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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Tr1gg22 on November 09, 2008, 04:49:30 PM
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:mad: why are there caps on the arenas? Why not let as many people in that want in... I wish I new why they have them, but I don't.. Example vox goes out..I relog sweet an arena cap..What is the point lets just have one late war arena and be done with this bs :furious It never bothered me before ,but it has been a lot harder to get in lately :huh Yes this is a rant, and it is getting absolutely stupid.... I miss the old days one huge map although that was ruined a bit by the once a week reset.. Just frustrated here :salute
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Yes this is a rant, and it is getting absolutely stupid.
Agreed.
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I only dont like it when all my squaddies are in orange... I had like 10 on the other night and they were doing F4U4 runs... and I couldn't make it because of Arena caps... :(
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:mad: why are there caps on the arenas? Why not let as many people in that want in... I wish I new why they have them, but I don't.. Example vox goes out..I relog sweet an arena cap..What is the point lets just have one late war arena and be done with this bs :furious It never bothered me before ,but it has been a lot harder to get in lately :huh Yes this is a rant, and it is getting absolutely stupid.... I miss the old days one huge map although that was ruined a bit by the once a week reset.. Just frustrated here :salute
Its been hashed out a million times, and Hitech has answered the question as well. Do a search.
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Its been hashed out a million times, and Hitech has answered the question as well. Do a search.
well I had to vent... I feel better now :aok What is so hard about making simple adjustments to make the game even better? Were is the imagination? The game is good I been paying for awhile...Customer service is the best :rock HTC worked hard and have developed a great game... I see so much potential being wasted for this game :aok The arena cap I can live with ,but at times it is a real drag..This is my personal opinion... I am not going any were= fact... Until someone makes another game of this sort that takes full advantage of it's potential. Could be in two days ;or maybe never.. :salute
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Its been hashed out a million times, and Hitech has answered the question as well. Do a search.
Yes it has been hashed out before, <cue Dr. Evil voice> (although I doubt it has been ONE MILLION times) and HiTech has weighed in with his thoughts, for which I thank him. But Sunday 11/9/08 was a classic example of why a country based cap system would be more desirable... In Blue the Bishops had a HUGE numbers advantage and in Orange the Rooks had an even larger advantage. So it was a case of "picking your poison", either fight with a prohibitive ENY or fight vastly outnumbered.
This is the way the system is set up and I'm sure from the responses to previous posts on this subject that HiTech, and all at HTC have given this subject a great deal of thought. However, I suggest that the system be given a "second" look, and that thought be devoted to possible improvements.
I have suggested, and continue to believe, that a cap system based on the total strength of a particular country would be a viable alternative to what we have now. Here is what I suggest:
When logging in, if the country you are logging in to has a numerical advantage of 10% or greater (an example and just a shot in the dark for the number...), you would receive a "arena full" for country "X" message and sent to the other LW arena.
By using this type of system ENY would be much less of an issue, and better action and fewer "hoards" would result.
Has a country based cap system been tried in the past? Also what other problems might this create, taking into consideration the law of unintended consequences?
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Yes it has been hashed out before (<cue Dr. Evil voice> although I doubt that it has been 1 MILLLLIION times) and HiTech has weighed in with his thoughts, for which I thank him. But afternoon of Sunday 11/9/08 was a very good example of why a country based cap system would be more desirable... In Blue the Bishops had a HUGE numbers advantage and in Orange the Rooks had an even larger advantage. So it was a case of "picking your poison", either fight with a prohibitive ENY or fight vastly outnumbered.
This is the way the system is set up and I'm sure from the responses to previous posts on this subject that HiTech, and all at HTC have given this subject a great deal of thought. However, I suggest that the system be given a "second" look, and that thought be devoted to possible improvements.
I have suggested, and continue to believe, that a cap system based on the total strength of a particular country would be a viable alternative to what we have now. Here is what I suggest:
When logging in, if the country you are logging in to has a numerical advantage of 10% or greater (an example and just a shot in the dark for the number...), you would receive a "arena full" for country "X" message and sent to the other LW arena.
By using this type of system ENY would be much less of an issue, and better action and fewer "hoards" would result.
Has a country based cap system been tried in the past? Also what other problems might this create, taking into consideration the law of unintended consequences?
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and in Orange the Rooks had an even larger advantage.
You can thank the 357th for that. :salute
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I belive I understand how arena cap's work to a degree... If there is 190/200 in one arena then in the other arena it would be something like 95/250 <--just examples. What I dont understand is why sometimes, usually in the morning (EST timezone) both arena's are ##/400. Wouldnt the one arena with more players have a smaller cap then the arena with less ##? :confused:
I think Arena cap should consider map size too!
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I belive I understand how arena cap's work to a degree... If there is 190/200 in one arena then in the other arena it would be something like 95/250 <--just examples. What I dont understand is why sometimes, usually in the morning (EST timezone) both arena's are ##/400. Wouldnt the one arena with more players have a smaller cap then the arena with less ##? :confused:
I think Arena cap should consider map size too!
After seeing your name, i just want to shout 1 thing out
NOOB
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After seeing your name, i just want to shout 1 thing out
NOOB
after seeing yours all I can think of is your dad should have worn one. :O
I belive I understand how arena cap's work to a degree... If there is 190/200 in one arena then in the other arena it would be something like 95/250 <--just examples. What I dont understand is why sometimes, usually in the morning (EST timezone) both arena's are ##/400. Wouldnt the one arena with more players have a smaller cap then the arena with less ##? :confused:
I think Arena cap should consider map size too!
The caps are "dynamic" so as the population in blue moves closer toward the cap, more space is opened (the cap number raises) in orange, causing more players to log into the orange arena, then as that population closes in on the cap number more space is opned up in blue and so on.
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The dynamic cap is removed from 12:00 Midnight to 12:00 Noon central time.
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The dynamic cap is removed from 12:00 Midnight to 12:00 Noon central time.
I did not realize this... an excuse to let the wife sleep and sneak out to the computer to check it out? Thanks Hitech... I will see what tonight brings! ;)
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:mad: why are there caps on the arenas? Why not let as many people in that want in... I wish I new why they have them, but I don't.. Example vox goes out..I relog sweet an arena cap..What is the point lets just have one late war arena and be done with this bs :furious It never bothered me before ,but it has been a lot harder to get in lately :huh Yes this is a rant, and it is getting absolutely stupid.... I miss the old days one huge map although that was ruined a bit by the once a week reset.. Just frustrated here :salute
Why not read what has been explained in the past....
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Why not read what has been explained in the past....
Simple reason because I think there are better ways to fix the issue... I just think that trying to get into an arena for a half hour to fly with your squad sucks..Why did you post something that someone already posted in this thread? :O
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Simple reason because I think there are better ways to fix the issue... I just think that trying to get into an arena for a half hour to fly with your squad sucks..
Was there no room for your squad in the other arena?
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Was there no room for your squad in the other arena?
thats not the point :noid We were busy in that arena :aok
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PERSONNALY I LIKE CAPS!!!!!!
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Simple reason because I think there are better ways to fix the issue...
Then please list all your "better ways (multiple) to fix the issue" ... and "use just 1 arena" cannot be one of the "ways" because HT is not going to go back to "just 1 arena".
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Then please list all your "better ways (multiple) to fix the issue" ... and "use just 1 arena" cannot be one of the "ways" because HT is not going to go back to "just 1 are
My point is that why not just have one late war arena like the others?then there would be no cap.Why are there 2 late war arenas and only one of the others? Keep it the way it is for all I care just a pain in the neck at times..I really do not care enough to type on the subject anymore..There are a million ways to make this game better ,but I just have to sit back and wish while HTC has to do the work..Like I said earlier they get my bucks every month until something better comes around some day :noid ! 15 buks a month is pretty cheap entertainment :D
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My point is that why not just have one late war arena like the others?then there would be no cap.Why are there 2 late war arenas and only one of the others? Keep it the way it is for all I care just a pain in the neck at times..I really do not care enough to type on the subject anymore..There are a million ways to make this game better ,but I just have to sit back and wish while HTC has to do the work..Like I said earlier they get my bucks every month until something better comes around some day :noid ! 15 buks a month is pretty cheap entertainment :D
I guess you can waste the time to type that bit, but can't waste the time to type a couple of fixes that could make this game so much better. You don't have any ideas at let alone any that havn't been suggested before. Its all about you, "I can't play where I want" "wahhhhhhh!!!"
Take 10 minutes....while waiting for space to open up in that arena you MUST be in and do a little research on the boards and you'll find the problem isn't very easy to solve, and what we have, while not perfect, is the fairest, and best way to handle it for now.
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I guess you can waste the time to type that bit, but can't waste the time to type a couple of fixes that could make this game so much better. You don't have any ideas at let alone any that havn't been suggested before. Its all about you, "I can't play where I want" "wahhhhhhh!!!"
Take 10 minutes....while waiting for space to open up in that arena you MUST be in and do a little research on the boards and you'll find the problem isn't very easy to solve, and what we have, while not perfect, is the fairest, and best way to handle it for now.
I was simply stating that this game has no imagination so waaaaaaaaa to U u simpleton...It is easy to solve it get it? It does not matter if I did type some simple fixes not like anything is going to change lol.. I was just venting ,but U want to make a personal attack it seems..It is all about the customer that does not get heard...It is all about the customer that got burnt on years of wasted time on the combat tour.. Why don't u tell me were is the imagination...Hmmmm. well hey guys we need 3 country's to make this work..Whats that game u play again?? Its chess...OH lets have nits bish ,and rooks...Wow that is a splendid idea..Ok well that will work just fine :D Ok what we gonna do with supply? Well lets have a supply line that never ends..We will put up factories but they really don't matter..They can up 2 million planes as long as the hangers are up..If the hangers are down it will only take 15 minutes for them to reup and then they get as many more as they like :rofl Give me a break dude it is people like u that keep this game bare minimum...Do u get that troll?
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So your saying that by changing the the name of the countries to something other than bish, rooks, knits it would be a better game? The simplicity of your post shows no imagination.
"Its all about the customer that doesn't get heard" what does this mean? HTC has always listened to their customer base. They havn't always agreed with them....thank god ! but they do listen.
"It is all about the customer that got burnt on years of wasted time on the combat tour" LOL!!! you mean you have been sitting their drooling and panting waiting for a game? The auto industry said we would all be driving "flying cars" by now, I don't hear you whining about that. Grow up, they are working on CT, not to actively at the moment, but it still may come.....some day. Pull up a chair. ;)
By you not posting valid ideas, it shows you really don't have any. Come back when you get one or two.
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"It is all about the customer that got burnt on years of wasted time on the combat tour" LOL!!! you mean you have been sitting their drooling and panting waiting for a game?
Heh. I note that his identity first appeared in March, 2008.
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When i came to this game, first thing i didīt like about the game was the arena caps.
And i still donīt like em, however "hard to solve problem" or whatever the reason is, i just donīt like em.
It is not nice to start the game by searching for where friends are flying now, and then waiting on a queue 120/200 to the server they appear to be in.
Anyone need to pay attention about me not liking the caps ? well guess not....move along.
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My point is that why not just have one late war arena like the others?then there would be no cap.Why are there 2 late war arenas and only one of the others? Keep it the way it is for all I care just a pain in the neck at times..I really do not care enough to type on the subject anymore..There are a million ways to make this game better ,but I just have to sit back and wish while HTC has to do the work..Like I said earlier they get my bucks every month until something better comes around some day :noid ! 15 buks a month is pretty cheap entertainment :D
Why not 1 LW arena ... simply put ... HT deemed that 1 LW arena was costing him money ... he was losing players faster than he was gaining them and the reason was that the notion of 600+ people in 1 arena was causing an "unhealthy" community causing people to leave the game.
Why MW and EW only have 1 arena ... because, for some unknown reason, it is "hip" to fly in the LW arenas and fly the LW monsters so the population and the "health" of those arenas don't require a "split".
Keep it the way it is for all I care ... As Fugitive has pointed out, it all about you I guess. Forget about HTC trying to make a profit and pay their employees a decent and fair wage in today's world ... they should forget about their bottom line and do what we ask of them, regardless if it drives them to the poor house and/or out of business.
There are a million ways to make this game better ... I am not so sure that there are a "million" ways, but granted, there ways to do things better ... but combing the 2 LW arenas into one (on a consistent basis) is not one of them. Just for chits and giggles, what are a couple of your ideas that could make the game better ?
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Still no idea now the current set-up is considered 'fair'.
One country with the numbers in one LW arena, a different country with the numbers in the other LW arena, and the third split between them.
Maybe we need a 3rd LW arena for the third country to have the numbers in LOLOLOL.
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Ok I been around since tour 72 or 74... No it's not the country names that would make the game better..The point of that comment was were is the imagination...I think most of the game improvements would come with reconfiguring the supply system..As far as the caps I can live with them as previously stated. No after the AI came out for offline practice it crushed the CT for me, but I no there were a lot of people looking forward to it.. Yes maybe I voiced a little to much of a negative type of an opinion so if I offended anyone with my rants I apologize. As far as this game goes I really enjoy playing it in all honesty.. I believe that HTC has put together a great game over all ,and a lot of hard work in doing that :salute I believe that there are many improvements that can be made to this game to make it a little better for the way I would like it to be...Although there ore thousands of customers probably with a little bit of there own version of how to make it better,and folks who would never want to change a thing :aok I believe that I may have posted more on a negative instead on a positive note so once again if I have offended anyone I do apologize.. :salute
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I don't like the arena caps, never really have and can sympathise with folks trying to get in to join their squaddies, I have no idea what the fix is, but eventually I'd like something to give and at least try something different.
Not a rant or vent, just saying that the Arena caps don't sit too well with me either.
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ALL THIS TIME I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CAPS LOCK!!!HAHAHAHAHAHA
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