Idea

[WWM]

I posted this in another thread but it is about to get buried in a fist fight.

Anyway, couldn't staff just pick out 4 bases up in the corner of the map and make them uncaptureable. Then the old school AvA players could go there and have respectable fights. The base capture guys would not come there because there would be no need. That's all we ever used in the past anyway.  
     I am one of those that could not care less about capturing a base but love fighting a good clean fight with some of the oldr vets. I get shot down 90% of the time going against the older guys but at least I had a chance.
Come on.....duct tape us off a corner of the sandbox.

Respectfully,
W

[lutrel]

I see no reason why this couldn't be done for the few that wish to just spar against each other in DA fashion.  It should not have any effect what so ever on our war progress.  

[rabbidrabbit]

Out of curiosity, why not just use the DA then?

[1redrum]

not trying to start a fight but that place already exists they call it the DA {dueling arena}

[Chapel]

I don't see why a far off corner couldn't be done for this. However, I'm sure you'd get the grief anyway due to the nature of conflict oriented players.

You'd be restricted to the plane types chosen by the Axis and Allied commanders, and restricted to the Bishop or Rook teams respectively.
If they organized a base for each in a far off corner, odds are at some point someone would go and capture the other base.

Not trying to be a chump, just saying that someone will inevitably do that.
Also on the topic of non-chumpness, like others suggested, why not just fight in the Dueling arena? At least then you can't get hosed by the grief that might come along with your other suggestion.

If they COULD make them uncaptureable (don't know the restrictions of the code, but there are non-cappable bases in the mains) then that'd be awesome and I see no issue why it couldn't work out great.

[WWM]

I knew the "DA" would come out.  Furball island has tunred worse then the late war MA's.  In order ot get a 1v1 you have to ask.  50/50 chance on getting someone.  Then they are the only one and afte rabout 3 merges you start learning their "moves" and it becomes like AI.   The old AvA, you never knew who the other player was or what tyoe of plane they would be in, if their friend (singular) was going to clear them or stay out....etc.  1v1 in the DA is just to static and like I said, furball island has tunred into a mess.  You'de have better luck flying a C47 over an enemy base in the MA.

[Chapel]

I wasn't trying to "boot" you from the AvA. I was just offering up suggestions. I'm a guy, and apparently according to my wife, we do that a lot.

There are a lot of other more private areas in the DA than furball Island. Haze has used em to practice a lot. But hopefully Soda and Fork can make you a secluded area with uncappable bases. Unfortunately you'll still be stuck with the same rides I believe.

[WWM]

No offense taken Chapel.  The same plane thing is of no concern.  They are still match ups like the old AvA.  I can't say I would use it all the time but it would be a nice wading pool when you are fed up with the other arenas and I don't see how a couple bases from the map would hurt anyone.

[crockett]

Originally posted by WWM
I knew the "DA" would come out.  Furball island has tunred worse then the late war MA's.  In order ot get a 1v1 you have to ask.  50/50 chance on getting someone.  Then they are the only one and afte rabout 3 merges you start learning their "moves" and it becomes like AI.   The old AvA, you never knew who the other player was or what tyoe of plane they would be in, if their friend (singular) was going to clear them or stay out....etc.  1v1 in the DA is just to static and like I said, furball island has tunred into a mess.  You'de have better luck flying a C47 over an enemy base in the MA.

Then don't go to furball island.. There are other bases there that you can set up private fights. I also hate the furball area of the DA, the private fields are where the real fight is.

[WWM]

Originally posted by crockett
Then don't go to furball island.. There are other bases there that you can set up private fights. I also hate the furball area of the DA, the private fields are where the real fight is.

 Weren't you just criticizing the Ho'ing, ganging, vulching of the "new" AvA and asking for basically the same thing I am in another thread????

Also, I stated in the above post that asking someone to go to a field and 1v1 is not the same as what the old AvA players are asking for.  I think they are asking for basically a "furball island" in the AvA where you don't have vulching, ganging, ho'ing, verbally abuse nonsense BUT you do have several planes all flying together.

[crockett]

Originally posted by WWM
 Weren't you just criticizing the Ho'ing, ganging, vulching of the "new" AvA and asking for basically the same thing I am in another thread????

Also, I stated in the above post that asking someone to go to a field and 1v1 is not the same as what the old AvA players are asking for.  I think they are asking for basically a "furball island" in the AvA where you don't have vulching, ganging, ho'ing, verbally abuse nonsense BUT you do have several planes all flying together.

Yes, but it doesn't mean I think we need to set up essentially a DA in the AvA. The reason behind what I said in the other topic was to try to get people to push for better fights. It's not what location you fight at, it's the type of fights.

I want good fights, where ever they may come from.. The point is just to show respect to each other in the fight by not vulching fields or camping spawns or doing other stupid dweeb stuff.

Prime example.. few mins ago, 2 190's come to a allie base, come in pork ords then run like girls. I ran one down and killed him by shooting him at 600 out.. The other was being chased by a friendly and  what's the 190 do?  He bails out rather than fight.

Next one of them comes to another base, kills the last barrick then runs like a girl all the way to his base and tries to hide in his ack.. (number 2 ranked guy in AvA btw).

Is this really what we want AvA to be about? I say as a comunity we should try to mold the players into something rather than just go off and play in a corner of the map.

[FrodeMk3]

Originally posted by WWM
I knew the "DA" would come out.  Furball island has tunred worse then the late war MA's.  In order ot get a 1v1 you have to ask.  50/50 chance on getting someone.  Then they are the only one and afte rabout 3 merges you start learning their "moves" and it becomes like AI.   The old AvA, you never knew who the other player was or what tyoe of plane they would be in, if their friend (singular) was going to clear them or stay out....etc.  1v1 in the DA is just to static and like I said, furball island has tunred into a mess.  You'de have better luck flying a C47 over an enemy base in the MA.

...It sounds' to me, that what you're asking for, is some kind of limited furball, with small numbers of planes?

WWM, I hate to say this, but in the AvA, The only reason you had small furballs' was because hardly anyone went in there. And I do think it's current popularity has as much to do with the restructured strat system(prototype for the MA, maybe?) as anything else. Anything done right now, to try and accomadate a mini 'furball island' in the AvA will only mess things' in the AvA up.

As a lot of people have said here before, the DA is much better for what you are describing. Remember, they called that 'furball island' for a reason-it's for people to have large furballs' without someone dropping their hangars' and stopping the fight...and so they can furball. 1v1's are done on most of the other fields' in there.

[WWM]

OK, I give up.

[Yeager]

no soup for you.

[WWM]

Originally posted by Yeager
no soup for you.

2 bases and a little chunk of bread???