go through changes in life thta we neeed to adjust to...This is just another one of those changes...Doesnt bother me anymore...

[Makoyouidiot]

Originally posted by Lusche
It was a good idea.
It's absolutely fun to kill LW planes in EW rides.
I see many vets flying EW planes in LW to give themselves a bit more of a challenge.

Yes, there is nothing like shredding the wings on a la-7 or spixteen from the cockpit of a P-40B or E.

[ghi]

Originally posted by 68Ripper
I can pretty much deal with the way things are with the exception of one thing that I can no longer tolerate. I have been Disco'ed 20 times and have lost UDP about 6 times as many times as that. Good example was tonight, in the 2 hours I was on I lost UDP 6 times. I was able to make it back in time to the tower to relog, but this is getting ridiculous.

All this discoing has started since the last patch. Will probably just close my account after this weekend. I love the game but can't handle getting discoed and losing UDP every 10 to 15 minutes!


tour 85  4 disco's
tour 86  8 disco's
tour 87 11 disco's
tour 88 20 disco's and a whole lot of losing UDP and relogging

  I have same suspicios disco problems, wich i think is an sad unoficial enforced butting to fil up other arenas,
 also,maybe your location has negative impact on the quality of the internet conection, try to find a basement

[scottydawg]

Originally posted by ForrestS
u just got knocked the F'k out. v

Ur right but i want it AvA all the time. It works in Battleground Europe:D

Is it kenny? Is it jonny boy? Is it (gasp) helldiver?

Dunno, but he sure is hella annoying!

[hitech]

LYNX: to give you an idea how wrong you are, the upturn always happens in september, the downturn happens in June. We only have been watching yearly cycles now for 12 years. Do you really think we would not take seasonality into account?

[Atoon]

Scores/Ranks for each arena is IMO a "no-Brainer", although I think combining the 2 LWs would be OK.

I also think the perk system could be improved with more detailed rates on the planeset.

Would be interesting to see how gameplay would be affected if low ranked pelts were worth more than noobs. Killing the low ranked pilots flying la7s & spixteens could be really rewarding!:aok

[Stang]

Though I do agree there are some major kinks that need to be worked out, I think HTC is on the right track.  The hysterical blindness of some of you is a constant source of entertainment to me though.  Please, keep it up.

[ROC]

Ur right but i want it AvA all the time. It works in Battleground Europe

You can have AvA all the time, notice the AvA Arena?    See?  Yet even More choices.

[SHawk]

Originally posted by storch
well perhaps you should change countries and execute that hit list.  I don't mind wading through your groupies to pop your bellybutton as you run squaking for salvation.

maybe I'll hunt YOU down in the EW/LW in the mornings after my income producing season is over and I have 200hrs a month of discreationary time for mullet whacking.

I'm not even gonna respond to your tardness with a witty comeback.
Simple solution, DA?
Otherwise take your smart remarks to some other post that doesn't need you either.

[Spikes]

What was the crap in the 1st place? Why did we expand to EW, MW, LW? Could not pay for a big cap server or what.