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Offline Buzzbait

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« on: July 08, 2002, 12:10:20 PM »
Salute

Don't like the Pizza Map?

Try the CT.  :)

Small beautiful Burma map, with all new 'Flying Tigers' planeset.

Enjoy!  :)
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Offline Pei

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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2002, 12:18:42 PM »
Had a great deal of fun thier on Saturday. Lots of team work and tactical flying and the terrain is great.
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2002, 02:24:51 PM »
"Don't like the Pizza Map?

Try the CT. "


sorta like curing that headache by smashing your big toe with a hammer.

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Offline Mister Fork

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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2002, 03:30:50 PM »
Nice Lazs.  Why not just get a fork in the thigh.  Just as effective.  

CT rocks. It always has, and it always will.
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Offline Gatr

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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2002, 03:47:02 PM »
:eek:  My favorite thing is hitting the same finger twice with a hammer.... The second time feels yummie
The CT is fun if your in a LA5
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2002, 08:31:19 AM »
fork...No, you would have to at the very least smash your big toe with a large hammer to duplicate the pain of the CT.   I will give you  this tho... "rocks",  if large enough and dropped from sufficient height.... might work allmost as well.
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Offline Mister Fork

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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2002, 09:28:16 AM »
Lazs, if you haven't got anything good to say, go eat some cheezies and watch porn.

The CT is still a great arena.
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Offline Toad

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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2002, 12:07:24 PM »
Change the icon setting back to normal and I'd give L'Arčne Vide another try. Assuming the radar was sufficient to point you to an area of activity, of course.

Maybe that change would make L'Arčne Vide a bit less vide.

But I'm sure this is a blasphemous suggestion and I should be whipped with the cat for even making it.

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Offline Nifty

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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2002, 12:22:45 PM »
Toad, I found fights easier and faster in the CT than I did the first night of 1.10 in the new MA (the only night I've played the new MA).
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Offline Miska

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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2002, 12:42:54 PM »
Icons?  What icons?  Turn them off.  Much more fun in the CT
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Offline Toad

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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2002, 12:49:25 PM »
Nifty, I'm not one of the ones having trouble finding fights in the MA. In fact, the "new" MA to me is pretty much like a bigger "old" MA. I just don't see that much difference given that I almost always fly fighters, almost never drive GV's and rarely fly bombers.

In fact the major difference for me is that I'm usually in a P-40 now. I"m still having my normal amount of fun.

All that aside, given the amount of time the CT has been running with essentially no change in the % of player participation, it seems to me that there must be a fundamental element of the CT that makes it less attractive than the MA to the vast majority of AH players.

I ask myself what are the major differences and which one might be the big "turn off" for players.

Is it the usually restricted planeset?

Is it the Axis V Allied aspect?

Is it the difference in icons?

Is it the difference in radar?

For me it's the artificially restricted icons. I don't mind restricted planesets. There's always some fighter I'd be interested in trying. Axis V Allied is actually a bit of a plus for me, so that isn't it. Radar? As long as there's sufficient range so that when I long in I can figure out what field is close to the action without pleading for info in the text buffer I'm OK with it.

As I said, I'm only speaking for myself here. I have flown extensively, I have flown WW2 aircraft, I have participated in WW2 aircraft airshows and I feel I have a pretty good idea of when/how far away I can tell a Mustang from a -109 and when I should be able to see actual aircraft markings.

While I said many times that I've never found an Icon system in any game that was perfect, I certainly don't think the icon settings in L'Arčne Vide are an improvement over those in the MA.

(For those of you really interested, I've posted what I'd like to see in the way of icons many times on this BBS. A search should quickly turn it up.)

However, as I said, the idea of changing icon settings in L'Arčne Vide is undoubtedly blasphemy. But those settings are what keep me permanently out of the place.

Just my .02.
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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2002, 01:53:56 PM »
ahh, then disregard my post.
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2002, 02:01:53 PM »
If I were as thin skinned as a CT aficianado then I would refrain from posting in a general forum where a lot of people might read and respond.   I would find a small forum that is pretty much deserted and where disagreeing is frowned on.   Say.... Oh, the CT forum.
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Offline Gatr

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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2002, 02:21:46 PM »
FIGHT NICE NOW KIDDIES...
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Offline Buzzbait

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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2002, 03:23:06 PM »
S! Lazs

Perhaps if you weren't so convinced that you speak for everyone, you might have noticed that this Forum is entitled:

GENERAL DISCUSSION

Not :

LAZ'S ROMPER ROOM
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