Is this what Hitech wants?

[killnu]

"When did you stop beating your wife".

HiTech

When I got tired of her and shipped her back...new one on order from Russia now.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Little Kid/2weeker out...

That part was correct. 

[EskimoJoe]

How so?

The first thing that came to mind was the latest, biggest release. The B-29.
What's it good for? Absolutely nothing. Sure, it has ords, sure, it's buff.
But what's it really for in terms of gameplay?

Burning mass amounts of time?
Perks? Which are obtained undoubtedly by 'score minded' players, in one way or another?
Strats are almost always too far away and worthless to bother hitting. They don't provide
much anything other than a few extra perks.
Maybe hitting towns and fields? But who wants to spend an hour protecting their perks
in the outer reaches of atmosphere to hit a couple hangars?

Will it generate large, high-altitude fights? More than likely not, considering the time
'wasted' and the common 'protect my perks!' mindset of players.

Just a few thoughts I've had.

[Kazaa]

I love the B-29. Its perk price is ridiculously high though.

[EskimoJoe]

I somewhat agree Kazaa. I've had my giggles with it so far in the TA.
Lost all my bomber perkies because it couldn't pull any harder than 2g
at 200mph though, quite sad really.

[Kazaa]

Why did you need to pull more then 2G in a bomber for?

[EskimoJoe]

Spiral descent from angels 30 to the deck. Pulled a tad too hard once I
had deployed 100% flaps and on my turn to final approach.

Whoops 

[Kazaa]

Oh that sucks.

[Urchin]

I can understand why they put the B-29 in. The players ASKED for it! I honestly think that it is pretty cool that they put it in because of that, even if I'm not a big fan of the plane.

It'll be cool for scenarios, if we get an expanded Japanese planeset.

You could even do fantasy 'what-ifs' and do an 8th AF B-29 scenario.

[PJ_Godzilla]

 This is a very simple dumbed down version of what we use to play.

Does that mean you used to have to set your radiator flap and prop pitch manually?

I'm not trying to be sarcastic - I'm genuinely interested in the answer.

[The Fugitive]

Yes vudu your solution to the horde was for me to fly around for 3 hours porking ords along a front. First off porking ords takes away someone fun, not going to do it. I'm no against the "war" I just think that seeing it a game and we are all suppose to have fun at it that the horde might be broken up a bit so I could enjoy 3-4 vs 1 instead of always haveing 10 vs 1.

As to being "dumbed down" no it's not fuel management or other things like that. It's the game play that is dumbed down. Mission were planned out for tactical reasons, not for base counts. Air to air was much more than being a good picker, or the better shot during the HO. Bombers flew at alt and in groups with cover, now they are easy kill counts for most people.... Well 999000 doesn't count, he's abnormal but then again he proves another point. How many kills from a bomber are fighters, how many are GV's?

We play in "quake mode" now compared with how we use to play.

[kvuo75]

Does that mean you used to have to set your radiator flap and prop pitch manually?

we have prop pitch in the game.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

we have prop pitch in the game.

Having it and being forced to use it like you were in real life is two different things. IIRC it took a P38 somewhere close to 20 seconds to do every necessary setting from cruise to combat. Imagine being bounced and occupied with trying to keep your engines alive for the first 20 seconds. Deadly stuff.

[CptTrips]

First off porking ords takes away someone fun, not going to do it.

Doesn't shooting someone down take away their fun?

Doesn't egging their tank take away someone's fun?

Doesn't blowing them out of the sky with AA take aways someone's fun?

Doesn't taking their bases take away someone's fun?

Doesn't taking away their CV take aways someone's fun?

Doesn't strafing the troops someone just dropped take away their fun?

Doesn't bouncing someone who is not paying attention to their SA take away someone's fun?

I think you are one of those people who want to give all the soccer kids a trophy so no ones feelings are hurt.




If this game is played right, what you do to the enemy should have them screaming, spitting mad, smashing stuff on their desk, and re-upping with dark, bloody vengence in mind.

Fun is for gurls.  Feel the "Hate".  

,
Wab

[Yeager]

The first thing that came to mind was the latest, biggest release. The B-29.
What's it good for? Absolutely nothing. Sure, it has ords, sure, it's buff.
But what's it really for in terms of gameplay?

I like it.  What more do you require?  I hate whatever plane you call your favorite.  So what.