Question for HTC: any plans to upgrade the WWI arena?

[Midway]

Bustr ENTIRE ww1 record (all tours since ww1 tour 1)

last sortie in ww1 arena? over a year and half ago bustr and your waxing on with your typical blatent uninformed BS about what ww1 arena needs when you don't even bother to play it.

ww1 tour 8 10/2010: 2 kills and 2 deaths in DR1. 27 minutes

ww1 tour 3 05/2010 7 kills 11 deaths in dr1 and f1  1 hour 34 minutes

ww1 tour 2 04/2010 60 kills 37 deaths in D7 and Dr1. 7 hours 48 minutes

ww1 tour 1 03/2010 251 kills 159 deaths in mosty Dr1 and some in d7 and f1. 35 hours 50 minutes

why did i bother too look? I started playing AH again in march of this year after a long break. and I have been enjoying the ww1 arena ever since I came back (ww1 tour25-ww1 tour29). and NOT ONCE have I seen you in there bustr. not once.

next time youve got a long winded pile of BS to unload go take a long restroom break and bring a magazine instead of your laptop.

 

I sense something about tweekers and coins coming next. 

[BaldEagl]

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Zing! 

And he went on and on about the Dr-1 despite the fact I had already told him it had been remodeled.   

Of course, as you point out he wouldn't know that.

[Lusche]

Zing! 

And he went on and on about the Dr-1 despite the fact I had already told him it had been remodeled.   

Of course, as you point out he wouldn't know that.

Yet the impact of that remodel was a very minor one, the arena is still dominated by the DR.I.

[Citabria]

well if HTC is unwilling to invest any time in the ww1 arena or add more turn n burn planes or faster bnz planes at least perk the dr1 and group the perk bank from ww1 arena with the othe main arenas.

I would prefer to farm perks in ww1.

it has worked for the midwar arena which constantly has perk farmers.

do they want the ww1 arena to fail? or do they already consider it a failure and have disowned it?

thats a shame considering some subscribers base their subscription choice off the ww1 arena.

[pervert]

Yet the impact of that remodel was a very minor one, the arena is still dominated by the DR.I.

As someone who flew F1 vs DR1 exclusively I would have to disagree with this, the effect was very noticable for me, before even against quite average sticks I could not afford to make a single mistake, now its only hard against the best dr1 sticks, the other guys are easy after the update.

[pervert]

well if HTC is unwilling to invest any time in the ww1 arena or add more turn n burn planes or faster bnz planes at least perk the dr1 and group the perk bank from ww1 arena with the othe main arenas.

I would prefer to farm perks in ww1.

it has worked for the midwar arena which constantly has perk farmers.

do they want the ww1 arena to fail? or do they already consider it a failure and have disowned it?

thats a shame considering some subscribers base their subscription choice off the ww1 arena.

There were a good few deticated ww1 guys that have came and gone to RoF, I was 'tapped up' in there for my email to be added to a RoF mailing list, but who can blame them if HTC refuses to develop the arena, over 2 years now since it was brought in.

Doubtless hitech missed this thread with his busy schedule! but don't worry I pmed him the link  so we should expect an answer any time soon 

[Butcher]

Much as I want a WW1 arena to resemble something like Red Baron II, I rather not take any focus off WW2 aspect of the game.
Its been said before there simply isnt enough manpower to go around.

[Lusche]

As someone who flew F1 vs DR1 exclusively I would have to disagree with this, the effect was very noticable for me, before even against quite average sticks I could not afford to make a single mistake, now its only hard against the best dr1 sticks, the other guys are easy after the update.

I didn't say it's dominating you, I wasn't making any remark on an individual level. I'm talking about the impact on the arena, the total usage and efficiency. And without a doubt, the Dr.I still dominates it:





And bustr IS right in his core critizism: The arena setup as is -  single or at most a handfull of planes meeting each other in a duel-like situation over no-mans land at lowest altitudes with no different tactical purposes - does still favor the Dr.I to a high degree. That'S why the numbers above are as they are.

[pervert]

I still think its revelant, if it becomes a hell of a lot easier for me it should do across the board.

[Lusche]

I still think its revelant, if it becomes a hell of a lot easier for me it should do across the board.

"should" ... but things are what they are, not what you or me think they "should" be

The Dr.I is still largely wiping the floor with its opposition. The numbers above show what really is happening. Exceptions are just that.

[pervert]

"should" ... but things are what they are, not what you or me think they "should" be

The Dr.I is still largely wiping the floor with its opposition. The numbers above show what really is happening. Exceptions are just that.

I'm not buying that explantion unless you can show should and exceptions in a pie chart!

[Lusche]

Just as an additional snippet of information, the total K/D of the DrI vs the other fighters for January to June 2012:

DR.I vs

D.VII - 2.06
F.2B - 2.05
F.1 - 1.9

[BaldEagl]

Maybe if HT's abandoned the WWI arena it's time to allow player modeled planes for submission for that arena only.

I wouldn't know how to do it but I'm sure there are others that would.

[bustr]

Fester,

I played back when it first came out along with everyone. From time to time since then I played for a few sortie to see if it had changed. My squad has even gone in from time to time. It hasn't changed much from talking to them and other players who drop in. I beleive it has untapped potential. But, not the way it is now. The ongoing posts complaining about the super bush whacking Dr1 describe nothing I have not personaly experienced or has been reported since the opening of that arena.

Is it different now? Does everyone saddle up and meet above 5k and epicly fight down to the bushes in solidarity to help remove the bush whacking stigma? Or as usual devolves into who can whack bushes better in a Dr1 nearly from the onset?

At this time it apperes only a very small subset of players in Aces High want to invest their $14.95 into that arena to seek a very specific and unique type of fun.

Currently the Dr1 stigma sits on that arena fair or foul. Has it changed in any significant way to change the overall perceptions of the average player base who have a lower tollerance for overcomeing something like the Dr1 and the current description of the arena? Fester you are not the average player seeking average fun for $14.95 a month. The larger pool of players in any game are not like you nor your skill level. So who are you selling this arena to? Who is the demographic in Aces High you are targeting as the sales rep for the WW1 arena?

Are you selling Ferraris or Chevys to get dancers back on the floor?

[Citabria]

bustr at the moment I'm more interested in convincing you to make your posts concise and to the point than in the merits of the Dr1.

the real mystery is what does HTC think or plan to do about the ww1 arena. here is some possibilities...

1. It's a dead arena we will not waste resorces on it.

2. We don't like Fester because he is a loudmouth know it all and everything he says is like nails on a chalk board to us. We would rather imerse him in burning oil than give him the satisfaction of knowing what we are going to do with the ww1 arena.

3. Waffle built the ww1 planes one weekend when he broke free of the chains keeping him at his desk and he refuses to make anymore until he gets more comfortable chains.

4. We have plans for developing the ww1 arena and are waiting to see if it can draw a steady crowd in its current state before commiting more resources to it.

5. Two weeks.