Close Escort
A regularly scheduled Aces High Event
Close Escort is a scheduled Sunday event for Aces High that combines elements of Friday Squad Ops and Snapshots. It runs from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EST.
Each frame will feature a side on the offensive, complete with bombers or jabo aircraft with dedicated escorts facing the interceptors and destroyers of the defending side.
Frames will be scored using a percentage based system with varying categories affecting the outcome.
How is Close Escort like FSO?
- There are 3 frames each month. 3 weeks on, 1 week off (typically).
- Both "sides" have specific duties to perform in each frame, targets to destroy / protect and other goals to achieve.
- Squads should register to participate and to recieve email updates and news on the event.
- An overall commander for each side can implement a plan of battle to achieve the frames established goals.
- One life per player.
How is Close Escort like Snapshots?
- Walk ons are welcome to participate.
- Both "sides" have specific duties to perform in each frame, targets to destroy / protect and other goals to achieve.
- Plans can be made on the fly while awaiting launch (though pre arranged plans are better).
- Any player can volunteer to be a "side" commander or flight leader.
- One life per player.
How is Close Escort unlike other events?
- Every flight in Close Escort should originate from a posted mission.
- CM's may post missions for players to join.
- Both walk ons and squads are welcome and may register on the Close Escort section of the Special Events server.
- Any player may register for a leadership role.
- There are specific duties for each registered squad and other duties for walk ons, all working toward a single goal.
The underlying point to the design of Close Escort is the same as that of Snapshots and Squad Operations: guaranteed action. The quickest way to kill an event is for players not to see any action. It is our hope that Close Escort will become a permanent fixture for the Sunday European and U.S. players that they can come back to time and time again. As always, player input and suggestions are welcome.
Squads registry is pretty simple at this point, just post in the Close Escort forum in the upcoming tour thread. Any squad who has preregistered for this event should still do it this way until further notice.
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