by chrisb » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:44 am
Need to make MP more popular first to then make ATC more popular
My thoughts, more to do with fgfs and in no order
1. Text to speech option
I often get so focused on flying I miss messages, with text to speech I can listen to the messages and still fly
2. Increase the MP list range.
100nm is not much, why cant I set unrealistic settings to see more people in the world or at least the closest 10 pilots, whats the point of flying in Australia and on MP when all I ever see on the list is nobody. There might be someone in another part of the country I have no idea unless I check the MP map, kinda make MP just SP. Same goes in reverse I have to be within 100nm to see openradar. Not many people fly in Australia, and all the major airports are several hundered NM apart, wouldn't it be better to see all pilots and openradar at a much further range especially in countries like Australia.
3. Tabbed ATC places (relates to openradar)
More to the point above, one player should easily be able to operate several ATC at once, especially in quiet areas
There are less then 10 intl airports in Australia, a country the size of europe with little traffic one person should be able to operate all airports. Example I lets say I fly from sydney to melbourne, seen one player once who was doing LA sydney. The same player could have easily handled all 2 players at syndey then swapped to melbourne for my landing
4. Default to join MP with a randomish call sign like new12345
Why not, or at least promote it heavily when playing single player
Also probably random spawn near KFSO so every newbie doesnt spawn at the same spot every time