The question is what will it take to get more folks in the AvA. The problem I see with the AvA is the planes sets and the historial aspect of it. I mentioned in another thread about how adding the full plane set would be a good idea. And I still stand behind that statement....to a degree. I don't mean having Ki61s or nikis at the BoB or 109s at Midway, but rather the full plane set for that respective country in the battle.
It's great that the AvA staff want to keep everything historically correct, but why not have the historical stuff as special events and have the players allowed to choose their own Axis or Allied ride at other times in there.
The arena is just too restrictive. It's like ENY hell in there. People complain about the ENY in the MAs. Does anyone really believe they will go to the AvA and fly a B5N when they're tired of the ENY somewhere else?
I say make it a true AvA arena and let the 2 sides duke it out. Historical battles are awesome but as I said before, make them a special event...not the norm. Do away with ENY, caps and all the other stuff the players come to the boards to complain about, and lets see what happens. Yeah it might flop, but what if it works out? I think most of us can agree that the way things stand in there now, it's not attracting players. try something different.
And Slash if you're reading this, I'm not trying to step on any toes here man. I'm just wanting to share my thoughts on the AvA and what can be done to make it a better arena for us all to enjoy. The maps are the best in the game IMO and most people don't even see them because they log on to see 5 in the arena and don't even bother checking it out. I know you guys work hard to keep it going but if you want folks to get in there and play, you have to come up with something different then what we have now. 
i understand what you're trying to say. but as for eny......one of my squaddies made a comment about eny the other night. it was too high to get a 38j or l(i think...i saw this on squad channel, as i was in a different arena). he didn't complain though, he just said he'd take a "G" instead.
i believe that the majority of the players that complain about eny are those that are only willing to fly the "top shelf" aircraft, and possibly have never flown the lower capability aircraft. i know there will be exceptions to this.
look at imadot.......the dude flys spit1 and hurri1, and schools guys in 190's and mustangs. and he has a friggin blast doing it. i haven't seen him in quite awhile, but there was 1duke1.......in a p-40 schooling AND out turning guys in spitfires.
i was somewhat afraid to try the ava, as i don't get much flight time. i thought i was gonna go in there, and find zero fun, thus wasting my time. rangers map, plus the talking about it here lured me in there. it was/is a welcome break from the arcade style play that is developing in the main arenas. i mean....c'mon.......i friggin hate spitfires(flying em that is), and feel like i need a toxic shower to wash the spitfire off of me every time i do fly one(which technically i do when there's a cv vs base battle, as i fly the seafire from the cv).
yet, i flew the spit5 friday night, and had fun in it. i flew a couple in the hurri2 also.........and i jumped a guy trying to raid one of our bases. that was fun, 'cause here i am a little above him, trying to set up the perfect "pounce", without giving my presence away. stalking so to speak. i got him, although i missed on my first burst.
i know that it's not for everyone.....and i don't see myself flying in there exclusively. it's just another way to have a different kind of fun, mixed in with a little more immersion. it's also where i got the storylines i used in those other posts i did.
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