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Offline Animl-AW

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #60 on: March 09, 2025, 11:56:59 AM »
It was very strange to me that rooks allowed nits to capture all 20% their fields within 2 hours last night with no attempt at defense at all. I don't think I've seen all 20% get taken that quickly. They were over there trying to get easy kills on Bish when  bish only had 70% of fields left. Head scratcher for sure.

Because they fly in one horde, both bish and rooks do, fly one huge horde or nothing. That mentality can’t separate to fight two fronts.  Thats why monsoon or drought for knits. Its one country wide horde only mentality. Which is fierce, 8’ tall and bullet proof. But as a whole picture of the game it sucks the life out if it. So I log first either no fights or gangbang. No gray area, that gray area is where new players are.

When I do play it’s usually 4-1. I kinda like that. Some times. It seriously builds SA. When you go 1-1 its much easier. Builds character lol.

What I’m talking about is the big picture.

My problem in “sales” is I’m too honest for my own good. I feel bad if I suck someone into negative. In other ways, you may not like what I say, but its my truth, I take the short way home, very direct and deliberate. That can shock some. I’m not wasting life playing with words. But, someone needs something I got, in hardship, I just give it to thrm. Lol horrible ysed car seller.

We’ve probably drew in 30-50 players in last few months. But we’re not retaining them. We can make the best vids in the world and draw them in, but if we can’t retain them then I’m looking for negative patterns and going after it.  It counters our efforts.

Not asking anyone to act like bible school children, I’m no angel, just a lil more thought.

Settings are not the answer. Trust me here. It just creates a hasty domino effect, hands off. Last resort only. One tweak can cause a hidden train wreck. The reason better stick to the wall. HT is in the right not having knee jerk reactions. Its not “not listening”, he does, its called cautious. Degree is debatable. Perk this AC they jump to another, now perk that too.

The issue at hand reminds me of Chicago people. Very nice, cordial, helpful, laid back, happy to help.. However, on the road as 100% inconsiderate, dark alley when identity is lost, your butt is grass, no ifs, ands or buts. That smile has a knife. But in front of you nice as hell.

Awesome community, can’t find better, but hidden in that plane….,questionable. lol

10% of the players read bbs. So, no word here reaches very far. Ya have to lead the sheep. Establish, this is good, this is not. Condition the mentality. Their butts will follow. Most like to be accepted. They gonna do what you do. You’re the vets.

Peace, love, and get the fk off my lawn. :)

Just leaving this here. With human nature, if the power of suggestion doesn’t work, nothing will.
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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #61 on: March 09, 2025, 12:24:00 PM »
Sounds like the knights need to dissolved into rooks and bishops..

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #62 on: March 09, 2025, 12:39:43 PM »
Sounds like the knights need to dissolved into rooks and bishops..

Eagler

Musta had this convo 10k times in 35 yrs. The cons well outweigh the pros. That would also require a lit if re-coding, not going to happen. It works a little in some sims, but they are structured from the ground up on that theory in MMP, its a long seated myth.

That doesn’t fix the issue. Its its sjust a goto canned folk lore. Human nature mist just go to the winning side and now one country dictates. There  is s long list of cons in the conversion. I dropped the subject 30 yrs ago. Its been beaten to death like a WWI battle.

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #63 on: March 09, 2025, 01:23:14 PM »
any of the maps could be changed easily. just do 2 sides and hid the rook bases off the map. as a guy who makes maps, i know its that easy. just rename all the bases to rook or bishops and save your changes. done. but........its not gonna fly, pardon the pun!

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #64 on: March 09, 2025, 01:28:05 PM »
any of the maps could be changed easily. just do 2 sides and hid the rook bases off the map. as a guy who makes maps, i know its that easy. just rename all the bases to rook or bishops and save your changes. done. but........its not gonna fly, pardon the pun!

Makes MNM a fantastic time!

Seem scared to try it in ma for some reason

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #65 on: March 09, 2025, 01:48:23 PM »
Makes MNM a fantastic time!

Seem scared to try it in ma for some reason

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Thats a fun event
But if two countrues was the way AvA would be stuffed. The option is available :)

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #66 on: March 12, 2025, 12:53:40 PM »
I cant read all of this but I want to say: When the sides are unbalanced and one chess piece dominates' the map moves very quickly and in a predictable way with lots of action. I enjoy that from either the dominant side or the defending minority and it seems like people spend less time in the tower waiting for something to happen  :aok :aok :aok :aok :aok

It is hard to take bases if you are outnumbered 2 or 3 to 1 but putting a spanner in the works of the horde is fun too.

People who fly as a team probably enjoy it the most but the lone wolf type can still predict with accuracy what will happen next in the other sides attempt to win the war and know where they can do the most damage to that goal.

I would say other things being equal it is harder to capture than defend and if the sides were always equal nothing would happen.

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #67 on: March 13, 2025, 09:05:00 AM »

How about when you log in to find you are the only one on your country vs 21 and 4 per country for enemies?

Everyone should switch to that side, fly with them, and then ask, where are the enemy?

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #68 on: March 24, 2025, 09:12:17 AM »
How about when you log in to find you are the only one on your country vs 21 and 4 per country for enemies?

Everyone should switch to that side, fly with them, and then ask, where are the enemy?

you mean when it's like this?

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #69 on: March 24, 2025, 11:18:57 AM »
Right under "Arena Up Time " there should be an "Arena Reset Time" counting down a specific unit of time that the map will be changed automatically with whoever owns the most bases gets the perks..

That Reset Time is set to about 72 hours or so under the average time it took for that map to be won manually..

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #70 on: March 24, 2025, 12:51:16 PM »
Yes, just like that.

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #71 on: March 24, 2025, 05:16:32 PM »
Map maximum uptime duration is 7 days.  :cheers:
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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #72 on: March 25, 2025, 01:44:34 PM »
  Last night had a super battle for A103.  Lot of GVs   A reasonable balanced 3 countries.  These kinds of epic battles are really exciting. 

I think the key to these epic battles is an unusually strong desire to capture or defend the base.  Not just get your points up.

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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #73 on: March 26, 2025, 08:11:54 AM »
Map maximum uptime duration is 7 days.  :cheers:

Way too long. If you are a 2 weeker. Only getting to play on 1 -3 maps may be a turn off. Also, larger maps that stay on for 3-4 days really turn #s away. Especially when it's over the weekend, and the Day time #s are just horrible with no fights on those maps. The count should be 2 days max. If the morning crew cannot win the map in the AM when it's 25-1 than the map is too damn big. I always can't stand when BowlMA takes the entire weekend because no one can win it. Then I log in at 2pm, see no fights, and log out.
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Re: This is not normal... or is it?
« Reply #74 on: March 26, 2025, 09:28:35 AM »

If the morning crew can't win the map in a day with 25-1 odds, then they need to learn some new skills and tactics.