FIVE Easy Things to Improve the Game NOW

[ONTOS]

I have been playing this game just over five years and I can tell a decline in the players.There use to be two or three late war arena's and they were usually full. Now, just one and a few players. What to do, what to do.....

[Wiley]

I have been playing this game just over five years and I can tell a decline in the players.There use to be two or three late war arena's and they were usually full. Now, just one and a few players. What to do, what to do.....

Make it into something many of us wouldn't want to play.  Then it will be popular.

Wiley.

[Zerstorer]

The perk cost is the limitation to their use.

Yes Arlo...and everything is perfect just as it is.   

 

I'm well aware of the perk limitation, which isn't much of a limitation to players with litterally thousands of perk points....many of whom are the ones the OP was talking about i.e. the baby seal clubbers.

Maybe significantly increase the costs for 262s, etc.  Who knows?  But simply restating the obvious isn't helpful. 

Make it into something many of us wouldn't want to play.  Then it will be popular.

Wiley.

I don't think "being popular" is the intent.  AH will never be a WoT....thankfully.  But I think things can be done to improve the game.

[-ammo-]

Instead of the 262 costing a flat rate (based on ENY), maybe make it a percentage of the player's total perks in the bank.  Maybe 10%, 20%?  That way a new account holder can fly one within a day or two and it will make the jet more valuable to the long timer that has 30,000 fighter perks.

I agree with Rapier's observations.  I was around when AH came about through 2004.  Prime time had big numbers -  so big a second MA was instituted.  

Don't think HT and crew don't know this.  Dale is a brilliant guy (even if he can't spell).  I just wonder what his long term plan for AH is.

[Wmaker]

Instead of the 262 costing a flat rate (based on ENY), maybe make it a percentage of the player's total perks in the bank.  Maybe 10%, 20%?  That way a new account holder can fly one within a day or two and it will make the jet more valuable to the long timer that has 30,000 fighter perks.

Eh?

So you are saying that once someone has spent their 30000 perks and have lets say five left, the 262 costs him 0.5 - 1 perks?

[Lusche]

Instead of the 262 costing a flat rate (based on ENY), maybe make it a percentage of the player's total perks in the bank.  Maybe 10%, 20%?  That way a new account holder can fly one within a day or two and it will make the jet more valuable to the long timer that has 30,000 fighter perks.

Because I fly perk planes a lot, my fighter perk level rarely goes above 400 these days. With the above proposal, I being a proverbial oldtimer and baby seal killer, could fly them even more. As a matter of fact, at 10% or 20% I would be able to fly them almost constantly.

Furthermore, the people with 30K+ fighter perks are not only very rare (I was able to verify that by checking the corresponding achievements), but most importantly they only got so many perks because they are not that much interested in flying 262s in the first place.

[-ammo-]

Well, my thought is a minimum balance of 200 perks would be required, but yea, there are flaws to my idea

[-ammo-]

However, if you kept the other models with a perk price, it may help a bit.  for example,  the player that enjoys a tempest or F4U (-4 or C) from time to time.

[-ammo-]

Furthermore, the people with 30K+ fighter perks are not only very rare (I was able to verify that by checking the corresponding achievements), but most importantly they only got so many perks because they are not that much interested in flying 262s in the first place.

That was me when I deleted my account in 2004.  I flew a D11 95% of the time and had five figures.  Can't remember exactly how many but it was a bunch.  When I returned last year I asked skuzzy if I could have them reinstated to my account -  like I really needed them.

[Wiley]

I don't think "being popular" is the intent.  AH will never be a WoT....thankfully.  But I think things can be done to improve the game.

The root of most of the issues is player numbers.

Not enough people seem to want to play the game as-is.  Being more popular solves a lot of the issues.  Unfortunately I don't see a way for changes that would have broad appeal to keep a lot of the flavor of the current game that keeps some of us here.

Wiley.

[caldera]

Furthermore, the people with 30K+ fighter perks are not only very rare

Almost there.         Not all that rare.  More like medium-rare. 

[Chris79]

I agree with Snail, I have a great sum of G.V perks, Fighter Perks, and Bomber perks. Aside from the t-34 85 and maybe one Tempest sortie a week I don't use them. I do think maybe implementing 2 months FTP limited plane set would sufficiently hook enough noobs. "B26, La5, bf109f, T34/76, and a ki-61. I purposely left C.V planes out, we ha e enough veterans that mindlessly up alerting bases as it is. I still consider myself a noob (1.5 years in).

[Vraciu]

Hey, OP, don't worry.  Arlo is on it.   Nothing to see here.   Everything is fine.   

[Vraciu]

I live in Australia.  I might see 40 people logged on, maybe even 50 as the night gets old.

Of those 50 maybe 15 or 20 are in flight.  On a map made for hundreds it is not easy to find a fight.  I do not care to fly buffs or drive GVs.  Without a fighter combat option I pretty much do not bother to fly at all.  I usually only bother on weekends during the US prime time.

What Rapier says is true.  Although I would prefer it if he did not simply imitate Rocky in his 51 and actually tried to fight now and again

Quit whining.  If you want a fight go to the DA.     /sarcasm

[Arlo]

I'm surprised it took it so long being up it's 'alley.'