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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: bustr on December 18, 2006, 07:14:49 PM
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HiTech,
In the interest of fair play which seems to be part of what has driven some of your arena changes of late. Please create a 3rd LW arena which the Knights can dominate. It may only be me, but it does seem like I have only 2 choices in LW arena play.
1. Get hoarded at alt by Rooks.
2. Get hoarded on the deck by Bishops.
Sadly this is very telling on the Knights general game play ability in terms of group dynamics. But, if you created a 3rd LW arena, chances are the Knights would either dominate it, or a smaller number of players would play in it from all 3 sides in more even numbers.
If this were a War where I could loose my life I would want my side to have thousands to one in numbers. This being a War game, it seems the ability to dominate the other 2 countires during a large portion of prime time play is out of balance to what HTC is attempting to provide for everyone's $14.95 a month.
When there was a single MA, the obvious impact to the general game play environement by a super majority could not be ignored nor avoided other than by logging off, changing sides, or at the worst canceling your subscription. With multiple MA arena's the chess peices simply percipitate out to the arena they first dominate each day. At the moment the Knights chess peices seem to not percipitate very well and come up on the short end of things.
Or maybe they just need their own arena to percipitate out to last each day. Two LW arena is exposing the nature of average humans to want membership in a winning herd at any cost. Three may possibly expose this more rediculously by LW arenas turning into chess peice hoard arenas.
Since the game play has evolved to super hoarding, I'm requesting you make it fair for all 3 chess peices.
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Originally posted by bustr
This being a War game, it seems the ability to dominate the other 2 countires during a large portion of prime time play is out of balance to what HTC is attempting to provide for everyone's $14.95 a month.
This is not a war game. It is a WW2 flight sim.
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Whats so bad about that? Now have the oppurtunity to get more kills instead of fighting for them. :t
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I was in LW blue tonight. Bish (us) 100, Rooks 140+, Knights 140+. No fight between Rooks and Knights who were both ganging Bish at almost 3-1 odds. Didn't seem like a big problem for Knights to me.
BTW, I stayed to defend what little we had left and landed all but 1 mission over 2 hours.
If you're just going to switch arenas or log off you're never gonna get better (not implying you're bad).
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I was in blue yesterday...earlier in evening, bish had numbers on both rooks and nits...rooks perk point multiplier was 2.43 for a bit.
Later in evening, about 2 hours later...rooks and knits close for the numbers with bish behind.
just goes to show, some hours your the hydrant, others you are the dog...
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If nits would work as a team numbers wouldnt be a issue. 3/4 would rather chase a 109 for 30 mins while everyone else is defending or trying to take a base.
Slowly this lack of teamwork is a contributing factor to the rise in rook and bish numbers. Noone likes to lose its simple.
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
I was in LW blue tonight. Bish (us) 100, Rooks 140+, Knights 140+. No fight between Rooks and Knights who were both ganging Bish at almost 3-1 odds. Didn't seem like a big problem for Knights to me.
It will take the generals a few weeks to realize they now need to capture bases from both the other countries to win. HT's thread also says that a few bases are uncaptureable. Makes being outnumbered less of a problem.
At some point, after they are finished rolling over you, the other two countries will have to fight each other and you still have your uncaptureable bases.
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Originally posted by bzek74
If nits would work as a team numbers (...)
Slowly this lack of teamwork is a contributing factor (...)
If you switch countries regulary, you will learn pretty fast:
Same whines on every countrychannel!
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In general, Rooks dominate Orange, Bish dominate Blue--As Rook, I cant fly my fav plane in Orange (P47N), as it is usually eny'd out in primetime, and in primetime Blue, we getting horded due to low numbers--I'm not good enough to prevail in 1 on 4's--((lol barely 1 on 1's) neither scenario is fun--I'd have preferred enforced side-balancing, but it seems community sentiment isn't there. I'm prolly gonna quit for a few months+ anyhow....of late, each night when I log off, I wonder exactly WHY I'm doin this:cry
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Originally posted by BansheCH
This is not a war game. It is a WW2 flight sim.
Eeerrr I thought it was a game. Sims implies actuall flying of a plane. You know. All the controls an stuff. If flying a spitfire is so easy in real life then no wonder jerry had it's arse handed to them...... Na not convinced on it be a sim.....good game though.
p.s sorry for the hijack. I said this exact thing 2 weeks ago. 3rd arena for knight to dominate in or just 1 LW.
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Last night in LW2/blue the numbers where uneven. The bish were rolling rooks and knights. There must have been 50 BoPs on that were rolling bases. Its really hard to defend against 45 P51s.
If we get a new arena can we get FT or trinity map?
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Originally posted by BansheCH
This is not a war game. It is a WW2 flight sim.
It all depends on your point of view good sir :) For me it is a war game with flight being the primary way to win the war ;)
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Originally posted by 68slayr
Last night in LW2/blue ... There must have been 50 BoPs on
We were WHERE? :huh
How many of us were there?:huh
Very funny.
psst! We were in LW Orange.
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Originally posted by 68slayr
Last night in LW2/blue the numbers where uneven. The bish were rolling rooks and knights. There must have been 50 BoPs on that were rolling bases. Its really hard to defend against 45 P51s.
If we get a new arena can we get FT or trinity map?
50 bops!!! i think i counted at different times only 20 to 25.
there were of course other guys flying along with us on certain missions.
but 50??
are you sure there weren,t a gazillion?
checking my abacus,
Boner
can,t see a gazzilion p-51 s coming??
shame on you.
bish were down to 7 bases
didn,t know where to look for us??
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Originally posted by bzek74
If nits would work as a team numbers wouldnt be a issue. 3/4 would rather chase a 109 for 30 mins while everyone else is defending or trying to take a base.
Slowly this lack of teamwork is a contributing factor to the rise in rook and bish numbers. Noone likes to lose its simple.
Some guys don't give a toss about grabbing fields, it's their dime so they
can play their way. Just like you can play the way you like to.
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Don't look at it as outnumbered, think of it as a "target rich environment!" Heck last night I was in LW Orange and the Bish were hitting A10 hard with the fleet. I just grabbed a little higher, hit a couple buffs and then BnZ'ed (or cherry picked) a few fighters until the base was captured. It was loads of fun!
Why was it fun? because I knew that saving the base was not an option. With that knowledge I just said the heck with it and grabbed a few kills.
When the horde comes to play you have to switch the wetware over from the testosterone driven neurons to the common sense neurons. Use your alt and speed to pick the proper target before engaging. Hit and run becomes the name of the game.
Big Mickey
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I agree with Lusche-same stuff, different country. Have fun. Who cares if you are outnumbered? More fun, really. A) don't have to be a conga line for kills. B) flying cheap perk planes is fun at times. I still auger 262, but nice to fly the F4U-1C. C) Nice to know the other end of the Spit 16 and LA-7 issues for once. Got used to flying all the high ENY stuff as Bish, now as Knight I get to use the others. Still use the F4U-1 predominantly, but nice to up at capped fields in LA-7. At least I get off the ground before getting shot down in that thing. :)
Bob
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Volvo!! another player from new hampshire!! great!!
soon we will own this game!!
i think some others from nh besides myself are filth, moneyguy and a few more i can,t remember right now.
anywhoo--its good to see ya in here bud!
Boner
official "member" of the AH BB s
public relations officer for Boner
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1boner. I do believe we will at that. ;)
Gotta use those air bases for something....
Max is from just across the river in Vermont, too.
You bish, knight, or rook?
I actually changed from Bish to Knight in November after a year in Bishdom. Now 1bob over there. NH taking over one country at a time.....
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Targets. I like targets. All you Bish and Rooks saty there where your at. I take a look at the map and see where alot of your are and head that way. MUCHO fun it is.
Leave the knights numbers down....Makes a win every 10-12 maps that much sweeter for the toolshedders. IMO.
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Originally posted by volvo744
1boner. I do believe we will at that. ;)
Gotta use those air bases for something....
Max is from just across the river in Vermont, too.
You bish, knight, or rook?
I actually changed from Bish to Knight in November after a year in Bishdom. Now 1bob over there. NH taking over one country at a time..... [/QUOTE
bish----livin in tilton nh at the moment. actually a long 30 year moment!!
in game name is , are ya ready?-------------------1Boner
ooooooops --now i did it !!--all the dweebs are gonna start askin me
if i need a gunner!!!!
cya round the friendly skies!!
Boner
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All Knights please report to Orange or Blue for either a Rook or Bish uniform. Inprocessing my take a few days. Please have your Military ID, shot records, and dogtags with you. Delousing will commence at 0600.
That is all.
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Bustr, is it really so bad when you only fly for the side with numbers?
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Originally posted by Big Mickey
Don't look at it as outnumbered, think of it as a "target rich environment!" Heck last night I was in LW Orange and the Bish were hitting A10 hard with the fleet. I just grabbed a little higher, hit a couple buffs and then BnZ'ed (or cherry picked) a few fighters until the base was captured. It was loads of fun!
Why was it fun? because I knew that saving the base was not an option. With that knowledge I just said the heck with it and grabbed a few kills.
When the horde comes to play you have to switch the wetware over from the testosterone driven neurons to the common sense neurons. Use your alt and speed to pick the proper target before engaging. Hit and run becomes the name of the game.
Big Mickey
"Don't look at it as outnumbered, think of it as a "target rich enviornment!"
AGREED
:aok