Nightime -- Pros and Cons

[JB73]

actually doing GV raids is great @ night cause they cant see you as well.

the drawback is dusk and dawn when the light goes @ that funny angle and GV's are like a nuclear blast of light on the terrain

if you dont time your GV raid right you will be spotted from the other side of the map.





ya i'd say i hate dusk and dawn more than night. i'll bet it's diffucult to model a setting or rising sun (the way light acts going through the extra atmosphere)

[AWMac]

CV landings are a lil more challenging at night.  


Keep the night!

[acetnt]

Folks,

There is free software that helps you adjust your gamma in the game by just a few key strokes --- makes night into day ---- its quick and easy to use.

Keep nights - use the gamma software instead...

Acetnt

[guttboy]

Keep night....its fun!

[Mini D]

AH night is one of the Arena's coolest effects and by far and away the stupidest idea to be inserted as a regular part of the MA.

AH night is also proof that 20 people complaining in the forum carry more weight than 100 logging off in the MA.

MiniD

[BNM]

Can't think of any 'pros'. It was a novel idea and well done by HTC but just doesn't work out playability wise. If it was a little lighter, we had ample cockpit lights, runway lights, etc... it might be fun but other than that I would like to see it gone... As others have commented, as it is now I just log off.

[zipity]

"Night blows. One of those things the "realism" folks asked for. Or should that be strat folks? "

Hmmm, here's an idea, get rid of what little realism and strategy is left so the game will play just like quake...then rename it to quake.  

The buffs had to learn to deal with a new bombsite and a reduced roll in the game.  Can't the rest of you learn how to change your con icons to white and stop whining.  When they switch to the new graphics engine, I hope they can add cockpit lights and search lights.  I'd also like to see weather effects like snow and rain but I'm sure that would really upset the quakers.

[nopoop]

Zipity good go, you used the rolleye thingy.

No ones complaining, no one is whining. The question was asked. The answer seems to be most log. Question/answer thing, nothing more, nothing less.

But your comment about realism brings up the question, what is realistic about shooting at a an icon when you can't see anything else ?

[fullback]

If you think it's a whine, then you miss the point.
An effect or feature should add value. I still haven't seen a reasoned response of the value added to strategy, game play or realism.

There must be a reason other than 'we spent lot's of time making it and we'd rather have something that irritates most customers than eliminate it until we have the time to improve it.' There is no logic in that.

AH is more a labor of passion than a managed business, and I understand quite well that you can't please everyone. But I wonder just how many are pleased at AH night?

And that was the purpose of this thread - to find out how many are pleased and share the positive aspect of AH night so I start enjoying it.

[singh7]

Guys and Gals,

Best of both worlds use "Powerstrip" it is a free download. If you want realism then don't download, if not, then download and install it. WHen it gets dark just press Ctrl Alt + to make it brighter and similarly Ctrl Alt - to get dimmer. It works like a charm

You will not complain about the night after this.

I hope that this helps those who dont know about this software

Acetnt

[BNM]

Originally posted by zipity
"Night blows. One of those things the "realism" folks asked for. Or should that be strat folks? "

Hmmm, here's an idea, get rid of what little realism and strategy is left so the game will play just like quake...then rename it to quake.  

The buffs had to learn to deal with a new bombsite and a reduced roll in the game.  Can't the rest of you learn how to change your con icons to white and stop whining.  When they switch to the new graphics engine, I hope they can add cockpit lights and search lights.  I'd also like to see weather effects like snow and rain but I'm sure that would really upset the quakers.

We're "quakers" because we don't like playing a game that is basically a black screen with sound effects? Sheesh.....

[fullback]

What's the point of changing your gamma?
To offset the night?
To give yourself an advantage over newbies or those who don't change their gamma?

[lord dolf vader]

long negative post deleted


why does htc do things like night and the chog to us. or their game if you want to put it that way.

say "whatever" over and over slowly as a mantra.

[acetnt]

Originally posted by fullback
What's the point of changing your gamma?
To offset the night?
To give yourself an advantage over newbies or those who don't change their gamma?

Fullback,

I think you missed the point. I have an ATI Radeon card and when it gets dark you do not see anything unless you alt tab out of the game and go throught the tedious process of changing the gamma. The game is unplayable if you dont. The ONLY reason I suggested to use the software is that it makes it very simple to change the gamma in game. I used to log off when I couldn't see anything.

So I truly did not install the software to get any advantage - I did it so I could see. If I did have this software to use as an advantage would I even mention it here?


Acetnt

[Rude]

Night only causes me to log....it either prevents me from playing when I have the time or ends my playing time.

Don't understand why it's implemented.