What do you like/dislike about missions?

[BnZs]

Like-They quickly identify those prone to group-think and doing what some jack-leg armchair general tells them to do. This is good information to have.

Dislike-They are almost always about something other than shooting a plane with a plane or a tank with a tank.

[Krusty]

Missions aren't done right. Most times they're an excuse to milkrun with NO threat of enemy interception.

You want to do a mission right, you get LEVEL bombers, take out the VH ***first pass***, and then shut down FHs. Need dedicated deackers. Need dedicated town killers. You need 2 or more bomber formations, and at least 2 goons (that should be kept as far AWAY from each other as possible, so as not to both be killed while flying formation with each other).


There's a certain formula for taking a base, where the base puts up a defense, and you still get the job done. I hate flying like a coward under radar for 100 miles just to pop a building, orbit, and land with no opposition. Toolshedders may get their hearts thumping, but most are beyond that level of activity. Might as well do it OFFLINE if your goal is to avoid any and all enemy.


My thoughts on missions.

[caldera]

Doesn't bombing the hangars eliminate the threat of opposition?

[BnZs]

Doesn't bombing the hangars eliminate the threat of opposition?

Yup :-)

It would take a complex strat system to make level bombers anything other than a sledgehammer-used-to-smash-flies annoyance in the MA.

[StokesAk]

Yup :-)

sledgehammer-used-to-smash-flies annoyance in the MA.

lmao 

[_vic_]

teamwork

This is why I like missions. I don't care if they're NOE, 20k, or anywhere in between. I just like having a bunch of people in complementary aircraft taking off from the same field, at the same time, with the same goal. There's nothing I hate worse than watching a straggling line of friendly dots plod their way back into a furball only to get picked off one by one. For me personally, this defeats the purpose of a team-based online game. (that's just ME, no flames please!)

Any mission is fun for me when there is a coordinated effort involved. Win or lose.

Personally, I think it would be kind of neat if there were some sort of "auto generated" missions that would pop up in the game. For instance, the arena might generate a base capture mission, BUT it also generates a base defense mission for the other team at roughly the same time... This would give it a kind of mini-FSO like feel when the defenders know that someone is coming from somewhere, but no idea what/where/or how high. The defending team would have to organize some sort of defense at various altitudes in order to secure the base from all possible angles... and it would force the offense to approach from multiple attack vectors and different altitudes as well... in addition, unescorted bombers wouldn't stand a chance.

Of course, there would have to be some sort of reward for properly capturing or defending the base in question within a certain amount of time - or people might do retarded things like attack a different base than the one described in the mission. Still, I think there's something to this idea that could be explored.

Tim

[smokey23]

Normaly i wont join large missions.I prefer my squad getting together as few as 4 to 5 for Vbases and 7 to 8 for air bases, and takeing a base defended or not it really doesnt matter.Doing this and takeing pride that we can do such a thing with low numbers.Haveing 6 sets of lancs and 20heavy fighters just to take a Vbase is comical.sometimes on our way to a base we may pick up a few that want to join in and they seem to have a good time. Teamwork is the key coordination is everything.On occasion 10 of us will up bombers and flatten 2 or 3 bases just for Sh&#$ and giggles and watch the ants scramble as the big dog takes a wizz on the anthill.We laugh about whats probly being said on the country channel of the country we hit. we may not take the base but were not in it for the land grab were in it to fly together. But if we can take it so be it.

[1Boner]

I hate base taking missions that take bases just for the sake of taking a base.

If you're gonna take a base, stay and defend it afterwards! (pork around it etc.)

And if you get resistance in taking the base, don't give up and move to another base.

I prefer having to fight for base, not having it handed to me on a silver platter.

Noes can be alot of fun with the right guys.

They can open up whole new battlefronts.

And while Noes need to be applied at times, they shouldn't be used as the main tool in your "mission" bag.

[thndregg]

Noes can be alot of fun with the right guys.

They can open up whole new battlefronts.

And while Noes need to be applied at times, they shouldn't be used as the main tool in your "mission" bag.

Amen.

[1Boner]

Great one last nite Thunder!!

[skullman]

base captures with resistance are way more fun.I like doing em all.I really enjoy the time spent with friends an squaddies.NOE's can be fun.I really like the multi attack approach with bombers,fighters an armour.It just seems a well rounded assualt.Our squad likes doing fighter sweeps.They are a blast.It seems when you can do coordinated activities it just seems to be more fun

[texastc316]

In most of the missions I have ever been in the problem is simple, too many chiefs not enough indians, vox is jammed packed with the lil generals who didnt even create the mission, but deserve to be in charge. Unless it fails.

[StokesAk]

 

[gpwurzel]

My squad dont generally base take, unless its to find a fight - best one I've been on had me, Bruv and Stu. Bruv took a fighter, I was in a 110 for town, with Stu in a goon. Had to make a 2nd run with a 110 to finish town off, and lead the fighters near town away out to sea. Bruv was killing everything possible, and Stu landed the goon near town, waited till I led the fighters away, released and we took it. Had opposition from the start, much more fun that way.

Whether I join a mission or not really depends on my mood, tho I must admit I do like kicking off fights (even if I die virtually every time).


If I can bounce a noe mission, I'll call it out, then engage lol....which generally ends in my death rather rapidly.

Wurzel

[StokesAk]

Once me and another squadie were escorting an NOE misson in 38J's. They found us out and a horde upped so me and my partner started slaughering them, i ended up with 9 kills my squadie 7. That was fun.