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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Brooke on August 23, 2019, 03:12:26 AM
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Yes, in a week, it starts.
The glorious, famous, fun-to-fly Battle of Britain! :aok
12 hours of amazing fun, and you can fly in any portion of it you want. From noon to midnight Eastern on August 31, in Special Events 2 arena.
We welcome everyone -- beginners, experts, and everyone in between.
If you can play in it, please register here:
https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next
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23 August 1940
The Fort Dunlop tyre works in Birmingham was attacked, as were targets in south Wales and various other locations including Tangmere, Maidstone, Colchester and Harwich. Bombs were jettisoned in the London suburbs.
A Dornier attacking factories in Coventry fell to anti aircraft fire and made a forced landed at Lodge Farm, Wickham Brook, near Bury St Edmunds. The crew was captured, including Oberleutnant Hellmers, a Staffel Kapitan.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#23-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#23-august-1940)
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Events like this should be posted on the front page website along with an arena message....
Hopefully I can make it but cannot make any promises.
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Are we there yet? :D
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I will be in a spit in the melee this week.....
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24 August 1940
With fine and clear weather across southern England, the Luftwaffe began to put into practice orders issued a few days previously by Goering. They were aimed at weakening Fighter Command “by means of ceaselss attacks”.
Manston, North Weald and Hornchurch were among the airfields hit. About 100 people were killed during an attack on Portsmouth. Poor navigation was the main reason why bombs intended for Rochester and the oil installations at Thameshaven fell in various parts of London.
At East Langdon near Dover, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 forced landed in a field after combat with RAF fighters over Manston. The pilot, Oberfeldwebel Beeck, surrendered to an armed police officer.
A Heinkel He lll of Legion Condor crash landed at Bulphan, Essex. The crew, some wounded, escaped before it exploded. Later the News Chronicle newspaper photographed the remains being guarded by men of the Home Guard, with a very young ARP messenger also present.
The Heinkel had been attacking Hornchurch airfield when it fell to the Hurricanes of Squadron Leader Kayll and Pilot Officer McClintock of No 615 Squadron. Joe Kayll had been one of a very small number of pilots awarded both the DSO and DFC for the Battle of France. He later led the Hornchurch Wing, became a PoW and was persistent in escape activities.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#24-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#24-august-1940)
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CptTrips -- your posts are awesome! :aok
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25 August 1940
What began as a quiet day significantly changed its character from the late afternoon. A considerable force of bombers, with heavy fighter escort, headed towards Dorset with the airfield at Warmwell as one of its targets. Soon afterwards another large force headed towards Dover and the Thames estuary. Both attacks were heavily engaged by RAF fighters.
This was a period when there were moves to improve the British ability to rescue downed aircrew from the sea, something at which the Germans were considerably better at that stage of the war. For example, former army co-operation Lysanders were being used to search for downed airmen and were now under the control of Fighter Command.
Packs containing flourescine, a chemical that caused the sea around an airman to turn bright green, were being issued. This morning they were handed out to Hurricane pilots of No 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill, who were told to sew the packs on their lifejackets. Not everyone did so immediately, but one who did was Pilot Officer Jack Rose. He was shot down into the Channel during the evening, and two hours later a searching aircraft spotted the dye and directed a ship to his position. Rose survived into old age.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#25-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#25-august-1940)
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26 August 1940
There was heavy fighting, with airfields including Debden, Hornchurch and Biggin Hill targeted. Bombs fell across Kent, in many cases jettisoned by bombers that had failed to reach their targets.
Today was the day the “Goodwin Sands Dornier”, raised in 2013 under the auspices of the RAF Museum, went into the sea.
The RAF casualties included Pilot Officer William Walker of No 616 Squadron, who baled out wounded, was rescued from the Channel by the Navy and brought ashore at Ramsgate to be greeted by a cheering crowd. A collection of William’s poetry was published by the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust not long before his death in 2012. Copies are still available – including some signed by William.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#26-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#26-august-1940)
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27 August 1940
In contrast to yesterday, the Luftwaffe posed little threat today.
This was the period of the Battle when a number of squadrons that had been depleted and wearied by their time on the front line were sent north for a rest. Today No 32 Squadron left Biggin Hill for Acklington in Northumberland. A number of recently arrived pilots, not considered to be in need of a rest, were sent to No 501 Squadron at Gravesend. No 32 Squadron returned south in mid December, with a move to Middle Wallop.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#27-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#27-august-1940)
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28 August 1940
Airfields continued to come under attack today and there were major engagements between RAF and Luftwaffe fighters.
A British pilot forced to take to his parachute was Squadron Leader Don Finlay, flying as a supernumerary in No 54 Squadron. His Spitfire was shot down over Ramsgate in combat with Bf 109s and Finlay was wounded.
Finlay was an outstanding athlete who had won a bronze medal at the 1932 Olympics and a silver in 1936 – both in the 110 metres hurdles. He competed in the same event at the 1948 Games in London and had also represented the RAF at Football and Rugby Union.
Flight Lieutenant “Al” Deere, a New Zealander from Auckland and also of No 54 Squadron, had baled out earlier in the day, his aircraft having been hit by fire from another Spitfire.
The Defiants of No 264 Squadron, flying from Hornchurch, were in action and unsurprisingly suffered casualties. One of the aircraft downed was that of the CO, Squadron Leader George Garvin. Both he and his air gunner, 31-year-old Flight Lieutenant Robert Ash, escaped from the aircraft, but Ash, an equipment officer before he volunteered for aircrew duties, was dead when he was found. It appeared that he had been machine gunned by a German fighter on the way down. Their aircraft crashed on Luddenham Marshes, Faversham.
Having suffered heavy casualties, the Defiant ceased to be used in daylight in the Battle. No 264 Squadron moved to Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
As the day drew to close, overnight bombing raids began on Liverpool.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#28-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#28-august-1940)
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29 August 1940
Liverpool had been attacked overnight and the raiders were to return later this evening. Meanwhile during daylight hours most activity took place during the afternoon.
An RAF pilot who achieved success today was Sergeant Glendon Booth of No 85 Squadron, who shot down a Bf 109 which forced landed near Pevensey, Sussex, with Oberfeldwebel Lampskemper being captured.
Glen Booth would achieve more success before he was badly burned and injured on 1 September, eventually dying as a result in February 1941. There is a well known photograph of a pilot asleep in an armchair which is sometimes claimed to show Glen Booth. It does not – the extensive evidence includes the testimony of his sister.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#29-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#29-august-1940)
This Sat. All day. Register to reserve your ride even if you can't play the whole day. Still Spitfire, Hurricane, and 109-E4 slots available!
The day we can't fill up an awesome Battle of Britain scenario is the day this community has lost it's mojo. It just doesn't get any better than this.
Register now! https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next (https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next)
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29 August 1940
Liverpool had been attacked overnight and the raiders were to return later this evening. Meanwhile during daylight hours most activity took place during the afternoon.
An RAF pilot who achieved success today was Sergeant Glendon Booth of No 85 Squadron, who shot down a Bf 109 which forced landed near Pevensey, Sussex, with Oberfeldwebel Lampskemper being captured.
Glen Booth would achieve more success before he was badly burned and injured on 1 September, eventually dying as a result in February 1941. There is a well known photograph of a pilot asleep in an armchair which is sometimes claimed to show Glen Booth. It does not – the extensive evidence includes the testimony of his sister.
https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#29-august-1940 (https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/learn/the-battle-of-britain/day-by-day/#29-august-1940)
This Sat. All day. Register to reserve your ride even if you can't play the whole day. Still Spitfire, Hurricane, and 109-E4 slots available!
The day we can't fill up an awesome Battle of Britain scenario is the day this community has lost it's mojo. It just doesn't get any better than this.
Register now! https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next (https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next)
All these posts with info on the war CptTrips and all I can tell you is what has been happening in the O Club. :cheers:
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all I can tell you is what has been happening in the O Club. :cheers:
That will change dramatically in 43 hours. :aok
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30 August 1940
Liverpool again woke to clear-up operations after an overnight raid – and the forecast, meanwhile, was for several days of fine weather.
Major Luftwaffe activity over England began in the late morning, with German formations crossing the Kent coast at various points. Both Nos 222 and 253 Squadrons, newly arrived in No 11 Group territory, were thrown straight into action. Another wave of bombers, escorted by both Bf 109s and Bf 110s, appeared at around 1pm. By this time a bomb had, by chance, hit the main electricity grid, and several Chain Home and Chain Home Low stations, including Dover, Fairlight and Rye, were temporarily off the air.
In the late afternoon an even larger enemy force came streaming over Kent and the Thames Estuary. Biggin Hill was badly hit and suffered nearly 40 deaths, caused in part by a direct hit on a shelter. There was heavy loss of life at the Vauxhall works at Luton and the Handley Page factory at Radlett, Hertfordshire was hit. Liverpool suffered again at night.
Anyone watching from the ground in the area of Oxted, Surrey, might have seen two Messerschmitt Bf 109s fall to earth. They had collided during combat with RAF fighters. Both pilots survived as prisoners.
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! You really owe it to yourself not to miss this one. It is the classic matchup with surely the most balanced plane-set. If you ever wanted to play in a scenario THIS IS THE ONE!
Register now! https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next (https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next)
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30 August 1940
Liverpool again woke to clear-up operations after an overnight raid – and the forecast, meanwhile, was for several days of fine weather.
Major Luftwaffe activity over England began in the late morning, with German formations crossing the Kent coast at various points. Both Nos 222 and 253 Squadrons, newly arrived in No 11 Group territory, were thrown straight into action. Another wave of bombers, escorted by both Bf 109s and Bf 110s, appeared at around 1pm. By this time a bomb had, by chance, hit the main electricity grid, and several Chain Home and Chain Home Low stations, including Dover, Fairlight and Rye, were temporarily off the air.
In the late afternoon an even larger enemy force came streaming over Kent and the Thames Estuary. Biggin Hill was badly hit and suffered nearly 40 deaths, caused in part by a direct hit on a shelter. There was heavy loss of life at the Vauxhall works at Luton and the Handley Page factory at Radlett, Hertfordshire was hit. Liverpool suffered again at night.
Anyone watching from the ground in the area of Oxted, Surrey, might have seen two Messerschmitt Bf 109s fall to earth. They had collided during combat with RAF fighters. Both pilots survived as prisoners.
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! You really owe it to yourself not to miss this one. It is the classic matchup with surely the most balanced plane-set. If you ever wanted to play in a scenario THIS IS THE ONE!
Register now! https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next (https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/target-for-today/current-or-next)
Thanks for the posts sir. :salute
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:aok AGREED! Hope these posts of your peaked some interest...the more the merrier. Shuffler, you have enough Margarita Mix? Gonna be a HOOT :rock
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31 August 1940
The Luftwaffe pressure of the previous day was maintained and made this a very hard day for the RAF, with action starting early. Just before 8am Fighter Command HQ at Bentley Priory received news that waves of enemy aircraft were coming in over the Kent coast and the Thames estuary.
Biggin Hill was fiercely attacked and took a direct hit on the operations room. At Hornchurch three Spitfires were caught by bombs as they took off. The machine of Sergeant Davis was blown into the River Ingrebourne, but he escaped unhurt. Flight Lieutenant Deere was trapped upside down and was released by the pilot of the third aircraft, Pilot Officer Edsall.
Many people in Plumstead watched a Messerschmitt Bf 109 tumbling to earth. It was credited to Sergeant Jack Stokoe of No 603 Squadron. In the heated atmosphere of the time, controversy occurred later when a wreath appeared at the funeral of the pilot, Leutnant Binder, with the anonymous message “Some Mother’s Son” The squadron suffered other losses, including the death of Flying Officer “Bubble” Waterston who was killed, his Spitfire falling on Woolwich Common. Pilot Officer “Sheep” Gilroy’s aircraft crashed on a house in Hereford Road, Wanstead, Essex. On landing by parachute, he was attacked by a crowd in the belief that he was German. Legend has it that he was rescued by a bus conductress.
A Hurricane crashed on the foreshore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex and the body of Pilot Officer Gerry Maffett of No 257 Squadron was recovered. In the 1970s the remains of the aircraft were recovered and became an exhibit in the RAF Museum, Hendon.
During the course of this one desperate day, No 253 Squadron served under three COs. Squadron Leader Harold Starr baled out and was killed under his parachute, and so the former CO, Squadron Leader Tom Gleave – still flying with the squadron – resumed command. He was shot down over Biggin Hill and grievously burned. The senior flight commander, Flight Lieutenant Bill Cambridge (who would be killed on September 6), then took temporary charge.
Gleave would later recount how, having landed by parachute, he found his way to a farmhouse, where he had a dispute with the lady of the house. She wanted him to get into bed to await the ambulance. Gleave (who became a founder member of the Guinea Pig Club) knew the state he was in and didn’t want to ruin her clean sheets.
Such was the damage to Biggin Hill that the Spitfire pilots of No 72 Squadron, having been transferred to the station from Acklington the previous day, found that their new home was now officially Croydon. They would return to “Biggin on the Bump” a week and a half later. These days of intense attacks on the airfield between Westerham and Bromley in Kent, which were to continued tomorrow, also led to the award of MMs to three of its WAAF, Sergeant Mortimer, Sergeant Turner and Corporal Henderson.
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Well, it's here. The Battle of Britain. Today. All day, 11am to 11pm Central.
It's not too late for you to play. WALK-ON'S ARE WELCOME. You can play an hour, two hours, four hours, or 12. Come join the action for as long as you can.
If you haven't registered yet, just jump into the Special Events Arena and announce you are a Walk-On player and one of the CM's will help get you situated. Don't just grab a plane and take off, let the CM find you a plane and slot that will keep the teams and aircraft balanced and fair.
You'll be sorry if you miss this one. See you in the air!
:salute :airplane: :cheers:
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:aok AGREED! Hope these posts of your peaked some interest...the more the merrier. Shuffler, you have enough Margarita Mix? Gonna be a HOOT :rock
Mix? I don't use no stinking mix. I do have plenty of Cuervo, Leroux Triple-sec, limeaid and ice..... thank you. :aok
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I just use fresh squeezed lime juice, triple sec, either raw agave nectar or simple syrup that I make on the stove. Oh, and generous amount of tequila (Herradura, usually). On the rocks, with salt.
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Come join the fun happening in SEA 2.
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I just use fresh squeezed lime juice, triple sec, either raw agave nectar or simple syrup that I make on the stove. Oh, and generous amount of tequila (Herradura, usually). On the rocks, with salt.
Triple-sec is the secret. A good triple-sec is hard to find.
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CptTrips -- thank you so much for those posts! Truly outstanding! :aok
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CptTrips -- thank you so much for those posts! Truly outstanding! :aok
Thank you and the CM Team for putting this together. You are providing a priceless service to the community.
Compared to flying in the MA, flying in a meticulously curated experience like this is transformative. It is everything that Aces High should be. Having experience it, it makes the MA even less palatable.
I can't believe I was so stupid as to never have tried Scenarios all the years I've been coming back here. I guess there were a couple of reasons:
1. Back in the day, when there were 500 players in the arena, that can cover over a lot of flaws in the MA. You couldn't throw a rock in any direction without hitting a mad dogfight. And it went on all night, every night. Even at 3am there could be 300 players. It was just a kind of crack cocaine hamster-wheel that kept me from ever needing to try to find something better. Now that the player-count tide has gone out, every flaw in the MA is left exposed in sharp relief.
2. I also probably felt intimidated. Scenarios seemed like something for the elite pilots and I was afraid of being embarrassed. But you know, sometimes teams just need warm bodies. The important thing about teamwork, is that it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at. And even elite pilots need wingmen they can use for bait. :cool:
3. There was always a set of extra hurdles you had to jump through to get involved. It seemed complicated. There seemed to be a lot of friction. It was always on my list to try, but as long has there were hundreds and hundreds of players in the MA, I never quite got around to it. Just mindlessly clicking on the MA button always seemed the path of least resistance. My loss.
It struck me last night in-route to the second to last bomber run, just how superior the experience was to the MA. A mass of bombers (you never get that many in the MA anymore) in disciplined formation surrounded by flanks of fighters were arrayed around them. The tension was palpable. We knew they would be waiting for us, but we HAD to accomplish the mission. They HAD to stop us. An irresistible force, was about to meet an unmovable object. Sparks were going to fly. It was glorious.
Bomber pilots weren't going to just bail when the attackers arrived.
Defenders weren't going to just stay high and use the bombers for bait and cherry pick from safety.
Attackers couldn't run to their field ack the second they lost the advantage.
The structured mission, with a specific defined goal focused all the players to a specific point in space/time, and the constraints forced all players to put themselves into uncomfortable positions where conflicting motivations left no choice but to collide.
The open sandbox design loses all that. Doing whatever the fk you feel like, with no point or purpose, just means running to ack as soon as you lose the advantage, bailing out of bombers the second you see an interceptor. Abandoning a field attack the second resistance is met. Leaving all your bases undefended while you all cluster up in one hoard. It's like chess with no rules. Just randomly moving pieces randomly around on a board in a sick imitation of playing a game. Because there is not goal or mission, no accountability of results, there is no reason to give a fk.
Think of it as playing a piano. It is the structure, and planning, and intentional design of the notes on the sheet of Beethoven's piano concerto #5 that make it a impressive experience. Compare that to someone's spoiled 5 year old banging randomly on whatever keys they want...... endlessly. One is music. The other is just really annoying noise. Same piano.
Man, that second to last bomber run ended up in a furball I won't soon forget. Crazy. It was a swarm of 109 and Spits. Nobody ran, everybody fought to the death. My hands were shaking and sweating after that. I haven't felt that kind of rush in Aces High since...2004. So thanks to the CM staff for helping me remember what Aces High can be.
:salute :cheers: :salute
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CaptTrips...<S>Sir. You are moving up on my list of favorite authors. :)
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<S>, CptTrips! You are awesome! :aok
I guess there were a couple of reasons:
1. Back in the day, when there were 500 players in the arena
Those were great days. They were also good for scenarios, as we'd get 100 people on a side. These days, we have to think of ways to get a higher proportion of the player base to try scenarios -- which is why your comments 2 and 3 are very useful to consider.
2. I also probably felt intimidated. Scenarios seemed like something for the elite pilots and I was afraid of being embarrassed.
3. There was always a set of extra hurdles you had to jump through to get involved. It seemed complicated. There seemed to be a lot of friction.
I wonder if there is more I can do to get new players. Recommendations are very welcome.
Most new players don't visit the message board. To reach them, it seems to require scenario players going out and personally recruiting new players. But that is a lot of work and investment, so most players don't do that. I'm not sure how to motivate scenario players to do more of it.
I also wonder if there are ways to reduce barrier to entry. We do allow folks to just show up and get to play. That might still be intimidating, although we want the opposite.
Any suggestions?
It struck me last night in-route to the second to last bomber run, just how superior the experience was to the MA. A mass of bombers (you never get that many in the MA anymore) in disciplined formation surrounded by flanks of fighters were arrayed around them.
Interestingly, out of the bomber pilots flying in the event, four of them (Popsman, KillyJim, Tudza, and TheKenzr) would be considered by seasoned AH pilots to be total noobs. They are, respectively, my Dad, a friend from college, a friend and co-worker, and my nephew. I recruited them into AH to fly in scenarios, which they like, but they never go into the melee area. They went from never having flown any flight simulator, into scenarios as their first step, but it took personal training.
We do have people in the game willing to train others about scenarios, but I don't think we'd get any demand for it.
Basically, I'm always interested in ways that might get new players to know of and try out scenarios.
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Free beer.......
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<S>, CptTrips! You are awesome! :aok
Those were great days. They were also good for scenarios, as we'd get 100 people on a side. These days, we have to think of ways to get a higher proportion of the player base to try scenarios -- which is why your comments 2 and 3 are very useful to consider.
I wonder if there is more I can do to get new players. Recommendations are very welcome.
Most new players don't visit the message board. To reach them, it seems to require scenario players going out and personally recruiting new players. But that is a lot of work and investment, so most players don't do that. I'm not sure how to motivate scenario players to do more of it.
I also wonder if there are ways to reduce barrier to entry. We do allow folks to just show up and get to play. That might still be intimidating, although we want the opposite.
Any suggestions?
Interestingly, out of the bomber pilots flying in the event, four of them (Popsman, KillyJim, Tudza, and TheKenzr) would be considered by seasoned AH pilots to be total noobs. They are, respectively, my Dad, a friend from college, a friend and co-worker, and my nephew. I recruited them into AH to fly in scenarios, which they like, but they never go into the melee area. They went from never having flown any flight simulator, into scenarios as their first step, but it took personal training.
We do have people in the game willing to train others about scenarios, but I don't think we'd get any demand for it.
Basically, I'm always interested in ways that might get new players to know of and try out scenarios.
Posting an event like this on the front page with previous years pictures would be a great thing! It would attract more players and show some livelyness on the front page. Only marketing it on the forums doesn't reach as many people as it could.
I had a great time yesterday. Returned in frame 4 and had some awesome fights. You should post all of the aces from allies and axis :rock. I thought the fights were great in the frames I played. The action came quickly and flying to the action didn't take too long.
Was definitely worth it!!
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Free beer.......
I tried that, with limited success. :uhoh
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Basically, I'm always interested in ways that might get new players to know of and try out scenarios.
I'd be interested in your feedback on this topic: https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,397826.msg5273832.html#msg5273832 (https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,397826.msg5273832.html#msg5273832)
:salute,
CptTrips
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I'd be interested in your feedback on this topic: https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,397826.msg5273832.html#msg5273832 (https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,397826.msg5273832.html#msg5273832)
:salute,
CptTrips
Special events are run by people who are not part of HTC. We are all player volunteers doing our thing as an independent, self-managed group.
We have no ability to do anything to the interface to AH. The most we've been able to do is to create the content for the Arena Message in melee arena. That was an avenue for us starting about 6-12 months ago.
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Special events are run by people who are not part of HTC. We are all player volunteers doing our thing as an independent, self-managed group.
We have no ability to do anything to the interface to AH. The most we've been able to do is to create the content for the Arena Message in melee arena. That was an avenue for us starting about 6-12 months ago.
Yes.. but Hitech should market these events on the Website, and on Steam for that matter. These are one of a kind, awesome events that could attract a lot of people, if they knew about it! Hitech should be encouraged to see that these types of events do well. And everyone who clicks on the website should see it on the front page. It would make it appear like a big deal. It would show enthusiasm. To me, the forums just don't bring enough shizaam excitement as a full post sectional on the front page website. That is what is missing IMO...
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Special events are run by people who are not part of HTC. We are all player volunteers doing our thing as an independent, self-managed group.
We have no ability to do anything to the interface to AH. The most we've been able to do is to create the content for the Arena Message in melee arena. That was an avenue for us starting about 6-12 months ago.
To keep the discussion in one place, I'll comment on your concerns over on that topic.
:salute