A possible change to the ENY system.

[Carwash]

Ok, let me preface this with two items that may keep some of you from flaming this post:

1.  I have been flying a 109-K4, so the current ENY setup does not bother me very often.
2.  If you were to search "ENY" you would get about a thousand hits, so if this has already been proposed, forgive me.

How about changing the current ENY setup so that planes are not removed from the "available" list as ENY rises, rather they become perk planes as ENY rises.  At ENY=5, the Spit XVI, LA7, N1K2 and the like become perk planes.  At ENY=8 the P51-D becomes a perk plane, and so on.  As ENY rises the perk price increases as it does with other perk planes.  A pop-up box might be necessary to let players know they have selected a perk plane.

The planes would be available for those who really want to fly them.  Others would get their wish as the LA7 became a perk plane.

Just an idea.

[Bucky73]

I think the ENY system is fine just the way it is....................


Just sayin:aok

[Lusche]

Originally posted by Carwash
If you were to search "ENY" you would get about a thousand hits,
 

Unfortunately you would not get any hits at all.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by Carwash
Ok, let me preface this with two items that may keep some of you from flaming this post:

1.  I have been flying a 109-K4, so the current ENY setup does not bother me very often.
2.  If you were to search "ENY" you would get about a thousand hits, so if this has already been proposed, forgive me.

How about changing the current ENY setup so that planes are not removed from the "available" list as ENY rises, rather they become perk planes as ENY rises.  At ENY=5, the Spit XVI, LA7, N1K2 and the like become perk planes.  At ENY=8 the P51-D becomes a perk plane, and so on.  As ENY rises the perk price increases as it does with other perk planes.  A pop-up box might be necessary to let players know they have selected a perk plane.

The planes would be available for those who really want to fly them.  Others would get their wish as the LA7 became a perk plane.

Just an idea.

Ohhhhhh, someone had a good idea.  You will be burned

I like it

[Ghastly]

I dislike this idea unless it were to incorporate further changes to ENY, in that implementing it within the current structure of ENY would simply neuter ENY.  If you have 20000 perks, who cares if your late war rocket costs you 15 or 20?  

It would be a better idea if ENY was changed so that the cost of perk planes skyrocketed dramatically in response to ENY. (i.e at an ENY of 20, an LA7 costs you 200+, an F4U-4 500+, and a 262 in the thousands), but even so, in my opinion implementing this idea simply adds complexity without really fixing anything.

ENY as is isn't perfect, but it does help gently herd the cats in the right direction a majority of the time.  

And no, you can't search for ENY - it's only 3 letters.

[rabbidrabbit]

Locking people out for something beyond their control is hardly gently...

[68ROX]

Leave it as is....

There are FAR too many dweebs in LA7s, Spit 16's, N1KI's, and P51-D's already.

Whatever happened to flying machines that required some skills?

I used to see KI84's, KI61's, 109's....but rarely anymore.

It's already bad enough to see the hoard coming...LA7s, Spit 16's, N1KI's, and P51-D's, LA7s, Spit 16's, N1KI's, and P51-D's, LA7s, Spit 16's, N1KI's, and P51-D's, ad nauseum....



68ROX

[Tango]

I wish they would Perk the heavy bombers.

[Yeager]

Charge $29 per month  Problem solved

[SFCHONDO]

I like the idea, I would put a decent perk cost on them, not some 10 -15 perk, more like 50-100 range. Like someone else stated what good is it going to do for those with 20,000 perks. Well it's going to make em use them. To me if someone want to spends their perkies they should be allowed too. So let the guys that love their LALAs and spits use those perks to go die in there lower eny ride when eny kicks in.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by SFCHONDO
I like the idea, I would put a decent perk cost on them, not some 10 -15 perk, more like 50-100 range. Like someone else stated what good is it going to do for those with 20,000 perks. Well it's going to make em use them. To me if someone want to spends their perkies they should be allowed too. So let the guys that love their LALAs and spits use those perks to go die in there lower eny ride when eny kicks in.

Typically those who have gobs of perks ... do not usually fly what some call the "uber" set of planes, so they would probably still not fly them (use them).

I have over 31,000 perks and for some reason ... always find myself crawling into my FM2 / F6F or some other plane besides the "uber" set.

So, you could put a perk cost of 500 on a P-51D and it wouldn't phase me in the least, not because I couldn't afford the cost  ... I would simply up a P-51B because it would be more challenging and fun compared to the P-51D (and the difference between the 2 isn't really mind-blowing).

Adjusting/adding perks to planes when sides get lopsided is for all intents and purposes doing exactly the same thing now as what ENY does. The difference is that ALL are effected equally with the current ENY notion.

Just cause you have a boatload of perks shouldn't make you exempt from the sting of ENY.

[waystin2]

Carwash, this is not a flame response.  If someone is trying to figure out a revision to the current ENY setup, then it is my feeling that it is having the effect desired.  I say no to changing the ENY system.

Oink

[Carwash]

Originally posted by waystin2
Carwash, this is not a flame response.  If someone is trying to figure out a revision to the current ENY setup, then it is my feeling that it is having the effect desired.  I say no to changing the ENY system.

You're right, this is not a flame.  Honest comments, pro or con, are not flames.  A flame would be something along the lines of "You just want ENY changed so you can fly your LA7 all the time.  Learn to fly a real plane dweeb."  I've seen plenty of post like that.  Whether you like my idea or not, I can appreciate honest comments.

[The Fugitive]

I think the main purpose of ENY is to apply a handicap to balance the extra man power a team has. By making the "uber planes" available, even if heavily perked defeats the main purpose of ENY....don't ya think?

[thndregg]

Originally posted by Yeager
Charge $29 per month  Problem solved

For you.