Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Axis vs Allies => Topic started by: BnZs on March 01, 2011, 07:46:10 PM
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No icons basically simulates myopic pilots. This is not up for debate. In recent frames in the Pac and North Africa, however that was a worthwhile handicap in exchange for certain other more realistic aspects no-icons brought to the table.
However, trying to fly with no icons in the current setup, which the CMs have set at continuous twilight, is absolutely asinine. Planes are not difficult to see, they are impossible to see if they are between you and the deck at default zoom. This is leading to "tactics" which can charitably be described as "ultra melontery" in terms of realism and relation to what went on in WWII...and making it more like WWII is the whole point of a freakin' Axis versus Allies arena.
Tired of it, I'm done with AvA until the sun comes out, either through change in the current setup or the coming of the next map. Before I get the usual "don't let the door hit you" comments, remember this amounts to one less player in an arena that needs all the numbers it can get. I'm sure I've often been the second, third, fourth, or fifth player puttering in the arena that led to another player or two coming in and leading to the synergy in numbers that actually create the rare occasions when the AvA is a-rockin'.
P.S. I have pretty much discovered that dumbing down my graphics, turning off anti-aliasing and lowering res, makes the dots MUCH more visible. But I put alot of effort and money into building a computer that can run the game at a decent level of graphics, I'm not about to fly with crap graphics to gain some kind of gamey "advantage".
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At least you CAN fly right now dude. I'm dealing with being grounded and posting from a laptop. I'd trade with you in .10 seconds flat.
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Don't let the door hit you in the butt when you go out...
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Tired of it, I'm done with AvA until the sun comes out
The setup usually changes on Fridays, BnZ. One of the nice things about the arena is that even if you don't like the current setup, it only lasts a week.
- oldman
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I agree the atmospheric settings in the arena right now, although very nice looking, really don't fit well in a no icon setup. If you want to do no-icon I think ya should keep it pretty sunny. If you want to mess with the lighting/weather settings in the arena then turn limited icons on.
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I always wanted to run a night time no icon setup, did yall have one when I was on my little vacation?
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lol...meh :joystick:
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The light was turned on as of this evening....
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