Alchemists gone rook

[hotard]

As most of you who frequent the BBS know, the Alchemists have switched to the rooks.

Our intent in making this move was either to ballance the game, or completely unballance it to the point that changes are made.

How can that be you ask?

IMHO I perceive 2 persistant issues.

1. too much 2 countries v 1.
There will always be that to some extent, but it seemed to me (and others) to have gotten pervasive.  Our goal was to see that everyone got a taste of a 2 front war. 

The only other way to guarentee that happens would be to have a 2 country game, and I for one don't see that happening.

2. ENY is ineffective as a ballance.

ENY is based upon percentages. It doesn't begin to kick in untill 1 country has a certain percentage over either of the other 2.  My observation is that with this system ENY unfairly penalizes when the numbers in the MA are low, but completely fails as a ballance mechanism when the numbers are larger. For example if one side has a 10 or so  player advantage when the numbers are low, this can result in an eny of 15-20 or more . 10 players spread across the map is insignificant. However when the number are higher you can have a case where 1 side has a 40 player advantage, or nearly half again as many players as the lower number side, and at the same time have and ENY of less than 5. IIRC there were 95 Bish, 96 Knights and 137 Rooks, with an ENY for Rooks of 4.5.  So aside from cost of perk rides, and B-29's there is no peanilty. a 40 player advantage is huge and usually results in a roll. If the goal if ENY is to provide some ballance against lop-sided numbers then the formula should be changed, or ENY should be abandoned.

Another ENY suggestion I have heard is tie it to the towns. The higher the ENY for your country, the larger percentage of a town that must be taken down to turn the flag white. At the same time the opposing countries should need to take less of the town down to get a white flag.

Any way that's my 0.02.

Board trolls flame away.

For all others, constructive discussion welcome and encouraged.

[hotard]

P.S. Some of you might be interested to know Chewie has retired from the game.

[jamdive]

I doubt anyone will notice.

[caldera]

ENY kicks in too slow and not strongly enough, IMO. 

[68ZooM]

ok i understand now you went rook to be with the vTards that went Rook, most knew it would be a matter of time before you guys left to go join them. so now your going to purposely unbalance the sides so they can make changes to the game. sounds real childish to me.  who cares if chewie left his crappy game play was passed down is all.

[BaldEagl]

Tiny little people who think the world revolves around them.  Tsk tsk.

Good luck with that then.

[bj229r]

When one country gets big enough (OR too small, as I have seen) the other 2 countries stop fighting each other, and the large country gets ganged, and suffers the indignity of ENY at the same time

[Citabria]

since I am ussually on the lowest numbers side this means I will have more targets with limited skill and big egos in midwar high eny airplanes to slaughter?


keep up the good work! I am loving the free 262's and king tigers over here!

[bmwgs]

Seems to me it time to put up or shut up.  Now it's time to see if all those players who claim they switch to fly the lower number side will do so.  I'm am willing to bet for the most part,,,,,,,,,,NOT.....      

Fred

[ghi]

It's a lot more fun in out# team, cheap jets, no need to fly 2 sectors to find some action; frustrating only if you care about score,k/d, win war; take a break and watch Family Guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWHJk5g9DOE 

[killrDan]

P.S. Some of you might be interested to know Chewie has retired from the game.

What's his new shade..er I mean name?

[A8TOOL]

Alch's left to hold hands with the tards plain and simple. W/O the tards your missions were nothing. Neither of you can complete a mission without overwhelming #'s.

Here is a squad that knew how to take bases the hard way and make a lot of kills doing it.

Anyone have a copy of that vDallas letter where he bashes Bish squads and says Alchs will be changing countries with them?


Late War Tour 100 Bomber Scores for
Aces & 8's
   Score      Rank  

Damage Points    46442142.07    2
Field Captures    54    1

Late War Tour 100 Attack Scores for
Aces & 8's
   Score      Rank  

Damage Points    14711017.45    1


Late War Tour 100 Vehicles and Boats Scores for
Aces & 8's
   Score      Rank  

Kill Points    566904.97    4
Damage Points    25456829.47    1
Field Captures    122    2

Late War Tour 100 Statistics for
Aces & 8's
   Fighter     Bomber     Attack     Veh./Boat     Total
Kills    2426    179    2288    5157    10050
Assists    702    39    724    974    2439

Late War Tour 100 Statistics for
Aces & 8's Over 10,000 kills with nearly 200 bases takesmostly all the hard way with just a handful of guys if anyone remembers how we worked.

   Fighter     Bomber     Attack     Veh./Boat     Total
Rank    4           22           12            6               2

[mbailey]

You forgot to mention that the A8s are also a classy bunch Tool 

[Reaper90]

ok i understand now you went rook to be with the vTards that went Rook, most knew it would be a matter of time before you guys left to go join them.

Here all this time I thought the "alchemists" were already part of the v-girls. 

[hotard]

You forgot to mention that the A8s are also a classy bunch Tool 

"Alch's left to hold hands with the tards plain and simple. W/O the tards your missions were nothing. Neither of you can complete a mission without overwhelming #'s."

Yup oozes class.