Can we have night back?

[DipStick]

Think they still have night in CT sometimes bat.

I don't care if they bring it back or not. I WILL turn up gamma so I can see...

[phookat]

Originally posted by mechanic
here is a few examples of a night time sortie where the graphics make it look like real life on a moon lit night.

One thing to keep in mind is that these shots are mostly taken at d10.  When you get out to d200, things don't look that great (in AH, anyway).  In fact you can't really see anything at all.

Even in twilight, d200 behind someone and flying towards the ground...the other plane is totally invisible (this is also partially due to the gunsight tint).

[CMC Airboss]

Originally posted by Kweassa

 Night has no meaning in the MA, friends. Trust me on this.

If this were so, there would be no controversy.  It does have meaning and usefulness to many players, even in the way that night was depicted in AH1.   But there seems to be an underlying agreement that you summed up Kweassa:  If there were something special the arena or in an aircraft that would be particularly effective during night time operations, night would have more appeal.  Searchlights near bases and strat targets, perhaps?  Exhaust flames that become visible with darkness?  

MiG

[Elfie]

If we had night fighters like the Beaufighter I would say yes to night. you can adjust your gamma in the game now, no need to alt tab out of the game to adjust gamma.

When we did have night in AH many people would just log off until the night was over and then come back.

Someone posted a screenshot of night and said there was a Mustang 2k away, I couldnt see another plane in that screenshot.

[Yippee38]

The coolest part about night is the "porkfest" goes away.

I guess I can see why it would piss so many people off.  Where's the fun in a 1-on-1 fight (be it between 2 fighters or a fighter and bomber)?  It's only fun when you can mass 30 people together to decimate a field in less than 2 minutes without having to worry about getting shot down.  Right?

[Toad]

Can we get weather days in too?

Days when all of Europe on the Baltic map is so socked in you can't takeoff and we all go drink beer in the O-Club?

Typhoon days on the Mindy map where we all spend the day in bomb shelters?

Stuff like that would be soooooooooooo kewl.


They could probably do work on the servers on those days an no one would notice too.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by phookat
The way you describe night Drediock is how it was implelented before--13 hour shifts.  I didn't like it and neither did at least some others.  It's not like we demand everything the way we want it...when discussing a change that affects everyone, we should figure out if it makes sense or not.  I and others have shown why this doesn't make sense.

Now there is the suggestion floating around here that tons of people like the night or even prefer the night.  Every time someone says "majority", the night folks jump on him.  So how about this for a solution.  Change the MA to night, permanently, and have a new arena called "Daytime-Only Arena".  The new arena will be just like the MA, except no night.

Once every 13 hours??

Lemme see if Im gettin this right. Your saying that all that tempertantrum, footstomping against night was over once every 13 hours??
 So they cant live with 1/2 hour every 13 hours?
That less then one hour in 24.
You gotta be kidding me.
I could see if Night came every couple hours or even every 4 hours. But  footstomping over it over once in 13 is nothing short of being rediculous.
People should be ashamed of themselves for being so selfish when odds are better then 80% of the time they would never see night.
Hardly seems even remotely fair to the people who enjoyed it.

[K-KEN]

Well, now that I add it all up....been here since Sept 1999.  Got several months for free back then-at first, because it was open beta.  See, we only had 4 planes back then.  Then I paid $30.00 a month, and we still had,  4 planes.  That went on for a time, and we got more planes...and we still paid ... $30.00 a month.  Then we got some weather, and some clouds, and a couple more planes.  It was still ... $30.00 a month.  (did I mention that at times video and stuff was porked for a time?)  Then we got Film and VOX.  It was still ........ $30.00 a month.  OH MY we got buffs....and it was still .............$30.00 a month.  Then GVs.....you guessed it, still $30.00 a month.  

Back then I got value for my money and saw a vision with HTC.  
Now, it's whine "this" and whine "that"!  And no one is "buying" the cheese!  For the amount of $$ I have invested with Internet connections, monthly AH fees, PC upgrades, and all, I could buy a new car!   (new to me at least)

Let's say 60 months at $15.00...... $900.00.  DSL-but lets use AOL instead...what $22.00 a month.....$1320.00.  (I pay $50.00 for DSL)  And then PC upgrades and all.....$3,000.00 plus.  
(Joysticks and all not included.)

Bottom line, I have at least a $900.00 say in this and more, in my opinion.  I like the night, I don't want it 24/7, or even more than 2 hours per 24.  Random 30 minutes is OK for me.  Yet, I want the night!  I have paid for it, I have earned and paid for the right to my opinion, and by god I expect HTC to deliver on something that is a current and existing feature.  I care less about all the whiners and crybabies.  Put up or shut up!  Write the checks, and equal my investment, or get out of my way!  

HTC, you are not giving me value for my money and efforts.  I am a force and person who has promoted and placed many players on the players list, and paid for a few myself.  Boa, our former CO,  asked me if I was getting a commission!  

The night is something that I paid for, like it or not.  Like Burger King, I want it my way!  I am paying for the technology and I expect to enjoy it in my own way.  And yes, I want to supersize my order!  $30.00.....no problem either!  Let the whines begin! (I will miss them all-no really)  

K-KEN  

http://www.cutthroats.com/

[Flossy]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Once every 13 hours??

Yep, that's right - and because of that, the time night happened was shifted by 2 hours every 24, so that it never fell at the same time every day or timezone.  The way it was set up was the day started at 06:00 and finished at 18:00 - thats 12 hours.  The night ran from 18:00 to 18:30, warped from 18:30 to 05:30 then continued until 06:00, which was 1 hour, making a total of 13 hours.

The only problem I saw was with the MA being reset every Friday, the cycle always began around the same time on a Friday.....

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Flossy
Yep, that's right - and because of that, the time night happened was shifted by 2 hours every 24, so that it never fell at the same time every day or timezone.  The way it was set up was the day started at 06:00 and finished at 18:00 - thats 12 hours.  The night ran from 18:00 to 18:30, warped from 18:30 to 05:30 then continued until 06:00, which was 1 hour, making a total of 13 hours.

The only problem I saw was with the MA being reset every Friday, the cycle always began around the same time on a Friday.....

And people threw and are still throwing tempertantrums over it??

How pathetic.

How (editied  by DREDIOCK for flame before HT does)

[Toad]

Originally posted by Flossy
The only problem I saw was with the MA being reset every Friday, the cycle always began around the same time on a Friday.....

And it usually fell during Prime Time US. Big problem.

It's a feature that only a small minority really desires but it kept disrupting the play for the majority during "high density" play periods.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Toad
And it usually fell during Prime Time US. Big problem.

It's a feature that only a small minority really desires but it kept disrupting the play for the majority during "high density" play periods.

See my quote on  this imaginary so called "Majority" above then apply liberally

Fresh diaper and binky available when complete:D

[la7'sRule]

theres always a breif night in my h2h room's

most people tend to leave when the stars come out Even though ah2 night is way better than it was in ah1.

I mean you can still see the floor b4 you hit it even at night now.

but i dont mind that the no skill player leave when night arives,
 you know the 1's i mean... The 1s that whine bout The planes that are in the game...
usualy wanna fly a perk plane when its dissabled and Even if they get to fly a perk plane they still whine about n1k's and la7 and other non perk planes..

night gets rid of the cry baby im a noob i need a training cross for bombing Please turn on stall limiter, get out of that la7 whining Lil no skill ingrates

You know the people i mean
if your 1 of em.
dont enter my room lol you wont have any fun.

[la7'sRule]

and theres nothing wrong with the gfx even at the lowest setting The lighting at night is more than adequate for Any 1 to fly in.

just cos you aint to good at flying dont mean you get rid of night for every 1 els.

learn to fly well enough so u have the confidence for night flying and open up a whole new horizon for you.

After all.. most bombing raids were at night time.. yet in ah2 you refuse to even enter a night time room,,

What do you people want any way??

A simulation or a shoot em up cos i tell you what..
Ive seen a load of airoplane games and this is my fave.
And its not my fave becous its arcade like

So make a choice Simulation or arcade.

Chose arcade and go find a new game
cchose simulation and take it ith all its aspect's

[phookat]

Originally posted by Yippee38
I guess I can see why it would piss so many people off.  Where's the fun in a 1-on-1 fight (be it between 2 fighters or a fighter and bomber)?  It's only fun when you can mass 30 people together to decimate a field in less than 2 minutes without having to worry about getting shot down.  Right?

No.  Not sure where you're getting this.