Old strat system poll

[Oddball-CAF]

 

  A big thumbs up from me. As it stands, there is literally no operational or strategic aspect
left in AH and it's been that way since the strats got taken away and the hanger times
dropped to a ridiculously low 15 minutes.

Regards, Odd

[Lusche]

  A big thumbs up from me. As it stands, there is literally no operational or strategic aspect
left in AH and it's been that way since the strats got taken away and the hanger times
dropped to a ridiculously low 15 minutes.

Regards, Odd

The strats haven't been taken away. They are more strategic than before, because they affect a whole country instead of just a small  part of it. If that's not strategic, I don't know what is ...

The hangar down times have been at 15 minutes at least as long as I'm playing AH. I'm not aware they had been longer at any point 

[Oddball-CAF]

  In using the term "strategic", I do not merely refer to what you call the "strats". I know
they're there and I fully grasp what's behind 'em.
  As to the FHs down time, they used to be down for thirty minutes. As well,
hitting fuel dumps at a field had a much greater effect than it does now.
  Little by little as I stated, and I stand by my words, the operational and
strategic nature of the game is gone. Poof..
  Scratch your head all you like.  

[Lusche]

 As to the FHs down time, they used to be down for thirty minutes.

When?

Nevermind, found it: Downtime was changed to 15 minutes in... version 1.02, April 2000, shortly after AH I went public.

[BaldEagl]

Yes.  Bring the old strat system back.

[Chilli]

+1  Kinda what everyone else is saying, but I am definitely interested in what HTC has in mind.  Around the time they were preparing for their TOD version, we had hints of upcoming plans.  Since then, there have been tons of wishes granted for new additions to the game mostly in the form of new models and graphic improvements. 

I am pretty sure there was some discussion over dumping the old strat system, and the intended consequences.  As with the split arenas/ arena caps, it may be time to re-evaluate the results. 

Uptown, you bring up a good topic for those of us who like being able to manipulate action on a map through the use of strategy as opposed to brute strength.  Lusche shows brilliance in his suggestion that something even better could be offered.

Who knows, maybe HTC has new V2 rockets and sites that would drastically change the way that we conceive AH warfare to be played.    It wouldn't surprise me if this topic of strategic warfare has not been tabled in meetings with HTC staff.  Oh, to have been a fly on the wall.  Maybe a case of some good scotch with a microphone bug would work 

[Rob52240]

In

[uptown]

In? Is this thread in danger of getting locked is it? 

[uptown]

It seems to me that the game has stagnated. I'm sure others feel the same way. I'd hope that HTC is watching the replies in this thread and bring back the old start system until a better one can be put into place. I really like the idea of zone factories effecting nearby fields. More factories = more targets and IMO would spread the fights out better.
I really can't remember why the old system was shelved to begin with  But I do know it gave the lone player or small group of players a tactical goal or challenge. There were more things to blow up with GVs or planes, more enemy's to spread out, either attacking or defending these areas. It made map watching more interesting and gave a better understanding of how the strats affect overall game play. Attacking supply trains was nothing short of awesome....especially if you weren't talented enough to hold your own in a furball. It was great Jabo practice if nothing else.

One didn't have to climb to 30K and fly for an hour or two to get to a factory either. If nothing else, I feel the old strat system would allow small groups of players to have an effect on controlling the lopsided numbers that result from massive squad missions by better controlling the troop, ack, fuel and ord rebuilding times. This would also make resupply runs more vital.

[MAINER]

+1 

[Noir]

stagnate is the word! To be fair spawn camping evolved quite a bit, but that's it.

[jd]

+ 1 for railyards & trains. I miss swooping down, avoiding train ack in the middle of nowhere.

[Jayhawk]

+1 for something, anything different.  A new better strat?  Yes, please.  Can't do that?  Okay, then the old one.

[RTHolmes]

I miss train hunting in the B25H


... and attacking factories with medium bombers

[Reaper90]

I miss train hunting in the B25H

I miss trains! I'd love to go train hunting in a 25H, the trains disappeared not long after I started playing, or maybe not long after I realized there even were trains.

IIRC, the only time I actually came across an enemy supply train was while chasing an enemy P47 on the deck through his own territory... suddenly he bursts into flames and explodes, with me never having fired a shot....... then I notice I'm taking fire too, from his train below... somehow he got nailed by friendly fire!  I'm looking down at that and saying to myself "WTF?!?! That train is shooting at me!" 

+100 for bringing back trains