Author Topic: perk planes are too expensive when... (Read 812 times)

Shane · « **Reply #30 on:** October 17, 2001, 07:20:00 AM »

For you guys whining about wanting RPS and/or theatre matchups...

two words for you: Combat Theatre.

go fly there. what? you say it's empty? then why don't you guys fill it up? make it your regular hangout, pop in MA and ask some people/squads if they're interested in doing some historical matchups and stuff.

*You* have been given what you're whining for - use it; don't try and cram your concepts of gameplay down the throats of those who prefer a different kind.

damn rps whiners who have an arena that does exactly that, but persist in squeaking.

deSelys · « **Reply #31 on:** October 17, 2001, 08:03:00 AM »

I'll back you up on this one, Shane...although I wouldn't have used the same terms...

Lots of people asked for a historical arena (including me). For a small group, CT became the 'main arena': the combination of RPS/low perks/short icons/limited dar was the right answer to most of our wishes.
I understand that everybody came back to MA when 1.08 rolled out. But I'm more than slightly disappointed to see that nobody asked for an upgrade of CT to 1.08 (rails/roads/new planes...) shortly afterwards.
Will 1.08 be the death of CT? I hope not.

Btw, don't consider this as a hijack attempt on this thread...CT is an alternative to fly perked planes at a reduced cost during a limited period of time.

lazs1 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 17, 2001, 08:05:00 AM »

No shane... I don't want theater matchups and I don't want axis vs allied.. those are sure fire ways to limit variety and parity. What I want is parity matchups. I want to fly a Ki43 against a Zeke or an F4f or a p40 or a spit one or a 109E. You go fly the CT.

Nifty... I have no interest in playing WWII re-enactment... That way lies boredom and madness. What do you want to bet that an anything goes area with nothing but early war planes in it would be a very popular area of the map?

Perk planes DO spoil fights.. They are automatically a huge advantage. The very nature of the perk system is to... MAKE THEM RARE SO AS TO SPOIL FIGHTS LESS.. It is a simple concept. It is also inherently unfair and unfun.
lazs

hblair · « **Reply #33 on:** October 17, 2001, 08:33:00 AM »

So, what you're trying to say lazs is that you're in favor of a Perk setup, and are opposed to a Rolling Plane Set?

SKurj · « **Reply #34 on:** October 17, 2001, 01:38:00 PM »

Get rid of BnZ planes!! they keep spoilin my furballs +(

SKurj

Vermillion · « **Reply #35 on:** October 17, 2001, 02:08:00 PM »

Skurj, I (or any experienced E fighter) don't need BnZ planes to spoil your furball

Its just as easy to BnZ in "similar" fighters as it is to BnZ in "dissimilar" aircraft.

Its all in how you do it

lazs1 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 18, 2001, 08:37:00 AM »

hblair.. I have no idea how you got that out of what i said. Perk is un needed. RPS is fine in a modified form but "area" arena is better. In an "area" arena all planes would be available at all times... just not in all areas.

verm is correct. you don't need dedicated B&Z planes to B&Z... It just makes it easier by a power of 10 if you have a fast late war plane against very early slow planes. With all planes being equal it is a lot more fun.
lazs

moose · « **Reply #37 on:** October 18, 2001, 09:29:00 AM »

lazs

we all know you secretly love the perk planes and fly them under your alter-ego.

Nifty · « **Reply #38 on:** October 18, 2001, 09:44:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Shane:
For you guys whining about wanting RPS and/or theatre matchups...

two words for you: Combat Theatre.

go fly there. what? you say it's empty? then why don't you guys fill it up? make it your regular hangout, pop in MA and ask some people/squads if they're interested in doing some historical matchups and stuff.

*You* have been given what you're whining for - use it; don't try and cram your concepts of gameplay down the throats of those who prefer a different kind.

damn rps whiners who have an arena that does exactly that, but persist in squeaking.

no strat there, no score there = no people there. The historical matchup people didn't ask for a historical dueling arena. We wanted an arena where there was more to it than historical matchups. As it is, we just fly our TODs and Snapshots for that, because there isn't a 24/7 arena with what we want. We have asked people that are interested in historical matchups to fly the CT (and there ARE people interested, check out TOD numbers on Friday nights) and they decline citing they want to "win the war." The CT will be unpopulated until strat/scoring/advancement is implemented. So in response... no, we haven't been given what we've asked for, only part of it.

Also, read what other people are saying. Here's a quote from my post. "the majority don't want this." I realize most like the MA like it is. I'm not forcing anything on anyone.

mrfish · « **Reply #39 on:** October 18, 2001, 09:59:00 AM »

i...i...i agree with citabria...there, i said it.