4 maps that need to go. Every weekend I get stuck on one of these maps because they stay up forever and/or create low action, especially during the off hours. I always find low #s with these maps. I have been having trouble finding good balanced fights, flying far distances and having to get 20K to be in the fight. I believe without these maps, the #s would be better off. It would be great to substitute these maps for new ones. I feel like it's just the same ole same ole every time I log in to play.
The maps are:
BowlMA - Too dang big for the MA, maybe during peak time with 160+ it can be fun, but late and night and early morning are just boring with 70 players... Especially if the map just pops up and you have to fly across the straights for the fight. It feels like it takes all afternoon for one sortie. There is no way to fight both the other teams if your side doesn't have a fight. Too many bases and too much going on. Most of the time there are tiny little dars scattered all over the place. The map generally takes 3-4 days to win, it can stay up all weekend and can really be boring.
Buzzsaw - there is just no direction, its a giant fight in the middle, all 20k fights in BnZ planes. There are hardly ever any fights on the outside of the map, the #s are always low for this map. There is never any strategy, long flights to bases on the outside of the map. The middle makes little sense and many people dislike it. There are no CV fights and the CVs are practically pointless, IMO, the whole base layout needs to be redone. It's too discombobulated and the bases on the outside are too far.
CraterMA - It's just way too big and the bases are too far. The middle makes very little since. It's all geared up for tankers, but no fighter action. You cannot fight both teams if your side doesn't have a fight. during the off hours you find small dars all over the place. It's way too big for the current player base. In the peak hours, there can be some fights, but it is not helping to increase the low #s during the off hours. Right now at 12PM on sunday, there are 40 players on and nothing going on, small dars on the other side of the map, I don't have time to jabo random bases and play in the ack. This map will probably be up until Tuesday. Another map that keeps low #s and can be very boring to play all weekend. This is an old map from AH2 and it is getting very old at this point.
Mindnoa - The map is another really old one that normally creates low #s because it creates fights that are super high altitude. I feel like most players are tired of this map as well. It can be very tough to win due to it's layout. The side that ends up on the south east side normally has smaller fights. Sometimes the bases can seem so far. With bases that are 4K, it creates very high alt BnZ style of play, which is boring for most players. I feel like most of the action is condensed on the west side and north on the map, but only 2 teams can play in that. The bases seem too far for the size of the map, it can stay up for 3 days aswell because it's a tough map to win.
Most other maps get rolled in about a day or maybe 2 which means we get stuck with these 4 maps more often that stay up forever. This creates kind of a boring atmosphere to always have to play the same maps over and over, every single weekend it seems like I get stuck playing on these same maps. And when I finally get a chance to play for an hour, I cannot find fights because there are tiny dars scattered all over the place, or no one is even fighting my side of the map. I cannot switch cause Im using the "low #s auto switch". Many times, I dont have anywhere to fight, so i'll just go play another game. Many times I'll sit watching the map for a few hours to see if it's worth it for me to roll.
Aces High is just not seeing the best fights with these maps and its creating boring action for most fighter guys like myself. By removing these maps, it will allow the other smaller maps to shine more and I believe the #s and the fights would increase overall in the game. Especially if we can replace them with new maps. I truly believe that a lot of people like myself are tired of these same ole maps over and over again because some of the others get rolled very quickly in the off hours that I never get to play.
Thanks for consideration!