Bombing your own town.

[Randy1]

From a curiosity standpoint, I wonder if during AH development, if bombing your town for enemy GVs could destroy your own town building was ever considered?

[CAV]

Seems to be most other games I play bombs kill universally, Blue on Blue, Enemy, & Doesn't care about ownership.


I often wonder if during development they ever saw a time where people will be doing video game moves, like low level bombing in strategic bombers just to get a GV.

[The Fugitive]

Seems to be most other games I play bombs kill universally, Blue on Blue, Enemy, & Doesn't care about ownership.


I often wonder if during development they ever saw a time where people will be doing video game moves, like low level bombing in strategic bombers just to get a GV.

Im sure they did. Remember, all of these guys came from Air Warriors and other games. Gamers first, then game builders.

[oTRALFZo]

I have always wondered about this but I can you imagine the game with dying by friendly ack?

[icepac]

Doesn't the puffy ack damage both friend and foe?    I mean it doesn't target friendlies but it may damage a friendly if it blows up close.

[Randy1]

Could you imagine the pain of dropping a bomb on an M3 in a red flag town but missing the M3 but killed your own building for the WF? 

That might be worse than suddenly realizing you brought supplies instead of troops to the map room door for the base capture. 

[GOODBYE]

I’m also fairly certain that friendly ack will hurt you, although it’s extremely rare to even be hit

[Dadtallica]

Love this idea. Would make so many people angry lol!

[AKKuya]

Changing the settings to allow destroying same Country ground objects is allowable if memory serves.  Same for friendly vehicles with Killshooter in OFF position.

Will that enhance or worsen gameplay?

[Animl-AW]

If I have this thought right....
Problem with bombing your own is you have side switch. You can switch to an enemy side and start dumping their objects. That would be big time cheating/exploiting.

I have hit my own buildings with a 88 and no damage to building, nor did I get any.

I would think you'd have to kill side switching to enable bombing your own objects.

[Randy1]

If it were changed, it might help eliminate some of the bomber antics over town.  It could though create other problems like when the ammo bunker hardening was increased.

[oTRALFZo]

If it were changed, it might help eliminate some of the bomber antics over town.  It could though create other problems like when the ammo bunker hardening was increased.

It would cause MANY problems. I can imagine it is why friendly killshooter is off.

You will have side switchers bombing towns behind the lines and sneaking goons in. It would just be too lame to implement.

[Animl-AW]

It would cause MANY problems. I can imagine it is why friendly killshooter is off.

You will have side switchers bombing towns behind the lines and sneaking goons in. It would just be too lame to implement.

Exactly.

A lot of ideas are put forward to “better the game” with good intensions. However, the most common mistake is trusting human nature

Good example is HOs. So many did it so many times that everyone does it, except maybe 10%.
Yes, they happened in real life, but the current isn’t even close to RL. It’s gamed to death. There should be penalties for it, even if it includes both. A winner of a HO or collision should get it worse, most likely they are getting points for the intension, no points. This wouldn’t be needed if human nature could be trusted. It can’t.

If it were a 100% sim you have a better chance, as a game no way.

The rank system would be awesome, if human nature didn’t game it. In that form its not even close to an accurate meter on skill. Just go HO, ram and vulch you’ll get there. That’s ridiculous, IMO.

[CAV]

"Good example is HOs. So many did it so many times that everyone does it, except maybe 10%."


Human nature being what it is........

It seems right now they've added a new twist.... They no longer even try to avoid the Collision they press their attackTo the point where they do collide. And more times than not...it looks to be on purpose most of the time.


I personally credit this to no Form of attrition in this game. Most other games have some form of attrition of aircraft and equipment or a ticketing system that limits the plane sets and equipment.

And other simulations  I venture off into, I can't say I've seen formations of B-17s flying at treetop level trying to bomb a single GV. And occasionally you will see a HO, But it's usually a surprise desperation shot as you're in the middle of a fur ball. Not Intended maneuver in the first place.


And they too like to watch their kill counts, But they're also faced with a problem that we in AH do not have, they need to get their aircraft home. Because they also have to watch their total number of aircraft left on their side. So they have a form of defeat that we don't have although remote technically they can run out of equipment.

That's what we need some systems that affect Human nature and poor gameplay. I just don't see that happening in the current state of the game with no development.

[The Fugitive]

"Good example is HOs. So many did it so many times that everyone does it, except maybe 10%."


Human nature being what it is........

It seems right now they've added a new twist.... They no longer even try to avoid the Collision they press their attackTo the point where they do collide. And more times than not...it looks to be on purpose most of the time.


I personally credit this to no Form of attrition in this game. Most other games have some form of attrition of aircraft and equipment or a ticketing system that limits the plane sets and equipment.

And other simulations  I venture off into, I can't say I've seen formations of B-17s flying at treetop level trying to bomb a single GV. And occasionally you will see a HO, But it's usually a surprise desperation shot as you're in the middle of a fur ball. Not Intended maneuver in the first place.


And they too like to watch their kill counts, But they're also faced with a problem that we in AH do not have, they need to get their aircraft home. Because they also have to watch their total number of aircraft left on their side. So they have a form of defeat that we don't have although remote technically they can run out of equipment.

That's what we need some systems that affect Human nature and poor gameplay. I just don't see that happening in the current state of the game with no development.

What game is this?