Questions about the AVA

[CAP1]

i know this isn't the basic topic of htis thread..........but oh well.......

i went into the ava tonight....there were only 2 or 3 others when i logged in. i wanted to do some ground attack, so i flew a hurri to a v-base. friggin grumpy that sneaky bastage! popped me a half dozen times from one of the manned guns. i dunno how, 'cause i can't hit anything from them, but he added challenge to that.
 finally got em all down, so i went north, and grabbed a p-40. first off....what a friggin WRECK!!! squeaky flaps, no power, chipped paint...sheesh. i think i got spoiled in my pee38 o doom.

 anyway, ended up about 10 of us in between 4 bases. now, before you all say that's nothing......this map is small. a couple sectors would only take a couple of minutes. it was constant fighting. twizzty broke my creaky ole p-40, so with (REVENGE...REVENGE.....REVENGG GGGGGGEEEEEEEE) running through my head, i headed back out, flapping hard as i could, and kinda sorta almost might've picked him outta his fight with panos.    

 got into a fight with longbow<<S>>.....friggin EXCELLENT 109 driver...probably some of the best i've seen....... got rammed by rammy, who promptly apologized...and i told him to not sweat it, 'cause he had "E" on me, so i cut my turn early, and misjudged...so it was as much my own fault as his......i saw pangea in there, but didn't get to fight him....which was prolly good for me ego, as we all know he's one of the best 109 drivers out there too.
 there was puma44, 78thboom, and some other good guys too.

 it was really a good night.

i forgot to add a few things.......puma44...i think i ho'd ya once........and i do apologize for that. it wasn't delibret......i couldn't tell which way you were going.

 longbow........i just watched the film of our fight.....i can't believe you were moving that 109 like that, with oil and blood all over the windscreen. that single fight made the night sir. <<S>>

and twizzty......i'm kinda almost sorry for picking you......sorta.

 definitly a great bunch o guys to fly with. 

[dedalos]

i know this isn't the basic topic of htis thread..........but oh well.......

i went into the ava tonight....there were only 2 or 3 others when i logged in. i wanted to do some ground attack, so i flew a hurri to a v-base. friggin grumpy that sneaky bastage! popped me a half dozen times from one of the manned guns. i dunno how, 'cause i can't hit anything from them, but he added challenge to that.
 finally got em all down, so i went north, and grabbed a p-40. first off....what a friggin WRECK!!! squeaky flaps, no power, chipped paint...sheesh. i think i got spoiled in my pee38 o doom.

 anyway, ended up about 10 of us in between 4 bases. now, before you all say that's nothing......this map is small. a couple sectors would only take a couple of minutes. it was constant fighting. twizzty broke my creaky ole p-40, so with (REVENGE...REVENGE.....REVENGG GGGGGGEEEEEEEE) running through my head, i headed back out, flapping hard as i could, and kinda sorta almost might've picked him outta his fight with panos.    

 got into a fight with longbow<<S>>.....friggin EXCELLENT 109 driver...probably some of the best i've seen....... got rammed by rammy, who promptly apologized...and i told him to not sweat it, 'cause he had "E" on me, so i cut my turn early, and misjudged...so it was as much my own fault as his......i saw pangea in there, but didn't get to fight him....which was prolly good for me ego, as we all know he's one of the best 109 drivers out there too.
 there was puma44, 78thboom, and some other good guys too.

 it was really a good night.

i forgot to add a few things.......puma44...i think i ho'd ya once........and i do apologize for that. it wasn't delibret......i couldn't tell which way you were going.

 longbow........i just watched the film of our fight.....i can't believe you were moving that 109 like that, with oil and blood all over the windscreen. that single fight made the night sir. <<S>>

and twizzty......i'm kinda almost sorry for picking you......sorta.

 definitly a great bunch o guys to fly with. 

I know, I am going to be the bad guy again for stating the obvious,  but do you see the problem with the AvA?

In summary, you went into an arena with 2 or 3 guys and:
You shot at buildings,
Got killed by maned ack,
You picked someone involved in a fight,
Had a great collision,

But at list you did it realistically since there were no icons 

[ImADot]

I know, I am going to be the bad guy again for stating the obvious,  but do you see the problem with the AvA?

In summary, you went into an arena with 2 or 3 guys and:
You shot at buildings,
Got killed by maned ack,
You picked someone involved in a fight,
Had a great collision,

But at list you did it realistically since there were no icons 

Ah, thanks for clearing this up for me.  I've been in the AvA a few times before, and spent the last couple of evenings there.  I thought it was an arena to do what you wanted, within the arena settings and planesets provided.  According to you, it sounds like there should only be airspawns with no ground or bases.  It should be set up so only 2 guys can be in the arena (or at least a sector) at any one time (and on opposite sides) so they can private duel all night long.

Rgr that.

[captain1ma]

you missed the point dedalos, there were only a few guys, then because there were a few guys in there, a few more came in. the numbers rise because he actually went into the AVA and played, and this helped other people see that there actually were people in there.

all you need is a small population and other people will come, because there are people in there. so he went in and he had, what was his idea of fun, and it became more fun, because more people came.

so to that respect, to those of you that are curious about the AVA, go in and try it out, fly around, blow up buildings, dog fight and have fun. its like a field of dreams, build it and they will come. populate it and more people will come.

 

[dedalos]

Ah, thanks for clearing this up for me.  I've been in the AvA a few times before, and spent the last couple of evenings there.  I thought it was an arena to do what you wanted, within the arena settings and planesets provided.  According to you, it sounds like there should only be airspawns with no ground or bases.  It should be set up so only 2 guys can be in the arena (or at least a sector) at any one time (and on opposite sides) so they can private duel all night long.

Rgr that.

I m glad we understand each other 

You can do what you want, but if you fight buildings and pick when 3 or 4 guys are there, do not expect the arena to have any numbers.  We can get that in the MA.  What exactly is it that makes it special?  Oh, I forgot, no icons == easier to pick 

And why is it empty again?  I understand it is because people don;t go there so others don;t follow, but why people that go there don't stay?

[jimson]

you missed the point dedalos, there were only a few guys, then because there were a few guys in there, a few more came in. the numbers rise because he actually went into the AVA and played, and this helped other people see that there actually were people in there.

all you need is a small population and other people will come, because there are people in there. so he went in and he had, what was his idea of fun, and it became more fun, because more people came.

so to that respect, to those of you that are curious about the AVA, go in and try it out, fly around, blow up buildings, dog fight and have fun. its like a field of dreams, build it and they will come. populate it and more people will come.

 

Roger that.

It's a good way to get something started.

Sometimes I go in alone and start practicing some ground attack stuff or bombing and it's not long before I have a few guys to fight with.

You need practice dive bombing? Skip the TA, go in AvA, grab an unfamiliar plane and have some fun!

[CAP1]

I know, I am going to be the bad guy again for stating the obvious,  but do you see the problem with the AvA?

In summary, you went into an arena with 2 or 3 guys and:
You shot at buildings,
Got killed by maned ack,
You picked someone involved in a fight,
Had a great collision,

But at list you did it realistically since there were no icons 

you missed the point. that was the beginning. the night ended in great battles on evenly matched sides.

[Dichotomy]

Kind of like poking a stick in a hornets nest eh cap?

I'm looking forward to tonights ruckus  

Win, lose, or draw, I know I'm going to laugh and learn a few things that will come in handy in the future.   <S>

[uptown]

Would it be possible to give an annoucement in the MAs to let folks know you have some action about to happen in there? You know like when a special event or KOTH is about to start up. That too might help in getting poeple over there that otherwise wouldn't know about it. Maybe some from the boards here that complain about the hoardes, caps and ENY in the late war arenas might want to check it out too.
I'll see if I can round some guys up for the weekend.  

[CAP1]

I m glad we understand each other 

You can do what you want, but if you fight buildings and pick when 3 or 4 guys are there, do not expect the arena to have any numbers.  We can get that in the MA.  What exactly is it that makes it special?  Oh, I forgot, no icons == easier to pick 

And why is it empty again?  I understand it is because people don;t go there so others don;t follow, but why people that go there don't stay?

be advised......i only picked twizzty for 2 reasons. 1) because i got in trouble with my cartoon crewchief, for letting him break my squeaky old p-40, and 2) because right now, that's the only way i can beat him. 

 oh yea....and 3) because i could. 

[captain1ma]

Would it be possible to give an annoucement in the MAs to let folks know you have some action about to happen in there? You know like when a special event or KOTH is about to start up. That too might help in getting poeple over there that otherwise wouldn't know about it. Maybe some from the boards here that complain about the hoardes, caps and ENY in the late war arenas might want to check it out too.
I'll see if I can round some guys up for the weekend.  

thats a great idea uptown! ill try it sometime and see what happens.

[CAP1]

Roger that.

It's a good way to get something started.

Sometimes I go in alone and start practicing some ground attack stuff or bombing and it's not long before I have a few guys to fight with.

You need practice dive bombing? Skip the TA, go in AvA, grab an unfamiliar plane and have some fun!

the ta has its place.,.......but you are right. this place is a hundred times better for practicing, as you get the full effect.

[CAP1]

Would it be possible to give an annoucement in the MAs to let folks know you have some action about to happen in there? You know like when a special event or KOTH is about to start up. That too might help in getting poeple over there that otherwise wouldn't know about it. Maybe some from the boards here that complain about the hoardes, caps and ENY in the late war arenas might want to check it out too.
I'll see if I can round some guys up for the weekend.  

that is actually a very good idea.

also, i put forth the idea of the 80th invading this arena one night. i've gotten a couple of positive responses.........could you possibly let us know when the next time pee38's will be in the rotation, so i can inform them?

[dedalos]

be advised......i only picked twizzty for 2 reasons. 1) because i got in trouble with my cartoon crewchief, for letting him break my squeaky old p-40, and 2) because right now, that's the only way i can beat him. 

 oh yea....and 3) because i could. 

All good reasons that promoted good fights and a lot of learning on your part.

[dedalos]

you missed the point dedalos, there were only a few guys, then because there were a few guys in there, a few more came in. the numbers rise because he actually went into the AVA and played, and this helped other people see that there actually were people in there.

I agree, but if I log in because I see 4 or 5 guys in the arena and I see them practicing ack killing, I may get the wrong impression and log off.