Please decommsion the big maps.

[Vudak]

As boring as it was to only have one map back in AWIII (I played RR back then), I never felt like I was chasing around ghosts and rumors trying to find someone to shoot at with only 150 players in an arena...

There's 87 in right now with a huge Pacific map and I've bailed twice trying to find the sole red dot.  My kid should wake up soon and I'm wondering if I'll have anything to shoot at before he does.

This is kind of lame and a big part of the reason I can't keep interest in this game for more than 2-3 months at a time.

But, I mean, I guess it is great for people who don't want to run into anyone.

Edit - update, killed by CV ack from a group miles and miles away with no other dots in the entire sector on 3rd sortie 

Edit #2 - finally some action: I get to shoot at a set of suicide b-17's flying 3k towards the CV to instantly kill any chance of a fight. I get 2, the third one bombs and bails.

BUUUUUT....

A few minutes later I do run into B2B who puts up a fun fight.    B2B.

So, there's fights to be had, but it did take me the better part of 40 minutes or so to finally find one.  Not ideal!

[caldera]

Just logged off.  It was Bish 37 players and Rooks had 12.  Guess which country the Bish were running NOE steamroller missions against.

We need not only smaller maps, but two sides and an incentive to fight.  Good luck with that last one though. 

[Lusche]

Just logged off.  It was Bish 37 players and Rooks had 12.

And this on an European Sunday late afternoon.
Once upon a time I was hastily finishing my Sunday lunch just to get back to AH ASAP. Back to an arena full of action, furballs, sneaks, basegrabs, 'lame vulching orgies', cheating accusations. Kazaa was doing his big afternoon bombing raids with more players than total # being online today...

<sadpanda>

Ok, back to my spreadsheets...

[Vudak]

Just logged off.  It was Bish 37 players and Rooks had 12.  Guess which country the Bish were running NOE steamroller missions against.

We need not only smaller maps, but two sides and an incentive to fight.  Good luck with that last one though.

I'd take those odds if it weren't for the whack-a-mole going on...

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[puller]

Yeah keep putting words in my mouth fugi...

Maybe after I get done with this storm cleanup and get my wife out the hospital and feeling better I'll get time to play...if your posts didn't make me laugh half the time I would put u on ignore....

[Hungry]

And this on an European Sunday late afternoon.
Once upon a time I was hastily finishing my Sunday lunch just to get back to AH ASAP. Back to an arena full of action, furballs, sneaks, basegrabs, 'lame vulching orgies', cheating accusations. Kazaa was doing his big afternoon bombing raids with more players than total # being online today...

<sadpanda>

Ok, back to my spreadsheets...

Lusche

Do you have a feel for how the numbers drop in the summer months?  Are these current low numbers all dissatisfaction with the game or are they in part due to the summer months, I for one wont be back until September / October time frame but I don't cancel my account

[Chris79]

Maybe instead of getting rid of the bug maps, lessen the victory conditions instead. By the way if a fight is not clearly visible, try starting one.

[Delirium]

I really enjoy Aces High, but I have little personal time and I don't want to waste it looking for a fight. Keep the big maps if you want, but it will make me much more hesitant to try logging in. Eventually, paying for the account I don't use won't make sense and I will stop doing that.

I can't persuade anyone with my opinion, but the above is the blunt truth.

[Lusche]

Lusche

Do you have a feel for how the numbers drop in the summer months?

The summer drop effect seems to be relatively small and has only a minor impact on the overall picture.

[Brooke]

The last couple of times I've been on (including just now), small terrains were up.

And I found significantly more fights at this late hour than I am used to.

Yay! 

[MrGeezer]

Just logged off.  It was Bish 37 players and Rooks had 12.  Guess which country the Bish were running NOE steamroller missions against.

We need not only smaller maps, but two sides and an incentive to fight.  Good luck with that last one though.

With the ENY they had to endure, bish did pretty good considering only being able to take up a box kite with a bb gun.

[LCADolby]

The side with the bigger numbers wins

[save]

Dolby, with smaller maps you can find a fight regardless of who win the map, with low numbers.

[LCADolby]

Yes Save, but what is your point addressing me?

[save]

Read the reasoning for decommissioning of the big maps, with me as the OP.