Would like your vote Re: Bomb Calibration

[marauder]

I know this Thread could imply my opinion on this but I think I'll see what kind of response this gets (if any) before I reveal my opinion about the new bombing calibration feature in Aces High.

Okay I would like your vote -Yay or Nay- in the next AH patch released do you think we should be given the option to turn off, deactivate, toggle off -whatever you want to call it- the bombsight calibration mode now necessary for bombing in AH?







(btw turning off that annoying "Auto Takeoff Enabled" message without taking off manually would be nice too){Can't record takeoff screenshots with the ATE message in the middle of the screen!:p }

[Tumor]

Nay (I think)

  There's nothing wrong with the bomb calibration sytem as is.  This simulation is no place for those who's only goal is point-and-click.

[CAV]

Nay ...

Odd but I like the new bombing system.

CAV

[Innominate]

Bomb calibration should, and will stay.
The bombsight should have readouts for salvo, delay, and drop airspeed, and current airspeed.  Readouts so we can tell when the conditions change after calibrating.

Strat targets absolutly NEED to be fixed.  As it stands how, bombing an HQ kills your radar, and bombing strat has no effect on anything.  The strat targets, and maybe some parts of fields should be  arranged for carpet bombing to be effective.  The buff formation damage bugs ABSOLUTLY NEED to be fixed!

[Karnak]

Nay.

Keep the bombsight calibration and put appropriate targets into AH to make carpet bombing useful.

[marauder]

I did not intend to ask whether or not the Bomb. Calibration mode should be completely scrapped- just; do you think we should have the option to deactivate it (like Auto Takeoff can be toggled on/off) added to AH in the next patch.

(Sorry if I wasn't clear Innom+Kar)

[easymo]

What is the difference between makeing aiming easier, and makeing the targets bigger?

[Innominate]

Originally posted by easymo
What is the difference between makeing aiming easier, and makeing the targets bigger?

One is realistic, one isn't.

Also, the current bomb system IS an option, it's set on the server.  The server has the option for the old bombsight.

If you gave EVERYONE the option for it, auto-takeoff style, nobody would ever calibrate again.

[Karnak]

Manual calibration should be mandatory.

[Duedel]

Nein

[Leslie]

Nay

[Revvin]

[SIZE=8]NAY, NAY AND THRICE NAY![/SIZE]

[snafu]

I still find the new system difficult to master but I got to add my name to the list of Nein, No etc. The new system should definately stay (With some added info in the bombsite such as speed etc and a possible rethink of target layouts & strat effects).

TTFN
snafu

[deSelys]

Nay!, of course. Manual calibration should stay mandatory.

...oh, btw, HTC should keep the ATE message....but also make it bigger, and day-glo pink (I know, I'm an egoistical elitist bastard....can't help it).

[RAMAIR]

Get rid of that useless mess.Before this "new" bombsight you could up a buff, climb to alt, and bomb with some effect,sure it took  and hour or two to have a good mission but at least when you reached target you could hit something.That is a thing of the past,nobody bothers to fly them because its a  complete waste of an hour or two and people are quitting the game over it.
The bombers that are flown are just quickies to maintain score, I also dont agree with the statement that it was "laser guided" bombs before the new sight. The norden bombsight was capable of putting a 500lb bomb in a 100ft circle from 30k at speed,and was in efffect an analog computer,tons of info on the sight is available on the web.The realism part of this simply is not comparable.How many people does it take to crew a B17 or a Lanc?We are talking about 1 person with an X amount of time,bombadiers and escorts are not plentiful and you cant "order" people to help you.There is no way to compensate for 30k wind above 14k either.The bottom line on this situation is that the only people benefitting from the new sight is the fighters,but they are not benefitting either because they have no bombers to target anymore.