The game play

[Ack-Ack]

So it's better to have 2 sides, because if you are getting clubbed, you still can attack an undefended area, while with 3 sides there is a high chance you will then get attacked by 3rd horde.

It has been shown that is not the case by people with far more game design experience than you.

[nugetx]

It has been shown that is not the case by people with far more game design experience than you.

I'm not the only one in this thread who is saying this.

[Traveler]

Well Traveler, I hate message boards, because just typing text, like "want film for proof?", can be misleading or misunderstood

I was offering my films for all 3 Frames of the Scenario, because I have saw the exact opposite of what I originally quoted of you posting above....

reading it as I typed it seemed fine

reading it as you typed it, is like I was snapping at you, unintentionally.... I apologize for that. At the same time I do not like to see post like that from someone who has been her since the beginning, when they know the proper place a post like that should go... Hence my Response, I'm sure you can see it my way also

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TC

Not sure I follow, I was posting in this thread about “the Game Play” and posted my observation .  That is what this OP wanted discussed , Game play or his ideas about new or improved game play.   I also want to be perfectly clear on this next statement.  I don’t care if you think this is the proper place or not.  I was commenting about Game play that I observed in the special events.  I filmed it and you saw that film, my point was valid.  And if not here just where do you think the proper place to post about game play is?  No, never mind, I’m done.

[The Fugitive]

Yeah there is, the new IL2 series allows you to switch sides whenever you want. The Germans have far superior planes than the Russians in that game, yet you will find the sides are balanced 90% of the time.

It's simply more fun when it's balanced, and the players know it.

What makes you think the sides would stay balanced? With the attitude of "the win the war is all important" that we see these days most would join the side with the numbers and roll map after map.

Auto balancing... why join squads, why make friends and fly with the same guys? That was the biggest down fall of the split arenas, part of your squad/friends are in one arena and your stuck in another.

[ghi]

The OP is pretty accurate in the description of player behavior. Like almost everything in the game, there are counter options.

Yep, Rich is right, unfortunately  after 18 years  AH is still rewarding the lowest qualities in human behavior and personality; The best fighter never takes off from clubbed fields, best GVer usually sits at spawn crying for sups and best bombers never takes risk bombing CVs, but some worthless targets from 30k, @ 4 AM.
 Watch AH front page; this are AH heroes on front page and the newby crowd follows.
Imo, should reward teams, not individuals , the team vs team fight was  eliminated slowly with every patch, making bases more and more difficult to capture,( LOOK at the size of V bases, airfield base, Ports in AH1,1,3)  and what;s left is this nonsense vulch for kils and points.
 Maybe i'm old fashion brainwashed commie, graduated eastern block officers schools, but what this game praises as heroes is selfish cowardness  fit for firing squad only , behind the the barracks at dawn ; Poof! .
Imo, should reward teams, not individuals .
Since we discussed about this here, the MA population lost 30-40% more players.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,368381.msg4907874.html#msg4907874
   

[Krupinski]

Alright, so don't change a thing... have fun when the few people that try the game from Steam leave after 2 weeks, and the game continues to die slowly. 

Sorry, but this is the reality we're facing... and none of you seem to care.

[The Fugitive]

Alright, so don't change a thing... have fun when the few people that try the game from Steam leave after 2 weeks, and the game continues to die slowly. 

Sorry, but this is the reality we're facing... and none of you seem to care.

Who says we dont care? We are just pointing out that the ideas being put forth have been tried before and failed, why try them again?

Sure there should be some changes, but will never be set up as a pure fighter game like some of you guys seem to want. The sandbox setup HTC has is most likely the thing that has kept this game around as long as it has. 

[TequilaChaser]

Traveler, I separated your original post into 2 different "Quotes", I answered and actually somewhat agreed on the Melee Arena game Play part of your post

I then was trying to offer proof of the exact opposite of what you posted about the Special Events / Scenarios game play, that a lot of us take very seriously, and the Creators and host of he Scenarios spend months on end planning... I know you know this

the Proper place to post about Scenario Game Play is "Scenario General" forum, sorry if you did not know that before...... not trying to argue

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TC

[NatCigg]

Alright, so don't change a thing... have fun when the few people that try the game from Steam leave after 2 weeks, and the game continues to die slowly. 

Sorry, but this is the reality we're facing... and none of you seem to care.

where is the mega squad? why did we we have a mega squad?  how many people were in mega squads?  where did they go?

what does a mega squad do?  why?

these questions hint at the former mass of the community.  did anyone speak for them? were they important? 

how many were run out of town?  or did they get bored? lack of money?

hmmm? 

ghi makes good points.

ghi was a nemesis.  when on his side, his communication helped the team, and he seemed always in the fight.  it was fun playing with ghi.

 

[Lazerr]

Yeah, by having one country with 200 players steamrolling the other country populated by 2 players.

ENY

[Rich46yo]

its not to complicated or hitechs fault.

Theres always one isnt there? Coming to HiTechs defense when nobody was blaming him for anything. 

[nugetx]

Auto balancing... why join squads, why make friends and fly with the same guys?

Auto balancing could balance squads...... 1 squad leader joins side...... then the auto balancer looks for the squad with similar number of players in squad and sends them to other side.

[JimmyC]

 


have you played yet btw?

[nugetx]

The sandbox setup HTC has is most likely the thing that has kept this game around as long as it has. 

And when I post ideas to expand this sandbox, people say i want to dumb it down or make this into a world of tanks which is not the case.

Seems some just complain for the sake of complaining.

[cav58d]

Auto balancing could balance squads...... 1 squad leader joins side...... then the auto balancer looks for the squad with similar number of players in squad and sends them to other side.

Hell no.  Just stop dude.  If you start to auto balance squads I promise you that will be the final death blow go this game.