Originally posted by ROC
Would taking territory or meeting objectives that progressively opened up new planes or pushed planes back from the front lines, depending on the territory that was taken, be of interest if the settings were such that it had to be a real effort to take the territory?
Hi ROC!
My first instinct was to say a BIG YES to this concept, then number problem stroke me...
Let's say that for six months until one year, we would forget about base capture or strategical issues. That we would increase our player base, we would work on the consolidation of a hard-core enlarged group of AvA fans. Contrary to some opinions, I am all for letting the GV's in AvA. Make them use their tracks, sweat for a kill, not put them away. The same for the bomber chaps, let them fight their way to some strats.
VWE mentioned something very similar to a mix between perk and ENY sistems implemented...That might be interestint to test. As you know very well, I am mostly a ackllied-untalented-spittard and I must admit that woobiecanes have a bit too powerful punch, very much like the FM2's that transvestite like Brewster Buffalos...
I am aware of the gaps in the Japanese, Italian and Russian planesets. There's nothing we can do about it. All that can be done is avoid matchups that include the absents.
So, I think that we should drop the base capture all together for a while. Concentrate on the matchups, follow historical chronology as close as possible and have fun!
And, Fork, you're right: increase advertising of AvA is of the utmost importance. But, like everyone in advertising world knows, we must create expectations and we must fullfill them entirely or even go beyond their expectations. And that, we will only obtain through two simple things:
One: what we say AvA is, it is and it's even more...More demanding, more balanced, more technical, more relaxed, more historically correct, more guts, more hands, more brains. More pilot, less machine.
Second: AvA must be radically different of ANY of the MAs, as different as water and wine. Diferentiation is the key note for AvA growth and development. AvA will be the kindergarten of all the SEA future pilots and the rest home of all veterans looking for a good fight in a prop plane.
Cheers,