a thought for fun, opinions wanted

[Zoney]

I like the idea.  I am unable to participate in Saturday stuff because I work.  I would love this to have a start time of 8PM EST so I may participate.  I would also love for this to be a bit longer, maybe 3 hours instead of 2 if possible.  I like the pretext of the AvA and would love to have more in the AvA to make the fun even better.

[fudgums]

Some thoughts I had on strategic bombing and strats.

I was thinking, let's say were using a city strat for Germany. A cities production is connected to the fighter hangers and the bases that fighters are available(even production rates of fighters?)

Something like
City:
100% - Fighter Hanger Base Rebuilds Full for next frame. 15 Fighter Bases available.
75-100% - 10/15 Fighter Hangers Rebuilt - Loss of 5 Fighter bases available.
50-75% - 6/15 Fighter Hangers Rebuilt. - Loss of 7 Fighter Bases.
25-50% - 4/15 Fighter Hangers Rebuilt - Loss of 9 Fighter bases.
0-25% - 2/15 Fighter Hangers Rebuilt - Loss of 11 Fighter Bases.

Cities will be 100% each frame but each strat will now become very important, as if they aren't protected, your side is going to lose advantages.

Maybe the part of losing full fighters at bases is too extreme, maybe losing specific fighters at certain bases or something along those lines.

Also, something like:
Cities = Fighters
AA = Bombers
Radar = Vehicles
Fuel = Fuel? Troops?
 

[captain1ma]

well...... certain planes will be at certain bases. lose the base, lose the plane. their IS incentive to keep your bases. there Will be planes at certain Vbases so even those we be an important base to lose.

this will be an all out brawl, but it think we can make it work, and make it fun.

I think  when we get this ironed out, we'll have a combination of FSO, scenario and a long term war rolled up into one neat little package!

[hitech]

Cities will be 100% each frame but each strat will now become very important, as if they aren't protected, your side is going to lose advantages.

Now ask your self the question, do you wish to fly around protecting your city seeing no one, on the chance some one might come?

HiTech

[Nefarious]

Now ask your self the question, do you wish to fly around protecting your city seeing no one, on the chance some one might come?

HiTech

That's why you have to have shared objectives that stipulate what each side must defend and attack. The fundamental part of a multiplayer event is to ensure everyone sees some action.

All special events work on that premise.

[fudgums]

Now ask your self the question, do you wish to fly around protecting your city seeing no one, on the chance some one might come?

HiTech

Like Nef said, make it a secondary objective throughout the frame. Now how that fits in the bigger picture of the main objectives like Jaeger said would be tougher as it pulls from the premise a little bit.

[captain1ma]

you also have to remember, air traffic control will be active. so if someone is heading for the strats, it will show on radar. this is not going to be hey guys where the other guys are, you're gonna know. targets will be chosen ahead of time, with 2 secondary targets. only 3 targets per night, and im betting 1 will be enough. there will only be a certain number of lives. so there are going to be many controlling factors.

the way im planning this setup, NO ONE will have a problem finding a fight, be it, air, land or sea!!

the other thought that hit me, was what if squads or groups(walk ons) were actually based at a certain base. if it happened to get attacked and they lost it, they would get reassigned to a different base?

[captain1ma]

pilots will have to register with air traffic control and announce when they take off, this will allow ATC to record and control lives and keep things in order.

I'm going to start setting up a terrain and get this show started. im thinking Battle of Britain for the first part. again this setup will be about base capture.

[Slade]

The concept has great potential.

Yep!  +1

[captain1ma]

one of the time suggestions was Saturday night at midnight EST, I thought maybe 11pm EST. are there any other time suggestions?

[captain1ma]

alrighty then, lets do this. keep your eyes out for the announcement!!

[DubiousKB]

        Sounds interesting thus far!

[Tumor]

Now ask your self the question, do you wish to fly around protecting your city seeing no one, on the chance some one might come?

HiTech

Well, the glaringly obvious answer is...  if you make the Strat "that" important, they will come.  Chesty McThumper will not find this kind of thing at all entertaining.... it's obviously TEAM oriented.

[captain1ma]

strats will be target, but they will be the target at that time. so will cities. targets must be declared in order to attack them!

[captain1ma]

would a start time of 9pm EST on a saturday night be ok with everyone?