Was AH ever....

[ToeTag]

A two country game?

Would it help the further development of the game?

Would it help future additions to be more easily implemented?

Would it help make maps easier to be introduced?

Would it make game play better?

Answer but please leave a reason.

[RedBull1]

A two country game?

Would it help the further development of the game?

Would it help future additions to be more easily implemented?

Would it help make maps easier to be introduced?

Would it make game play better?

Yup

Nope

Nope

Nope

Nope

[Arlo]

Yup

Nope

Nope

Nope

Nope

AvA

[ACE]

Yup

Nope

Nope

Nope

Nope

Leave a reason lol.

[Copprhed]

look at the way the three individual sides play the game. All three are totally different, and IMHO, it would damage the game by limiting the styles that the three individual sides have gravitated to. This has occurred because like minds tend to congregate, and if sides were limited, it would lessen the fun of the game;

[coombz]

look at the way the three individual sides play the game. All three are totally different

  no, they're not

I like the idea of a change to two countries (although I don't think it'll happen)

My reasoning would be that for people like me who can only play in off-peak type hours when there are less than 100 players on (or even less than 50 ) it would probably make it a bit easier to get a fight (as opposed to completely impossible, as it is now)

[Fish42]

3 sides create an effective balance in numbers. even if side A has more numbers at a given time, by the time your extra numbers have helped push the Bs front, Side B or C will have gained numbers or A will have lost some. This keeps the fronts fluid.

With 2 sides the side with the numbers will quickly roll the other. there is no third side to help keep them in check or draw numbers away from the horde front. There could be a balancing mechanics, but this would annoy some and keep the front stale.
The only way to move the front would be via a group of skilled players being placed against lesser ones. This would frustrate many newer players and drive them out before they learnt the game.

[The Fugitive]

3 sides create an effective balance in numbers. even if side A has more numbers at a given time, by the time your extra numbers have helped push the Bs front, Side B or C will have gained numbers or A will have lost some. This keeps the fronts fluid.

With 2 sides the side with the numbers will quickly roll the other. there is no third side to help keep them in check or draw numbers away from the horde front. There could be a balancing mechanics, but this would annoy some and keep the front stale.
The only way to move the front would be via a group of skilled players being placed against lesser ones. This would frustrate many newer players and drive them out before they learnt the game.

This is the correct answer. I'm not positive, but I think Hitech post they tried 2 and found that 3 works better.

[gyrene81]

This is the correct answer. I'm not positive, but I think Hitech post they tried 2 and found that 3 works better.

yep, he sure did, a couple of times since i've been here...probably a few before that.

[Butcher]

I don't remember a two country game, I do remember two arenas. Your squad would be in the second arena while you are stuck joining the first arena due to population cap. Where in the first arena you have no squad members in your arena, and your country was probably being horded in the process so you spent hours flying alone until both arenas opened up or another unlucky squadmate logged on (if he didnt get lucky and get in the main arena first).

This was one of the main reasons I hopped countries and ignored squads for a very long time, i assumed it was never going to change - you had no use for a squad since you never got to fly with them unless it was FSO or something.

[SIK1]

I don't remember two countries,other than in the AvA, but I've only been here since 2001.

[Fish42]

I don't remember two countries,other than in the AvA, but I've only been here since 2001.

I think it was done in his last game... mind blank on that games name, but it was in/before the early 90s

[Max]

Warbirds

[Oldman731]

Warbirds

And AW.  HTC has been studying this for quite a long while.

- oldman

[SIK1]

And AW.  HTC has been studying this for quite a long while.

- oldman

I don't remember AW being two countries either, but I didn't join AW until it went free on AOL. ('95-'96, somewhere in there).