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Offline Apache

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« on: March 11, 2003, 07:47:48 AM »
Chasing nothing but fast planes has gone beyond boring. Yeah, occasionally you run into the likes of a dr7 in a spit but he’s not normal, lol. He’s so aggressive; he doesn’t care what the odds are. Fights with the 13th, when they aren’t P51’n (that’s a southern thang, P51’n), is a blast. The CV’s are the best but they don’t last long.

Fights are far and few between now, for me at least. All I seem to be doing the past few weeks is chasing P51’s, Typhoons and 190’s and hope I catch ‘em before they auger into the field they are hitting. Yeah I know. Catch them between fields. Heck, all they do is nose down and haul prettythang. That is 3 of the fastest planes you know.

Bah! I just wish someone could come up with an idea that would increase fights, not chases but doesn’t overly control what one gets to fly nor separates arenas. Don’t know if that’s possible under the current model, or if it’s possible at all. I sure as heck don’t have the answer. For that matter, I’m not even sure there’s a problem! Not how’s that for going in circles huh?

Offline Shane

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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2003, 07:52:11 AM »
It's the people, not the planes. even with an RPS the same "runners" will fly the "fastest" plane and still, ya know, run.
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2003, 07:59:49 AM »
yep... even I grabbed a tempest and chased down cowardly dee 9's..  

I think infinity and pizza are the worst for having fast plane run away crowd... the whole arena is more timid anyway..

Havintg the fields so far apart is what forces people to either fly fast planes and run if they want to survive.

I would love to see HTC carve about a 1/4 of the the bottom out of the huge maps and make an early war area out of those spots with the fields moved about 20% closer in those early war areas.... seperate resets for the early war area and 50k mountains to keep the girly men out in their timid planes.
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Offline keyapaha

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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2003, 08:10:21 AM »
I miss those huge carier vs carrier battles havent seen em in a while.

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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2003, 08:14:51 AM »
agree!!!.... it is gettin outta hand.....

peee shooters all over the place.....

tight leather wearin luftwoobles all over the place.....

even in my tif....I have to be higher or they will get away.......

someone has to come up with something to prevent the easy plane access.....(la7's....D9's....pee51's)

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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2003, 08:25:52 AM »
HiTech should model speeding tickets.
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2003, 09:01:40 AM »
Never happen here.

There is one thing that HT hates above all, Whines.

RPS generates whines like nothing you've ever seen before.

So I'm predicting  he won't go there.

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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2003, 09:10:06 AM »
ghost... i agree... RPS won't work.   I tend to think seperate arenas will never work either and think that they are bad for the community... I went into the CT and 3/4 of the guys there were people I had never heard of before.

I think the arena within an arena is an elegant solution but can't seem to sell it to Dale.   Seperate resets and 50k mountain seperation would be essential tho..

Thing is... something has to be done.   the game is getting pretty boring what with all the running away.
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Offline popeye

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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2003, 09:10:11 AM »
Like Shane said, in any plane set, there will always be a plane that CAN run....and pilots that WILL run.

At least an RPS would provide some variety.  But, as Ghosth says,  "Never happen here".
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2003, 09:16:57 AM »
There's a lot of people having fun at Trinities Tank Town...look at the reasons why.

Then think how that kind of an area would be like if it were for early/mid war planes available, no bombs/rocks, in the area and that any plane outside of that planeset would have both a hell of a climb to get there and a long flight duration also. Then make the bases in that area either uncapturable or hardened to the point that jabos can't kill it. A map reset wouldn't be dependant on capturing these bases.

What, IMO, you'd end up with is an area the furballers/ACM aficionados could concentrate on AtoA combat where the landgrab/field porkers wouldn't be at with the exception of a few who don't give a rats bellybutton about ACM and just wish to blow stuff up.

Some would say that that's what the dueling arena is for. I have a feeling that those that would say that are those who like to see stuff blow up.

Flame on!

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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2003, 09:25:25 AM »
lars... exactly... the runners don't want an area for early war planes because.... well... they don't want to fight just late war planes that would fite them on an even keel... they want to cherry pick people who are busy.

We have concessions for tanks and PT's and the like so that they can get into the action and/or not be molested by ac.   I think we would be well served by a small area within the huge boring pizza or infinity map where early war planes could fite.
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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2003, 09:43:47 AM »
I've been flying the P-40E against overwhelming odds and dying every sortie.....translated, this means I'm desperately seeking some fun.

Would a specific planeset (early war only or late war only) for a specific time period, maybe rotating every other day work?

I am sick of people runnin away...can't believe I'm saying that, but it sucks to fly around beneath everyone trying to be a good target only to get ignored.

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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2003, 09:53:11 AM »
When I feel the same way I take up a "white zero" at a base being vulched.  Assuming I can get off the ground I have no problems finding a fight.  Staying alive is a challenge that makes it interesting.
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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2003, 09:56:28 AM »
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Originally posted by Ghosth
Never happen here.

There is one thing that HT hates above all, Whines.

RPS generates whines like nothing you've ever seen before.

So I'm predicting  he won't go there.



its not part of fun?;)

We see what HTC give us on AH2 TOD, i think it will be som kinde of RPS. With limited time /1 year or 6 months/. But this must be RPS at last.

Personal i like RPS and play them 2 years.
I know all whine thread, about plane performance, side balance, airplanes service date............. etc, etc

imho one more arena separate whiners from MA BB part;)
its not many work for HTC to set up rps, and new arena.
But as i know Pyro say "NEVER AGAIN" /correct me if im wrong/

heheh id like to see again "Fariz style misson", 40 hurricanes voulching airfield:) thats can be fun!!!!

No doubt RPS can be fun, but we need more planes/vehicycles for early years

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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2003, 09:57:05 AM »
fly an a6m2 or a6m5 below everyone and you will not be ignored:)