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[Latrobe]

At the current numbers off hours are just dreadful to me. Even euro primetime suffers a lot, if you came here for the same thing I came for: To fight large MMO battles and experience a wealth of gameplay options.
Where once flying at US prime was a luxury for me, it's these days almost mandatory to get a comparable reliable fun level. I didn't come here to chase a single con here and there.

The numbers at off hours is dreadful but if you can convince everyone to fly in one area then it's a lot of fun. Just now in the MA we're deep in the off hours with less than 30 people in flight and 255 bases. Rooks got a few people together and went for base captures. I had some awesome fun fighting against them anything from 1v1 up to 1v6 (mostly 1v3's or more). I had more fun in those 30 mins I was logged on than I have had during the entire past month peak hours combined.

I don't know if it's just that the people on during the off hours are mostly all fighter jocks or what, but I seem to get way better fights during the off hours. During the peak hours I spend 99% of my time chasing 190s and P-51s back to their ack.

[Rich46yo]

Yeah we'd be back to two arenas again. And the 1946 one wouldnt be limited to 1946 only. It could be a perk farmers heaven or a perk users heaven and it wouldnt be limited to only new designs but also the more advanced designs of already established aircraft. Most of all the Soviet design companies. Including their first jet.

As long as "prototype" was the standard there would be many additions. But...I dont much want to turn this into a 1946 thread. It was just an idea. One I dont think is going to happen.

I feel like 1946 arena would just become the new MA. And that's not a good thing, IMO. I really enjoy the immersion, and that would ruin it for me.

Besides, unless you give the jets free of cost, I feel like it would be mostly US/UK planes shooting at US/UK planes, which would be incredibly boring for me.

I mean the Germans have the Do 335, and the Russians have the La-9, and not a whole lot else. The Japanese are utterly screwed, having the A7M and not a great deal more.

[jimson]

On the WW2 Buffs facebook page, I managed to slip in a link to the AH page.

LOL

[seano]

Maybe an air conditioned small trailer to take to the 4 big ww2 air shows a year.  Like I said, the game dynamic is good.   The flight characteristics are good. 
      Someone was saying they joined up looking for Berlin, London, etc, I've been saying for years, give us the cool small dirt runway airbases from those other specialty arenas.   These are good ideas.  Also I agree there should be only 2 countries.  There would be way more awesome fights with just 2 sides fighting. The numbers are so low and the gameplay so stale, why not try any of these.

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[mthrockmor]

Maybe an air conditioned small trailer to take to the 4 big ww2 air shows a year.  Like I said, the game dynamic is good.   The flight characteristics are good. 
      Someone was saying they joined up looking for Berlin, London, etc, I've been saying for years, give us the cool small dirt runway airbases from those other specialty arenas.   These are good ideas.  Also I agree there should be only 2 countries.  There would be way more awesome fights with just 2 sides fighting. The numbers are so low and the gameplay so stale, why not try any of these.

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Some version though AHs lack of response....

I know there was a response to the 2 country thought, essentially been there done that. I get it though much has changed since AH apparently did that over a decade ago. The side switch rule alone would likely have a very different impact on a 2 country theater. I also like having maps correlate to the actuals. Let us fight over Western Europe for a few days, with Air launches, to incentive buff fights. Then move to the Pacific, etc.

Anyway...something must be done

[seano]

Some version though AHs lack of response....

I know there was a response to the 2 country thought, essentially been there done that. I get it though much has changed since AH apparently did that over a decade ago. The side switch rule alone would likely have a very different impact on a 2 country theater. I also like having maps correlate to the actuals. Let us fight over Western Europe for a few days, with Air launches, to incentive buff fights. Then move to the Pacific, etc.

Anyway...something must be done

air launches for buffs could be used if used back far enough, and not automatically at 25k. say 3 sectors from an enemy base?

[mthrockmor]

air launches for buffs could be used if used back far enough, and not automatically at 25k. say 3 sectors from an enemy base?

Agreed. Maybe it is staggered, one sector gets you 10k, two sectors starts at 15k, three sectors 20k. I don't know, rough ideas but that which we incentivize we'll get more of.

[Lusche]

patchwork

[HawkerMKII]

Yeah i was on 9ish PACIFIC and 47 guys on 20 in the tower and a massive map?! shiferbrains?!

Most time I see a small map and log.............boringggggggg gggggggggggggggggggggg

Has anyone even thought that maybe people have other things to spend money on, I don't know like food, rent, bills. Or maybe the younger generation might not like flight sim game and don't want to LEARN how to play cuz it's not XBOX? Also for the "I can't find a fight" guys.......BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS S. Go to the eye doctor and get you eye's checked. I have logged on different times of the day and night and can always find a fight. It's not the game that is the problem it's US...you and me, we want, want, want and never think of the years that HT and his small staff have done for all of us over many years. If you WANT more maybe we should be paying $50-$60 per month then we might expect more, other wise thank HT for the many years of very cheap entertainment 

[PJ_Godzilla]

Some version though AHs lack of response....

I know there was a response to the 2 country thought, essentially been there done that. I get it though much has changed since AH apparently did that over a decade ago. The side switch rule alone would likely have a very different impact on a 2 country theater. I also like having maps correlate to the actuals. Let us fight over Western Europe for a few days, with Air launches, to incentive buff fights. Then move to the Pacific, etc.

Anyway...something must be done

Hadn't seen it suggested but I like it. I question the value of the 3-way.

[mbailey]

I actually find the off hours more enjoyable than peak. I'll take a 2v2 fight over a bunch of knights racing to clear my 12 any day.

Sat and Sun mornings (EST) definately my favorite time to play    Great bunch of guys on at that time, on all countries

[PJ_Godzilla]

Maybe an air conditioned small trailer to take to the 4 big ww2 air shows a year.  Like I said, the game dynamic is good.   The flight characteristics are good. 
      Someone was saying they joined up looking for Berlin, London, etc, I've been saying for years, give us the cool small dirt runway airbases from those other specialty arenas.   These are good ideas.  Also I agree there should be only 2 countries.  There would be way more awesome fights with just 2 sides fighting. The numbers are so low and the gameplay so stale, why not try any of these.

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In the van, you could have 4 or 6 or so commercially available hardware setups, all somewhat dfferent and all logged into the DA so that all the clowns could sit down and have some death matches against each other. They could try out some of the various aircraft and get some instruction in how to best use the one they're flying. They could try some of the various pedal/stick/throttle/seat/trackir combos out - and get ballpark prices on them. It'd be a great way to demo the game. Consider, the numbers are so low that even the additions of a couple of hundred avid new players would make a HUGE difference. Further, I'd estimate you could do a small van setup for less than $100k - although to really do it right, it'd be better to go motor home on its ace and do it up right.

[xPoisonx]

Most time I see a small map and log.............boringggggggg gggggggggggggggggggggg

Or maybe the younger generation might not like flight sim game and don't want to LEARN how to play cuz it's not XBOX?

Can we stop with the "younger generation" crap. Just cause some people like xbox doesn't mean you have to generalize the entire group. There are plenty of 50 year olds who play xbox easy mode games too

 

[Zerstorer]

Can we stop with the "younger generation" crap. Just cause some people like xbox doesn't mean you have to generalize the entire group. There are plenty of 50 year olds who play xbox easy mode games too

 

Hush up, youngster......AND GET OFF MY LAWN!!

[guncrasher]

Can we stop with the "younger generation" crap. Just cause some people like xbox doesn't mean you have to generalize the entire group. There are plenty of 50 year olds who play xbox easy mode games too

 

exacto mundo.  my guess based on my squad and all the other squads I have been in is that the average age is at least 30+ and I wouldnt be surprised if it was 40+.

in the last 3 years I have known 2 players that are under 30, one in his mid 20's the other was 18 I believe.


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