I wonder if HTC would consider something.
Would they consider making it so anyone on a 2 week trial is banned from flying the top 4 most used aircraft?
Now before you fly off the handle saying the newbies need the top 4 planes and other crap like that consider this
1.The arenas have filled up with too many of the same types of planes lately and someone has to give ground concerning it or AH will loose more customers.Subscribers have PAID for the privelige of flying whilst 2 week triallers pay nothing.
2. when i(and id guess most people) were new to this game it was longer than 2 weeks before i learned which planes were good for whatever jon and i enjoyed AH no less and eventually subscribed.If at the beginning some were unavailable I wouldnt have demanded i fly them now!, Id have just flown something else and if i really wanted to fly one that was not available Id have subscribed.
2. I would hazard a guess 80% of people joining have never heard of any but the most famous aircraft like b17s spitfires p51s P47s 109s etc and wouldnt know a D model from an E or A etc they would probably certainly never heard of LA7s or N1Ks which are 2 major culprits at the moment for over use.I'd say only a few people would know the ins and outs of all the planes and these people are likely to be subscribers anyhow, they wont leave, they will just subscribe earlier.
3. When we play a game and certain elements are unavailable we do not stop playing the game.Generally we want to play so that we CAN earn a right to fly them.Its part of the point of games.rewards etc for playing the game well and winning.make AH the same.
4. if all the 2 weekers in an arena of say 500 peopel adds up to 50 or more (wouldnt you say? I have no idea how many are in an arena at any one time but its probably pretty high) thats 50 Less people flying the top 4 overused planes.That will surely make some difference to the rest of us.
5. If you are a subscriber it wont effect you so really theres no reason to complain.If you are on a 2 week trial and you dont agree then what gives you the right to demand free use of all planes? if you pay you can play.(fact of life
) there really isnt a reason other than new players need to fly the easier to use aircraft so they can kill. Well this is where I have to point something out. IF people use niks spits P51d's or La7s all the time they are using the most poular planes in the game.They know they are, It therefore will be THEIR fault that these planes are banned from use for a 2 weeker newb. If we all use a more diverse choice in what we fly we can eventually get the likes of LA7s or N1ks off the top 4 to be replaced by others so if you REALLY want to help the poor newbies you can STOP FLYING the easy rides all the time.If you arent prepared to do that, then claiming newbies need these planes is horsesh8t.
6. Most aircraft in the game that are likely to be effected, ie P51D,109G10,LA7,N1K2 and SPITIX, all have a second or even 3rd models of their type. we have the spit5/1 if the spit9 gets in the top 4, we have the 109g6/2 if the 109g10 is on it, we have the P51B if the P51D is on the top 4. LA5s instead of La7s.Only the n1k2 or P38 have no other versions and i doubt the p38 will ever be in the top 4 most commonly used aircraft.(Hell i know for one thing i'd like to play in an arena where P38s got the most popular!!!
).Result: fans of each type of plane will 99% of the time have at least one version of their plane to fly for free.We will see some more of the rare types around.
Ok thats all im gonna say, theres a hundred other reasons I could think of but the most compelling for me is the fact Im paying for a game where im getting sick of seeing the same fighters over and over.The guys on 2 weeks free trials arent paying and so at the moment are not contributing to the game in terms of money yet they can still can fly those very same aircraft we all seem to be sick of fighting.Im getting pissed off and thinking of quiting for a while whereas the two weeker probably isnt even aware its annoying people when they use some types over and over.
IF there is a lot of 2 weekers online at any one time this idea will work. If the number is very low then its not worth it but who knows? HTC? is this a viable idea? I hope it is.
