inflight radar/darbars opinion poll from the Aces High Players

[Fester']

this poll was taken from players in the Main Arena:

are you for or against Tower only Radar/Darbar?

bradys5: for
pongo: against
ts: for
EazyE: for
Bigmax: against
busher: against
oct : for
urchin : for
mathman :for
zygote: for
wizzer: for
papaH: for
hawkind: for
fenrir: against
hblair: for
frodo: for
fester: for
defiance: for
truker1: for
BD5pilot: for
darkstar: for
shamus: against
BGmaw: against
NHmihatt: against
Ghosth: for
fdski: for
Ax: for
44mag: for
ribman: against
dtango: against
TheFatz: for
Airscrew: for
FunkedUp: for
elguapo: against
fradim: for

25 for
10 against

given the error margin of this limited survey the results are inconclusive

the question is in reference to Warbirds style radar and intends to ask if the player would prefer the Warbirds fundementalsetup over the Aces High one.

in warbirds radar information is displayed only in the tower.

[ 08-01-2001: Message edited by: Fester' ]

[DeeZCamp]

For...   that makes 27  

[aknimitz]

For!   (28)

Nim

[AN]

In the MA?

Against

anRky
(wouldn't mind tower only dotdar)

[hblair]

Kinda blows big holes in the big theory that the MA pilot thinks differently than the bulletin board reader huh?

[Sancho]

for

[Octavius]

was mathman counted twice?

oct

[Beegerite]

Vote Fraud, Vote Fraud  

The game would be much more realistic if radar and information on enemy strength only appeared in the tower e.g. only for the eyes of the brass.  The fighter jocks went where they were told and had to rely on their eyeballs and radio position reports.  Will this happen?  I suspect maybe when the customer base is big enough to support a couple of arenas.  Otherwise I strongly suspect that at this time it would not be the kind of move we can expect from HTC as it would make the furballers unhappy at having to go out and actually search for the furballs.
Beeg

 

Originally posted by Octavius:
was mathman counted twice?

oct

[Hangtime]

Range and bearing to any name in the flight roster should be displayed on request on the clipboard map.  

[Nash]

I'd be happy with whatever way... I'm sure I could adjust.

However, you may also want to get the opinions from the folks who don't fly during prime time (aussies, asians etc.) when it's real slim pickin's (20-30 people spread out over a huge map). It could wind up to be a huge milk-run fest in there.

[Hornet]

excellent point Nash.

[SOB]

I don't care either way.  I think Fester is a pansie, and Hblair likes to eat pork rinds...or chow.


SOB

[pugg666]

how about in tower only, but with a sort of GCI instead?

what i mean by that is, while in flight you have no bar or dot radar....you only have an an arrow (like the off map flyer arrow) that points in the direction of the closest or largest group of enemy contacts. you could still get info from country mates in the tower as to wich area has the largest concentration of enemies.and you would still have that "fog of war TM" effect while flying, you wouldn't be able to open the clipboard and see wether or not that high con at 3 was friendly or enemy.

just my opinion for what it's worth

[AKcurly]

I can live with the present radar; I would also be content without it.

I would be immensely grateful if dar bars did not show aircraft at 500 feet or less above the ground.

If NOE raids were possible, think how dynamic it would make the arena!  Man, kewl stuff!  Maybe a 50 mile radius around HQ should show DAR bars.  

AKcurly

[Creamo]

B26's skimming the waves under the 500 ft Dar ceiling, yes.

Dar in the tower only? I could live with it, I just think it creates more problems than it solves for a larger player base.

 As long as I can squelch country channel, or there is a seperate NEW channel for intel updates and discussion of what NME are where and what they are doing.