Once a month RPS

[Ghosth]

Count me in right behind Ack-Ack, RPS sucked and thankfully we won't see them here.

If your tired of seeing spits and la's, well fly something different yourself. Try a c.205 for a sortie, or a 109E or F.
Diversity starts with you, and yes one person can make a difference here.

Hornet33, WB had a RPS, and see who's left over there now.
People are paying to be able to fly what they choose when they want.
RPS is bad for business, period.

If thats what you want then become a supporter of the AvA, and work within that framework.

But for pete's sake leave the mains alone sir.

[Impakt]

I don't mind flying the others in late war---had 101 kills in P40-E last ToD in Late War---for me a C-205 is my uber ride choice. I mis-wrote it isn't an RPS----it is a limited plane set once a month to support the players who support early, mid, axis-allies. Let me guess---supporting others is of no interest in our me, me, me world.  I enjoyed RPS back in 97-98 in WBs----but we aren't talkin RPS----just one day a month Late War closed as an experiment for four months ----you are right----that is an outrageously unreasonable imposition. The nay saying curmudgeons are simply that.

[Hornet33]

I would love to see this idea come up for a player vote like the last plane choice did. Just over 2 pages of posts and only a couple of people saying no way, it'll never happen, people will quit the game. Many more people seem to like the idea and support it.

Kinda like when everyone said the B-25 didn't stand a chance because it would be a hanger queen, yet it received the most votes and is seen pretty regularly in all the arenas.


Simple fact is this, one never knows how the comunity would react to something like this. The nay sayers might be surprised.

[Rich46yo]

The only thing that keeps me out of the early war arenas is the numbers, or lack of them. Not the aircraft.

The actual aircraft selection in EWA is, in reality, very interesting. The tools for great battles are there and all thats needed is the Pilots.

[Ack-Ack]

I mis-wrote it isn't an RPS----it is a limited plane set once a month to support the players who support early, mid, axis-allies.

Again, you're forcing someone to fly the planes you want them to fly because you feel other players should 'diversify'.  Here's a hint, you want to support those players that fly early to midwar plane sets and historical matchups?  Fly in the EW, MW or AvA arena.  Encourage your squadron mates to join you, have squadron nights in one of those arenas, etc.  That's the best way to create interest in those arenas, forcing people will only drive them away.


ack-ack

[Ack-Ack]

The only thing that keeps me out of the early war arenas is the numbers, or lack of them. Not the aircraft.

The actual aircraft selection in EWA is, in reality, very interesting. The tools for great battles are there and all thats needed is the Pilots.

If the EW arena's planeset was fleshed out some more then you'd probably see an increased interest.  The planeset in the MW, in my opinion, has the best plane matchups and I guess I'm lucky because whenever I log into the MW arena, it's usually 30-50 players. 


ack-ack

[Anaxogoras]

Again, you're forcing someone to fly the planes you want them to fly because you feel other players should 'diversify'.

I don't see why the opinion of the mob should be so sacred.  People spend so much time at these boards complaining about how the player-base has degraded, and then defend the mob's ignorance and rigidity.

[Anaxogoras]

Hornet33, WB had a RPS, and see who's left over there now.

That's a red herring.  The RPS had very little to do with the demise of Warbirds, which was doing fine for a long time after its introduction.

[OOZ662]

You know, Acky keeps bringing up forcing people to do things. Not once has anyone said that everyone MUST play the day that this would be in effect. No one's forcing you to play. Like I said above, if you're going to flip over 50 cents and a day out of every 30 downtime, I must say that you need something else to do anyway.

[Ack-Ack]

Then will HTC give refunds to those that are forced out on those days? People play to have access to all the arenas 24/7.


ack-ack

[Hornet33]

Would HTC give a refund if the LW server caught on fire and you couldn't play for a day or two because of it??

[Ack-Ack]

Would HTC give a refund if the LW server caught on fire and you couldn't play for a day or two because of it??

You're not seriously using that as a counter point example are you? 

The servers crashing or catching fire which results in the game being closed down is far different from closing the majority of the arenas to force players to fly in one particular arena with only certain planes enabled.  The term Apples and Oranges comes to mind...


ack-ack

[angelsandair]

Great less dweebs in the arena = better fights. I'm just not seeing the downside. HTC is getting paid no matter what. Might be different if they charged by the hour.

Yea, but it's harder to get kills then. 

[Anaxogoras]

Then will HTC give refunds to those that are forced out on those days? People pay to have access to all the arenas 24/7.

I agree that the server-catching-on-fire defense is no good, but I think we pay to have access to whatever HTC wants to give us.  There's no binding agreement that says HTC can't change the MA to a RPS tomorrow and not keep the rest of our monthly payment. 

[Impakt]

It is simply an over-reaction to argue that a once a month experiment, carried out for four months, at which time feedback would be sought out, and perhaps the event abandoned----IS SUCH an onerous and outrageous burden that people would cancel their accounts----nonsense. It is a "show of support" for the under-utilized arenas,and planes, and is a boon to the MANY people who would like it (add up responses to thread). If the groundswell of hatred for the idea is as you say then stop the event after 1 or 2 tries. Maybe, just maybe, people would like it .