AVA icon settings

[MarineUS]

I have an opinion on this.

Not necessarily in order of importance.

1st. Equipment limitations. It has to be accepted that more people would rather fly any plane they want at any time.

2nd. Objectives. There is no simple way to have objectives and an automatic win the war reset like the very simple MA base capture system. We are trying to provide this sort of thing manually.

3rd. Perks. There is no way for us to set our own perk prices to fit the scenario, so we have no usable perk system.

4th. Tradition? There has long been controversy and bad blood associated with the arena, and some of that lingers today.

5th. Stability. As the arena uses custom tables they are subject to getting scrambled by server maintenance and such and the arena can often be screwed up when people log in to play

6th. Emptiness breeds emptiness. There is a lemming effect (apologies to Dawger for stealing that line) There is likely a fairly sizable population that does prefer a more historically immersive environment, but it's impossible to get them all in the arena at the same time.

Not wanting to be the first ones in waiting around for others to show up, they trade this preference for the action they can find in the MA.

Finally, the very nature of all this is that the AvA is always trying to find that magic formula that will bring the most success, continually pleasing some and pissing off others, leaving it always in a state of argument and turmoil, but we continue to try, because its our home and we refuse to give up.

 

jimson

^this

[noTch]

Friend: ZERO
Foe: ZERO



**Member of the No Neon Signs movement**

Again I though I put my 2 cents worth in here, DANG!!!!!!

Was curious, when will it be going back to No Icons.  Which by the way, can be accomplished simply by ME turning off icons but the enemy having a neon sign to me doesn't seem fair so I turn them back on.  

Anyway,  are we getting our 'No Icon AvA' back?

[captain1ma]

right now its going to be 3k for both, like the FSO. if the population were to swell and people want them off again, we can revisit the issue.

[noTch]

    OK   

Think I will still enjoy the good fight 

[Puma44]

right now its going to be 3k for both, like the FSO. if the population were to swell and people want them off again, we can revisit the issue.

So, if the population doesn't swell, what's the plan?

[MarineUS]

to get it bitten by a spider or something so it will swell up. Duh.  

[Dawger]

right now its going to be 3k for both, like the FSO. if the population were to swell and people want them off again, we can revisit the issue.

The population rising would be a reason to leave the icons on, not turn them off.

[TequilaChaser]

AvA is special for a reason though. It's not meant for your every day MA player.

Widewing is not your every day MA player.............. playah !

[Seadog36]

The times I fly in the AVA I enjoy:
3k Friendly
off for Enemy

I agree w daddog~ +1

[Zeagle]

I will be flying in there more often. The only reason to go to the MA is simply the amount of action.

Wonder why HTC didn't set up the whole thing as AVA in the first place? It adds some historical feel to the sim.

Anyway, keep up the good work. I can help do stuff for the AVA if help is needed (maps, 3d models, etc)

[jimson]

I can help do stuff for the AVA if help is needed (maps, 3d models, etc)

If you make terrains, we could use lot's of small ones 64X64 or 128X128.

USRanger is head of the AvA terrain team.

[USRanger]

PM sent

[Zeagle]

Looking forward to contributing something eventually. 

[Dawger]

Looks like the AvA guys had a little advance knowledge of this last update or they are pre-cognizant

[trap78]

Dawger; since the last update what is the lowest distance icons can be set too....100yds, 10yds?