NEW CAPTURE SYSTEM IS BULLCRAP!!!

[Simaril]

I fixed it today. Hope to have the host installed today. It is simply that if the town remains ready for over 30 mins with out changing , the flag is restored. But the correct number of buildings is down, the flag is simply not showing the state correctly after 30 mins.

HiTech

He shoots....He SCORES!!

[Scca]

I did a test offline in a 110G.  I killed 24 buildings with 2 500ks bombs, then strafed down all gun emplacements and 20 additional houses, for a total of 44.
With a bit more concentration on my side, I guess probably could have gotten 2-4 buildings more. (BTW, there are 93 buildings in town)

Wow, 24 buildings with +/- 2K bombs, 44 buildings total, one plane, who'd-a-thunk...

Thanks Lusche for the efforts. 

  *****  <---unnamed hater....

[68ZooM]

Keeping an eye on this type of thread, looking  for any real evidence that settings are too low.  So far, this and one other are the only accounts that I have heard of where there is something with some meat on it.   I have to question 68Zoom.  How many folks were in on your capture?  The point being, how many do you think should have to be in on a base capture? 

Is there anything more than a white flag showing that will tell defenders to actually protect the maproom from troops? 

I hope that this has been reported in bug forum as Lusche has suggested.  I can't say how it can be replicated, or if the flag was glitching or the percentage.  Still, this does not report to be an instance where there was a rolled base.  In fact, it sounds that there was an organized attempt by a group of individuals that eventually decided to flood the area with troops.   

To me this sounds like the troops have been mobilized by the new settings.  Someone else characterized the game play as more "fluid".   So unless there is evidence that tweaking the settings higher will further the goals of HTC to deliver a fun immersive form of entertainment that is engaging, let's try not and set the bar back to EZ mode base defense.

chilli, on the ground 2 me in a M3 and 1 M4, in the air maybe 3 to 5 friendlies , i set of lancs flew over town and it was ready to capture before we even got the GV's close, like i said friendlies were keeping the enemy cons busy as well as them chasing the lancs instead of watching the town closer, so i ran to the flag and dropped troops

[grizz441]

Wow, 24 buildings with +/- 2K bombs, 44 buildings total, one plane, who'd-a-thunk...

Thanks Lusche for the efforts. 

  *****  <---unnamed hater....

I'm not hating, just pointing out the absurd embelishment of your original statement:

A couple of thousand pounder's in center of town pretty much raises the flag, deack and done, base taken. 

Even in Lusche's example, he gunned down 20+ buildings, that did not prove your point that you can take the town down with 2 bombs.

[RedTop]

I totally forgot about the base taking....so wrapped up in other forms of fun.....

Getting called names....hoed...picked....and beaten like a stepchild. Retirement looooommmmmssssssss

[SunBat]

Btw, I find the profanity in the title of this thread to be offensive. 

[Babalonian]

Grizz, Kappa and I took a base last night.  It was so awesome we are changing the squad name to vMuppets. 

     

[AAJagerX]

Just for kicks 3 of us tried to take a base a couple nights back.  I was in lancs, we had 1 typh and 1 goon.  Two passes basically shut down the (small) base (fh/vh/bh) and one pass on town white flagged it (4000 lber in the town center, and 2x 500 lbers on other building clusters) the white flag was up at that point.  Typh deacked and the goon dropped.  After that run I do agree that the number of town buildings to capture should be raised a touch.  Either that, or add a couple more auto guns in the town.  

That being said, overall gameplay has been far more enjoyable IMO.  It seems like there's alot more variety when it comes to the fights to be had.  Now, about those strats...

[Scca]

I'm not hating, just pointing out the absurd embelishment of your original statement:
Even in Lusche's example, he gunned down 20+ buildings, that did not prove your point that you can take the town down with 2 bombs.

I never asserted that it took 2 bombs to take the entire town down, only a significant portion of it (I paraphrase of course).  Now go do something productive like correct some spelling/grammer in someones post.

 

[Bubbajj]

DREDIOCK has it spot on.

I suppose I should learn not to post on internet forums under the influence of irritation. However, the point is the same and many have seen the same problem I have but stated it more calmly.

[RELIC]

I fixed it today. Hope to have the host installed today. It is simply that if the town remains ready for over 30 mins with out changing , the flag is restored. But the correct number of buildings is down, the flag is simply not showing the state correctly after 30 mins.

HiTech

Thanks for the fast response.

[Ping]

Thanks for the fast response.

I agree...Thank you HT.

[Chilli]

Just for kicks 3 of us tried to take a base a couple nights back.  I was in lancs, we had 1 typh and 1 goon.  Two passes basically shut down the (small) base (fh/vh/bh) and one pass on town white flagged it (4000 lber in the town center, and 2x 500 lbers on other building clusters) the white flag was up at that point.  Typh deacked and the goon dropped.  After that run I do agree that the number of town buildings to capture should be raised a touch.  Either that, or add a couple more auto guns in the town.  

That being said, overall gameplay has been far more enjoyable IMO.  It seems like there's alot more variety when it comes to the fights to be had.  Now, about those strats...

Okay..........

You did this in the Late War or EW/ MW arena?  I am asking because I am seeing an entirely different thing.  Anyway, two passes on the base in Lancasters and nobody was able to get up and challenge you and your Typhoon escort, before your second pass.  I say that was a well put together and executed plan.  You absolutely deserved that field. 
Change the % of town buildings because  no one bothers to check the map to see  what bases are under attack or bother to defend?    We might as well change the M4 75 while we are at it, because it does too good of a job destroying buildings. 

With all of the complaints about being too ridiculously easy, I am still hearing from folks how ridiculously fun the settings are. 

[doomed]

I agree with chilli. If nobody bothers to come defend it its not a fair test then. I am CO of a small squad and we also captured some towns last weekend( there was 8 of us on though) and the first 3 had very little resistance and we took them the 4 th had medium resistance and we had to call in help from other Knights. After that the rooks was defending everything and no more bases was captured without a very big fight.

The new system might be a little weak or maybe not but i have enjoyed the game so much more now than before. Everywhere you go you can find a fight, big or small there everywhere and its been a blast.

[crazyivan]

Well I'm not complaining. I'm glad you're enjoying yourselves. I just liked the idea of tweaking the town %down for capture. Even if it's only for the medium ,or larger bases. That big arse white flag is funny to see. French towns, white flags, what are we trying to imply here Hitech hmm.