Next round of The Modern Times

[Sami]

Share your feedback on the setup of this current game, and thoughts on the next Modern Times game (planned to start after the current one ends).

[Karl]

I think the "epic" games are too long.  Why play ten years into the future?  I hate to see something that I have worked so hard on for so long come to an end, but why not end the game at the end of the real-world year = currently 2025?  Why play into the unknowns of 2035?

[Mikri]

In my opinion the biggest issue in MT is the taxation and salary solution that I would recommend is changed so that it follows each base and not HQ. The pressent model "destroys" the game in the sense that airlines that exploit this loophole will for sure be financially strongest and in the end be overall winners. It's like playing with a handicap when you're not situated in one of these few bases. Im a member and administrator in Elite alliance and I know that im not alone on this issue. Several other experienced and excellent players agree with me. It might be a big challenge for You to fix this before the upcoming MT. If its not possible it would be very welcomed if You as soon as possible could send some kind of "signal" of your intentions towards this issue, because we are about to start planning our choices of HQs :-)
best regards
Mikri

[Chris Spiegel]

As a differentiation criteria to The Age of Flight (besides the playtime), TMT should have an OOB limit making initial HQ choice more important. As an extreme example: If you HQ in Guam, you shouldn't be able to fly 14 aircraft from there and build the rest of your fleet on a mainland base.
This request is only for TMT. For epic games removing the OOB limit is good since otherwise the games would be too limiting based on their runtime.

[Sami]

In my opinion the biggest issue in MT is the taxation and salary solution that I would recommend is changed so that it follows each base and not HQ.

Yep, this has been talked already earlier, and I will try to take a look at this before the next MT starts.

[Sami]

The salary levels per each base are now implemented (for any future games). Details will be posted in official changelog a bit later on.

[groundbum2]

 


 

[Sami]

The next MT is available for pre-joining: https://www.airwaysim.com/Game/#game503

(more news to follow)