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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Belial on June 01, 2009, 05:32:35 PM
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
That's all we need... more scorehoors.
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No because then everyone would just kill strats
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That's all we need... more scorehoors.
quoted for truth.
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So, what about us oldfarts who have been around since christ was a cowboy and don't fly for score?
What does your score get you?
a new car?
an all expense paid trip to the Canary Islands?
Bigger pants?
Score has never showed ability.
I fly for the fun and the challenge of it. That's my reward.
Just say'n
RTR
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yeah....right now score does get you nothing, but its easy for me to achieve a good rank and I would like a free month :D
SO give me SOME incentive and a free month! If people whanna strat run let them, you can up a fighter and kill them all you want.
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What we really need to do is just get rid of the top scorers of the month.
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Nevermind
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yeah....right now score does get you nothing, but its easy for me to achieve a good rank and I would like a free month :D
SO give me SOME incentive and a free month! If people whanna strat run let them, you can up a fighter and kill them all you want.
dont play this month then use the money you saved, next month will be free !!! lol JK
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
Yeah, just what need. Further incentives to promote limp wristed game play like spawn camping and timid flying.
ack-ack
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yeah....right now score does get you nothing, but its easy for me to achieve a good rank and I would like a free month :D
SO give me SOME incentive and a free month! If people whanna strat run let them, you can up a fighter and kill them all you want.
If there was some incentive, others who have played longer than you might just decide to try as well. How do you think you'd do against them? Here's a hint: plenty of others who have played much longer than you could place #1 just about any time they wanted to. Fortunately for you $15.00 might not be enough incentive to incite them to bore themselves online.
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
Incentive? Doesn't seem like you need any incentive to go for No. 1 anyways so what's the point of giving a free month away.
This would've been a funny troll, but looking at your score I can see it's not.. or perhaps you're already going for no.1 score so that you could make this troll. :noid
Also what Steve said.....
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Belial you would have to give me the money anyway.
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sheesh, having your name on the front page for the entire internet world to see you are #1 score potato isn't enough? You think people get mad when you shoot them down now....
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Bring back some kind of dueling ladder... Then give the monthly winner a prize. At least that would require a bit of skill.
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Never happen, despite the pure intentions
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:rolleyes: score is for the unemployed.....get a job and be somebody already :rolleyes:
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Bring back some kind of dueling ladder... Then give the monthly winner a prize. At least that would require a bit of skill.
That's a good idea.
ack-ack
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What we really need to do is just get rid of the top scorers of the month.
:rolleyes: score is for the unemployed.....get a job and be somebody already :rolleyes:
Hehe, I like both of these. :)
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This would've been a funny troll, but looking at your score I can see it's not.. or perhaps you're already going for no.1 score so that you could make this troll. :noid
Belial is the perfect example of acheiving rank without very little, if any skill, and why the rank/score system is meaningless in this game.
ack-ack
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:rolleyes: score is for the unemployed.....get a job and be somebody already :rolleyes:
This coming from a guy who most likely does live in a van down by the river. :lol
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You could just get the reward of being #1.
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This coming from a guy who most likely does live in a van down by the river. :lol
Ya, but gotta give him some credit for having DSL in his van. :rofl
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Belial is the perfect example of acheiving rank without very little, if any skill, and why the rank/score system is meaningless in this game.
ack-ack
This AKAK guy, he doesn't mess around!
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Belial is the perfect example of acheiving rank without very little, if any skill, and why the rank/score system is meaningless in this game.
ack-ack
Yea, one of many perfect examples after a quick glance at the top rank list.
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UGH what a horrible idea...
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No its bad enough having the score system is easily manipulated but to give an award for manipulating it is almost worse. I see the top score guys as attention hoors more than anything.
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Belial is the perfect example of acheiving rank without very little, if any skill, and why the rank/score system is meaningless in this game.
ack-ack
Now what basis do you have for a vitriolic statement???
You barely fly anymore and yet you can judge his skill???
I have fought against and alongside Belial though I have no idea who he is....he is more likely to up into a spawncamp then set one and is in the middle of more furballs as opposed to hovering above them...
:salute
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No one is flying for score this month except maybe pacerr. I flew last night for the first time in two weeks and my rank had not dropped one spot. In one day any one of you could make things MUCH more difficult for the top ten ranks and yet all you do is whine about how useless rank is. Do something about it!
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How about a free month for the player that posts the most missions in a month.
Better yet, how about a free month for the guy that does the CiC orders for the FSO.
Even more, how about those guys that spend all the time developing skin art and stuff.
Dumb ideas, but I'll post it anyway. :rock
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How about a free month to those FSO and AVA CM's who give their time to help others have fun.
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This coming from a guy who most likely does live in a van down by the river. :lol
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk121/TheAmish/avatar_10579.gif)SHUT YOUR BIG YAPPER :lol
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How about a free month to those FSO and AVA CM's who give their time to help others have fun.
They already get that.
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(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk121/TheAmish/avatar_10579.gif)SHUT YOUR BIG YAPPER :lol
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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Now what basis do you have for a vitriolic statement???
You barely fly anymore and yet you can judge his skill???
I have fought against and alongside Belial though I have no idea who he is....he is more likely to up into a spawncamp then set one and is in the middle of more furballs as opposed to hovering above them...
:salute
I do my share of dweeby things, but I dont play just for score I have fun and just happen to rank well.....
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Now what basis do you have for a vitriolic statement???
You barely fly anymore and yet you can judge his skill???
I have fought against and alongside Belial though I have no idea who he is....he is more likely to up into a spawncamp then set one and is in the middle of more furballs as opposed to hovering above them...
:salute
Having flown against him and experienced his timid, head on tactics first hand, I can easily say that he lacks any sort of skill when it comes to flying. As for his GV work, from his own admissions the majority of his kills come from spawn camping.
ack-ack
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I do my share of dweeby things, but I dont play just for score I have fun and just happen to rank well.....
Using the graphics glitch to be able to see through smoke and then bragging about it on the boards gets my support, oh wait, no it doesn't.
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Am I mistaken, or at some point wasn't their some prize money involved in with #1 rank, a loooooong time ago?
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$50
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Am I mistaken, or at some point wasn't their some prize money involved in with #1 rank, a loooooong time ago?
Be a top pilot and win cash prizes flying Aces High!
Starting in December, HTC is awarding the top 15 pilots with the best overall rating at the end of the monthly Tour in the Main Arena a cash prize! The top pilot earns $100 and the remaining pilots in the top 15 earn $50 each. Better yet, the top 15 pilots for each month qualify for the chance to win $500 in the Championship Shootout held after 4 months of qualifying rounds.
Information on how the overall rankings are calculated can be found here: http://www.hitechcreations.com/ahhelp/scoring.html
Players may only qualify and receive a monthly cash prize once during the 4 month contest period. The Championship Shootout takes place after the 4 months of qualifying. The 60 qualifying pilots will face-off in a last-man-standing event for the $500 grand prize! An official rules webpage for the contest will soon be posted on our website. Good luck!
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,71485.msg673865.html#msg673865
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That's all we need... more scorehoors.
Very well said, but you forgot vultchers.
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I'll say it again, since only AkAk noticed it the first time around.
Re-invent the dueling ladder. Award the monthly winner a free month of subscription. It wouldn't reward some of the dweebiness that the current scoring system rewards. And it might encourage some folks to really put some effort into learning how to fight more effectively.
As a matter of fact, if I were HiTech, I would award a free month to the top three maybe... Or maybe the top duelist in category. Have three categories... Unlimited, which includes any plane in the set, regardless of eny. Then maybe 11eny and higher. And a 21eny and higher. A high ENY plane can be used in any category. But lower ENY craft must fit into the category. Heck, add a Bomber category for dogfighting with 4 engined bombers.
Maybe make a rule that a pilot may only win a category once every three months. And never more then one category.
Just some ideas.
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
The number 1 score is not the number 1 pilot. So how do you propose to find the number 1 pilot?
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Well we've had the thread on a potential duelling ladder. I don't care about a free month I'd rather have a duelling ladder with no prize for #1, less catiness.
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I'll say it again, since only AkAk noticed it the first time around.
Re-invent the dueling ladder. Award the monthly winner a free month of subscription. It wouldn't reward some of the dweebiness that the current scoring system rewards. And it might encourage some folks to really put some effort into learning how to fight more effectively.
As a matter of fact, if I were HiTech, I would award a free month to the top three maybe... Or maybe the top duelist in category. Have three categories... Unlimited, which includes any plane in the set, regardless of eny. Then maybe 11eny and higher. And a 21eny and higher. A high ENY plane can be used in any category. But lower ENY craft must fit into the category. Heck, add a Bomber category for dogfighting with 4 engined bombers.
Maybe make a rule that a pilot may only win a category once every three months. And never more then one category.
Just some ideas.
I agree I just want some kind of reward system.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,257345.0.html Theres the link to the topic about smoke, ive tried to get it fixed I wish they would just do away with smoke. It just gives people reasons to complain about those who can see through it.
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If you need a reward system to play the game, you are in the wrong game.
Playing the game should be the reward. For many of us, just the time to step into the cartoon world and pretend we're fighter pilots is enough.
I don't know about you, but working, taking care of the family, paying the bills and all that real world stuff takes up a lot of my time. When i get to break out CorkyJr and spread P38G parts around the arena, I consider myself lucky to have found the time and appreciate it for what it's worth :)
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No one is flying for score this month except maybe pacerr.
BS :rofl
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I agree I just want some kind of reward system.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,257345.0.html Theres the link to the topic about smoke, ive tried to get it fixed I wish they would just do away with smoke. It just gives people reasons to complain about those who can see through it.
I was upset the first time Belial and GreEric were going on about how they can see through smoke, and justified it by sayin it wasn't their fault. I really don't care now, it just makes em more fun till kill when they are Cheech and Chongin it.
If you can see through smoke, know it's an unfair advantage, and keep exploiting it, you're kinda a British cigarette.
Wanting to get a cash reward for these actions just makes you a
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
Do you smoke crack?!
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No.
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What we really need to do is just get rid of the top scorers of the month.
agreed.
We should stop ranking people, or giving grades in school, or cheering at sporting events.
Just derails the hopes of those that fail..
:rofl
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The Tournament of champions winner should have a free years sub. :aok
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The Tournament of champions winner should have a free years sub. :aok
+1
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Double fee next month for finishing #1 :aok
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Getting a free month/year for ANYTHING you do in AH will change AH from being a game into a strict competition. This competition will not improve gameplay, it will simply increase the desire to do anything possible (spawn camping, vulching, flying timid, and staying above 400ias) to improve one's score.
AH is like golf, any improvement should be based on the individual and not when compared to a score sheet that is so easily manipulated.
I left for a year when HTC started the cash award for the highest ranking player, the change in attitudes was significant.
Giving awards for Tournament of Champions? Why would you want that environment anymore competitive than it is now? As it is too many feelings have gotten hurt and a CM lost his position because of it. Heck, you guys have to film your sorties because no one trusts each other. I'm still hearing rumors about people using Teamspeak to give squads an edge because it won't show up on films.
{sarcasm}
Yes, adding money to the equation would surely make AH a much friendlier place
{/sarcasm}
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When was the last time you flew in a TOC Del? I don't recall seeing you there in the last 2 years....
You have to earn the right to fly there. That weeds out 90% of the lame/gamey players. The rules are there to promote fights and every round I've fought in has been a whiteknuckle Kill or be Killed situation. The atmosphere has always been one of respect and great fights.
The invitee list is full of skilled, admirable dogfighters and seeing them come together is special. But your right a cash incentive will draw crowds to such an event and possibly spoil it.
Competition isnt a bad thing though all of us have become better at virtual flying by wanting to do better. Kaz's recent post about getting more structure to dogfighting, than hoping for it on a whim in the MA, got laughed at until HT himself said it may be possible.
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When was the last time you flew in a TOC Del? I don't recall seeing you there in the last 2 years....
I'm not good enough, I can barely take off and land much less get kills. I have popped in there to see how my nephew was doing at the event but I refuse to take part in one. Like I've said, I've seen a lot of bad blood in the KotH events, imagine if a cash prize was available too.
But your right a cash incentive will draw crowds to such an event and possibly spoil it.
Competition isnt a bad thing though all of us have become better at virtual flying by wanting to do better. Kaz's recent post about getting more structure to dogfighting than hoping for it on a whim in the MA got laughed at until HT himself said it may be possible.
I believe Hitech was referring to H2H, where someone could start their own 'room' to avoid the masses in the DA. It would make both a great teaching tool as well as a great place for people to 1v1 unmolested. I've had many of my sessions with students interrupted in the DA because of some nitwit that couldn't accept we wanted to be left alone in the corner of the map.
I'm not against competition, but I don't want to see AH turn into a rat race where the end goal is the only joy one has to look forward to.
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The Tournament of champions winner should have a free years sub. :aok
lol +1.
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I'm not good enough, I can barely take off and land much less get kills. I have popped in there to see how my nephew was doing at the event but I refuse to take part in one. Like I've said, I've seen a lot of bad blood in the KotH events, imagine if a cash prize was available too.
I'm not against competition, but I don't want to see AH turn into a rat race where the end goal is the only joy one has to look forward to.
pffftt your one of the best P38 pilots in AH.
the current scoring system is a rat race, I'd rather see people competing in a dogfighting perspective than all round MA dweebiness.
what would be cool, you enter the arena lobby you have 3 choices , 1vs1, 2vs2, SDL, people assign team A / B, once slots are filled, the host hits the launch button and you have a locked down H2H arena. Ranked , non-ranked. The scoring setup would need much discussion. :).
This would give the furballer type access to instant fights and the competitive types space well away from the MA.
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the current scoring system is a rat race, I'd rather see people competing in a dogfighting perspective than all round MA dweebiness.
what would be cool, you enter the arena lobby you have 3 choices , 1vs1, 2vs2, SDL, people assign team A / B, once slots are filled, the host hits the launch button and you have a locked down H2H arena. Ranked , non-ranked. The scoring setup would need much discussion. :).
This would give the furballer type access to instant fights and the competitive types space well away from the MA.
Hell yeah, give comp! +1
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I'd give the #39 pilot a free month.
Why?
It's alot harder to become #39 intentionally!
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They already get that.
Heh. No they don't.
Just keeping the record straight.
- oldman
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
Then your second account will pay for itself...
I would support this if AH had an actual meaningful scoring system, that is hard to cheat:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,256300.0.html
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So many negative replies I must have offended your cartoon plane flyin selves.
What is the harm in Hitech kickin 15$ to the #1 score dweeb? If you dont care then it doesnt effect you, if you do care then you save an hours worth of work that week.
Its not that I cant afford 15$ but I'd like the 15$ for being a better score dweeb than the lot of yas.
I agree with bruv119 we should have a fighter pilot tournament with real prizes, the tournament would be totally separate from the MA and you puppies could stay on the porch.
I realize my opinion is like elbow skin and doesnt count for much..... ;)
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What is the harm in Hitech kickin 15$ to the #1 score dweeb?
It's a slippery slope that HTC probably does not want to venture down ... it would open a can of worms that they don't need.
As has been pointed out, there are many individuals (subscribers) that devote many hours of their time to make Aces High a better product and they do it for FREE. For the life of me, I can't see HTC kickin' a $15 reward for something as meaningless as "score" in it's current incarnation.
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Belial, it affects others by encouraging poor gameplay.
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How about charging an extra $15 to the #1 ranked score bore?
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no :huh
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I was upset the first time Belial and GreEric were going on about how they can see through smoke, and justified it by sayin it wasn't their fault. I really don't care now, it just makes em more fun till kill when they are Cheech and Chongin it.
If you can see through smoke, know it's an unfair advantage, and keep exploiting it, you're kinda a British cigarette.
Wanting to get a cash reward for these actions just makes you a "red bag with a hose"
LMAO DMbear.
Belial I think you feel rewarded enuff just by seeing your name on the list and you make sure we all know about it :) :aok
LTARogue
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So many negative replies I must have offended your cartoon plane flyin selves.
What is the harm in Hitech kickin 15$ to the #1 score dweeb? If you dont care then it doesn't effect you, if you do care then you save an hours worth of work that week.
No harm in suggesting something. But it would affect gameplay, and quite a bit I would venture.
We'd need an air controller to vector all the C-Hogs in to the vulch sessions, "need one already". The sky would be filled with Lancs at 35,000' bombing meaningless strats in empty sectors. The Vox would be 10x worse with the GV camp Generals barking out orders and rubbish. If some of these guys are that soft in the head to go ape-manure over a score system that is meaningless just imagine what they would turn into when the score system starts meaning money?
No doubt you wouldn't and your suggestion is well meant. I think it would bring only negative to the game however.
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I see what your saying Rich and your point is valid. :salute
I still want some free swag though! :lol
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I see what your saying Rich and your point is valid. :salute
I still want some free swag though! :lol
try something like designing a new map? or possibly helping with development of something?
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Heh. No they don't.
Just keeping the record straight.
- oldman
He said "CMs"
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
I have a better idea,
Every month the top three scorers from each arena gets a break for one month.
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That's all we need... more scorehoors.
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How about a free month for the player that posts the most missions in a month.
Better yet, how about a free month for the guy that does the CiC orders for the FSO.
Even more, how about those guys that spend all the time developing skin art and stuff.
Dumb ideas, but I'll post it anyway. :rock
Dont forget about a free month for the one that augers the most and a free month for the guy that drops troops instead of vehicle supplies..... :lol
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Its amazing how terrible some of the so called "top ranked" pilots actually are.
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Its amazing how terrible some of the so called "top ranked" pilots actually are.
Remeber that one night in TT where we kept 1vs1'in each other as i recall we came out = and had fun..
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Remeber that one night in TT where we kept 1vs1'in each other as i recall we came out = and had fun..
It was fun. My statement wasn't at all directed towards you.
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The top 2 scorers in each category should have their "next tour" skins be of a bright color! to signify and award their achievement! :aok
Ofcourse they will be easily identified, making a repeat very doubtful as everyone would key on them :t
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dont play this month then use the money you saved, next month will be free !!! lol JK
haha I laughed out loud at that one
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He said "CMs"
He said "those FSO and AVA CM's." May be different from FSO, but there are no staffers in AvA, of any sort, who have free accounts.
- oldman
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I think the #1 player should be charged double for the next month.... that'll really prove who's motivated.
I forgot where I read this, but it was like "The winner pays... shows how much you want to win."
:aok
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He finished #1 in Attack, and we don't have to tell you about his GV skills.................. So who were you talking about? :lol
It was fun. My statement wasn't at all directed towards you.
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He finished #1 in Attack, and we don't have to tell you about his GV skills.................. So who were you talking about? :lol
I have a laundry list of names, however I guess I'm skating on thin ice so I will wait till next year,
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I think the #1 player should be charged double for the next month.... that'll really prove who's motivated.
I forgot where I read this, but it was like "The winner pays... shows how much you want to win."
:aok
Outstanding idea.
This could be the best thing to happen to gameplay!
I have a laundry list of names, however I guess I'm skating on thin ice so I will wait till next year,
C'mon, do it.
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I agree I just want some kind of reward system.
there is just something wrong with that statement.
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Life is full of things with no reward.
Getting away from work, house, bills, etc... etc... for a couple of hours a week to blow up cartoon airplanes IS the reward.
If you need a reward from your GAME you need more important things in your life to do.
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
lol NO! cant have ,more score ppl
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Is`nt playing the game a reward in it`s self? Sheeeesh I look forward to settling down to AH for a couple of hours after a hard days graft. And if I'm really lucky no G/F Ack.
KUsh
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You could give 6 free months and im still not interested in scoring... Thank you very much..... :devil
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Your reward is being able to fly nicely modeled WW2 aircraft in a great environment with a company that provides customer support on a level that beats a multimillion dollar gaming company. If thats not reward enough then you're playing the wrong game.
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The top 2 scorers in each category should have their "next tour" skins be of a bright color! to signify and award their achievement! :aok
Ofcourse they will be easily identified, making a repeat very doubtful as everyone would key on them :t
Great Idea!,,, maybe even have thier ICON be a bright pink no matter what country they fly as well.... :aok
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Just be honest with yourselves life is a game and there are winners and losers. Everything we do is ranked in some way shape or form, even the losers get lucky sometimes.
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I fly for the fun and the challenge of it. That's my reward.
Just say'n
RTR
nothing challenging for you to shoot me down :eek:..that time in the AVA areana almost every time I was shot down was from you :lol. tho ive been on a business trip for some time so ive not been able to play since mid may...one day! I will shoot you down :pray
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What ever happened for the love of the game? Just kidding Belial. :rock
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yeah....right now score does get you nothing, but its easy for me to achieve a good rank and I would like a free month :D
SO give me SOME incentive and a free month! If people whanna strat run let them, you can up a fighter and kill them all you want.
score mongers don't kill strats behind enemy lines. they wait till strats are behind their own lines, so no worries about defeners of strats.
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Great Idea!,,, maybe even have thier ICON be a bright pink no matter what country they fly as well.... :aok
Hmm, the icon color is the way to go! where was I goin with skin color :huh
Thanks for clarifying Dads :aok
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I think if your the top pilot of a tour you should get a free months subscription, it would at least give some incentive.
New arent ya? Theres enough gamy playing as it is.All we need is a bunch more.Heres an Idea.You score as top pilot and your banned for a month.I can get behind THAT idea.That or you only get to fly the JU87.
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How about a free month to those FSO and AVA CM's who give their time to help others have fun.
Theres a thought.A free month for the guys making the game fun. Not the guys vulching second accounts trying to get the second account paid for one month. :pray
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nothing challenging for you to shoot me down :eek:..that time in the AVA areana almost every time I was shot down was from you :lol. tho ive been on a business trip for some time so ive not been able to play since mid may...one day! I will shoot you down :pray
heh, well I hate to burst your bubble jdbecks, but I get my butt handed to me on a regular basis too.
Think of it this way though, at least you have someone to hunt! ;)
cheers,
RTR