Top ten reasons why the CT is more fun to fly than the MA

[Mister Fork]

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• Fuel burn is at 1.2-1.5, AAA is at .7
• Strategy actually involves using bombers to knock out front line bases or using a CV group to caputre an island.
• Historical matchups. You won't be flying a C202 and run into three La-7's.
• Our terrains are better looking.
• Score potato, we don't have no stinking score potatos!
• 1 vs 1 dogfights. Not 30 vs 1.
• Squads can actually plan a mission and have fun conducting HQ raids
• The term quaking in the CT refers to taking an M3 to a field with troops
• You get a for being shot down or shooting down an opponent.
• MA veterans come to the CT because it's more fun than a party at Ripsnorts house. :D

[Batz]

Historical matchups. You won't be flying a C202 and run into three La-7's.

but the next setup you can fly a val and run into a 262

[Shane]

not bad... only 5 out of 10 are  stinkbait.

[nopoop]

Not in very much, but everytime I've been in, it's a furball with fewer people. Haven't really seen "strat" have much momentum.

Gentlemen furballers I might add.

[Joc]

Its seeing no-one in the arena that keeps me out,otherwise Id stay there,no-peeps=no fun (hmmm sounds like WBs3 lol)

[SELECTOR]

i like CT but for a few annoying reasons

1. the areana is never ajusted right for the first day or so...
2. to many pacific theaters...
3. never anyone there

[lazs2]

allied vs axis is the worst part of the CT... only about 1 in 10 scenarios is balanced and still has a good selection of planes to fly.  

seriously... when the fields are close and the planes useful and even... the ct can be a blast.  That just don't happen very often.

Last party at rips I spilled some dip on the carpet in the garage and was asked to leave... in fact.. the whole party had to leave while a carpet cleaning outfit came out and cleaned up.
lazs

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by Mister Fork
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• Fuel burn is at 1.2-1.5, AAA is at .7
• Strategy actually involves using bombers to knock out front line bases or using a CV group to caputre an island.
• Historical matchups. You won't be flying a C202 and run into three La-7's.
• Our terrains are better looking.
• Score potato, we don't have no stinking score potatos!
• 1 vs 1 dogfights. Not 30 vs 1.
• Squads can actually plan a mission and have fun conducting HQ raids
• The term quaking in the CT refers to taking an M3 to a field with troops
• You get a for being shot down or shooting down an opponent.
• MA veterans come to the CT because it's more fun than a party at Ripsnorts house. :D

Hmmm...

My CT experience last night...5pm EST, very positive. Good People, good match ups...8pm EST...I won't be back...why?

#2- What strategy? There was no organization what so ever and no one was interested in taking bases, even when I tried to organize one.

#5- No Score potatos? WHat do you call the 7 Niki's A6Ms and Ki-61's orgiting the the Allied field, waiting to vulch, making no attempt to take it?

#6- Not 30 on 1, but I was the receipient of 3 7 on 1s out of 4 sorties. The fourth one, no one showed up to fight me.

#7 ? Usually, but you also got a few elitists there who think they are real fighter pilots. When I said the sides were unbalanced, (3 to 1 in favor of the NiK crowd) one of your kind folks, (Will remain nameless) said "Stop crying and up from another field.


On the plus side, in general, the attitude of the players is better....in general. You still have you're share of jag-offs. The maps are beautiful, and a refreshing change. The historical set up is nice, and if the sides are even, you can get some good fights.If you think you're a good fighter pilot, go to the CT and prepared to be humbled.

If the sides are lopsided, or the numbers are low, it's not very entertaining.

Mind you, this was my short experience with the CT...maybe an hour or so. Not the first time I've flown it. I'll be back to try it again, but if the sides are very uneven, I doubt I'll stay long.



BTW, Urchin...Class act all the way.

[Eagler]

muck
check back, it gets better (maybe not his week - jetsville )

was underdog jap at 1700 still killed more than died

was underdog US at 2130 - killed more than died

CT is a blast, beats MA hands down for me

Mister Fork:
11. Short icon range
12. Don't have to squelch ch1
13. harder fights - better pilots
14. Guys like sabre, mr fork, brady, 10bears and all the others - who volunteer their time and effort to keep CT an enjoyable experience

[muckmaw]

Some stuff to mention, from a CT's newbs pov.

The shorted icon range is great. I was actually trying to visually id planes from their paint scheme, and was able to do so, out of icon range.

Chanel one is usually good, but you do have a few ego maniacs in there.

There is NO comparison between chan. 1 in MA and Ch 1 in CT. CT SEEMS to be a much friendlier environment. There was 0 trash talk in the time I was there.

The CT can be frustrating in that everyone is better than me. There are few noobs in there, if any, and the only kills I got were on 2 on 2 or Mult. AC engagments.

The CT is fun when you have say 30 people on Divided evenly, which was not the case when I logged in last night. Like the MA, it's no fun getting ganged by 7 bogs. There's just no point in flying if you are like me and have no chance of even getting a kill in a 7 on 1.

I'll be back, though. I wish we could get some numbers in there. A 50 on 50 would be awesome!

[gofaster]

I'm waiting for a CT setup to duplicate the El Salvador vs Honduras "Football War": P-51Ds vs F4Us vs F4Us vs P51Ds.

[najdorf]

Hey Muck,

From reading some of your other posts I know you're a strat guy.  CT really isn't much for base captures.  Difficult to mount a base capture against equal numbers or when total numbers for both sides are below 100 which is usually the case in the CT.  Also, on a lot of maps in CT you have to flatten whole town and base to capture.

The CT, at least in my opinion, is all about the plane matchups.  THe CM's do a great job of keeping them even.  The result is a lot of good fites.  Sure there are times when the numbers are lopsided and it can suck, but that's true in the MA as well.  Most of the time, everyone logged in goes to the same area to have it out so you end up with a lot of good furballs even if they are not the size of the ones in the MA.

As you've already noted, the general skill level of pilots in the CT is higher than in the MA, so you won't get a whole lot of cheap kills.  On the other hand, if you want to improve your ACM, it's a good place to go.  Also, the attitude of players, many of which are long time players, seems freindlier and more mature.

[lazs2]

I have not noticed any increase in skill level in the CT.   I have not noticed any tendency for CT players to avoid gangbanging..  I also will note that CT players will "game the game" if they have the chance.   watched them park a GV on the end of the runway because only one runway was usable (taking off from the other runways caused an instant kill bug)  could have been some great fights but the GV guy kept people from getting up so that the gangbang was assured... his teammates took full advantage.  I don't think any amount of polite channel one would negate that crap.
lazs

[muckmaw]

You would have enjoyed it yesterday afternoon, Lazs.

Short flights from takeoff to fuball. Even matches.

The only thing was the limited planes, but I THINK the FM2 was available.

Last night was gang bang central in the CT, and with the Knights on their last legs in the MA, i got tired of giving away kills, and logged.

[lazs2]

My honest opinion of the CT is that...

when the fights are close and the planes are evenly matched as they can be with some variety.... say some fast turning slow planes on each side and some medium fast planes on each side... and... ther are enough people and they are not lopsided.....it is a blast.

when the fights are far apart with uneven or boring planes... and/or there are no numbers to speak of or it is extremely lopsided..... it is worse than the worst time I've ever had in the MA.
laz