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Title: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: nopoop on August 11, 2022, 07:40:42 PM
Center island you can fight all day. Love it.

No base taking, just good aerial combat. Lots of it.

Friday night there was 10 to 15 per side x 3 countries.

One guy said "Jeez everybody is shooting everybody !!"

I believe a couple of sorties my hair caught on fire.

THAT  is good stuff.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Bopgun on August 12, 2022, 01:49:02 AM
Those furball lake/Island maps certainly tic off the "Base Take" crowd
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: RichardDarkwood on August 12, 2022, 06:13:04 AM


I believe a couple of sorties my hair caught on fire.

THAT  is good stuff.

You should come check out FSO then. Lots of hair fires
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: knorB on August 12, 2022, 07:22:04 AM
donut!!!!!!!
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: DmonSlyr on August 12, 2022, 07:39:22 AM
Center island you can fight all day. Love it.

No base taking, just good aerial combat. Lots of it.

Friday night there was 10 to 15 per side x 3 countries.

One guy said "Jeez everybody is shooting everybody !!"

I believe a couple of sorties my hair caught on fire.

THAT  is good stuff.

Yes, this map is perfect for the game right now. People know where the fight is, there is normally some good CV action. It's small enough for fights to be big which is what people want. I had some good fights last night with the 85 players or so on. You can really tell the difference between a map like Ndisles and a map like CraterMA. There is normally always fights outside of the Furball island area. I think its a great map all around for the current tide of AH players.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: RotBaron on August 12, 2022, 08:26:27 AM
Guessing many of you haven’t witnessed Rooks habit of taking the center island bases and then there’s no fight.

Ironically, some of the Rooks that do this say they want close fights and are left twiddling their thumbs… :headscratch:

When I logged in last night for a bit they owned everything but one Knight and one Bishop base. It happens a lot on this map and others with a center island.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Eagler on August 12, 2022, 08:30:36 AM
Still need to reduce sides from 3 to 2 as numbers don't support 3 anymore imo

Just doing that would improve gameplay on all maps

Eagler
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: whiteman on August 12, 2022, 09:18:29 AM
Always one of my favorites, CV fights and the middle island for GV's.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Lazerr on August 12, 2022, 09:49:44 AM
All of the small maps are better minus buzzsaw.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: UpMaKilt on August 12, 2022, 10:20:21 AM
Those furball lake/Island maps certainly tic off the "Base Take" crowd

Not me. Just gives the opportunity to steal a base when everyone is distracted by da furball.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: JimmyD3 on August 12, 2022, 01:36:37 PM
Still need to reduce sides from 3 to 2 as numbers don't support 3 anymore imo

Just doing that would improve gameplay on all maps

Eagler

-1, moving to 2 countries will kill off the game completely.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Eagler on August 12, 2022, 02:41:09 PM
-1, moving to 2 countries will kill off the game completely.

How?

What war is 3 sided?

Usually one side against the other

Not enough players for 3 countries battles and more...used to be but not any longer

Usually have a good fight btwn 2 of them while the 3rd has to fly 2 squares to find a fight...or switch to one of the othe 2 countries having the fight

Eagler
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: JimmyD3 on August 12, 2022, 03:11:51 PM
Just my opinion Eagler. It would be a substantial shift in playing, not sure I would stay for it if that happened. Look at FSO, 2 sided and it appears to be dying as well.  :rock
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: The Fugitive on August 12, 2022, 03:29:54 PM
Still need to reduce sides from 3 to 2 as numbers don't support 3 anymore imo

Just doing that would improve gameplay on all maps

Eagler

I agree with "JimmyD3". If there is no "balancing" put into effect (which if it was would kill all squad ops) then you would always log on with one team having a large numerical advantage. That would add to the "ENY" whines and more players leaving due to being ganged, or always under ENY. No 2 sides wouldnt work.

The maps however I can get on board with. NDIsles is always a fun time whether your in a vehicle or a plane. CV ops pop up all over the place. You also have the buff hunters going after those buffs that like to hit strats. Action for everyone and nobody is spaced out hiding in some corner milking stuff.

I dont know what the population numbers were back in the day when they first started adding larger maps (#Lusche) but I dont think we are near those numbers these days. We lived with only a few maps in rotation back then, I dont see why we couldnt do it now.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: RichardDarkwood on August 12, 2022, 05:23:50 PM
Look at FSO, 2 sided and it appears to be dying as well.  :rock

Do you fly in FSO?

The only thing that would kill that is lame scenarios
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Meatwad on August 12, 2022, 05:54:32 PM
Had lots of fun on AKPizza back when it was nothing to have the arena about maxed out on the player cap
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: 1ijac on August 12, 2022, 08:51:41 PM
Well,  scenarios are fun most of the time if the designers tweak them a bit to make things even.  There are quite a few plyers that only fly scenarios and fso and rarely go into the main arena.  I actually enjoy the scenarios.  It's a nice change from the MA and there are missions and directives.  Just my opinion

One-eye
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Eagler on August 13, 2022, 07:17:14 AM
KOTH is a nice change from MA

...and it's tonight!!!

Eagler
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: JimmyD3 on August 13, 2022, 11:14:36 AM
Do you fly in FSO?

The only thing that would kill that is lame scenarios

I have in the past, but not in the last few years. The squad I was in, G3MF, was deep into FSO. IF I remember correctly our XO, Slipknot, was a CIC.

My current squad, Sic Puppies MWK, is not registered for FSO, we have been discussing it recently though.
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Alpo on August 15, 2022, 03:19:46 PM

My current squad, Sic Puppies MWK, is not registered for FSO, we have been discussing it recently though.

The Pups would definitely be welcome to FSO as those who fly it are always looking to bring more folks into the fold.  Three Fridays a month, best entertainment and drink to be had  :x :cheers:
Title: Re: NDIsles is the BEST
Post by: Shuffler on August 16, 2022, 09:04:05 AM
Margaritas