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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: jollyFE on June 27, 2009, 08:22:53 PM
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a big <S> to all who have been in the beta arena since the release. I haven't had this much fun in quite some time. Folks leaving others to 1 vs 1 unless a call for help goes out. No HO's on 1st pass, no smack talk on 200.........it's been a blast, everyone learning the new planes and helping out with graphics and fr issues. Now if we can only get the MA to behave the same........................
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It's pretty good. Like the DA used to be.
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Yep some great fights, and good sportsmanship and that Brewster is a blast to fly :aok
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Folks leaving others to 1 vs 1 unless a call for help goes out. No HO's on 1st pass, no smack talk on 200
I guess you and I are flying in different beta arenas.
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Here's what furball Island in Beta looks like right now.
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc288/lynx-AH/betanow.jpg)
From the Icons can I just say knob heads
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yup beta has been a blast but now the noobs got in there.just went in there .the new planes are a lot of fun they'll be a lot of fun in EW if only more people would go in EW
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I flew one sortie in the Beta arena. I took up a Brewster.
During the flight, I had to evade three blatant HO attempts. One by a P-38, one by a Dora and one by another Brewster. I saw a 6 on 2, which I broke up, shooting down one and chasing off two others. I ended up shooting down a couple of I-16s and a 109F. The 109 driver and I attempted to fly a 1v1, but both enemy and friendly fighters were trying to pick us much of the time. I eventually shot down the 109, but no less than two guys tried to gun his wingless plane as he fell. I landed the 3 kills and logged off. The BETA is now becoming loaded with thoughtless noobs and no-skill DA denizens.
My regards,
Widewing
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Although the game looks better, it's still going to be played by the same people. Aside from the numbers, I don't see any changes in gameplay whatsoever. My very first sorties began with bombs falling on the hangars around me. My fights in the center were much like WW describes, except for the bits about shooting the other guys down.
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Yep. The last time I was in I got HO'd, then fter I got on the guys tail he stirred his stick like a champ waiting for the 6 Brewsters to cherry pick me off his tail. Eventually I got HO'd again, oil got hit, and I left. I was only there to check my FRs anyways.
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I flew one sortie in the Beta arena. I took up a Brewster.
During the flight, I had to evade three blatant HO attempts. One by a P-38, one by a Dora and one by another Brewster. I saw a 6 on 2, which I broke up, shooting down one and chasing off two others. I ended up shooting down a couple of I-16s and a 109F. The 109 driver and I attempted to fly a 1v1, but both enemy and friendly fighters were trying to pick us much of the time. I eventually shot down the 109, but no less than two guys tried to gun his wingless plane as he fell. I landed the 3 kills and logged off. The BETA is now becoming loaded with thoughtless noobs and no-skill DA denizens.
My regards,
Widewing
I think the excuse I heard was that they were checking to make sure the Ho and Pick modelling was correct. :D
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I haven't been back there since the first day. 1 on 5 is fun for a while.
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We should all get on the same country and club em.
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I must have been on during the off times then, I haven't really seen much base taking in there. Just fun fights in the Brewster and I16 (which I managed to compress in a relatively short time).
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I think the excuse I heard was that they were checking to make sure the Ho and Pick modelling was correct. :D
:lol
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Yeah and a "Great Job" to the numbnutz squeakez that captured all the bases near tank town. Way to go for removing any hope of people trying to get acquainted with GVing in tank town. What a bunch of frigging morons! They should make all bases near Tank Town uncapturable in the Beta! But I've always wished they would make them uncapturable in the regular arenas as well... sigh...
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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I think the idea of making TT and FT bases uncapturable is a great one.
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a big <S> to all who have been in the beta arena since the release. I haven't had this much fun in quite some time. Folks leaving others to 1 vs 1 unless a call for help goes out. No HO's on 1st pass, no smack talk on 200.........it's been a blast, everyone learning the new planes and helping out with graphics and fr issues. Now if we can only get the MA to behave the same........................
bleh.....I was just in there. srry man, there were ho's, ganging and lots of smack. funny considering there was only 13 peeps in there lol
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I think it is important to remember that BETA is a TEST arena.
How folks fly in the BETA arena is probably no different than how they fly in the MA. What IS important is the accuracy of the data you supply to HTC during these encounters. I, for one, don't care if I'm Ho'ed, Picked, shot down by planes, or by ack in the BETA arena. I'm checking out my system and my ability to fly, float (pts and ships guns), or GV with the settings HTC has given us.
It's our community feedback to HTC that is going to determine the next update.
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I think it is important to remember that BETA is a TEST arena.
How folks fly in the BETA arena is probably no different than how they fly in the MA. What IS important is the accuracy of the data you supply to HTC during these encounters. I, for one, don't care if I'm Ho'ed, Picked, shot down by planes, or by ack in the BETA arena. I'm checking out my system and my ability to fly, float (pts and ships guns), or GV with the settings HTC has given us.
It's our community feedback to HTC that is going to determine the next update.
You've got it absolutely correct. Someone came into the MA's yesterday afternoon complaining that someone was trying to capture a base. Doesn't it matter if there are issues or bugs in towns, map rooms, AAA, GV's etc.? How about the recent verified bug report that turning down detail makes buildings directly in front of a GV disappear so they can shoot through them? Probably a useful bug to identify during the Beta test. Basically, everything should be rung out.
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bleh.....I was just in there. srry man, there were ho's, ganging and lots of smack. funny considering there was only 13 peeps in there lol
Yeah, same here. My experience exactly.
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Same bs you get in the MA and DA............I have not been back.
ITs just a prettier way to get ganged ,, and picked.....
<NR>
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Had some great fights in beta.
One fight in I-16s lasted ten minutes with other cons watching from above,not one pick attempt. :salute
Finally ran out of speed and found the ground,but it was good fun. :aok
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I've had the same problem with the Ma mentality. Up'd an lvt and 3 guys strafed me like it was the last base for a map reset. I did notice I could tower after being hit and no kill was award to the other player and other times without being hit a kill was awarded. Guy landed 20 kills in a IL2, I had to laugh thinking what a test.
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wish there was a dot command to set someone elses joystick to "stun" :devil
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I flew one sortie in beta. Won't be there again till we have to go. I'll let the guinea pigs work out the issues. :aok
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I'll let the guinea pigs work out the issues. :aok
My thought exactly.
(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/funny-pictures-the-guinea-pigs-do-not-suspect-attack-of-cat.jpg)
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Had some great fights in beta.
One fight in I-16s lasted ten minutes with other cons watching from above,not one pick attempt. :salute
Finally ran out of speed and found the ground,but it was good fun. :aok
Is the best and worst. I've had some great fights but you get the other extreme as well. with such a small player base it sadly only takes a few bits of pondscum to spoil it....
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I must have been lucky so far, every time I've been in there it's been fun fights all around, I think I've been ganged all of once, and the guy who shot me down apologized for it... Great time in there. Haven't been in the MA much since the Beta opened.
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I have learned that, whatever is happening , whining is a loss of time ,in AH ...but I have to ask the MD player who in beta vulched me for three times in a row........
WHY?????
Oh well ..never mind.... if you took your satisfaction .... good for you. At least did it help you to learn anything ??
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I had great fun in the beta havent even be back to the MA since.
S to Jolly we had a great fight in the brewster until I had to go ( wife )
Yes there is some ganging and picking but overall had a lot of great fights
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I've been lucky enough to have several really fun, really long, uninterrupted 1 on 1 fights in the Beta Arena.
On another note, does the Brewsters flaps out stall characteristics feel very odd to anyone else? I'm not saying they are wrong or anything, I've just experienced some odd stalls.
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Not been into the Beta much but had a fun 1v1 with Bubi earlier<S>. the was another guy from each country nearby but they had a 1v1 as well rather than trying to pick.
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As Patches and Mace have pointed out.........it is for finding major flaws or Bugs, IT has always been my experience that when a Beta comes out or new beta patch those that are really there to find flaws or problems are usually the first to get in there and really give it a run through in various platforms......
along with this comes flying with good etiquette and manners..and even a few or so flying back and forth as drones to others so they can find inconsitenceys like insta flames or insta oil leaks etc on the different planes or what have you.......then eventually you will get the MA mentality showing up and things begin to foster back toward your regular arena game play.
With the select few who are really truly there to do what the Owners have requested of the users/players and post every conceivable problem they can find......
is why you have your Alpha testers, Closed Beta Testers, then your open beta people........ The Secret Alpha and Closed beta testers are the true heros who really ring the new game/patches out ( patches in as like this new overhaul patch version coming up ) they never get the respect due them really........but they really do a fantastic job......
<S> to those who really test more as if it was a job than pleasure playing the game.........for the betterment of gameplay for us all......
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On another note, does the Brewsters flaps out stall characteristics feel very odd to anyone else? I'm not saying they are wrong or anything, I've just experienced some odd stalls.
Yer man! Strange feel on the edge as it sometimes feels your entering a flat spin without the spin. Then is slides back together and off you go again.
P.S you can flat spin the I-16 with flaps down.