A solution for ENY - could apply to perks too

[FESS67]

Whilst I was flying tonight I had time to think about the ENY issue and people not getting the ride they want.

In this day and age very few games charge a pay to play fee.  They allow people to play for free but charge for 'upgrades'.  Now I am not suggesting AH goes down this line, IMHO pay for play attracts people with a genuine interest in the genre.

However, a hybid model might work.  How about I log in, ENY in effect and I want to fly my 51?  Simple, pay $0.50 for the remainder of my session to have ENY make no effect on me.  Pay $2.00 for it to have no effect for a week / month....you get the idea.

Perks - - we want to do a 262 run but not enough perks....Pay $0.20 to buy a 262 ride - it dies you have to pay another $0.20.

Obviously the numbers I am throwing up here are arbitrary.  I am talking about the concept.

[49Dallas]

Absolutely not. This game should never be pay to win. End of thread.

[FESS67]

End of thread.

Nice to see you are up for discussion.  I would hate to be your employee or wife with this attitude.

[Bizman]

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[Tom5572]

One of the draws of this game is that it only costs 14.95. When I see a pay for play model game, it reduces my interest in said game. I believe the model that HTC runs now is perfect. Players can earn perks to fly the uber rides while they learn the game. This prevents the whole inexperienced player getting vulched in a 262 that they paid for.

When ENY is a factor, one side has a significant numerical superiority to one of the other sides. It is hard enough to defend when you are outnumbered 20 or 30 to 1. Now imagine if they all paid for tempests or C-Hogs. Defense would be futile. This would crimp the playability of the game, significantly, IMHO.

I think the system HTC has now is the best compromise possible. It allows players to continue to fight while mitigating some of the numerical superiority. Anyway, those are my $.02.

[Xtrepid]

Whilst I was flying tonight I had time to think about the ENY issue and people not getting the ride they want.

In this day and age very few games charge a pay to play fee.  They allow people to play for free but charge for 'upgrades'.  Now I am not suggesting AH goes down this line, IMHO pay for play attracts people with a genuine interest in the genre.

However, a hybid model might work.  How about I log in, ENY in effect and I want to fly my 51?  Simple, pay $0.50 for the remainder of my session to have ENY make no effect on me.  Pay $2.00 for it to have no effect for a week / month....you get the idea.

Perks - - we want to do a 262 run but not enough perks....Pay $0.20 to buy a 262 ride - it dies you have to pay another $0.20.

Obviously the numbers I am throwing up here are arbitrary.  I am talking about the concept.

-1 These are not upgrades? 


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[Copprhed]

This is a time I absolutely agree with Dallas...

[waystin2]

I dislike the "my wallet is deeper" than yours flight game model.

[38ruk]

Eny can actually be a lot of fun and can broaden your horizons plane wise. It usually doesn't get bad enough to where you cant get a 51B out, if your into 51's like you said in your OP. 

[BuckShot]

The 51b is a great plane

[68ZooM]

Learn to be prolific in other airplanes.

[Vraciu]

People have suggested perking rides that are under the ENY monster.    So when the ENY monster hits your P-51D now costs five perks or something...

That I think would be good especially for guys like me who never fly perk rides.

Or just shut it off when player numbers are below 100.  It does nothing but screw things up when numbers are low.

[DmonSlyr]

Ehh, I don't particulary like having a pay to play preference structure.

I think the eny model just shouldn't go into effect until more than 100 players are online while simultaneously closing off bases in the back of the maps to get the players grouped into a smaller area based on the #s of say 100 or less online.

[Zacherof]

Ehh, I don't particulary like having a pay to play preference structure.

I think the eny model just shouldn't go into effect until more than 100 players are online while simultaneously closing off bases in the back of the maps to get the players grouped into a smaller area based on the #s of say 100 or less online.

I like this idea of closing bases or atleast no planes n gvs can up, unless the front moves up to it

[Copprhed]

Ehh, I don't particulary like having a pay to play preference structure.

I think the eny model just shouldn't go into effect until more than 100 players are online while simultaneously closing off bases in the back of the maps to get the players grouped into a smaller area based on the #s of say 100 or less online.

Why? Are you saying that just because there are fewer than 100 player, and one side grossly outnumbers one or both of the other sides, that one side should still fly their runstangs and other runaway planes? That idea just further insures the LACK of fights. It is frankly a ridiculous idea that could only be thought up by someone who doesn't want to fight, just wants to get "kills". There isn't a font big enough to represent the -1 I give that idea....