A Korean war arena

[matt]

BEARCATand P86 for the Korean base capturing arena..  

                  flak

[Slash27]

Then you have the vast majority of the players on the side with the F-86 hoping to see a player take up a MiG-15 so they can gang him.

Why are we assuming that's the case?

[ariansworld]

Isn't the F86 and Mig16 already modeled???? I remember a while back HTC posted a picture of the HTC garage........ and they F86 and the Mig15 were in there.

[Karnak]

Why are we assuming that's the case?

Evidence supporting it is the plane choices already in AH.  The P-51D is by no means the best fighter in the game, good yes, but for air-to-air there are multiple superior choices.  Despite that, the P-51D is, by far, the single most common airplane in the game.

In addition, for most Americans, the majority of the player base, there is no "cool" factor for North Korea or Soviet equipment like there is for WWII Germany and German equipment.

Look at how hard it is for events to get enough players to show up for the Japanese side when it is US vs Japan.

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in FA, I tried the jets, ehhh

  couldn't they add the prop planes that also fought in Korea? I am not sure off hand what they were?  which were they ?   This place in like a living breathing encyclopedia.....

[Vudak]

I would very much welcome a Korean War arena and would frequent it much more often than the WW1 arena.  I'd say you'd need the F-86 and MiG-15 to start off free, but eventually, as the plane set is filled out, it could become the "super-prop" arena with the jets featuring a light (5-10) perk.

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I would very much welcome a Korean War arena and would frequent it much more often than the WW1 arena.  I'd say you'd need the F-86 and MiG-15 to start off free, but eventually, as the plane set is filled out, it could become the "super-prop" arena with the jets featuring a light (5-10) perk.

I agree that would be the best bet.

[Guppy35]

If you are doing Korea right, it's not going to be just 86s and Mig 15s.   Think Sea Fury, Banshee, F9F Panther, F80, F84, F4U-4, F51D, Skyraiders, Seafire 47, A26s, La9, IL10, Yak 9 etc.  With a proper tactical element to it, the airwar would be both up high with the Jets and down low with the ground attack birds.  Already have a T34/85.  Update the Sherman to an M4A3E8, throw in the Pershing and the tankers could be busy

It would be interesting to try and survive in an F84E or Panther.  Kinda makes me want to watch "The Bridges at Toki Ri" again

[Slash27]

Evidence supporting it is the plane choices already in AH.  The P-51D is by no means the best fighter in the game, good yes, but for air-to-air there are multiple superior choices.  Despite that, the P-51D is, by far, the single most common airplane in the game.

In addition, for most Americans, the majority of the player base, there is no "cool" factor for North Korea or Soviet equipment like there is for WWII Germany and German equipment.

Look at how hard it is for events to get enough players to show up for the Japanese side when it is US vs Japan.

Ok, but don't you think in  gaming environment they are going to gravitate to the more nimble Mig-15 with the big nasty cannons at some point? And as Dan pointed out there are a lot of opitions on the table besides the Mig vs Sabre.

[guncrasher]

Then you have the vast majority of the players on the side with the F-86 hoping to see a player take up a MiG-15 so they can gang him.

I will have a standing 100 dollar bet against any of you that if there is ever a korea arena, this majority you are talking about will be 2 or 3 players against 1,  if that many.

semp

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I will have a standing 100 dollar bet against any of you that if there is ever a korea arena, this majority you are talking about will be 2 or 3 players against 1,  if that many.

semp

I not take that bet

[Delirium]

I remember the Korean arena we had in Airwarrior, it was just as dead as the WWI arena. We did have one noteworthy scenario based on Korea but otherwise the entire arena was a waste of space. I'm not in charge, but if I was I wouldn't even bother creating a Korean based arena looking at the numbers we have in the WWI arena daily on Aces High.

Instead, I'd rather see HTC devote their time to things we need; like a strategic system the war winnners and buff pilots could enjoy, filling out the plane set (in particular the Japanese), continuing to improve the damage modeling (including hit sprites), etc etc.

[Slash27]

Party pooper

[Shifty]

If you are doing Korea right, it's not going to be just 86s and Mig 15s.   Think Sea Fury, Banshee, F9F Panther, F80, F84, F4U-4, F51D, Skyraiders, Seafire 47, A26s, La9, IL10, Yak 9 etc.  With a proper tactical element to it, the airwar would be both up high with the Jets and down low with the ground attack birds.  Already have a T34/85.  Update the Sherman to an M4A3E8, throw in the Pershing and the tankers could be busy

It would be interesting to try and survive in an F84E or Panther.  Kinda makes me want to watch "The Bridges at Toki Ri" again

Oh yeah! 

[ariansworld]

Isn't the F86 and Mig16 already modeled???? I remember a while back HTC posted a picture of the HTC garage........ and they F86 and the Mig15 were in there.

Here is a link........  http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,304134.30.html