My god would you please quit with the arena crap Hitech!

[moot]

I think you can just say 'seem to not want to fly'

And those aren't the real Knights.  They do not have hearts of Navy SEALs.

[mensa180]

I think you can just say 'seem to not want to fly'

And those aren't the real Knights.  They do not have hearts of Navy SEALs.

LOL.

[Lusche]

I think you can just say 'seem to not want to fly'

And those aren't the real Knights.  They do not have hearts of Navy SEALs.

1) Thank you. O wish there was a "grammar check" button too

2) Dang! I forgot - Blue is the sewer... must be the Knights with pretty low self-esteem that are playing there...

[DMBEAR]

LWO = Large maps only
LWB = Small maps only

Would make arenas at least a bit different and player/squads would finally have at least a small reason to make a certain arena their virtual home.

   Sounds great as long as there are no caps.

[Guppy35]

Let's do more then just a small and large map.

Make one arena, limited base capture so that 'winning the war' isn't the emphasis.  While still part of the environment, it's not the be all, end all. 
Make the other arena, total conquest, win the war no matter what.

See what kind of community develops in each and what kind of personality the arena's end up with.

My guess is, the total war arena would be the higher populated to start as that's what folks know.  But I'd also believe that over time as folks wanted to get more into the ACM part of the game and get beyond the safety in numbers bit, they'd move over.  I'd imagine it would be a bit like the old RR vs FR was in AW.

I think it would be an interesting experiment to see who went where.

[Shuffler]

lol Rox has some odd love for orange it seems.

[CountD90]

Let's do more then just a small and large map.

Make one arena, limited base capture so that 'winning the war' isn't the emphasis.  While still part of the environment, it's not the be all, end all. 
Make the other arena, total conquest, win the war no matter what.

See what kind of community develops in each and what kind of personality the arena's end up with.

My guess is, the total war arena would be the higher populated to start as that's what folks know.  But I'd also believe that over time as folks wanted to get more into the ACM part of the game and get beyond the safety in numbers bit, they'd move over.  I'd imagine it would be a bit like the old RR vs FR was in AW.

I think it would be an interesting experiment to see who went where.

[Ack-Ack]

lol Rox has some odd love for orange it seems.

I think because someone in the Blue Arena took his lunch money and gave him a swirly in the senior's bathroom.  I heard those guys in the Blue Arena are real bullies.


ack-ack

[Animl]

Let's do more then just a small and large map.

Make one arena, limited base capture so that 'winning the war' isn't the emphasis.  While still part of the environment, it's not the be all, end all. 
Make the other arena, total conquest, win the war no matter what.

See what kind of community develops in each and what kind of personality the arena's end up with.

My guess is, the total war arena would be the higher populated to start as that's what folks know.  But I'd also believe that over time as folks wanted to get more into the ACM part of the game and get beyond the safety in numbers bit, they'd move over.  I'd imagine it would be a bit like the old RR vs FR was in AW.

I think it would be an interesting experiment to see who went where.

Yep, been sayin something similar since I've been back.

just sayin again.
Animl

[Kazaa]

Wasn't limited base capture the final straw that killed off FA?

[Kazaa]

I would love to see an uncapped LWM arena in conjunction with the current two we have.

Or at least smaller maps across the board.

[Guppy35]

Wasn't limited base capture the final straw that killed of FA?

I'm only talking about having it in one of the two LW arenas, while the other would be overall conquest of the map.

Right now you have EW with low numbers, MW with low numbers, and the two LW arenas.  You could probably eliminate the EW and MW arenas, as in the end I think the idea was to promote a different fight.  MW can have some good fights, but I'd believe those guys would end up in the limited capture arena where air combat is more the focus, while the guys who like to grab bases would be in the other conquest of the map arena.

It's really a division of the two most vocal groups.  Nothing stopping from bouncing to either arena then, and no reason to gripe.  Tough to blame the furballers if they are in another arena duking it out and tough to blame the base takers for ruining the fight if there is nothing to ruin.

Let two communities develop within the overall game of AH.  Most of us could probably name the squads that would go to either arena so you know you'd have both populated right away.  I'd like to think more squad to squad rivalries would develop, in particular in an air combat environment where you know sneaking a base isn't going to happen or there is any motivation to go around a fight to try and win the map.

That's not mean to be a criticism of the guys who want to  win the war btw.  They'd be hard at it in the other arena and there'd be no reason to criticize it as winning he war would be the goal.

Thinking about it a bit more.  It would probably promote more high alt combat since the tactial part of the airwar would be less emphasized in a limited capture arena.  I don't know if that's good or bad, but I know guys have talked about birds like the 152 or even the 51 and Jug that were built for combat higher up.  I'm on the deck most of the time, so they'd never see me, but it might change the nature of some of the air combat.  Whens the last time anyone ran a fighter sweep looking for another group of fighters? 

[Lusche]

Thinking about it a bit more.  It would probably promote more high alt combat since the tactial part of the airwar would be less emphasized in a limited capture arena.   

I remember, when the limited capture mode (path of advance thing) was tested in LWB two (three?) years ago, the fights went quickly higher and higher. Not so much because of the limtied tactical part as such, but as all forces were concentrated into a small area and a race for altitude began.

Was actually the only aspect I did like about that setup.

[Guppy35]

I remember, when the limited capture mode (path of advance thing) was tested in LWB two (three?) years ago, the fights went quickly higher and higher. Not so much because of the limtied tactical part as such, but as all forces were concentrated into a small area and a race for altitude began.

Was actually the only aspect I did like about that setup.

I'm not even talking path of advance.  I guess I'm probably thinking of the old AW map where it was just those three bases that could be captured and there were massive fights over them all the time.  if you got a foothold, you had to defend it.  They were just there to help produce the fight.   Guess I'm just being nostalgic

[AWwrgwy]

I would love to see an uncapped LWM arena in conjunction with the current two we have.

Or at least smaller maps across the board.

You won't see an uncapped arena with a capped arena.  What would be the point of the second arena?  The heard goes where the rest of the heard is.

Small map in one, large in the other, progressive base taking in one, not in the other, where ever the crowd is, that's where everyone will want to be.

I see interesting ideas though.

 


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