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Title: desert is boring
Post by: AtmkRstr on June 11, 2003, 05:35:38 PM
I'm considering canceling my acount every week AKDESERT comes up, and starting a new one once it's over.  It'll be a pain in the bellybutton for me, but hopefully just as much of a pain for HTC. They'd catch on quick if 50-100 of us did that a couple of times.
Title: desert is boring
Post by: lazs2 on June 11, 2003, 05:39:05 PM
A plague of huberts upon your house!  but yeah.... I noticed that too.
lazs
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Ack-Ack on June 11, 2003, 06:03:38 PM
Maybe when the revised Trinity map becomes available, we'll go back to the old reset format.



Ack-Ack
Title: desert is boring
Post by: SlapShot on June 11, 2003, 06:08:44 PM
There has got to be a way to keep the old reset/cycle map logic BUT if the current map has been up for a week, then automatically reset it (with appropriate warnings).
Title: desert is boring
Post by: lazs2 on June 11, 2003, 06:18:26 PM
I don't know man... it seemed like before that the damn pizza and infinity were on 90% of the time... if we have the old resets I am afraid that will be the case again.   A week of pizza is horriible but it used to be worse.

lazs
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Pirate BK on June 11, 2003, 06:21:00 PM
I took yet another long break from AH in a large part due to the AKDESERT map, though I never canceled my account. Funnt thing is first night back in the sky ... yup ... AKDESERT map. I know some people must like it but I sure hear plenty that don't. Ahh well other things to be concerned about I guess. Please no AK band wagon on how great AKDESERT map is or ... whine blah,blah,blah. I know you guys love it ... as you should. Also, NO I am not .. can not... or have any intention to do one better. I think that, for me .. I'll prolly migrate over to the CT when the month of sundays AKA AKDESERT map gets forced into rotation\.

:rolleyes:

Chuck / Pirate
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Arlo on June 11, 2003, 06:24:22 PM
Sounds like we need a couple of more "big maps." ;)

I got it! Nothing but CV task forces (with corresponding ports around the edges). Well .... maybe a "tank town" island in the middle. :D (eg) eh heh heh heh

"An ocean is a desert with it's life underground and the perfect disguise above."
Title: desert is boring
Post by: SunKing on June 11, 2003, 06:45:40 PM
Think of the other side of the coin. We wont see pizza for 5 weeks.
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Drunky on June 11, 2003, 07:17:03 PM
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Originally posted by lazs2
A plague of huberts upon your house!



ROFLMAO
Title: desert is boring
Post by: AtmkRstr on June 11, 2003, 09:19:06 PM
Actually, I like the new map change format.  Without it, I'd miss out on some of the smaller maps that I like.  

I like trinity a bit so it's not the size of the map either.  It's simply that the AKDESERT front lines are too big so it's like playing in the CT because the player density is so low.  The starting base configuration only accentuates the problem, if each country started with a piece of the pie it might be better.

So, I'd rather play in the HTH arenas and not pay for the subscription than play in that desert. The current map change format makes it reasonably possible to cancel an account every time the map comes by.
Title: desert is boring
Post by: AtmkRstr on June 11, 2003, 09:20:35 PM
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Originally posted by SunKing
Think of the other side of the coin. We wont see pizza for 5 weeks.

That sounds like some of that optimism crap that people keep telling me about.
:p
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Steve on June 11, 2003, 09:47:59 PM
AKdesert sux!!!  I tried to make the best of it.. but it just plain




SUCKS
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Saintaw on June 12, 2003, 02:02:08 PM
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Originally posted by SunKing
Think of the other side of the coin. We wont see pizza for 5 weeks.


Thank you SunKing, I will now happily think of it this way from now on :)

Pizza here & another desert terrain in the CT during the same week. Someone think about us poor colourblind poeple please!
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Kaz on June 12, 2003, 02:10:14 PM
I like this idea, old reset format but if current map is up for no not a week, that's too long, maybe 5 days.... yeah 2 days makes a lot of difference. Seriously.
Title: AKdesert
Post by: 327thBS on June 13, 2003, 08:01:03 AM
THAT MAP PAINFULLY SUCKS BUTT!!throw it out i nvr want to c that map after today !!! .. its so hard to play and have fun on it because of all the mountains and sand dunes
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"The blue sky is infinitely high, crystal clear...that's what the world should be...a world of infinite possibilities, laid before us, crystal clear"
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Toad on June 13, 2003, 08:25:07 AM
It just needs a tune up like Trinity, probably.

Too many Vehicle Only fields; change some of those to airfields which still allows the treadheads all the same tread-clanking opportunities to fight from the same spawn points and there wouldn't be so much droning around.

Obviously, the V-fields at the bottoms of canyons wouldn't be too sterling as airfields.

Maybe even put in a few more ports and CV groups. Or possibly change some of the "outer ring" streamside fields to ports.

I think either of these changes would up the "action" quotient.

Just my .02.
Title: desert is boring
Post by: gofaster on June 13, 2003, 08:41:00 AM
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Originally posted by Toad
It just needs a tune up like Trinity, probably.

Too many Vehicle Only fields; change some of those to airfields which still allows the treadheads all the same tread-clanking opportunities to fight from the same spawn points and there wouldn't be so much droning around.

Obviously, the V-fields at the bottoms of canyons wouldn't be too sterling as airfields.

Maybe even put in a few more ports and CV groups. Or possibly change some of the "outer ring" streamside fields to ports.

I think either of these changes would up the "action" quotient.

Just my .02.


I'd have to agree on adding more ports and changing some of the v-fields to airfields, particularly the v-fields in the outer border.  As for turning the canyon v-fields into airfields, I think having a few airfields down low might make for interesting canyon furballs.

 I'd also like to see some of the bumps smoothed out.  Driving a Panzer at 25 mph can give me a headache.
Title: desert is boring
Post by: SLO on June 13, 2003, 08:43:45 AM
CHANGE THE DAMN COLORS.......

:mad:
Title: desert is boring
Post by: straffo on June 13, 2003, 08:44:47 AM
Desert map is fine and immersive especially since the AC broke in my home office and when the temp go past 35° (95°F) ...
Title: desert is boring
Post by: Baine on June 13, 2003, 10:32:08 AM
One good thing about pizza map, I get a week of playing Falcon 4 and Mig Alley.