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Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: hubsonfire on September 13, 2005, 03:03:55 PM: HTC,
With the huge increase in the number of subscribers, and the proliferation of squads with multiple wings, I would like to see, and I imagine quite a few others would as well, to see the squad limit changed from 32 to a higher value, or removed altogether.

Squad Highlight basically became Radio Channel Highlight; we have a variety of vox channels that we can arrange to all tune to (if we can find an empty freq); ditto for text comms; and with some creativity in naming, we can the same name with an extra character or space listed in the roster. However, I'd think changing some values in the DB would be a good deal easier, and still allow us to use common text and vox channels that we wouldn't have to fight over, or worry about eavesdropping, moderation, filters, etc.

Anyone else interested in this concept?
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Guppy35 on September 13, 2005, 03:43:48 PM: More BKs! Oh the humanity! :)
Title: Re: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Edbert on September 13, 2005, 03:55:34 PM: Quote
Originally posted by hubsonfire
Anyone else interested in this concept?

I bet the MAWs or BOPs would be.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on September 13, 2005, 05:59:33 PM: Yes, the 327th has grown quite large as well. It would probably benefit us as well.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Morpheus on September 13, 2005, 06:31:03 PM: Yeah, its a good idea. One that's been brought up in the past several times. I would be interested to see what dale has to say and if its posible without alot of rewritting/trouble.

Morph
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: hubsonfire on September 13, 2005, 06:46:13 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Guppy35
More BKs! Oh the humanity! :)

Just think of all the prox... naaah, not even gonna go there.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Slash27 on September 13, 2005, 06:49:41 PM: Hells Angels would be very intrested.( as long the BKs quit stealing my guys:cry )
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: kevykev56 on September 13, 2005, 07:29:13 PM: A great idea:aok
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Morpheus on September 13, 2005, 07:38:35 PM: Does that mean we got Grits? LOL jeeze laweeze.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: navajoboy on September 13, 2005, 07:39:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Slash27
Hells Angels would be very intrested.( as long the BKs quit stealing my guys:cry )

and hells angels quit stealing from UKNIGHTED 357th FG. lol
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Slash27 on September 13, 2005, 07:43:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by navajoboy
and hells angels quit stealing from UKNIGHTED 357th FG. lol

oh yeah, oops:D
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Sp4de on September 14, 2005, 12:30:54 AM: Dont expand or Ill join the blue knights.:rofl
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Pooface on September 14, 2005, 11:55:22 AM: yeah, it would be handy:)
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: hubsonfire on September 14, 2005, 01:39:16 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sp4de
Dont expand or Ill join the blue knights.:rofl

No, you wont. :furious

Seriously, a bump up to say, 48, which I think is historically accurate (yeah, I know, I hate that phrase too) would probably be sufficient to reduce some of the 2 part squads to manageable sizes, and in theory simplify parts of the DB as the number of squads overall becomes slightly less.

This seems like something that can do no real harm to anyone, and would serve perhaps a few hundred of your customers well.
If this isn't something you'd consider for that reason alone... Please do.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: hubsonfire on September 14, 2005, 03:36:45 PM: I'm not talking recent AH2, but since AH1 was out. I'd call going from a few hundred subscribers to a few thousand pretty dramatic, even if it is over a period of 5 or 6 years.

Aslo, considering how many were lost at the changeover, to have the numbers we have now would still seem to indicate a growth.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: AWMac on September 14, 2005, 04:19:09 PM: Only if you bring back the Night time!!!!!!

C'mon give us the night back...please.

:D
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Morpheus on September 14, 2005, 04:23:32 PM: Go jack another thread. Night time blows. Or its a good time for getting..

ANYWAYS... it looks like HT dont like our idea. :cry
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Furball on September 14, 2005, 04:29:20 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Morpheus
ANYWAYS... it looks like HT dont like our idea. :cry

what you expect? hub posted it.

should have got someone else to post it!!
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Morpheus on September 14, 2005, 04:32:39 PM: LOL Tru
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: hubsonfire on September 14, 2005, 07:09:27 PM: Someone hijacked my password.

It's still a good idea though.
Title: Re: Re: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: sullie363 on September 14, 2005, 11:58:04 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Edbert
I bet the MAWs or BOPs would be.

I'll speak to that and say that I think the BOPs enjoy having a small friendly competivness between the five wings. Having five wings has also allowed us to occationally segment the squad for different tasks quite easily. I'm not saying that removing the cap on squad size is a poor idea, just that I wouldn't see us leaving our current system.
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Bear76 on September 15, 2005, 04:27:49 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Morpheus
Does that mean we got Grits? LOL jeeze laweeze.

Ya we traded him for half a bottle of schnapps and a stale bagle...you guys got screwed:lol
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Morpheus on September 15, 2005, 07:36:41 AM: lol grits is a score potato lover!:furious :furious :mad: :mad:
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Edbert on September 15, 2005, 08:15:28 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Morpheus
lol grits is a score potato lover!:furious :furious :mad: :mad:

Yeh, his shamelss arse kissing in the "fishy" thread is why leviathn invited the dweeb anyhow. I thought the squad was supposed to vote first!
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: kils on September 15, 2005, 10:21:36 AM: See Rule #7
Title: Squad Sizes, and the old limits.
Post by: Bear76 on September 15, 2005, 02:37:33 PM: See Rule #7