Why dont more people play axis v allies

[Yarbles]

I wish I could get involved in all this squeaking and name calling but sadly when I am on no one is even in AvA

It appears the reason more people arn't in there is because they want to fly a specific palne. I see the measure of any plane as what it is up against. A spit 5 is a different plane in this sense against a 109E or F as compared to a 262 or especially another Spit.

I like flying Spits and Brit planes generally but want to fly them against their historical adversaries as this best explores the strengths and weakneses  and how they developed.

This to me seems to be the obvious purpose or AvA.

I think the other turn off for people apart from this limited plane set thing is that many people in there treat it as their private DA. I wish the DA served them better and people would come to AVA for the historical context because that is OBVIOUSLY what it is for.         

[fudgums]

Yawn...there's a reason HTC made 90 plus planes. Don't stick with one try many

[Yarbles]

AND

Having read quite allot about various air battle its interesting to see how much of this can be reflected in AVA.

[Larry]

People don't treat it as a private DA. Most people that go to the AvA are looking for clean fights. A historical 1v1 and a duel are two different things. With the low number 1v1s or just even fights are what make the arena fun. When there are 15+ people in there is will turn into a big furball which is also fun but usually ends up a HO or vulch fest. Anyways the arena is the way it is because people went in there and in the long run made it into something they enjoy. If you really want to change it to something you enjoy then get some buddies and go in there and do it. Posting here in the BBS does nothing.

[Larry]

This weeks setup for you guys.







BOCAGE

The Western Allies at last have linked their
D-Day beaches, but their attempts to break out of
the bridgehead have been stymied by fierce German
resistance and by the Norman terrain which makes
every pasture a fortress.  Both sides have poured
air assets into the area.  Low-level combat is
an everyday occurrence.

Map:  Ardennes 08 (for lack of a better alternative
  and to encourage low-altitude combat).

The P-51D is available at limited bases because it
was just coming into service during this period.  The
Spit 9 is available at limited bases for balance.


ALLIES (BISHOPS)

B-26
C-47
P-47D25
P-51B
P-51D (at A6,33,49,52,56,70,87,98,104)
Spit 9 (at A6,33,49,52,56,70,87,98,104)
Typhoon
Jeep
The Ms
Firefly Sherman


AXIS (KNIGHTS)

Me-109G6
Me-109G14
C-47
Fw-190A8
Ju-88
Jeep
Osti
Pz Mk IV
SdKfz 251
Tiger I
Wirbelwind


SETTINGS:

Killshooter is on.
Perk points are disabled.  Fly or drive anything.
Friendly collisions are off.
Fuel burn is 1.0.
Visibility is 12.0.
Radar settings historical, as follows:
Tower 237,600
Sector 369,600
Traditional AvA bombsight (must be calibrated).
Ack is .25 (considerably less effective than MA)
Strat is disabled.
Ten troops required for base capture (map room setting
 is .0015)
There is no radio channel one.  By convention,
 people use channel 200 for cross-country
 communications.

AND PLEASE REMEMBER:  Civil behavior is valued,
and required, in this arena.

[Sunka]

Turn Killshooter  off and i will be there.

[Larry]

That will never happen.


We used to have it off and it worked great for a very long time. Then one day the MAs were fubared and people flooded into the AvA. Not shortly after people discovered this and some started sitting in maned acks killing friendlies as they took off. After that Skuzzy himself told the AvA staff to turn it on and keep it that way.

[Sunka]

As i remember in Air Worrier,kill shooter was off,if you shoot friendlies like three times or something you could not up for some time.It teaches people not to zoom in front of me when I'm shooting someone.But.....i know killshooter is not going anywhere.Just a pipe dream.

[Dadsguns]

It got old fast when we were in there doing a bomber mission at um-teen "K" feet and after shooting down all the fighters that intercepted the bomber mission then shooting them down again, and again, on the return trip, why go there to conduct missions when you can do the same thing in the MA.  
The historacle value only pertains to the arena your flying in I will give it that, but shooting down the same pilot multiple times does not even come close to the reality.  

If it had a way of having a one life sortie, it would make it fun and exciting.  

Other than that, you can get hoed, rammed, horded, picked, ganged, etc just like in the MA, except there are more people.  

[JimmyC]

Yarbles , 71 RAF will go up against (+)Presicion in AvA at any given time
should be fun if we can muster some numbers  
Heres to fun & Games
Cheers
Jimmy

[Larry]

It got old fast when we were in there doing a bomber mission at um-teen "K" feet and after shooting down all the fighters that intercepted the bomber mission then shooting them down again, and again, on the return trip, why go there to conduct missions when you can do the same thing in the MA.  
The historacle value only pertains to the arena your flying in I will give it that, but shooting down the same pilot multiple times does not even come close to the reality.  

If it had a way of having a one life sortie, it would make it fun and exciting.  

Other than that, you can get hoed, rammed, horded, picked, ganged, etc just like in the MA, except there are more people.  

 

[hitech]

I have a very different question, why would anyone want to go to the AVA. I am not being facetious, try come up with real reasons.

HiTech

[Dadsguns]

When the MA is full.

[B4Buster]

I have a very different question, why would anyone want to go to the AVA. I am not being facetious, try come up with real reasons.

HiTech

Player's arena. Anyone can muster up friends to bring in there and have historical matchups 24/7.

[Larry]

I have a very different question, why would anyone want to go to the AVA. I am not being facetious, try come up with real reasons.

HiTech

Real reasons have been posted before, but the nay sayers always have something bad to say about those to.