Originally posted by mrsid2
Leviathan: What you said about two countries hitting one is absolutely true. It's a sad state of affairs especially when the two bigger countries hit the small one. That factor is what pushed me on this crusade originally, it happened too often and too easy.
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Why is it a sad state of affairs? What I showed was two smaller countries hitting a larger one. The larger country fielded 20% to 25% more players than either of the two other sides alone. However, the Rooks and Knights combined outnumbered the Bishops by almost 30%. By your logic, we should reward Rooks and Knights in this situation for having individually lower numbers despite the fact that the above scene shows that the fights are either even or favor the "outnumbered" side on both fronts.
You've solved nothing and created new problems.
There is a clear logic to why things were like they were in your picture - the two smaller countries counter superior numbers of the leading country by concentrating power against it. If the numbers were not lopsided there's a good chance that the battle would have continued evenly between the countries.
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There's absolutely no guarantee of this, and even numbers have not led to even fights in the past. If each side has an even number of players, and two sides concentrate their forces against one, you're looking at a 2 to 1 advantage on both fronts despite even numbers. Your idea doesn't speak to this, nor does it speak to the situation posted in the picture earlier.
However when the numbers are lopsided, as they usually are, the battle will never be even. Some country will always be hit beyond their ability to respond which leads to massive defeats by overpower, despair of the defender and a bad taste in general.
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Your suggestion changes nothing. Even if it did, it'd be boring as hell. Aces High isn't about affirmative action, it's about things like teamwork, overwhelming power, advantages, disadvantages, outnumbering, being outnumbered, and more. I'd sure as toejam rather enjoy the luxury of ganging as well as the sting of being ganged than just playing the exact same scenario over and over again every day.
At some point it seems futile to take off a field only to know that the fight will end up to a 4-1 situation and a certain death.
Relax and enjoy yourself. I was the only plane to up from a field that was being torn apart by F4U-1Cs, Seafires, and more last night. I was easily outnumbered 4 to 1... probably 8 to 1 at the end of it. I also managed to kill three of them before buying it. That was
fun despite certain death. Learn to make lemonade out of lemons, dude.
EDIT: lemons out of lemonade? I am a tard sometimes.
-- Todd/Leviathn
