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« Reply #360 on: June 11, 2007, 09:22:42 AM »
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And what if you don't like going to the EW or MW arenas? That would be forcing people to fly in them


Nobody would be forced to fly there. You can always stay in LW arenas.
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« Reply #361 on: June 11, 2007, 09:24:57 AM »
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Nobody would be forced to fly there. You can always stay in LW arenas.


But he is saying your overall ranking would be based on the your combined scores for ALL arenas
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« Reply #362 on: June 11, 2007, 09:29:36 AM »
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But he is saying your overall ranking would be based on the your combined scores for ALL arenas


I know. But how would that force anybody to fly in a arena he doesn't like? Only to get a high rank? Having a low rank has no consequences in this game.

Saying that a overall ranking would force people into EW / MW is that same like saying "I am forced to fly bombers or drive GVs to get a high rank" now.
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« Reply #363 on: June 11, 2007, 01:24:15 PM »
Way too many aspects to mention in 1 sitting but a few thoughs..

Rank? Maybe a rank listed only for your own Country.

For those folks that get some huge satifaction out of landing points,
why not something in text buffer to boost their egos?
"JohnSmith has Destroyed Rook HQ"
"JaneDoe has Destroyed Knight CV12"

LARGE MAPS?:aok :aok

Most of the maps in MA have Bottle necks caused by too many
Uncapturable bases.
I can't believe the map was intended to be played this way, but
as long as TT (with 3 large airfields mind you) can't be touched
or used to defend surrounding bases. what the hell is it doing in the middle
of a fairly decent map? The entire map has to be fought in a thin circle
around TT and boxed in by Big islands that can't be captured:huh
= Hordes
almost every time I see it. the battle is over V3-A4....26-27..Thats it!
Unless of course you want to fly 5 sectors to a semi strategic base and run
out of fuel.
the rest of the map is shot....so move to the other arena..SAME MAP!
I could go for days....

Big maps, no points,more strat targets, no arena cap...etc

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« Reply #364 on: June 11, 2007, 01:38:03 PM »
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I pay to have HTC accomadate me just like anything else I would pay for.



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« Reply #365 on: June 11, 2007, 03:18:52 PM »
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I can't believe the map was intended to be played this way, but
as long as TT (with 3 large airfields mind you) can't be touched
or used to defend surrounding bases. what the hell is it doing in the middle
of a fairly decent map? The entire map has to be fought in a thin circle
around TT and boxed in by Big islands that can't be captured:huh
= Hordes
almost every time I see it. the battle is over V3-A4....26-27..Thats it!
Unless of course you want to fly 5 sectors to a semi strategic base and run
out of fuel.
the rest of the map is shot....so move to the other arena..SAME MAP!
I could go for days....

Big maps, no points,more strat targets, no arena cap...etc


The center island with 3 airfields and 3 vbases contains no uncapturable fields, btw. I think most maps have only a few uncaps per country, but if they had none, we would see purely 2 sided wars near a reset, which would likely drag on for days. The game is definitely not designed so that a third of the customers can log into the arena, but not play.
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« Reply #366 on: June 11, 2007, 03:37:34 PM »
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LOL!!!! was thinking the same thing !
 

NO:mad:  LMAO it was more than half a year ago.

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« Reply #367 on: June 11, 2007, 09:10:48 PM »
hubsonfire...

it's more than obvious you have no clue what I was talking about.



I'll leave it at that
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« Reply #368 on: June 11, 2007, 09:54:34 PM »
Take the four arenas....make em..

1)  Battle of Britain.....Early to Mid period...English and German
2)  Allies in Europe.....Mid to late US , English,  German and Italian
3)  Pacific....................Al l Pacific US and Japanese
4)  Eastern Front........German and Russian..(Fins too)

Make later era aircraft available at rear bases, so battle starts w/ early aircraft.  At bases close to HQ, later models available.  If u are on winning team, this makes you use earlier aircraft more efficiently, or most later aircraft have DT makin them easier to get from rear bases.  Therefore the battles will have a logical progression, the older aircraft will get used more, and late model sticks will have to cruise a lil to B n Z everyone...Another suggestion Ive heard and liked was if ur not on a squad, then u get random assignment to team that needs people.  Yes someone will get stuck flyin a country's plane they dont llike, but that is how we learn to fly new planes..after all,  isnt that what ENY usually ends up doin, makin u fly somethin u dont usually fly?  And isn't that what HTC wants...everyone swappin countries for more even play?  Jus do it for them...

It makes the fights a lil closer to reality, (since most of us wanna fly a Corsair Vs Zero, Spit vs 109, 190 vs B-17).  Cant hurt to try and will get all the rooms gettin used, since we all have an interest in all the Theatres of WWII.  No more ENY, u know what base has the plane u like, and u up there.  Other than newbs, who ups a P 51 for close support of a CAPPED base??? So u would be doin what ur already doin.....jus a thought.

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« Reply #369 on: June 11, 2007, 10:12:12 PM »
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Take the four arenas....make em..

1)  Battle of Britain.....Early to Mid period...English and German
2)  Allies in Europe.....Mid to late US , English,  German and Italian
3)  Pacific....................Al l Pacific US and Japanese
4)  Eastern Front........German and Russian..(Fins too)

Make later era aircraft available at rear bases, so battle starts w/ early aircraft.  At bases close to HQ, later models available.  If u are on winning team, this makes you use earlier aircraft more efficiently, or most later aircraft have DT makin them easier to get from rear bases.  Therefore the battles will have a logical progression, the older aircraft will get used more, and late model sticks will have to cruise a lil to B n Z everyone...Another suggestion Ive heard and liked was if ur not on a squad, then u get random assignment to team that needs people.  Yes someone will get stuck flyin a country's plane they dont llike, but that is how we learn to fly new planes..after all,  isnt that what ENY usually ends up doin, makin u fly somethin u dont usually fly?  And isn't that what HTC wants...everyone swappin countries for more even play?  Jus do it for them...

It makes the fights a lil closer to reality, (since most of us wanna fly a Corsair Vs Zero, Spit vs 109, 190 vs B-17).  Cant hurt to try and will get all the rooms gettin used, since we all have an interest in all the Theatres of WWII.  No more ENY, u know what base has the plane u like, and u up there.  Other than newbs, who ups a P 51 for close support of a CAPPED base??? So u would be doin what ur already doin.....jus a thought.


Not too bad for an 'out of the box' type idea.  I would just love to have uncapped arenas the way they are... but this is neat too.
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« Reply #370 on: June 11, 2007, 11:05:34 PM »
Good googley moogly, this thread is still alive:huh

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« Reply #371 on: June 11, 2007, 11:50:21 PM »
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hubsonfire...

it's more than obvious you have no clue what I was talking about.



I'll leave it at that


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« Reply #372 on: June 12, 2007, 09:20:36 AM »
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Originally posted by Cirro
Way too many aspects to mention in 1 sitting but a few thoughs..

Rank? Maybe a rank listed only for your own Country.

For those folks that get some huge satifaction out of landing points,
why not something in text buffer to boost their egos?
"JohnSmith has Destroyed Rook HQ"
"JaneDoe has Destroyed Knight CV12"


Seeing as HTC has promoted switching countrys, how would this help that.... points only for your country:rolleyes:

LARGE MAPS?:aok :aok


has been mentioned a couple of times I think :D  Skuzzy said that the big maps need some work and OKed by the boss before they can be put back in.

Most of the maps in MA have Bottle necks caused by too many
Uncapturable bases.
I can't believe the map was intended to be played this way, but
as long as TT (with 3 large airfields mind you) can't be touched
or used to defend surrounding bases. what the hell is it doing in the middle
of a fairly decent map? The entire map has to be fought in a thin circle
around TT and boxed in by Big islands that can't be captured:huh
= Hordes
almost every time I see it. the battle is over V3-A4....26-27..Thats it!
Unless of course you want to fly 5 sectors to a semi strategic base and run
out of fuel.
the rest of the map is shot....so move to the other arena..SAME MAP!
I could go for days....

Big maps, no points,more strat targets, no arena cap...etc
The only uncapturable bases are on the mainlands by the HQ. The island bases are all capturable.... bish had most of them Sunday. There is nothing wrong with the maps other than its the same old thing. HTC spoiled us by releasing maps every few months and now every one expects it.


Points will always be here, seeing its a game, there has to be a way to see who wins..... for those that care about that stuff  :D Making them arena specific I think would give a better indication of the ranks. Staying in the top 10 in an LW arena would be a big accomplishment than in a EW arena. Not much, but a bit :)

I think the big maps could be supported, but I truely believe it should be tested. If the milk running becomes a problem, the communitty could take steps to slow it after we have been warned by HTC. If it still doesn't clear up, pull the big maps.

The strat target we have now could become more important, IF hitting them was more detrimental to the country. Now all it does is lengthen "time" for resupply. Make it more like when the dar is down... take away ammo, planes, shorten fuel loads. When dar is down the country pulls together to get it back up, do the same with ammo, fuel, and ack !

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« Reply #373 on: June 12, 2007, 12:22:23 PM »
This thread Keeps Going and Going... :D

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« Reply #374 on: June 12, 2007, 12:25:13 PM »
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what abouta  protest demonstration for return of MA  ,in front of HTC building?!
  I have some budies  Green Peace vets lossers, but experts in stirring up the crowds,and  molotov cocktails, Also Cindy Sheehan lives close to Grapewine ,she may join us for a vacation, must be tired of loitering Bush's ranch,
We may bait some ilegals amigos, that habla englese worst than myself and tell them the protest is for "bring back MA",and MA stands for "Mexican America", we promise them imigration reforms and green card,
 Maybe CNN comes with Lou Dobbs, and everybody forgets Paris Hilton prison escape and get focused on HTC,
  next day everybody wins ! HTC stocks climbs skyroket, no more ENy and low caps,1000s of curious eassy killz vulchees  noobs would join the game
LMAO
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