How Many Main Arena Maps?

[oboe]

Oboe if you ever get some free time and update this map rotation grid? Maybe even make it a new sticky for posterity?

I don't know how to make it sticky, but here it is as a Windows Sticky Note  .  This might be another bit of useful information to be on the AH home page...



 

[mERv]

Thank you Oboe

[Dadtallica]

I don't know how to make it sticky, but here it is as a Windows Sticky Note  .  This might be another bit of useful information to be on the AH home page...

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Thanks! What is #12?

Maybe if you omit Buzzsaw it will magically disappear!

[mERv]

Thanks! What is #12?

Maybe if you omit Buzzsaw it will magically disappear!

Buzzsaw is farrr from the worst map

[Dadtallica]

Buzzsaw is farrr from the worst map

That’s certainly subjective to the user. I’m guessing if we had a poll, buzz would rank last.

[oboe]

There is no map for slot #12.  I can't recall Hitech's explanation for the gap - but its not without precedent - I understand many tall buildings omit floor #13.

[Animl-AW]

Mindnao is my fav and what I think is a great land mass size for the current numbers. It always produces bigger battles. It tends to condense the players.

ETOMA is the style I prefer.

[JimmyD3]

The new version of NDISLES should be up after Oceania. We made some minor changes and upgrades. 

[Dadtallica]

Mindnao is my fav and what I think is a great land mass size for the current numbers. It always produces bigger battles. It tends to condense the players.

ETOMA is the style I prefer.

ND and Baltic’s are always my faves. I still feel Baltic has the best parity of any map. My pennies anyway

[Oldman731]

Buzzsaw is farrr from the worst map

I was having great fights on Buzzsaw last night. 

Possibly it helps to be a mercenary...?

- oldman

[The Fugitive]

I was having great fights on Buzzsaw last night. 

Possibly it helps to be a mercenary...?

- oldman

When I was on there was only one fight going on (10-1030 PM eastern), all three countries were in the air over the west/center of the map, and it wasn't fun at all. Bish were out numbered there and all it was, was a pick fest by the other countries. Well all countries. If you weren't over 20K you were under the pickers. Got into a fight with an AK in a 38, avoided 4 HO pases and he ran away to regain his alt. By then I had 2 yaks and 3 LAs coming in. Great fun. Logged after that.

Buzzsaw is the worst map unless you want to pick, or grab easy points flattening strats in a GV. 

[Oldman731]

When I was on there was only one fight going on (10-1030 PM eastern), all three countries were in the air over the west/center of the map, and it wasn't fun at all. Bish were out numbered there and all it was, was a pick fest by the other countries. Well all countries. If you weren't over 20K you were under the pickers. Got into a fight with an AK in a 38, avoided 4 HO pases and he ran away to regain his alt. By then I had 2 yaks and 3 LAs coming in. Great fun. Logged after that.

Buzzsaw is the worst map unless you want to pick, or grab easy points flattening strats in a GV.

Well, I was on about the same time, and on the west side of the map.  It's true that there were alt monkeys, but it's fairly easy to avoid them.  HO passes are the mark of newbs (and some vets) (you know who you are) (*glare*), but also relatively easy to avoid.  I think it pays to fly a mid-war plane, doing so attracts opponents who otherwise might run away.

So...what sort of plane were you flying...?

- oldman

[Animl-AW]

When I was on there was only one fight going on (10-1030 PM eastern), all three countries were in the air over the west/center of the map, and it wasn't fun at all. Bish were out numbered there and all it was, was a pick fest by the other countries. Well all countries. If you weren't over 20K you were under the pickers. Got into a fight with an AK in a 38, avoided 4 HO pases and he ran away to regain his alt. By then I had 2 yaks and 3 LAs coming in. Great fun. Logged after that.

Buzzsaw is the worst map unless you want to pick, or grab easy points flattening strats in a GV.

It was opposite prior to your time. Bish had 50 pilots, other two were in the 30s. There have been alt monkeys, why I fly at 15k and drag em to deck.

I think buzzsaw is bad because it makes the sim/game look arcade-ish.

[The Fugitive]

Well, I was on about the same time, and on the west side of the map.  It's true that there were alt monkeys, but it's fairly easy to avoid them.  HO passes are the mark of newbs (and some vets) (you know who you are) (*glare*), but also relatively easy to avoid.  I think it pays to fly a mid-war plane, doing so attracts opponents who otherwise might run away.

So...what sort of plane were you flying...?

- oldman

I was flying a pony at about 12-13k which at that location gave me about 8-9k above ground. Took the pony because I knew I was going to be out numbered.

The point was that it wasnt fun. Fighting Yaks and LAs, getting ganged by both sides both sides using a bunch of alt to pick and run. Sure its easy to avoid HOs, and picks for the most part, but where is the fun in that? Check my stats. I have one sortie, for 17 minutes. 5 minutes to get to the "fight" and 12 minutes of dodging lame play.

At least on the "old" maps you can find other fights going on and look for something else. Buzzsaw is all concentrated in the center and at alt. Rarely is it fun. When our squad gets togather we can go off and start something, but its pretty tuff to do alone.

[Mongoose]

There was a map up several months ago that I really liked, but I only saw it the one time.  It had a bunch of hills all over the map.  Anyone remember that one?