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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: captain1ma on September 01, 2010, 08:25:27 PM
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are you bored with the same old maps? do you know the bases like the back of your hand? do you prefer close battles and close bases? well come to the AVA and try out the new twin rivers terrain. it has everything you could ask for and then some. it was made for close air combat, close gv combat, and as a twist, even the bridges are destroyable. catch the enemy going across and you can blow up them and the bridge! check it out and bring your friends.
special thanks to USranger for designing and building this terrain. It's awesome and we wouldnt have it without him!
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Boo I want snow! :cry :cry :mad: :mad: :mad:
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I think something it wrong with site, I had massive lag when was posting about 30 min ago and it posted it twice to.
-BigBOBCH
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skuzzy must be messing with the wiring again on the servers trying to make it neat!
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I was in there last night, it is a great lookin map :rock
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the hamsters are tired
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the hamsters are tired
i thought they used the squirrels that didn't know how to use cameras?
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the hamsters are tired
:headscratch: mkay...
AWESOME MAP - I flew into a dust storm then promply darted myself into the side of a hill. I saw the rise in the land, just got distracted by FLYING INTO A DUST STORM! :x
Did I mention this map has dust storms?
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Had 31 pilots still in the AvA after midnight tonight. Awesome fights! Hopefully more will come tomorrow and we can get it on!
:salute
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No Icons equals no interest from a ton of AH folks... Sorry
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A lot of people on tonight.
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh473/cactuskooler/39109.jpg)
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That's fine Dave. We understand it's not for everyone. You do get friendly icons, no enemy icons just feels more like real aerial combat to some of us. Plus dot dar is always on to find the other players, after that it's all about SA. Tonight's group of around 30 was a perfect amount for continuous & intense air & ground fighting without any hording, vulching, HOing, ect. All & all one of the most fun I've ever had in this game all these years.
:salute
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Your terrain is amazing, Ranger, and has sparked a lot of interest in the AvA. I only hope that these players tell their friends about what a great time they had in the AvA, and return en masse. :)
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Great job on the terrain and show up. Hope we get more to committed.
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AAR's gentlemen!!!
PLEEEEEEEZE? :D
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AAR's gentlemen!!!
PLEEEEEEEZE? :D
My AAR... I need to learn to fly 109s and stay away from Cactus in his P-38 and P-39. ;)
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Its not a no icon completely, only enemy icons are gone. It changes the way you look at ACM and SA.
Also who doesn't love head on merges that you can't see the icon coming, kinda like that scene from top gun.
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Sounds interesting I'll see if I can get a few people tonight to hop on
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That is the best terrain I have seen. Took a M8 over the bridge between 2 V bases, wreaked havoc and ran back for home. Navigating to and across the bridge for the first time was a lot of fun. I will see about bringing some squadies to tonight's AvA event.
USRanger, that is a well put together map sir! Kudos!!!
:rock
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Thank you all for your interest. It's been an exciting weekend in the AvA with 20-30 people in there every time I've logged in. Some fantastic & brutal fighting. I look forward to submitting more terrains for the AvA in the semi-near future (4 more started).
:salute
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AvA is a fresh change for sure. Its like a whole new game yet not at the same time, im sure those that have been in there understand. Has peaked my interest in the game again for sure. Thanks for the heads up.
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what surprised me was a few things. first off, i was able to spot enemies easier than i had expceted with no icons. i was also surprised at how easily i lost those very same cons, if i took my eyes off of em for even a second. it makes the fight feel entirely different. then there's the fact that i don't have that "crutch" known as an icon to give me a clue when to shoot........
it was a lot more fun than i had expected it to be.
tomorrow or wed. night, i'm gonna go in there and blow up some stuff. :devil
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Good to hear. Bring some friends! I'd love to see what it's like with 40 people tangling it up.
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Good to hear. Bring some friends! I'd love to see what it's like with 40 people tangling it up.
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i put a post up in our squad forum. it seems soulss has already been in there....trying to lure some of the others in, which shouldn't be too hard while there's pee 38's available.
the good fight i had, was geist. one of my turns, i observed two other cons coming in hard.......i don't know why, but they stayed out. i truly thought my 1-1 was gonna turn into a 3-1 real quick......i'm making the assumption he called them off, to continue a good fun fight......and i thank him for that.
this arena is not like the naysayers are claiming it to be. :aok
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this weekend was absolutely fabulous in the AVA. its been the place to be almost every night since we setup that map. the fights have been relatively civil, and almost everyone is having a great time.
we understand that it might not be your cup of tea, and that's OK. for those that want something different the AVA has been the place to be since last Wednesday!
yesterday afternoon i went in there for awhile and i suddenly realized that no one was landing kills. this is when you can tell that the arena, players and planes are pretty well matched up. i saw no one land even 2 or 3 kills. while part of the reason was some "questionable" tactics, it also shows most everyone was having fun and that's all that counts.
We are considering leaving the map up for another week if there's enough call for it, but i leave that up to the players. if you want it up for an extra week, please post something in the AVA forum.
i hope that once we change the map, we dont lose everyone but hopefully we'll be getting some more small maps like twin rivers and we will have more options in the AVA.
<S> to everyone that's participated and thanks to everyone for helping make it a fun place to fight!
You need a lesson or two in marketing...
***id also like to thank 2bighorne,dedalos and pfactordave for their thoughts on the subject. without their comments i don't think as many people would have gone in there to try it out! i guess my marketing skills are better then i thought!
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Leave the map, leave the map, LEAVE THE MAP. Well I'm not a normal AvA guy so I have no say, but if you can't tell, I vote for leaving the map.
This way I'll hopefully be able to at least get in there once or twice more to see it and see if I can bring some others with me.
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Leave the map, leave the map, LEAVE THE MAP. Well I'm not a normal AvA guy so I have no say, but if you can't tell, I vote for leaving the map.
This way I'll hopefully be able to at least get in there once or twice more to see it and see if I can bring some others with me.
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i put a post up in our squad forum. it seems soulss has already been in there....trying to lure some of the others in, which shouldn't be too hard while there's pee 38's available.
the good fight i had, was geist. one of my turns, i observed two other cons coming in hard.......i don't know why, but they stayed out. i truly thought my 1-1 was gonna turn into a 3-1 real quick......i'm making the assumption he called them off, to continue a good fun fight......and i thank him for that.
this arena is not like the naysayers are claiming it to be. :aok
Very well could have been. I have found that for the most part 1v1 will be left alone. Obviously there are the few that play as just like the MA but the percentage seems to be much lower. I can only imagine how much better anyones gunnery would be in the MA after a month or so in AvA with no icons....
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Leave the map, leave the map, LEAVE THE MAP. Well I'm not a normal AvA guy so I have no say, but if you can't tell, I vote for leaving the map.
This way I'll hopefully be able to at least get in there once or twice more to see it and see if I can bring some others with me.
Leave the map.
USRanger has done a great job. I was so busy in a fighter, I forgot to bomb the destructable bridges.
Very well could have been. I have found that for the most part 1v1 will be left alone. Obviously there are the few that play as just like the MA but the percentage seems to be much lower. I can only imagine how much better anyones gunnery would be in the MA after a month or so in AvA with no icons....
I was in over the weekend, and it was a very civil environment. Most of the whining was done by me.
It was eye opening to realize how much I depend on icons. Other that a P-38 or bombers, there is some suspense when closing on a dot. Is it a Hurricane or a P-40? I never lived long enough to tell which Hurri type...
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Leave the map.
USRanger has done a great job. I was so busy in a fighter, I forgot to bomb the destructable bridges.
I was in over the weekend, and it was a very civil environment. Most of the whining was done by me.
It was eye opening to realize how much I depend on icons. Other that a P-38 or bombers, there is some suspense when closing on a dot. Is it a Hurricane or a P-40? I never lived long enough to tell which Hurri type...
not only that, but is he coming or going?
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Hi Ranger
absolut phantasitc work with this map Sir! I got tons of Funs the last days at the AvA
We Loose Deuce will be there today at 4:00 pm EST instead of flying TT :salute
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Yeah I agree the map is fantastic and the settings are absolutly great!!!! :rock :x :rock :x
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No Icons equals no interest from a ton of AH folks... Sorry
That flies in the face of why it is gaining in popularity.
The no icons will most likely stay. It is the only arena without the help of icons. Makes the game more interesting.
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That flies in the face of why it is gaining in popularity.
The no icons will most likely stay. It is the only arena without the help of icons. Makes the game more interesting.
Yep.
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Havent gotten a chance to get in and fly...ill be in there tonight for sure!!! :banana: :airplane: :joystick:
:rock :rock :rock
SWkiljoy
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I'm all for the no icons, something different every now and then. I do believe that's main reason it's popularity has grown, just the other night had like 25 to 30 guys in there and it was a blast.
Keep :rock AvA looking good :salute
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yesterday afternoon i went in there for awhile and i suddenly realized that no one was landing kills. this is when you can tell that the arena, players and planes are pretty well matched up. i saw no one land even 2 or 3 kills.
we both know the reason for that ;)
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ACTUALLY, i did see a lot of kills being landed in the evening......only one of em were mine....and i was lucky to get that one.
gonna load a harpoon gun on the ole 38 o doom. that way, when i lose sight, the cable will tug my nose around onto the target. :noid :rofl
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I can only imagine how much better anyones gunnery would be in the MA after a month or so in AvA with no icons....
For me, no icons means that I don't even try a shot until I'm down to 250 yards or so (I think....who can tell?). Very historical.
- oldman
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For me, no icons means that I don't even try a shot until I'm down to 250 yards or so (I think....who can tell?). Very historical.
- oldman
something neat i noticed.........when i watched the film of my fight.....the icons show up there.
during my fight, there were 4 other bad guys in easy picking range. none did.
my shooting was late. a lot of my shots seemed to go behind the con. one time, i fired at 800, but the rest of the times were 300 and closer.
me using my ma mentality, when the 109 put his nose down, i assumed he was running, and i was popping off 50- cal to try and tickle him into turning. i missed, and he turned anyway....he wasn't running at all. he was trying to reset the fight, as it had gotten a bit slow.
i think this is gonna be a good thing. maybe this is why so many seem to be able to hit so well.........