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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Yeager on July 24, 2002, 03:40:14 PM
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Praise the almighty Holy Cow!
WTG HTC just when I think you guys are getting tired and burned out (like me) you raise the bar higher than anyone has ever dared.
Thank you
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That's great news. :)
V1.11 would be really fun.
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Holy Cow, indeed.
It'll be interesting if it goes as described. :D
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awesome, thank you HTC
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These guys are GOOD.
They may have finally found the answer to keeping almost everyone happy.
Almost because you never please all of the people.
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I'm not so sure I want some guy's ability to survive to dictate my score. If he flies into the side of mountain, it ain't my fault! It opens up a whole host of possibilities for sabotage.
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Sometimes I'm prescient, aren't I?
Gofaster, what do you say we go ahead and let them actually RELEASE this new arena before we criticize the incredibly bad way they've implemented it?
I mean, just for a change, of course.
In 1.12 we can go back to complaining before they release it again.
:D
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Originally posted by Toad
Gofaster, what do you say we go ahead and let them actually RELEASE this new arena before we criticize the incredibly bad way they've implemented it?
Nah, I prefer my games to be spot-on _before_ I start playing them :)
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Hehe...for those who frequent the CT forum, you'll have seen this coming. For those who don't...:p
Sabre
CT Staff
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Originally posted by Toad
Sometimes I'm prescient, aren't I?
:D :D :D ROTFLMAO
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Yah, it's probably the death knell for the CT... but you never know.
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They'll use the CT arena Toad:)
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8th AF set up? where does this leave RAF units? bit confused.
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Originally posted by Rude
They'll use the CT arena Toad:)
Perhaps, but it would be a good trade, even if it means I'm out of a job ;). BTW, here's the link from the CT thread...
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54517&highlight=hiTech
HiTech said:
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How about we call it the mission theater.
Then change the game play to be mission based only, automaticly run on every hour, with missions for both offense and deffense.
Then change the scorring to be scored on mission accomplishements and not personal achevments?
Then have the CM's create the set off missions for automation?
HiTech
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Sabre
CT Staff
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Oh, yeah.. they'll probably use that server or part of the server. Or the Dueling Arena. Those are the two least used parts of HT's operation.
But I doubt it'll be called the "Combat Theater"...... too many negative overtones.
:D
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"8th AF set up? where does this leave RAF units?"
During 1944 and 1945, it will probably leave them escorting bombers in their Mustangs and Spitfires, and doing night bombing with Lancasters.
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Jeeez... It's gonna be two loooong weeks waiting for 1.11
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In HTC We trust!!!..:)
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proves who the industry leader is.
nothing even comes close
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Hehehe :D
Thnx for update HT.
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This is gonna suck, HTC, yer in fer some real grief now...
it'll be horrible.
it'll be unmanageable.
the nancy boy spit dweebs will revolt.
the rooski la7 potatos will have a toejam fit.
the niki dweebs will kamakazi the bbs server
The palestinian AW types will car bomb the new server and chan 1
the cockroach gearheads will stay away in droves.
the LW will whine about their cities bein bombed 24 hours a day... again.
OTOH...
I'll be in heaven.
WTG HTC!
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But I doubt it'll be called the "Combat Theater"...... too many negative overtones.
It will be called the Anti-Lazs Arena :D
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Well, I just read the new news.
I have never been a negative player, as a matter of fact, I've been accused of being a cheerleader.
The ranks and medals not being reset after a death is totally unrealistic...if some schmo gets to keep his Distinguished Flying Cross after I paste his butt, that's simply unfair.
I simply cannot tolerate this....looks like it's time to find another sim.
I quit...cyas in another virtual world
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Yah, Rude!
That medal thing torques me off too! That's JUST NOT FAIR!!
and did you see this?
At this stage, we just want to provide a general outline of what’s to come and then give the details as we get closer to completion.
Can you BELIEVE that?
They won't give us the DETAILS???
I'm not taking this anymore... this announcement has been up for over AN HOUR AND A HALF and we STILL don't have the DETAILS!!!
Don't think I can stay with a company that would do that to its loyal customers.
Seriously rethinking my committment...........
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So long as there are endless bomber streams that I can attempt to HO in my "user unfriendly but frontal UBER A8" with Rammjagger options, I'll could happy there.
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Separate arena (i.e. taking over the CT) means it doesn't affect the MA crowd one bit. You like to furball, you still got the MA. You like to do the strat how YOU want with what YOU want, then you still got the MA. If you like to participate in Snapshots, TODs, and Scenarios, then in 1.11 you'll have an arena that is almost exactly like that with missions kicking off every hour. To me it's having automated Snapshots every hour based in one theater of operations.
Personally, this is something I might fly in once in awhile if I wasn't getting my fix from Friday night TODs. I like to furball mostly (either MA style or CT style with fixed planesets, I enjoy both) and this new concept isn't for that. However, I think a good number of people will enjoy it, much like the CT gets used when there's a popular planeset for the week (BoB, Med, or Pacific stuff)
It's too bad we don't have a full early planeset. I'd have loved to see them start off this new concept with the Battle of Britain or some island hopping in the Pacific. :)
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Thats great an all but I want to know if the ME-410 is coming. I could care if anything else was being done to strat just want this plane or a he-177 ion here ASAP.
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LOL, you pony jocs wont be able to run no more and if you do, perhaps the luftwaffe will have a flight of galland types waiting for you, NW of course.
muuhaha
:D
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thank god there will still be the MA +)
SKurj
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Excellent! :D
Camo
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Ya know what the beauty of this is? Guaranteed fights.
Presumably for every bomber mission launched, the opposition would be launching fighter patrol missions.
All furballs with strat thrown in. :D
F.
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perhaps the luftwaffe will have a flight of galland types waiting for you, NW of course.
Cripes, I sure hope so.
Been waiting for a credible LW threat fer years now. Seems like very time we give 'em a venue, they don't show in droves.
;)
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This sounds something like what I have been waiting for... but how does it solve the problem with the majority of people preferring to fly allied aircraft. I can only see two solutions: people who show up to play are assigned sides and aircraft with little or no choice to force play balance or AI planes filling in the unmanned aircraft. Either solution is sure to cause problems... anyone else have a better idea? Perhaps breeding or cloning those people who are both good pilots and Axis fanatics?
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I may be off my rocker on this but to me this sort of thing represents the ultimate arena if it works out. I think whats important in here are the numbers. That means that this arena my be deficient at certain hours. A more realistic arena would shed alot of light on the planes in new ways. Also that the main difference in the CT and the MA was that the CT allowed only certain plane sets then beyond that its different but kinda like MA in that you take off and have free will to cause havoc. If there was this new arena that was mission/historically based where you cant just take off whenever you want and you had to pick a mission (scripted or planned by players or yourself currently online) then you set the stage for very realistic engagements. Hey if your mission happen to catch an enemy group rolling, vulch city for you but only till all were ded, no free respawning. Perhaps a wildcard sort of a feature should be incorporated where you cud just takeoff whenever you wanted but only a certain amount of times within time frame or something. though that would be very risky since you would probably run into a gaggle or formation of enemy fighters with goal. Good air comanders would create good missions that would find the enemy and find some action. Leave it primarily to players to generate missions. The less numbers required on missions, the more likely others will join it (min 2 sorties per mission) and secondary to the scripted default missions that are more "big picture" strategy oriented or even customizable. In the end, I feel that the numbers in arena, method of engagement, and new personal reward system for gameplay is what will make this "ultimate realism" arena work out. Thats how it was in real life, mission based. Thats where all the stories come from, missions. And thats why it wouldnt be generic and would be worth something more and is more gratifying I guess. Also a side affect is that newbies would be able to fly along with veterans on these missions rather than flying as loners being chopped up by veteran hunters in the MA.
This is how things get started... Good or bad. I hope it turns out good.
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Sounds just like how Target Rabaul is going to work.
http://www.targetrabaul.com/home.html
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PS: The wildcard free sortie feature could be adjusted with numbers currently online to be alot more or less. This way the players in the arena wouldnt feel too stuck and their anarchist free will tendendies could still be fulfilled until used up then its chain gang, do your duty fly as commander or someones wing till next wildcard renewal epoch.
Ok I'm off the subject now, lol.
:D
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Now I am confused. Its an idea, original
AND it involves change.
Just when I was about to send off for my beeper. Damn.