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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: captain1ma on June 11, 2025, 08:09:28 AM
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Thursday Night tank fights in the AVA arena
8pm EST in the AVA arena
(https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.LEdQh93fe6CRET-TFDPvZAHaGG&pid=Api)
Ok guys, heres where you opinions matter.
continue where we left off last week trying to capture 62 with planes or
slugfest with 2 bases and a neutral base and you have to capture and hold it. your choice!
this weeks tanks will be the
Axis:
Panther
panzerH
M3
M8
Jeep
M16 if we use the avachanl terrain and planes
Allies:
M26 pershing(sub panther)
T34/76
M4/76 no rockets
M3
M8
jeep
M16 if we use the avachanl terrain and planes
your choice people, let me know! dont just read this, make yourself heard!
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The rain in Spain falls mainly on the "planes"..
:cheers:
Eagler
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The rain in Spain falls mainly on the "planes"..
:cheers:
Eagler
Nicely done! one vote for continuation of the battle.
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well since no one else voted, war it its!! see ya tonight at 8pm EST in the AVA arena!
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When it rains it pours all kinds of parts no matter if a plane a train or a tank!!!
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Fun stuff! Good fights with great opponents, good matchups, GV'ers coexisting quite happily with furballers, what's not to like?
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For the first time with this New addition Jaeger I had a blast !! Like Horble said peaceful qnd fun
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For the first time with this New addition Jaeger I had a blast !! Like Horble said peaceful qnd fun
I wish you the biggest success in these events. Good for you.
clocking out for now.
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I wish you the biggest success in these events. Good for you.
clocking out for now.
Can't remember you being in a MNM or a Tank Night.
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Great plane match up and icon restricted range make it a fun hour!
Throw in the air spawning and I think MA would be much more enjoyable if it were setup more like this Thursday war event..
Thanks for hosting Jaeger1!
Eagler
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Can't remember you being in a MNM or a Tank Night.
You’re right, for an unknown reason I haven’t. I guess I get fixated in the MA.
I only fly between 8p-10p CT.
And no excuse, I just never took time to set up stick for GVs. I used to be a high alt bomber, haven’t gotten to that either.. Still relearning the game. 1-2 hrs per night is snails pace.
Ither than that I have no real excuse, just never seem to get there. I should.
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Great plane match up and icon restricted range make it a fun hour!
Throw in the air spawning and I think MA would be much more enjoyable if it were setup more like this Thursday war event..
Thanks for hosting Jaeger1!
Eagler
Air spawn in the MA? Boy thats not going to go over, that is way gamey IMO. <shrug>
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Air spawn in the MA? Boy thats not going to go over, that is way gamey IMO. <shrug>
On some maps I think it would increase the fun level..
No need to worry about gaming up the game at this point imo..
Have ever been in MNM since they were added?
Eagler
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last night was quite the battle. we had 18 players at one point which truly surprised me. base on last night night i will continue on this road. having the spawns right on top of the base makes for a very intense battle, for both defenders and the offensive side.
based on the amount of time i watched the air battle progress, it look like it was lots of fun and very intense as well.
Last night was probably one of the most EPIC battles in Aces High i have seen in a long time. the best part was that we were all on a common vox and there was no whining or crying. you died, you were back in the battle in 2 seconds. no one really had time to complain.
i did ask several times for opinions and ideas, and everyone seem to really like it.
i will try to expand the airspawns and vehicle spawns for each base so the war can continue.
i did hear some people squawking about logs. they cannot be run in the AVA. only if we move it to the SEA2 and im not really in a hurry to move it.
anyway, thanks to everyone that showed up last night. please make suggestions on plane matchups and ill try make it happen. next week we'll add the jagtpanzers to the mix.
all suggestions and comments are welcome. thanks again!!
Gary Davis aka jaeger1
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Air spawn in the MA? Boy thats not going to go over, that is way gamey IMO. <shrug>
Animl-AW, you have no idea what adding those air and vehicles spawns have done to the fun factor. you ASSUME its gamey, a long time ago i wouldve agreed!
because of the close airspawns, you die, you're back in the fight in 2 seconds! you dying and killing so often you dont have time to think of anything else.
give it a try sometime! don't assume the unknown, critique the known!
<S> Jaeger1
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Animl-AW, you have no idea what added those air and vehicles spawns have done to the fun factor. you ASSUME its gamey, a long time ago i wouldve agreed!
because of the close airspawns, you die, you're back in the fight in 2 seconds! you dying and killing so often you dont have time to think of anything else.
give it a try sometime! don't assume the unknown, critique the known!
<S> Jaeger1
I was referring to the MA part.
I think its great in some events. Air-spawns worked out very well in MotA.
Its almost amazing I’m more busy at home after retirement than before. Catching up on neglect after yrs of insane wk hrs.
I’ll get into MnM eventually. Its stupid I haven’t. Mondays are usually slower in the MA.
Right now, 6-8p is my video hobby. Trying to finish a BoB vid to get it off the table.
Keep pushing me
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I was referring to the MA part.
I think its great in some events. Air-spawns worked out very well in MotA.
Its almost amazing I’m more busy at home after retirement than before. Catching up on neglect after yrs of insane wk hrs.
I’ll get into MnM eventually. Its stupid I haven’t. Mondays are usually slower in the MA.
Right now, 6-8p is my video hobby. Trying to finish a BoB vid to get it off the table.
Keep pushing me
Thats a big 10-4 good buddy!! will do!!
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Damnnng im mad I missed this. Thought it was just tanks :frown:
Hoping I can make the next one.
Air spawns are great for certain events and certainly things like this. It keeps the flow of the fight going instead of creating lulls waiting on opponents to show up and wasting time flying to the target.
I dont think it would be good for the MA because it creates unnecessary advantages, really just shorter bases work much better for that, espcially when trying to defend from a back field and not having to fly 15 minutes from a back field to try to defend your other base from being taken over.
Leave the scoring and logs out of it. Makes it so much more fun to not have to worry about playing for scores and most kills and all that, relieves a good amount of pressure from the MA to just go in and have fun and not worry about having to fly a certain way to beef up the score, it reduces saltiness as well. A lot more fun just to go in and let loose.
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Leave the scoring and logs out of it. Makes it so much more fun to not have to worry about playing for scores and most kills and all that, relieves a good amount of pressure from the MA to just go in and have fun and not worry about having to fly a certain way to beef up the score, it reduces saltiness as well. A lot more fun just to go in and let loose.
so noted, good point!
I dont think it would be good for the MA because it creates unnecessary advantages, really just shorter bases work much better for that, espcially when trying to defend from a back field and not having to fly 15 minutes from a back field to try to defend your other base from being taken over.
to be honest, at that close a range, the base can be immediately taken back, so it makes for a very interesting fight. we had a base change hands 5 times in 10 minutes like that one night!
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Airspawns made the Combat challenge series events...
It's about action for some of us..
Eagler
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Airspawns made the Combat challenge series events...
It's about action for some of us..
Eagler
I am definitely pro air spawns for combat challenge. While it can create the dog pile effect, it still made the event much more thrilling to jump right into the action.
Just from a MA POV, it can get way too complex and if someone spawns right over you, well that can not necessarily be very fair. I like having to take off and strategize and defend from the ground up, but certain events definitely are more beneficial with air spawns for sure.
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In the MA it could have a worsening effect.
You're a little more careful dying when you have to go take-off and get to the battle again. If they just have to re-spawn into action they dweebery will increase.
In Scenarios where you have one life, players are a lot more careful and the fights are more about ACM as to not lose that only life. I'm a better pilot in events than I am in the MA just doggin around.
The basic MA mentality is not the same as some event players mentality. The ones who never attend events tend to want to game-out in the MA, myself included at times. They are also missing out on playing the whole game more as a sim. Just a weird pattern I glazed at...it SEEMS, those who attend many events complain the least about the MA. Seriously, these MAs in sims are just a place to practice for events. But it seems to be viewed and projected as the core of the sim. The MA is not where it's at and I should eat my own words.
A lot of complaints about the MA, can be changed in events, such as Dot Dar. How we're spawned. An actual goal. The fact it's customizable expands the limits of the game. If all ya do is fly the MA, ya I can see how it can become mundane at times. It's rinse and repeat.
If the game promo focused more on the events, not as much the MA, I think it's a better sell. The fact that all the focus is based on our MA, which can be pretty dweeby <raises hand> is very misleading. >IMO<
I think there are some great concepts in events, always tweaking forever.
A pattern for me is, I think time scheduling could be more SOP. Maybe I missed it and they are. We basically have some kind of event 4-5 days per week. IMO, that target time should be based on Central Time, and either 6p or 7P as a standard. When there is consistency players can better adjust window of availability. If you eat dinner every night at 5p, your day becomes configured to meet that time for that purpose. Another point would be, make the event short enough so players still have time to wig out in the MA afterwards. MA starts slowing about 9p CT. I THINK (thoughts are like noodles against the wall) 6p CT is a good honey spot for USA players, over by 8p. Now we get both events and MA worlds rockin without taking from one for the other. In that instance, a player gets 4+ hrs of good game play, all at prime time. I don't play FSO because here it comes on at like 10p or 11p CT. Too late for my blood to get wound up. If there is an event every day at 6p, I eat dinner at 5p, jump into some event at 6p - in the MA by 8p-9 or 10p and it's a good night. That's $15 worth, anywhere
Just a thought, nothing more.
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you're only careful about dying if points count or winning counts. take that away and you have a rockin free for all!!
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Yes, Animl, the special events are one of the most overlooked parts when people review aces high. Its a shame really. I too find them to be one of the most fascinating aspects to AH and even the entire genre of air simulation sims. No other game can compare or has them.
I think if we had more players utilize custom arenas and created a team death match type of room on a small map thats open 24/7, then perhaps the "FTP" would gain a lot more traction. For what ever reason, AH just hadn't picked up from a custom server stand point.
Regarding timing. There should be a smaller "FSO" type event every Sunday at like 3-7est. That way it gives players another option over the MA, allows for Europeans to play, and allows for prime time action after. Its great for new players to just hop into some quick action. 3-7 time zone is stalling right now IMO, because certain maps just arent providing enough action zones worth rolling for 20-30 minutes a sortie. This limits mid day build up of #s where players stick around due to good fights.
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you're only careful about dying if points count or winning counts. take that away and you have a rockin free for all!!
What he said, EXACTLY! 👍
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This game has points? Redeemable for prizes? What?
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you're only careful about dying if points count or winning counts. take that away and you have a rockin free for all!!
Ya, I prolly don’t pick up on that because I could gave 1-1m points and never know it, I never look. I fly MA as if there are no points anyway. But I see your point also.
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One really interesting change in last night tank fight was the sudden changes in spawns. Add a very dynamic flare to the battle.
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One really interesting change in last night tank fight was the sudden changes in spawns. Add a very dynamic flare to the battle.
you just never know what im up to!! LOL!! it did make things a bit crazier!!