Things I need to know before attempting field captures:

[Chilli]

Okay, I used the words "fun" and "challenging".  I did so because I read somewhere that was part of HTC's goals.  I gave my definition of what I think challenging and "not fun" is. 

Easy? Well, if you have 30 something in your squad, like compelling a HORDE to get anything accomplished, and oh yeah, are willing to HO anything that squirts from the "capped" base headed for the last troop skipping over bushes and house tops, carrying a big red flag above their head? 

THEN YES, the pendulum has swung in a big way, in a direction that I DO NOT consider fun (period, end of sentence, rant over).

Thank you to those who posted answers to questions on what will foil captures. 

By the way challenging is when 3 or 4 individuals slip away from the huge dar, make a precision strike and slip troops into a maproom, defenders welcome.  Boring is sitting in line over a "capped" base waiting for your turn to get a vulch assist, or flying a goon to the town to drop your troops and 5 others drop theirs on top of yours.     

Jekyll pointed back to the title and got me back on track, thank you.  Not every attempt will go well, but from a planning stand point, one needs to know a great deal of information.  From a defenders stand point, all they need to know, is when to come in and strafe the troop(s).  So, please allow me to get all my information straight.

• When did the first object go down
• When will the first object pop
• Where can I hide my troops, so they may arrive in time
• How long will it take to get a town ready to accept troops
• How can I convince someone else to spend their $15 bucks into hiding/or bringing troops

  Shuffler, I thought it was "Hooked on This Feeling" and yes music helps 

[Rob52240]

So you're interested in foiling base takes?  It's easy, just be that noob bomber pilot who wanders from base to base dropping the town centers. 

Several times now we have lost captures because large segments of town buildings and ack have popped back up while we had troops in the air or goons over town.

[NatCigg]

the rules for damage down times and supplies function are posted on the htc website. id recommend you read up there and not what you hear on the boards.

as far as trying to win the war...good luck.  most follow squad leadership, fly solo, or dont care.

p.s. keep hope alive, someday a good leader will bring missions back to aces high. until then join the horde and dont get upset.

[ROX]

[Reaper90]

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Go drop some hangers somewhere, toolshedder. You'll feel better!

 


PS - you're sooooooo uber!

[kvuo75]

i'm not even a furballer.. i'm a map watcher/defender which does not fit into the furballer vs. basetaker false dichotomy.  I am weary of anyone in the main arenas who starts with "we need to....."

[curry1]

Ack and towns stay down 45 minutes and cannot be resupplied.

75% of town buildings and 100% of town ack needs to be down to capture.

One thing though, frequently some lone wolf noob bomber pilot will take out large sections of random towns and just keep on flying.  Then when people are trying to capture the base suddenly huge sections of town pop and need to be destroyed again.

Town ack can be resupplied.