Upcoming changes to the Combat Theatre

[rshubert]

Originally posted by B17Skull12
Hum i just got an idea.  campaigns i like the idea.  I propose this type of Campaign.

1 Months we do the ETO theatre.  
BoB 1/2 week
North Afrika 1/2 week
Channel dash 1/2 week
DDay 1/2 week
Russian Offensive. 1/2 week
Battle of the bulge.  1/2 week
Mid March Western front. 1/2 week.
Battle for berlin.  1/2 week


Then we go to pac for a month. (hawg boys go crazy)
Battle for midway 1/2 week
Corral Seaa 1/2 week (gawd forbid)
Early Salmon island 1/2 week
late Salmon island (Hog included) 1/2 week
Burma 1/2 week
Battle for the Phillenes 1/2 week (hog)
Burma Late 1/2 week
Okinawa (ackinawa whatever.) (Chog) (maybe -4 for major perks)

Then the next moth we do misc.
Free CM pick.
Free CM pick.
FinRus.
Stalins Suprise (Grits)

Personally i would love that

I find myself agreeing with skull, with one exception.  We should make the rotation 1 week instead of 1/2 week.  



shubie

[Halo]

Top Ace contest is wonderful idea IF you add a bull's-eye to the icon of the leader.

Would be fun to see the bull's-eye swarmed and see how many times the lead changes even in one or two sorties.

In other words, Top Ace contest seems unnecessary complication and distraction in Aces High's "purest" arena.

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by Mister Fork
The idea of any contest/prize is to entice OTHER/NEW players into the Combat Theatre, not existing players.  No vote will be forth coming to the members, besides, I expect a CT member to win it.

ANYHOW IMM GLAD TAHT THIS THREAD WAS HIJAK3D BY FURBAL ONLY ON TEH SAVENTH REPLY! THX FURBAL - U CUD OF MAED IT A DIF3R3NT THREAD.

I don’t think that it will work at all in generating interest without any kind of a prize.  The current HTC ranking system does not seem to motivate or draw people into the CT.  As someone who generally ranks high, I can verify that any kind of a title is nearly meaningless.  Very few folks seem to care about rank in the CT.  Lots of MA types must know that they could fly in the CT and rank very well with little effort, but they don’t.

If HTC will give a free month or two subscription for the winner of the contest, you might get some interest and new players.  The cash prizes in the MA have clearly drawn interest.  Could something similar in the CT boost it?  Probably at least a little.

I agree with DJ111 that such a contest will scare some folks away from fights.  The current score system also incorporates K/T, K/S and hit %.  Kills per Time is critical to good score/rank/contest.  It motivates people to fight, not run.  It is very critical.  
Kills per sortie isn’t as important as the others but detracts from upping to intercept one lone con.  
Hit percent sort of measures a skill and helps prevent spray-n-pray.

eskimo

[Mister Fork]

Eskie, if I read you correct, the K/D is not a good measure, but perhaps the hit percentage and kills? Or a kills/time ratio?

Yep, I'm working on giving a month or two free away - just gotta check with Dale/Doug - seeing how busy they are I'm just waiting for the right time to ask.

[Arlo]

Keep .... it ... simple. No need to make something complicated that really isn't. Fighter points.

[Mister Fork]

Fighter point eh?  Hmmm... to be honest, that might work quite well.  It's a combination of hit %, kills, K/D, etc.  I've asked and am just waiting to see what Dale/Doug say.

[Jasta]

Sorry im very picky. but about the campaigns.

The battle of Coral Sea was before Midway...

and its spelled Solomon islands.
you had me going through my WWII history books to find something about the battle of Salmon island. Im a pretty big PTO buff, so you had me worried!



But im adverse to the top ace thing. part of me just dont like it. its probably because i know i could never win it.

[storch]

Originally posted by Jasta
Sorry im very picky. but about the campaigns.

The battle of Coral Sea was before Midway...

and its spelled Solomon islands.
you had me going through my WWII history books to find something about the battle of Salmon island. Im a pretty big PTO buff, so you had me worried!



But im adverse to the top ace thing. part of me just dont like it. its probably because i know i could never win it.

Not a dig but in the CT most players are graduates of the hukd un phonex skule of speillunging.

[DJ111]

Why not go with Fighter Rank for top ace?


That can't really b "milked" to be better, right?

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by Mister Fork
Fighter point eh?  Hmmm... to be honest, that might work quite well.  It's a combination of hit %, kills, K/D, etc.  I've asked and am just waiting to see what Dale/Doug say.

Fighter rank is a good measure.

The three most important are: K/D, K/T and points.  
K/D is obvious why it is a good measure.
K/T encourages fighting when not always at an advantage.
Points keeps someone who flew one great fighter sortie from parking their score and not flying in fighter mode again.  
Points are earned by damaging enemy aircraft.  K/D kills and hit % are not part of points.

These three are critical to balance each other.  The other two add more aspects but are not quite as important, IMHO.  Much easier to go with fighter rank though.

eskimo

[TheBug]

I got you this far why stop now?

Vote Bug!:aok

[CurtissP-6EHawk]

Originally posted by Mister Fork
Fighter point eh?  Hmmm... to be honest, that might work quite well.  It's a combination of hit %, kills, K/D, etc.  I've asked and am just waiting to see what Dale/Doug say.

For a contest yes, for basic CT scoring, NO!

[CurtissP-6EHawk]

Originally posted by DJ111
Why not go with Fighter Rank for top ace?


That can't really b "milked" to be better, right?

Yes it can be milked, ask ESKIMO! Vulches are awsome