Frankly im tired by all those experimets, old system work well and i not see reasons to change them.
Rules in rules doing all more complicated not for players but for CiC.
Old system has simply and clear rules for everyone.
1 CM give objectives and planeset for every frame
2. CiC prepare plan
3. Players fly to full fil duty, take som fight, destroy something and if possibly rtb. All with rule "shut up and fly".
Squads follow orders cuz time to time somone must fly bombers or fly boring defence CAP . Squad CO duty was take command over frame and prepare battle plan time to time.
All objectives depends from A-A or A-G missions.
With last improvemnet we got
1. SOps closing in style to CAP or MA
2. More worry and work for CiC about battle plan
3. Not obey units
4. MA dweebish behvior "if we can get same points killing enemy, we not must worry about rtb, we get this points anyway".
5. Not balanced planeset /mostly on bombers last frame/
I see here more bad things then good.
If we can have old system with inscription "CiC must use every type/group of planes for not less then one unit" We will have topic about planeset done.
Plus obvious rotation, if one squad fly bombers in first frame, he will no more fly bombers/jabo in this tour.
System we tried last tour promote bigger squadrons and can work only if 100% registered peoples show up. Obvious is squadrons who will loose lots of point and will be pushed to 3rd line aircrafts, will not have same numbers as first frame when he have full poins. And thats we saw in 3rd frame of last SOps.
I decide to share my own squadronpoint to give peoples chance to fly 2nd line aircrafts and keep forces capable to make strike and give resistance for enemy.
First frame show to much "free" space for plane choise by squoadron liders, who can ruin whole plan. All thats beucose somone will like to save points for other frame.
3rd frame show whats happend if squad will not agree to fly thier duty and spend his points for first line fighters.
If behaviour like this will grove up we will have MA on SEA, everyone will fly like they like and not care/look on over all battle plan and objectives.
If one squadron get order to take strike planes / for 1 points each/ loosing them by other squadron foult. Who have order to cover them and fail. Or by CiC who not give fighters to cover bombers/strike planes. Will loose most of they ponts not getting single kill.
Due lack of points, even with resupply points he stuck on secound line/or 3rd/ aircrafts. And resonable commander who see, they cant match enemy planes performance. Will drop them in to jabo or strike/bomber duty again. Cuz other squadrons earn kills and point and are still able to fly first line aircrafts.
Thats mean squadron who take "light" duty/mission in first frame will be "to imporand" and noone will like them to fly cheap strike planes .
Squadrons skills and behaviour are diferent , somtime depends from luck and "have good or bad day". Somotimes squadron fight in really bad situation outnumbered or must sucrifice yourself to full fill duty.
System we taste it penalise for that without reasons and not give secound chance.
It was not work during test tour and even with improvements will not work. WB is in this case difrent game and copy of his system with "personal" touch will not work.
Do u like to have it here ? im not
About replane or secound life.
@Viff , "fog of war" have here much wider definition then in RL;)
I not see any reason to give anyone secound chance to take off if he loose his aircraft. In RL noone will give pilot fly if he back on damaged airplane if he is not A.Galland or any other "great " pilot.
Even if examples of such behaviour exist, u can put it in to fairy stories. Its was not work for all
Event is simulation of air battle who endure limited time.
During this time is no chance to get back in air after "little" damage like oil leak or fuel leak. How can u proof thats small damage not need change whole cooling system? Its not garden hose who u can repair by duck tape.
Other storie is noone of pilots will be lunch in air again without investigatin about his damages.
Anyway how can u prove u not have wounded pilot? Som peoples u can belive by his word. Som not.
What if we get cheater, who take off again and his "battle luck" can prevail victory or loose by one side?
Punish him after event? lol
ramzey