Early war and Midwar arenas

[Eagler]

MNM is the closest thing to a mid war plane set these days

It was a blast again last night

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Eagler

[ONTOS]

Early War arena's would give the early bird's a chance to engage in combat with out being swooped by the high performance of late war bird's.  Even in the present arena's' I sometimes use early war planes but that's my choice. Early War would be like FSO, where you fight against planes of the same era.

[Wiley]

In my entire time here I never once saw anyone in MW or EW that wasn't farming perks unopposed. If they found opposition they'd bail and move to the other side of the map or log.  If you switched they'd move back and the side switch timer wouldn't allow you to get back to them.

Maybe if the arenas didn't have a common perk pool it would've developed into something better.

I definitely don't think having EW and MW back would be any good with the current numbers.  The last thing we need is to split the player base.

Wiley.

[Oldman731]

In my entire time here I never once saw anyone in MW or EW that wasn't farming perks unopposed. If they found opposition they'd bail and move to the other side of the map or log.  If you switched they'd move back and the side switch timer wouldn't allow you to get back to them.

Noob.

EW and MW were nice arenas for quite some time.  More people were interested in the MW plane set than in EW's, so MW lasted longer.  The behavior you so accurately describe here brought a pretty quick end to both of them.  I agree with you that permitting EW and MW perks to apply in the LW arena was a blunder which contributed to the demise.

- oldman

[DmonSlyr]

In my entire time here I never once saw anyone in MW or EW that wasn't farming perks unopposed. If they found opposition they'd bail and move to the other side of the map or log.  If you switched they'd move back and the side switch timer wouldn't allow you to get back to them.

Maybe if the arenas didn't have a common perk pool it would've developed into something better.

I definitely don't think having EW and MW back would be any good with the current numbers.  The last thing we need is to split the player base.

Wiley.

Noob.

EW and MW were nice arenas for quite some time.  More people were interested in the MW plane set than in EW's, so MW lasted longer.  The behavior you so accurately describe here brought a pretty quick end to both of them.  I agree with you that permitting EW and MW perks to apply in the LW arena was a blunder which contributed to the demise.

- oldman

The maps were just too big. A much smaller map with closer bases would have brought more people in there.

[1stpar3]

Tbh, I wish the MW plane set were the main rides in the MA and all late war planes were perked. Would see much better fights.

+1 Although i say this with a Caveat...I am better now a days, and with he lower numbers...would be fine with me(NOW )

[1stpar3]

The cry's would increase on this forum.

More than likely  Being said however....Dont think it needs to be OVERLY Perked? How hard would it be for P-51d,La-7,Yak-3, Spit XVI,Spit XIV, 47m flyers to earn perks quick enough, to just be a bump in the road? I would love to see a "Rolling Perk Value" (per ENY Values) rather than eliminating Planes by ENY...JMHO  ENY has an adverse impact on players these days...it seems? Cant fly my BIRD...F this, and logs. Most players never use Perk planes, at least I hear statements to that effect. Whats the point of earning Perks..if they go un used? Heck...most players already have enough "Fighter/Bmber"  Perks to go into infinity with ANY Perk costs. I know I do

[Shuffler]

In my entire time here I never once saw anyone in MW or EW that wasn't farming perks unopposed. If they found opposition they'd bail and move to the other side of the map or log.  If you switched they'd move back and the side switch timer wouldn't allow you to get back to them.

Maybe if the arenas didn't have a common perk pool it would've developed into something better.

I definitely don't think having EW and MW back would be any good with the current numbers.  The last thing we need is to split the player base.

Wiley.

Then you were not paying attention. It had the best fights going. Depended on cartoon pilots and not so much on planes.

[JimmyD3]

In my entire time here I never once saw anyone in MW or EW that wasn't farming perks unopposed. If they found opposition they'd bail and move to the other side of the map or log.  If you switched they'd move back and the side switch timer wouldn't allow you to get back to them.

Maybe if the arenas didn't have a common perk pool it would've developed into something better.

I definitely don't think having EW and MW back would be any good with the current numbers.  The last thing we need is to split the player base.

Wiley.

You didn't spend enough time in there if that is what you "saw". The majority of players in MW were not perk farming, now we did go AFTER the perk farmers when they came in as much as possible. I remember one player came in to complete the Supply Train achievement at one of our Strats, I went and killed him 2 times, the last time I got a nasty PM for interfering with his farming. I told him if he attacks my strats I will defend. He logged.

[Devil 505]

In my entire time here I never once saw anyone in MW or EW that wasn't farming perks unopposed. If they found opposition they'd bail and move to the other side of the map or log.  If you switched they'd move back and the side switch timer wouldn't allow you to get back to them.

Maybe if the arenas didn't have a common perk pool it would've developed into something better.

I definitely don't think having EW and MW back would be any good with the current numbers.  The last thing we need is to split the player base.

Wiley.

Wiley, I started playing back in 2010, and MW was a blast most nights with only 40-50 players. Most of us were on one of 2 sides (Rook and Knight, I believe). I played in MW almost exclusively for my first year.