I'm just pointing out a reason why it's a current struggle to get some people interested in the SEA....why go into an events for 2 hours for MAYBE a fight.
Better alt limits and time standards could make it better instead of sides using advantages (Such as zeaks vs F4fs...zeaks can hang out above the entire time and not engage if they want....and they did)
This is why old guys like me get tired. So many of the newer players simply do not understand what scenarios were. I am not saying it's what they are or should be, but what they were.
In the not too distant past, the Scenario was MOSTLY the practice times, the team building, the planning, the build up, the testing of the mission plans during the 3 hours of the frame, then spending the next week gearing up for the upcoming frame. The Scenario was NEVER about cramming as many fights in as you could, that was the Main Arena. The Scenario was flying for an hour or so horsing around with your friends, scouting, trying to pit strategy against strategy, flying, scouting, searching, stumbling upon a group and engaging, reacting to the reality of the situation without having it scripted.
Then again, those who created the scenarios entered the Online world while it was new, and came off of Dungeons and Dragons, Risk, Board Games that were dependent on imagination and patience, not instant action. There was more imagination and time spent drawing plans, planning missions, running time trials on approaches and testing every element of the plane and mission parameters simply because it was new and we didn't always know what would happen. It created a bond within the teams who spent months practicing torpedo drops, aligning bombers on targets, figuring out best approaches, and when the event was over, it was missed. You flew with those you never knew before and had a great time.
The times have changed, it's not that way any more. Not that the new play style isn't good, it's just not what it was, which is also why I have retired this week from the CM team and am taking some time off. It's time for new players to create the events they want to play, not create the events I miss and wish people would play. Different era, different needs, and I am looking forward to what it evolves into but my time is past.
