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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Tumor on May 26, 2002, 12:44:53 AM
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Can we please have a new arena. No strat, no bomb damage, and nothing but fighters?? Call it the "Aces Arena" or "Furballer's Arena" or "Fluffer need not apply Arena". Please? It worked pretty good in AW and put an end to this kinda garbage:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54230
The Quake-heads really do need a home of thier own!!
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Its called the Dueling Arena, but they don't use it.
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...or a bishop spit arena.
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Thats a good idea. It would be an 'instant action' arena of sorts. 3 bases on one island, similar to NDisles. Set it up to where none of the bases could be captured. Also, allow GVs to fight there. A good GV fight is hard to come by now.
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PUNT!!
....what fdiron said!
I'm determined now. Sick of the Strato vs Quake whines THIS is the cure!
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this was in AW too, the so called Fighter Town or Furball Atoll.
when introduced there were people for it and against it. Because of the location, some claimed it interfered their landgrabbing experience.
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Originally posted by FDutchmn
this was in AW too, the so called Fighter Town or Furball Atoll.
when introduced there were people for it and against it. Because of the location, some claimed it interfered their landgrabbing experience.
Right you are Dutch, however I was referring to the actual Fightertown "arena" that was developed for AW. There was no landgrabbing, very limited number of bases however they did allow porking of the fields, but If I remember correctly, the damage was limited to maybe 5(?) minutes. It had fairly good attendance too.
Anyhoo.. point being an Arena as such would make the pro/con Strato vs Quaker whine pointless. The team player/Strato fluffer's have thier home in the MA. The Quaker's "would" have a similar home. You would think the Combat Theater would have been sufficient, however I believe the limited planeset of the CT makes it a less than desireable location "for the masses". JMHO but I used to really like the concept. I was never one to be found in Fightertown too often, but when I was in the mood for a quick furball... I didn't have far to look.
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Tumor is just a whiner :)
Oh, but I do believe that a redesign of the DA would work
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Originally posted by Aub
Tumor is just a whiner :)
Oh, but I do believe that a redesign of the DA would work
Aub wears his mom's bra as a flight cap.
...ya, a DA redesign is about all it would take. 1 map, 3-12 fields in equally distant, Kansas style terrain, no (or limited) strat damage to fields, no bombers.
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I AGREE!(http://www.emotipad.com/emoticons/luxhello.gif)
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Sure, why not.. the DA is even emptier than the CT.
Use it for something.
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Originally posted by Tumor
Right you are Dutch, however I was referring to the actual Fightertown "arena" that was developed for AW. There was no landgrabbing, very limited number of bases however they did allow porking of the fields, but If I remember correctly, the damage was limited to maybe 5(?) minutes. It had fairly good attendance too.
Tumor, yes I agree. But I would rather see a Furball Atoll somewhere on the map rather than a separate Fighter Town Arena. My opinion, of course.
I have shared my opinion on maps and arena settings on this thread: Suffering from the BigPac Burnout Syndrome (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53399) . I stopped short of lobbying for a Fighter Town settings or a Furball Atoll. If you have any opinion on this, kindly let me know.
To bring this idea on Fighter Town and some of my concerns together, I might as well design a map like the AW Classic maps. Memories are coming back to me when I started online sims and how it was like back then... Of course, this would mean a different objective in the arena.
Now then, to make your idea come alive, I would suggest to put together a simple map for this purpose. Of course, it almost seems like the DA map or the DA itself will suffice.
hmmm... more thoughts coming... more to follow...
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i wouldnt wipe my arse with this thread after eating 2 dozen corn.
go play in the dueling arena.
HTC doesnt need to waste their time making something that already exists and is never used.
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Originally posted by Tumor
Can we please have a new arena. No strat, no bomb damage, and nothing but fighters?? Call it the "Aces Arena" or "Furballer's Arena" or "Fluffer need not apply Arena". Please? It worked pretty good in AW and put an end to this kinda garbage:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54230
The Quake-heads really do need a home of thier own!!
I think DA could fullfill all of your needs
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Can we call it the Laz theater of operations?
heheh no seriousy I'll make you a Air Warrior classic map if you want... will even include the pointy pecks you guys like so much.
When I started AW I thought the relaxed arena meant the people were more mellow..
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Originally posted by FDutchmn
Tumor, yes I agree. But I would rather see a Furball Atoll somewhere on the map rather than a separate Fighter Town Arena. My opinion, of course.
Oh I getcha. You mean like what they had in FR there towards the last (and in the early days). Ya, dunno if the Strato's would want to compromise any more than the Quaker's though.
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Originally posted by loser
i wouldnt wipe my arse with this thread after eating 2 dozen corn.
go play in the dueling arena.
HTC doesnt need to waste their time making something that already exists and is never used.
Ya but you don't wipe your arse anyway :D
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Originally posted by Xjazz
I think DA could fullfill all of your needs
Ya but the problem is it's a Dueling arena, not a furball arena. Set up all the bases in a sort of circle, each third being home to one of the chess pieces with a big flat area in the middle and you've got a furball arena. I'd wager there'll be more numbers there than the CT nightly within a month tops. With all the map making talent in the community I can't imagine making a big flat wheatfield being all that challenging.
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Set up all the bases in a sort of circle, each third being home to one of the chess pieces with a big flat area in the middle and you've got a furball arena.
Like the bases in the Dueling Arena labelled "FURBALLING" right above them!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!!?*@#$%&*$#@!
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Originally posted by FDutchmn
I would rather see a Furball Atoll somewhere on the map rather than a separate Fighter Town Arena.
I would prefer a separate arena, as I never liked the fact that the Atoll was made uncapturable in AW BigPac, and much preferred the furballers to have their own arena... :D Anyway, how could we "win the war" if there were uncapturable fields in the MA? :p
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Originally posted by Virage
Like the bases in the Dueling Arena labelled "FURBALLING" right above them!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!!?*@#$%&*$#@!
Not the same.
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If HTC decides to change the name of the DA, then i hope they change the name of the CT to something different too.
Heres an suggestion
1. Main Arena (the current Combat Theater)
2. Fluffers Galore (The current main arena)
3. Fight Town or whatever (the current Dueling arena with modifikation)
:D
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Originally posted by Tumor
Ya but the problem is it's a Dueling arena, not a furball arena. Set up all the bases in a sort of circle, each third being home to one of the chess pieces with a big flat area in the middle and you've got a furball arena. I'd wager there'll be more numbers there than the CT nightly within a month tops. With all the map making talent in the community I can't imagine making a big flat wheatfield being all that challenging.
Did you even look at the DA map?
There IS an area on the map that has THREE bases in a CIRCLE with water in the middle- it ain't gonna get much flatter than that.
And it's still empty.
-SW
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I have aggreed with posts like this before however it wouldn't stop the whinning. They whines would just change to "perk this" and "perk that" and so and so is cheating cuz he shot me down.
If you want to stop the whining, the studmuffinball arena should only have 1 base and 1 (unknown) type of plane. Killshooter in effect within 5 miles of the field to prevent vulching. Then noone can screem about La-7s and N1ks because everyone will fly the same plane and the only thing that will matter is your skill vs the other pilots skill.
Even with that I'm sure Laz would find something to complain about.
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Originally posted by Flossy
Anyway, how could we "win the war" if there were uncapturable fields in the MA? :p
that is why there should be another objective to win the war besides capturing bases. Just takes another form of measurement. honestly, I would like to see something else in circulation together with the one we have now.
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One comment to everyone... and also this is my wish too... I really think comments like this one is rather unimaginative. We don't have to can ourselves into one objective. As pointed out here, the game is evolving. It is for us to make the suggestion to HTC on how we would like to have the game evolve. I have suggested my idea... Suffering from the BigPac Burnout Syndrome (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53399) If you have any comments let me know.
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Originally posted by Tumor
The Quake-heads ...
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I dont care.
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Originally posted by AKSWulfe
Did you even look at the DA map?
There IS an area on the map that has THREE bases in a CIRCLE with water in the middle- it ain't gonna get much flatter than that.
And it's still empty.
-SW
It's too small and it's sharing space with a bunch of other stuff. Not the same I tellya... I'm talking about a d e d i c a t e d furball arena, advertised as such. The concept is not new and HAS worked before. As it is currently in AH... it's not working at all. <<
Could it be the furbies while whining about strato's all the time actually DEPEND on the strato's to create furball situations? Hmmm.... point to ponder.
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Yeah, they could just set aside the special events arena...or the old main arena and put the WILD WEDNESDAY map and let them furball there.