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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Midway on August 22, 2012, 11:31:45 AM
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European and Pacific realistic maps, same general settings as MA.
Represent each country and the fighters, bombers, GVs they used in WWII at their bases. If you want to use a Yak, you need to go to a Russian base or a base in another country that actually had yaks stationed there. For example, p51s were stationed in England, so make those available there.
Make the three chess pieces Allies, Germans/Italy, and Japan.
Add GV spawns across the channel to simuate ships that ferried tanks there.
Award slightly higher perks in these arenas than in MA to encourage participation.
Include cities and factories in realistic locations.
Enable us to fight WWII all over again until someone wins, then reset. A win would involve taking 50% of opposing chess piece's bases.
That's my wish... I know about AvA, but you'll see it's empty because it is not similar to MA settings and no incentive to use it, other than special events.
Come at me! :D
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Already have it - its called the AVA arena, check it out sometime.
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Already have it - its called the AVA arena, check it out sometime.
I bolded it for you. :bhead
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Represent each country and the fighters, bombers, GVs they used in WWII at their bases. If you want to use a Yak, you need to go to a Russian base or a base in another country that actually had yaks stationed there. For example, p51s were stationed in England, so make those available there.
What if you want to fly a Yak, but nobody is fighting Russia...they're all busy fighting in P-51's and Fw-190's? People want short transit times to the fights, and will most likely not want to fly to the other side of the map to do it in a plane they want to fly.
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What if you want to fly a Yak, but nobody is fighting Russia...they're all busy fighting in P-51's and Fw-190's? People want short transit times to the fights, and will most likely not want to fly to the other side of the map to do it in a plane they want to fly.
Shorten the distance between bases and Germany vs Russian front would be close together.
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Shorten the distance between bases and Germany vs Russian front would be close together.
European and Pacific realistic maps...
Include cities and factories in realistic locations.
Which do you want? ;)
:headscratch:
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Which do you want? ;)
:headscratch:
Realistic positions but shortened distances to enable less transit time.
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Realistic positions but shortened distances to enable less transit time.
Most of the maps in the AVA have shorter distances between fields to facilitate quicker into the fight for everyone! Stop by and check out next time you see some bodies in there.
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Can I get a facepalm Redbull?
AvA is the answer you don't want...but it's the answer to your question.
:salute
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Can I get a facepalm Redbull?
AvA is the answer you don't want...but it's the answer to your question.
:salute
I bolded it. Nobody is in AvA... Settings are not like MA. Why does no one use it except special events?
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I bolded it. Nobody is in AvA... Settings are not like MA. Why does no one use it except special events?
Well Midsy, if you want to you and your squad can come in on your unshaded account. Every week is a special event for the AVA.
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:cry
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I bolded it. Nobody is in AvA... Settings are not like MA. Why does no one use it except special events?
MA maps have set criteria set by HTC which they have to follow to be an MA map. You can look them up with the search feature on here.
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I bolded it. Nobody is in AvA... Settings are not like MA. Why does no one use it except special events?
what makes you think they will go to the new avajr arena?
semp
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what makes you think they will go to the new avajr arena?
semp
Similar icon and dar settings as MA, all aeroplanes and GVs available in each country, increased perk earnings, battles in areas that have some history to them.
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Similar icon and dar settings as MA, all aeroplanes and GVs available in each country, increased perk earnings, battles in areas that have some history to them.
the whole no icon thing aint as scary as some peole make it sound you should try the AVA Midsy you might like it.
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the whole no icon thing aint as scary as some peole make it sound you should try the AVA Midsy you might like it.
I have been in it before. I didn't like it. Dar settings, icon settings, and aeroplane availability were too limiting. If it were more like I described in my OP, i would spend most of my time there, hopefully others would as well. Also, perm large realistic maps where we can make progress towards wining the war would be better.
Am in it now... it's a very small Guadalcanal map... very limited aeroplane set. Guadalcanal should be a small portion on a PTO map. Nobody is here. If we had a perm large PTO map with settings similar to MA, I think more people would enjoy it.
I'm sure it's fine for a special event... I'm wishing for two permenant arenas for PTO and ETO, large maps full aeroplane sets in appropriate countries, etc... as described in my OP.
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I have been in it before. I didn't like it. Dar settings, icon settings, and aeroplane availability were too limiting. If it were more like I described in my OP, i would spend most of my time there, hopefully others would as well. Also, perm large realistic maps where we can make progress towards wining the war would be better.
What makes it too limiting other then the planeset?
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What makes it too limiting other then the planeset?
Enemy Icons are off, friendlies at 2.5k, very few bases on current small Guadalcanal map, very limited aeroplane set, etc...
Only aeroplanes / GVs available at these bases are WWI, even though the Arena message lists a few from WWII.
Nobody is here. People are use to the MA settings and large maps, full aeroplane set, etc...
Just ask yourself, why is noone in the AvA? My answer is because the settings are too different from what people know in the MAs and there is no real permenant war going on here as there is in the MA.
I think AvA is fine for the special events with the related maps... however my wish is for two permenant MA style maps that reflect ETO and PTO as I described.
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Enemy Icons are off, friendlies at 2.5k, very few bases on current small Guadalcanal map, very limited aeroplane set, etc...
Only aeroplanes / GVs available at these bases are WWI, even though the Arena message lists a few from WWII.
Nobody is here. People are use to the MA settings and large maps, full aeroplane set, etc...
Just ask yourself, why is noone in the AvA? My answer is because the settings are too different from what people know in the MAs and there is no real permenant war going on here as there is in the MA.
which is exactly what you are trying to do with your new arena.
semp
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Enemy Icons are off, friendlies at 2.5k, very few bases on current small Guadalcanal map, very limited aeroplane set, etc...
Only aeroplanes / GVs available at these bases are WWI, even though the Arena message lists a few from WWII.
Nobody is here. People are use to the MA settings and large maps, full aeroplane set, etc...
Just ask yourself, why is noone in the AvA? My answer is because the settings are too different from what people know in the MAs and there is no real permenant war going on here as there is in the MA.
I think AvA is fine for the special events with the related maps... however my wish is for two permenant MA style maps that reflect ETO and PTO as I described.
I dont see those as limiting factors. More realistic in some respects yes but limiting, NO what happens in you PTO/ETO maps when everyon is over flying p51's v 190 and you want to figth a zeke but nobody is on that map? You go fly your zeke vs 190's in the ma so this is yet abnother redundant and pointless request by you, do you think you are DW or something?
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You know what Its worth a shot, why dont yo grab a few maps and creat 2 custom areans with the settings you want and see if anyone shows up, also you can reun preset missions with the AI too. See if anyone else is interested in something like this.
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I dont see those as limiting factors. More realistic in some respects yes but limiting, NO what happens in you PTO/ETO maps when everyon is over flying p51's v 190 and you want to figth a zeke but nobody is on that map? You go fly your zeke vs 190's in the ma so this is yet abnother redundant and pointless request by you, do you think you are DW or something?
Zeros would fight in he PTO vs all allied aeroplanes available there.
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Zeros would fight in he PTO vs all allied aeroplanes available there.
Like I said set up a couple custom areans with these settings and see if it works.
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Like I said set up a couple custom areans with these settings and see if it works.
You're missing the point. Custom arenas are not the MAs. I've made my wish. :aok
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what makes you think they will go to the new avajr arena?
semp
I'll go, I want to hear the crying when everyone runs out of gas before getting to the fight. Btw Midway, it's not historical if the distance
is halved for the 2x fuel burn :D
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Well here is the AvA situation. We can't really have the same things as MA because we can't have win the war map resets.
Can't really have any usable perk or eny system.
Believe me, every setting imaginable has been tried.
We have tried many things with icons but those who said they wanted them on never really participated in the arena once we turned them on.
We have done some internal polling and we run the arena to what a strong majority of people who fly there want to see.
Thursday nights we do turn enemy icons on for the 8thAF mission.
I do have a future project in mind that would be a world at war terrain that would be split into pacific and ETO, MTO
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff457/avacmstaff/avawrld4.jpg)
You would still have a situation with plane sets unless you wanted to make it all latewar, but then you really wouldn't have the realism of early engagements like BOB etc.
I suppose you could do a rolling timeline.
Starting in September we will have a war going on Tuesday nights where the winners of each weeks battle will choose the next weeks for an overall victory strategy.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,337838.0.html
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You're missing the point. Custom arenas are not the MAs. I've made my wish. :aok
So you want to split the 400-600 people from the MA up into 3 arenas? with possibly 2 of them sitting empty? When the same setup cna be done in the AVA?
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Well here is the AvA situation. We can't really have the same things as MA because we can't have win the war map resets.
Can't really have any usable perk or eny system.
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Ergo, my wish. I also wish the PTO and ETO were permenant MA type arenas so we can battle there any time. I suspect HTC would have to add this capability and it is not just some settings you can adjust.
I am on right now and want to be in the ETO or PTO and fight, but there are none. :frown:
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Ergo, my wish. I also wish the PTO and ETO were permenant MA type arenas so we can battle there any time. I suspect HTC would have to add this capability and it is not just some settings you can adjust.
I am on right now and want to be in the ETO or PTO and fight, but there are none. :frown:
Each map has Islands and Mountains use your imagination.
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Run a "one month war" scenario with a rolling planeset in the A vs A arena and let some of the newer guys get a taste of more realism than stang vs stang.
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Run a "one month war" scenario with a rolling planeset in the A vs A arena and let some of the newer guys get a taste of more realism than stang vs stang.
thats a very good idea
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Thier argument is that they tried it.
When?
How many more aces high pilots have joined since then?
I'll bet it's near 50% of the current subscriber base.
Meanwhile I have yet to see it populated by a single person.
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Thier argument is that they tried it.
When?
How many more aces high pilots have joined since then?
I'll bet it's near 50% of the current subscriber base.
Meanwhile I have yet to see it populated by a single person.
Icepac havent you brought this up beforte and it not go so well for you? If you want to volunteer to be the one to manual make all the changes perhaps you should actually try to ge tin the AVA on a tuesday/thursday night?
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Thier argument is that they tried it.
When?
How many more aces high pilots have joined since then?
I'll bet it's near 50% of the current subscriber base.
Meanwhile I have yet to see it populated by a single person.
why dont you go ask them?
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/board,44.0.html
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Icepac havent you brought this up beforte and it not go so well for you? If you want to volunteer to be the one to manual make all the changes perhaps you should actually try to ge tin the AVA on a tuesday/thursday night?
I'm already enjoying my Axis VS Allies with rolling planeset and have been for over a decade...............just not here.
If it's been working fine with very little intervention, I would assume it would work here.
What is not going well is the current axis vs allied arena in that it's nothing more than a special events arena and sits empty 96% of the time.
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Tonight in the AvA we do have a 8th AF vs LW setup going on around 9pm EST I think, it involves B-17's and B-24's lifting off from England, being escorted by 38's, 47's, and 51's. The buffs attack targets in Germany while being harrased by the LW when the cross over to France, you guys should check it out. :salute
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My dear (FPH) Midway...
Why not spend some time in the Custom Arenas... Make one and call it "Whoville" - then get some Staged Missions... 8)
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My dear (FPH) Midway...
Why not spend some time in the Custom Arenas... Make one and call it "Whoville" - then get some Staged Missions... 8)
No one shows up in custom arenas unless it's a squad practicing or something... and the limit is 16 pilots. Plus I don't know how to run a staged mission.
I like the MA, just wish we had MAs that reflect ETO and PTO maps with dozens of players on them and full aeroplane sets in each countries bases in a continuing 24x7 war like I described in the OP. :frown:
and I'm not good enough to be a FPH -- yet, as you know.
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No one shows up in custom arenas unless it's a squad practicing or something... and the limit is 16 pilots. Plus I don't know how to run a staged mission.
I like the MA, just wish we had MAs that reflect ETO and PTO maps with dozens of players on them and full aeroplane sets in each countries bases in a continuing 24x7 war like I described in the OP. :frown:
and I'm not good enough to be a FPH -- yet, as you know.
Well wish with one hand poop in the other see which fills up first.
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Orange and Blue ARENAS :headscratch:
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Orange and Blue ARENAS :headscratch:
who ever heard of such sillyness, probably would want a cap on them too to encourge use of the arena with lowest amount of people.
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who ever heard of such sillyness, probably would want a cap on them too to encourge use of the arena with lowest amount of people.
Silly. ETO (Europe War) and PTO (Pacific War). No caps :aok
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Silly. ETO (Europe War) and PTO (Pacific War). No caps :aok
combine them on tuesdays?
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combine them on tuesdays?
No... These are permenant WWII large maps which can be fought on as MA any time.
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Silly. ETO (Europe War) and PTO (Pacific War). No caps :aok
Will it only be an option if a minimum amount of players are in them/
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Aces_of_the_Pacific_Coverart.png)(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/9407/721814-7054_boxshot_aces_over_europe_large.jpg)
(http://i2.listal.com/image/207957/600full-aces-of-the-pacific-expansion-disk%253A-wwii%253A-1946-cover.jpg)
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Aces_of_the_Pacific_Coverart.png)(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/9407/721814-7054_boxshot_aces_over_europe_large.jpg)
(http://i2.listal.com/image/207957/600full-aces-of-the-pacific-expansion-disk%253A-wwii%253A-1946-cover.jpg)
:x
:cheers:
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:x
:cheers:
But we have most those planes anyway and Maps with islands(PTO) and big mountains and rolling plaines(ETO)
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AH doesn't have enough players to start spreading an already thin population around more servers
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AH doesn't have enough players to start spreading an already thin population around more servers
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The egg must come before the chicken. :old:
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The egg must come before the chicken. :old:
I think you got theat backwards the chicken came first.