Big map is back, but...

[LYNX]

Originally posted by SteveBailey
Yup, the toolshedder hordemonkeys will spill in their pants over this map. I logged in and sure enough,  there were a couple of hordes rolling undefended bases.  Hordes from each side, but they will never meet because they consists of eunich vulchers and toolshedders that fear being involved  in a fight.  If they are, they can always re-up in some other abandoned corner of the map after they are quickly sent to the tower.  Terrible for gameplay unless you like bombing buildings.

Where as you are entitled to your opinion this is the same rhetoric prior to the split arena's.  Where I personally had absolutely no problem finding a fight back then or now and we have less players today, in each LW right now....funny that

Having said that the only problem is the unopposed hord which you rightly pointed out.  This was a problem back then and will be a problem now.  By the way it was never a players problem but more of an onlookers problem. The reason is in the key word unopposed.

I remember all the "furballer" postings prior to the split arenas and now it's kicking off again....this rhetoric.  Funny how furballers can look at a map and stay as clear away from a fight as best or even better than a strat players hord.

Not getting at you personally but merely replying to the first of many such posts to come.  Which lead me to be preemptive to the first poster to say he can't find a fight.  The furballer rhetoric prior to the split.  Yes these terrains are large and there capped.  One works with the other.  You simply have to look and change bases from time to time ....no biggy.  The thing about hords is there targets waiting to happen  if opposed and I suppose sarcastically, the key word here is "IF".

Can't find a fight my LILLY WHITE  ...

[badhorse]

1)  First and foremost, as one who was pleading with HTC for a return to the big maps.....THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

2) While I don't agree with the folks that don't like the big maps, they are certainly entitiled to their opinion.  It's a case of you just can't please everyone.

3) What I really don't understand are the posts that say they couldn't find a fight.  I had no troulble locating one.

[waystin2]

Originally posted by Lusche
bug #1: B25's aren't enabled anywhere

I got nailed in my Ostie by a B25 while fighting a horde 0f 110's and a single C-47 attacking a base.   Are you quite sure about this Lusche?  Big map is cool!  Lot's of fights, lots of variables.  Yee-haa!

[Lusche]

Originally posted by waystin2
I got nailed in my Ostie by a B25 while fighting a horde 0f 110's and a single C-47 attacking a base.   Are you quite sure about this Lusche?  Big map is cool!  Lot's of fights, lots of variables.  Yee-haa!

I am absolutely sure on this. But sometimes bugs get corrected...

[Murdr]

Originally posted by waystin2
I got nailed in my Ostie by a B25 while fighting a horde 0f 110's and a single C-47 attacking a base.   Are you quite sure about this Lusche?

You say that 18 hours after Lusche posted  It probably took all but 30 seconds for one of the staff to enable it on those maps

[UNIstrut]

Well. I love the big map. Found fights no problem, even with low numbers on.

The good thing is, there is always a front being attacked so I've been kept busy.


UNI.

[MjTalon]

Dat picture isn't working UNI, mind fixing it? All i see is a red X:(

[AirFlyer]

The big map is great, first thing to see when I logged on was something like "A190 was captured by Rooks" and I stopped for a moment, then looked at my map only to see more bases then I could count, almost fell out of my chair. But for a the few hours I was on and not playing the Snapshot I had no problems finding a fight, made a few kills, died a few times, so it all worked out.

To the big maps.

[A8TOOL]

Well we asked for an inch and they gave us miles and miles and miles of land to try and conquer.

I like the map, it's a big change and the sky looks good especially at sundown. Makes it easy to see CV's too.

Lots of bases to capture but many of which will be undefended  looks like SOAR is back in business. They went from over 500 base capt. a month to 53 or something when the arenas split the scoring.

ENY might loose validity here. Anyone see what I'm talking about?


I believe it was Lynx who said resets will happen only after at least one country looses most every base they have before a reset can happen. Different words same meaning.

He also mentioned local area Strat targets are back. I really liked that about the game  way back when before I left it in 02. i know some don't care but I'm glad it's back.

What i really want to know now is...   what happens after a reset? Will we cycle through the small maps then back to big or are there other big, medium or small maps in store?

[Lusche]

Originally posted by A8TOOL

What i really want to know now is...   what happens after a reset? Will we cycle through the small maps then back to big or are there other big, medium or small maps in store?

Nobody but HTC kows for now.. but I can imagine it's a mixed cycle, like it was in the old days.

Of course, It could also be just a test, and when people start to cry really loud about "this map will never get reset!" on BBS HT may get back to small maps only with a devilish grin

[BaldEagl]

Thank you, thank you, thank you HT.

I haven't had so much fun in one night in a long time.  There was a big Bish/Rook furball on one front and several smaller skirmishes with Knights along the other front.  There was no lack of fights to be found.

Even though I spent most of the night flying attack missions against Knight GV's trying furiously to take one of our VB's it was great to see that furballers could furball, toolshedders could toolshed, attackers could attack, GVers could GV, CVers could CV, bombers could bomb (high or low) and all the other aspects of the game could be played at one time in one arena.

HT and thank you again

Weekly re-set and the rest of the big maps?

[clerick]

HT must have finally received the "gift" that S.A.P.P. sent to him.

Enjoy it HT, there is always more where that came from... if we get our other requests....

[sunfan1121]

This is a good map when 250+ people are on. when there is less it gets boring.

[LYNX]

I believe it was Lynx who said resets will happen only after at least one country looses most every base they have before a reset can happen.

Unfortunately I did say that and posted it on page 2 I think.  My apolls one and all.  I obviously head me head up me arse when I spoke and believed these words.

The win criteria, as I've since found out is indeed 40% of each and 90% of your own.  There is still the uncapturable bases that would stop the 3 AIR base reset trigger as of old.

However, the "Zone" base factory captures is back.  May see some interesting schemes for zone capture and some worth put back into Strat.

To partly steel and modify a quote......"Be pleased to inform His Majesty the Rook flag flies over Bishops North West zone"  

[MjTalon]

Aw man, i'm hearing all of you old bats ( and some new ) talking about how good the big maps are. I haven't even seen it yet sadly since i can't get back on for a while.


As posted earlier, can someone mind posting a pic of the big map for me to see? greatly Appreciated please