ENY-Auto-Swap and two countries aginst one

[Animl-AW]

Hording.   I always break guys balls about it in a fun way.   Especially when I'm flying for a country in the mornings when it's literally 25 v 5 at times.   But,  it is what it is.   Where I see the drawback is when new guys ( some just callsign changes) insist on ramming or HOing you when you choose to fly into the fray.  They have 10 fighters over your base against your 1 big slow mossie ( and yes,  the 262 is fun ) and it's not only a waste of time flying over but speaks to their lack of skills.    You see the same pilots on later in the afternoon/evening without the horde getting smacked around with no skills most of their sorties.  They'll never improve unless they go up against others 1 v1 or without just ramming.  ( note:   I do appreciate the AKs for swapping countries monthly and doing the missions they do.   I wish other squads would do that.)   For those who have always been a Bish, Knight or Rook and act like it's a mortal sin to change for the better of the game.   Even daily/monthly.   Get over yourselves.   They flight hours you accrue in the the horde with nothing to shoot at or vulching 1 guy over and over are killing your skills as fast as the game interest is dying.   Me personally,   I enjoy going up against pilots like Haggerty,  J0KER,  Eagler,  etc......   I may get it handed to me and I should probably learn how to fly anything faster than a mossie,  but I learn and try to get better.   Sometimes I actually get a kill.   If you are going to insist on hording.  Do everyone a favor..............STOP HOing the 1 guy trying to defend and STOP speading out to 10 different bases at once.  Stay together at 1 base.......  at least it gives us a sporting chance to kill 1 of you before the other 9 jump in.

Well to each their own I guess, doesn't help with low numbers tho. Otherwise I just go to source bases. Usually don't come home, so wheels are needless.

My take is SA must start to fall off. Always relying on other eyes, check 6 calls. SO that MAY be why they may have a hard time alone. It's really starting to appear to be a dependent crutch. <shrug> I'll go 5-1, usually do. I just see it as a game drawback for retaining players. Probably nothing more discouraging than being new or rusty and wiped out every flight by gangs, or just great pilets. Too hard to get over the hump. I have doubts anyone new to sims would ever get there in AH without formal training. Ya really have to be up to par to even enter the MA.

Full country hordes of 2-3 bars is just ridiculous over-kill. Not in the old days but certainly now. I fail to imagine fun in no true resistance. For me, the entire reason to attack a base to start fights, kick the bee hive. 15 or 30 vs 6. <smh> <shrug> it is what it is.

[icepac]

[Animl-AW]

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I only pay attention to prime time, myself.

[oTRALFZo]

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Sometimes I think HTC should just auto switch countries at every map rotation. At every reset then they just take on a different country name (Rooks are now called Bish, Bish are now called Knights are now Rook after every map rotation) I have always wondered how that would affect game play as now we have such die hard country loyalists that practically have their chess pieces tattooed on their forehead they play so much you would think it was their full time jobs.

Not saying to separate teams, it just means you would be called a different chess piece after each map.

[The Fugitive]

Sometimes I think HTC should just auto switch countries at every map rotation. At every reset then they just take on a different country name (Rooks are now called Bish, Bish are now called Knights are now Rook after every map rotation) I have always wondered how that would affect game play as now we have such die hard country loyalists that practically have their chess pieces tattooed on their forehead they play so much you would think it was their full time jobs.

Not saying to separate teams, it just means you would be called a different chess piece after each map.

I dont think the "names" are all that important, I think its the players people are flying with. Im part of a pretty big squad (Sik Puppies) and many of us are still active. We run a mission and others know us and join in and before you know it we have a horde. Heck some nights our squad makes up a third of the Bish on line. Call us rooks, it doesnt matter. We are the Pups and we work well together and others like to join in with us because we get things done.

The issue is we as a big squad, and any other squad with decent numbers should have to evolve with the game. In the old days 15-20 guys together wasnt even a quarter of the team, but these day its closer to half of a team. 15-20 guys couldnt be a horde in the old days, but today its an overwhelming force. Tactics need to change. If a squad of 6 guys on the Bish sees the bish fighting the Rooks with anything close to equal numbers that squad should take it upon themselves to hit the Knights front instead of adding to the fight on the Rook front and causing an over load. The same goes for our squad. Some nights we ARE the horde, we should switch tactics and split our force and hit both fronts. I think it would be more fun, not only for ourselves, but for the other teams as well.

Will tactics change? I dont know. It is hard to turn the group to the other side when they get rolling. I know we are getting better at not taking 30-40% of a teams bases, unlike some others  but taking it upon ourselves to regulate keeping the sides/fights even/fun, could be asking a bit much, but I think that is what is needed to evolve with the game.

[oTRALFZo]

I dont think the "names" are all that important, I think its the players people are flying with. Im part of a pretty big squad (Sik Puppies) and many of us are still active. We run a mission and others know us and join in and before you know it we have a horde. Heck some nights our squad makes up a third of the Bish on line. Call us rooks, it doesnt matter. We are the Pups and we work well together and others like to join in with us because we get things done.

The issue is we as a big squad, and any other squad with decent numbers should have to evolve with the game. In the old days 15-20 guys together wasnt even a quarter of the team, but these day its closer to half of a team. 15-20 guys couldnt be a horde in the old days, but today its an overwhelming force. Tactics need to change. If a squad of 6 guys on the Bish sees the bish fighting the Rooks with anything close to equal numbers that squad should take it upon themselves to hit the Knights front instead of adding to the fight on the Rook front and causing an over load. The same goes for our squad. Some nights we ARE the horde, we should switch tactics and split our force and hit both fronts. I think it would be more fun, not only for ourselves, but for the other teams as well.

Will tactics change? I dont know. It is hard to turn the group to the other side when they get rolling. I know we are getting better at not taking 30-40% of a teams bases, unlike some others  but taking it upon ourselves to regulate keeping the sides/fights even/fun, could be asking a bit much, but I think that is what is needed to evolve with the game.

You are talking prime time numbers and our usual problem players face is 2 vs 1 pile up on a country. I have to say EVERYONE goes through this every once in a while. I think all depends on base and country layout that is more in tune to why both sides bash 1 side.

 What I am talking about is the usual la de dah crap that happens in the early mornings where 1 side (Bish) outnumber both sides X2 combined. This has nothing to do with game metrics but everything to do with player choice and an every day occurrence. Doesnt bother me as I am usually on at night and if I do log during the morning hours, I will expect to face stupid numbers but it can be sometimes fun as most in the morning are just very easy kills.

[icepac]

Winning the war perks is a big factor.    That is obvious when 20 bishops (of the 22) don’t log back in after receiving perks.

[The Fugitive]

Winning the war perks is a big factor.    That is obvious when 20 bishops (of the 22) don’t log back in after receiving perks.

I always find this excuse funny. Why would they be hunting perks? If the group that is doing this is most often under ENY restrictions they never get a chance to use perks. 

[Shuffler]

MmmmmMmm coffee.... oh never mind. 

[Randy1]

Fugi is right.  Most of our players including my myself have perks in the multiple thousands anyway. 

[icepac]

I always find this excuse funny. Why would they be hunting perks? If the group that is doing this is most often under ENY restrictions they never get a chance to use perks. 

Don't they lose thier perks when they change to a different handle?

[Dadtallica]

Don't they lose thier perks when they change to a different handle?

Yes if you change handles it wipes your perks. Which is dumb.

[Animl-AW]

It doesn’t make sense until you get players who change their name every day with malicious intent or just mocking the option. IMO Removing the score discourages it. We all know someone who would or did do that.