The last thing in the world the NOE crowd wants is a fight. I can't count the times I've seen a NOE mission busted and everyone killed that they just gave up. No coming back with alt, or bombers or fighters...just nothing. 15 mintues later they'd pop up at another undefended base clean on the other side of the map!
And this is OK. It doesn't affect you and the way you play. I started off as well as many with NOE missions, they were fun, still are and I agree that there is a place for them. However if someone wants to do NOE's all day and all night, that's on them. But for some of you to whine about them because you chose not to defend against them, and use the "it doesn't promote a fight" excuse is lame. Rather for the most part we can find some of you hiding in a horde yourselves that look for the easy kills vulching, hording, anything but a real 1 on 1 fight, so a horde NOE and a horde at Alt is different how other than the obvious? Its still a horde, it sux to defend against, someone will have the advantage in either case.
Taking a base at alt with overwhelming numbers is not overkill? Happens all day.
Look at yesterdays map, not one person on the bish was complaining about being horded by both rook and knit, two big fights on the whole map, rooks and bish, knits and bish. Outnumbered on both sides but had some really good fights.
Yet both rook and knit were running NOE's against bish undefended bases while we were outnumbered that got busted and was fun busting them. Is that lame too, or is it just when Bish does that? Dont be afraid to up and defend it and beat them back, they get tired of getting smashed too. When I get tired of clubbing seals, I go and find 1 on 1 fights, or single cons that are looking for the same, a good fight.
If you cant find a fight, thats your problem and not anyone elses. Try not to be so timid, or stop worrying about your score, thats a start. I have read some of these post where for some of you to even say you cant find a fight because of NOEs simply amazes me that you can make that statement with a straight face and think that its believable. Either your looking in the wrong place, or not looking at all, or what I suspect just making it up for an excuse to make someone play the way you think they should.
I agree with the OP, your argument holds no water.
Kisses....
well said vulgar!
The dilemma HTC has (and it is not new) is the following:
1. Many subscribers like to "accomplish" certain goals when they play a game....in this case taking a base in a manner that ensures success...
2. HTC and imho a very vocal minority deplore this type of gameplay and would prefer that most subscribers engage in aerial combat...with basetaking as a backdrop
3. While most of the subscribers who enjoy base-taking as a FOCUS of their fun experience could care less if they ever encounter the "vocal minority"...the "vocal minority" are VERY preoccupied with how the others play the game and desire contact with them...monitor their behaviors and complain frequently about their practices (as evidenced in this thread many are AH trainers and folks who have HTC's ear). Specifically NOE raids. Of interest is that there are never strong complaints about other forms of gameplay that "avoid combat" such as strat bombing...high alt buff missions...camping spawn points....dropping hangers at vh bases...sneaking a cv into range and dropping town then rolling lvts to take a base..."picking" in jets... etc etc
You may ask why I refer to some as "the vocal minority" and i respond with the FACT that every attempt by HTC to appease the "aerial combat" crew has failed to gain any numerical support (ww1, AvA, EW, MW and to an extent the DA) You would think that maps where there is a FiterTown would be swarming with guys furballing...but the fact is only a handful are there....most of the peeps in a MA are involved in base v base action. Large squads are in general "base taking" squads etc. The ignored point here is that the REASON for making such abrupt changes is because SUCH A LARGE number of folks like basetaking via NOEs. If they didnt then they could never get the "horde" numbers in missions to run them. So if such a large number of subscribers ENJOY this why would you purposefully upset them by changing the "rules"??? That is what is beyond me...the people you are upsetting here are unlikely to suddenly "see the light" and become furballers...they have that option now and CHOOSE not to do so.
This IS HTC's world and I am thankful to have a game that i still enjoy..i hope this continues to be the case
Very well said. Maybe because they dont know where else to go. They have every other arena to go to for strictly Ariel combat but the MA has to change because they want it, whats next, the MA being a ghost town too like all the other arenas that supposed to be used for strictly Ariel combat?