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I have no idea how to be a medic can you help ???
Use the Form, he has plans to help with pretty much EVERYTHING. Just vote for it!
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Try not to overcommit on the "scroll arround and text grows, gets smaller" it can look very cheap when overused. On the other hand, i love what i see!
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Of course you can, just make it clear it's not made by us so they don't come to us for support!
Will do. You think I can come to you if i need some help? (Help with how to code smth for example. I do not want you to code anything
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I was wondering if you guys (staff) would be fine with me advertising Ahoyworld in the mission I am creating. http://imgur.com/pnWita9
Edit: Ok the screenshot is bad as .
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Welcome to the Forum!
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LexMonster
Is that a yes or a no towards using an AK from arsenal? (And why is it even in there if we cant use it)
It is just some information. I do not play on the EU3 server so i do not think my opinion is of any value, but the information i provided should lead to more educated opinions. (I hope)
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Albania
2009
Belgium
1949
Bulgaria
2004
Canada
1949
Croatia
2009
Czech Republic
1999
Denmark
1949
Estonia
2004
France
1949
Germany
1955
Greece
1952
Hungary
1999
Iceland
1949
Italy
1949
Latvia
2004
Lithuania
2004
Luxembourg
1949
Netherlands
1949
Norway
1949
Poland
1999
Portugal
1949
Romania
2004
Slovakia
2004
Slovenia
2004
Spain
1982
Turkey
1952
United Kingdom
1949
United States
1949
Just to clarify. These are the current NATO States with the year they joined. Source: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_52044.htm
In ArmA 3 the NATO still consists of the same members. (Thats why NATO is even in the mix. Greece is in it.)
Here some stuff on how Israel is involved:
The Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme was established in 1994 and is based on individual bilateral relations between each partner country and NATO: each country may choose the extent of its participation.[126] Members include all current and former members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.[127] The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) was first established on 29 May 1997, and is a forum for regular coordination, consultation and dialogue between all fifty participants.[128] The PfP programme is considered the operational wing of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership.[126] Other third countries also have been contacted for participation in some activities of the PfP framework such as Afghanistan.[129]
The European Union (EU) signed a comprehensive package of arrangements with NATO under the Berlin Plus agreement on 16 December 2002. With this agreement the EU was given the possibility to use NATO assets in case it wanted to act independently in an international crisis, on the condition that NATO itself did not want to act—the so-called "right of first refusal."[130] It provides a "double framework" for the EU countries that are also linked with the PfP programme. Additionally, NATO cooperates and discusses their activities with numerous other non-NATO members. The Mediterranean Dialogue was established in 1994 to coordinate in a similar way with Israel and countries in North Africa. The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative was announced in 2004 as a dialog forum for the Middle East along the same lines as the Mediterranean Dialogue. The four participants are also linked through the Gulf Cooperation Council.[131]
So,
NO Israel is not a NATO Member BUT it was and still is supported by US. This means: Weapons, Armor and even Air.
But LexMonster, why do they use "old" guns then? Eg. the AK?
Those guns are from an earlier era. Same as ISIS uses old Tanks that got left by the Russians or the US because transporting them back is expensive.
(If i am wrong on anything please just correct me)
Source: History class + some research
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First off try using some capital letters.
Secondly, come join TS all of the members are nice!
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Ahoy! Happy to have you. *trying not to sound like an admin*
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Pretty much this. It's least work for Zeus, yet makes the usualy predictable AOs/Side mission less so.
For example I've seen Zeus send two helis that parachuted additional opfor squads into almost finished AO and sent some light vehicles with them
- easy yet effective way to make it more interresting for ~20 people in AO, who were just loitering around waiting when the AI decides that AO is completed..
The custom made Zeus mission can be great also, but there is one key thing Zeus should alway do:
Clearly and REPEATEDLY inform all the players on the server that Zeus mission is incoming after current AO completes.
Zeus can ask some player(s) to do this broadcasting for him.
Failing to communicate results in confused players leaving - if suddenly Zeus scraps existing AO/Side without explaining to ALL people why.
I've seen this mistake couple of times - Zeus creating mission for closed group of people who were in:
-locked squad
-locked TS room
without explaining to other people on the server his intentions and taking them aboard.
This "private" sessions simply should not happen on public server if they interfere with flow of standard AO/Side mission.
This
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I do have to agree that the idea of a ranking system works in KotH butand this is a big but I&A is not KotH. First off its not PvP. Secondly I&A is about playing like you want to. Yea maybe we restrict some Thermal scopes but thats it.
Then again i think there is some kind of point system in I&A3 ? Can someone confirm oder deny that?
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I've only been here a week but yesterday was my first taste of some Z v P gameplay both on EU 1 and 2, and compared to the other general I and A I found it a more unique approach that I and A doesn’t offer with its missions, such as more chopper insertion usage and buildings with full garrisons and proper positioning of statics and so on. Heck there have been times where I go through an A and I mission but there was clearly a Zeus editing the OPFOR team because of how much more organized the opposition was. For casual and squad ops alike, I felt that it could be more enjoyable for most people (me and everyone else in the TS channel), and hope to see more of it in the future, but…
It’s reasons like this that you cannot have Zeus open to the general public openly on a server. It’ll just promote chaos because you’re practically giving everyone administrative rights to the server in terms of spawning and killing, as well as the ability to crash the server by overload, so it’s understandable how Spartans and above only are able to Zeus because they are trustable members in the community who have proven trustworthy. It’s a good compromise, but I agree with OP that Zeus missions can be a good way to increase the variability on the EU servers. Take Leutin’s game night for example on EU 4. What if you opened EU 4 up more often with only custom Zeus missions made only when someone who is a Zeus feels like activating it. Zeuses can focus on missions that go above and beyond the scope of I and A (defensive operations, HVT guarding, convoy offensives and defenses, HVT assassinations, Vehicle hunts, etc.), each op having specific rules and guidelines and it can be a little more organized like how game nights are and have a little more structure like EU 3 is.
TL;DR: I strongly agree that we need more Zeus missions, but its up to the AhoyWorld staff on how far they want to take it. There are multiple options, but it’s ultimately up to them! Thanks for reading!
-Lcpl Liru
I really like the idea of having a "dedicated Zeus" server. EU 4 eg. But at the same time it would split the player base. We always have to think about thinks like that. If we had more Zeus missions on EU 4 both EU 1 and EU 2 would have less people playing. Less people playing = less enjoyment. No one wants that. (I am not taking EU 3 in consideration for i think obvious reasons.
Thanks for your quit intressting to read input.
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Can you be a bit clearer on what you mean by "zeus mission" do you mean a stop of the usual take (certain part of map) i&a where a game master takes on a different approach?
Many times adding an element that is unexpected to the existing mission is done and may be subtle enough to change gameplay slightly.
In any case the issue with zeus missions boils down to several things. Abuse, misuse and taking away from what people expect.
I'll deal with the latter first we noticed a distinct drop off in numbers when zeus missions were running on our main server (upto 25% fewer players) when zeus missions were being run instead of I&A. People do expect I&A and we need to cater to them.
Abuse, with great power come etc etc you know the rest of the saying we've given zeus powers to many people and been immediately forced to reverse the decision spamming in units or fire support with no regard to the immersion, no sense of subtlety and no appreciation for the fact that server performance is not limited to just one instance of arma 3 running on our box. We've had to remove zeus powers from many people due to their misuse of zeus gifting themselves or others vehicles, container jenga, or general disregard for server performance.
That said yes a zeus mission can be an awesome way to augment the running mission and while I don't like to suspend the running mission I do feel zeus enables opportunities to add to the existing framework massively. But that's just hope I like to use zeus others may use it differently.
Thanks for your input!
With Zeus missions i mean the more distinct missions but we should not forget about the small things a Zeus can do as Amentes already said.
The player dropoff is of course a thing to consider. I get why some people do not like it and maybe Zeus just does not work on a public server right now but i am not sure.
Zeus power abuse should be fixed by the "only spartans get Zeus" thing i am guessing. (Maybe have them do some training first?)
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First off. I have not yet been able to play a Zeus mission on the servers so the opinion i hold is maybe just wrong.
There may be people who do not know what Zeus is so here is a link. Read this before taking part in the discussion! (It is a really short read)
Now to the juicy stuff. Why even start a discussion here? I feel like there should be more emphasis on Zeus on the public servers. The community seems interested in the idea of Zeus missions and it would add something unique to the Ahoyworld community.
Without an idea the whole post would not make any sense so here is what i, as a comlete idiot, propose:
Special "Zeus Days". Friday is already reserved by Luetin09. So maybe we could get some staff members to run missions on Saturday and Sunday evening. Maybe even Monday and Wednesday. Of course this would need to be advertised and communicated correctly.
In my honest opinion Zeus can just add to the enjoyment and not take it away. Of course we need trained and experienced Zeus players (Here i do not promote myself cause i am only here for about a week now) but the most important thing is that all the Zeus players are fair and think of the players first and only after that about their own enjoyment.
I set up a poll here to maybe focus the opinions a bit. So lets have a discussion!
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If you jump into the discussion please leave a vote in the poll. Vice versa if you vote please write down a more detailed statement in the comments.
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(This is short bio/introduction for the people that do not know me)
Hi!
My name is LexMonster. My RL name is Alex. You can call me Lex. Most people do.
I just joined the community serveral days ago.
I live in Austria. Yea that small state next to Germany.
My native tounge is German but i had like 10 years worth of english classes so my english is pretty much as good as my german.
I am just 17 years old and am still in school. At least for the next 6 weeks. After that i am done for good.
I play Arma since Arma 2 came out and clock in at arround 400h in ArmA 3 alone.
I mostly play on the I&A server EU#2 and there i am either UAV or Pilot (when possible).
I think thats all you need to know. So yea. Thats me.
Special thanks to Sniper and Matt.
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Electric Love (Austrian Music Festival) Anyone there?
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So i was wondering if anyone is coming to Austria for the annual Electric Love festival.
http://www.electriclove.at/en
If yes, maybe we could meet!