Some ideas to discuss

[TequilaChaser]

The order of rotation and length of each isn't really the important part.

The important part is a schedule that is published in advance and adhered to.

If you only one week that's fine.

If you want to skip around in the timeline thats fine too.

But a published schedule needs to occur and it needs to be adhered to. People WANT to know what to expect.

Here are a couple ideas for rotation. Come up with 26 or 52 setups. Divide them into three chronological piles, Early, Mid and Late War. Divide each pile into theaters, say three theaters just for an example that is easy to understand. Western Europe, Pacific and Eastern Front (I would have more than three I think)

And then cycle through weekly or bi-weekly, rotating time period and theater. Early Western, Mid Pacific, Late Eastern then Early Pacific, Mid Eastern, Late Western.

Devise a 6 month schedule and stick to it. Have one day special events within the context of the setup currently running.

And, yes Larry, its fairly obvious that any setup would have to be tailored to the planeset and terrains available but I used to do this in a game much more severely limited in both plane set and terrain availability than Aces High. AH looks to have a treasure trove of available toys in comparison.

this is much more sensible.and Dawger is correct on the AvsA Staff trying to make it to where they can give advanced notice of what is coming up next..or for the next 2 or 3 weeks......

and like Dawger posted, you can still have your "1 off" days of special held events......

[captain1ma]

i think 1 week of the same map is fine. there are some maps that as soon as i see them i wont fly them at all unless the entire squad is in there.

as for limited planesets, thats what sets the AVA apart from the MA's. otherwise you get every 2weeker, or dweeby waif in there spewing my $14.95 and declaring that everyone else sucks or cheats.

keep the limited planesets, it doesnt have to be an exact planeset, it just needs to be fun. the matched planesets oldman uses, sometimes make for the most interesting battles. flying a nikki against a p38 isnt all that much of a challenge, flying a hurr1 against a 109E on the otherhand is a knife fight at its best!

I'm not the best player around but i like to have fun. Larry and oldman and all the rest of the AVA staff try to make it just that.

our job is to help them make it fun for us and to leave out our personal feelings.

i like the idea of a publish schedule of maps, but i also dont think everything needs to be set in stone. sometimes flexibility is more fun then rigid. a surprise here and there cant hurt either.

[cactuskooler]

I'm not an omnipresent figure in the AvA, but I do try to play there when I can. The only time I don't enjoy my stay is when the teams are way uneven. We were just getting slaughtered the other day when it was 2v5. Other than that I can't help but have a great time. Many of my best fights have gone down in the AvA.

keep the limited planesets, it doesnt have to be an exact planeset, it just needs to be fun. the matched planesets oldman uses, sometimes make for the most interesting battles. flying a nikki against a p38 isnt all that much of a challenge, flying a hurr1 against a 109E on the otherhand is a knife fight at its best!

I know what you mean! Those poor nikki's just don't stand a chance. 

[B4Buster]

lol cactus...I was wondering if someone caught that 

Many axis planes have been downed by my P-38! It isn't even a challenge, I totally agree 

[captain1ma]

actually i meant that killing 38's in nikki's isnt much of a challenge   

[B4Buster]

easy there jeager

[Larry]

He's right. P38s are very easy to kill. Mainly because only noob tards fly them.









 

[Chilli]

But manly noob tards 

[Larry]

Girly manly noob tards. 

[cactuskooler]

Ohhh I've never been soo insulted in my life!

 

[B4Buster]

Ohhh I've never been soo insulted in my life!

 

cactus, getting downed by a bomber is hard for some people to handle 

[Krusty]

As far as experience and suggestions go... Make fuel burn 2.0.

Too many times you find folks commenting like "109E vs hurr1! A real knife-edge fight!" -- only if the 109E has 10% fuel onboard. Only if you took off with nothing in the tanks, still have enough to climb to 20k, cruise around for half an hour, and engage an anemy with no fuel weight whatsoever.

Many times (over the years) folks took great pride in the AvA for outflying plane "X" in plane "Y" -- but only because they milk the performance factor with no fuel onboard.

Try the same in a 109E with 75% fuel vs a hurr1 with 75%, and it's not so close a fight, tellyawhut.

I believe the comments about the P-38 may be similar situations. It's a fine plane, but unless it's on fumes, a number of IJN/IJA planes can give it a heart attack in short order.

[Slash27]

actually i meant that killing 38's in nikki's isnt much of a challenge   

Was the 38 parked?

[captain1ma]

noooooooo, i get lucky.......sometimes!! 

[Oldman731]

Make fuel burn 2.0.

What do others think about this?

- oldman