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Title: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): FULL, Upcoming World Now Available
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 04, 2010, 09:44:44 pm
Hey guys! It's me, Anthony, and I am happy to tell you that due to the success of my first created Private World (PW 1596), in which it has slots for 30 players, I am looking forward to creating another private world... It will have the same number of players (30) as my current one, but, there will be some differences than my current world, including:

- Less number of hubs you can create (up to 8 domestic and 3 international bases, aside from your chosen base)
- More money that you will have (800,000 euros) for start up
- Less number of aircraft you'll have to deal with (2 aircraft, TBD)
- Less number of gates (2) allocated to you for start up
- Start year will be earlier than my first one (TBD)

The same features, though, would be:

- Both civil aircraft and business jets would be available
- Opportunities for brokers to join in are most welcome
- Room for expansion by request when needed
- No password necessary to join in
- Full world coverage

Any questions, comments, ideas, or reservations are welcome, and I am looking forward to set it up Thanksgiving Week (between November 21st and 27th) or earlier since my current world is ending November 11th, and I hope that I can get more active players to be in my upcoming world!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 04, 2010, 11:28:24 pm
i want to join! (can you start it like a week later: I will have enough tokens!)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 05, 2010, 05:22:00 pm
[Mastafa] What do you mean a week later? Like a week after Thanksgiving Week? And what airline name and base would you want to have? (I save those names and bases on a document to keep track on it for later)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 05, 2010, 10:05:14 pm
[Mastafa] What do you mean a week later? Like a week after Thanksgiving Week? And what airline name and base would you want to have? (I save those names and bases on a document to keep track on it for later)


Now i have 15 tokens. I need 15 more to join this world. So I am asking you to start your world after I have 30 tokens :D


Name: Jet Canada Express


Main Hub: YYZ
Secondary hubs: YUL
                        ATL
                        ORD
                        LGA
                        YVR
                        EWR
                        YYC
                        LAX
                        LHR
                        CDG
                        BCN
                       



                     
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 05, 2010, 11:16:25 pm

JCE rules Canada
Well ATL is tempting
but We should have Calgary as it is busier than YUL Montreal

So no all Canada Hubs?
Oh well I don't mind :)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 06, 2010, 06:14:54 am
[Mastafa] Well, the world will not start until mid to late November, so you've got lots of time to earn those tokens... in fact, you might want to save some to make your gate search at premium so that you don't need to guess how far your hubs will be from your base airports.

By the way, your hub list looks good to me so far... you might just have to review your choices because you will be limited to 8 domestic bases, and you've got 6 so far. I might want to increase the number of domestic bases that you can create, and it will depend on the number of players who want to have more bases to make it more competitive. Overall, though, so far so good. I'll now put your airline on the reserved list so that I can keep track on how many would like to join in.

For all other players who want to join my upcoming world, feel free to sign up since there are only 29 slots left open for you! Check out all the things that you'll get when you join my world on my first message.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 06, 2010, 09:00:41 pm
Hey Volcano Airways,

Can you make that 10 domestic hubs?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 06, 2010, 09:19:49 pm
I just edited that post :D
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 08, 2010, 07:03:00 am
[Mastafa] Ten domestic hubs? I'd better review on that one since the original plan calls for just 8. There's still time to review my plans, as well as recruiting.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 08, 2010, 09:01:35 pm
[Mastafa] Ten domestic hubs? I'd better review on that one since the original plan calls for just 8. There's still time to review my plans, as well as recruiting.

yeah...

thanks !
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 11, 2010, 04:48:43 pm
Hey, VA, can you also limit one airline per hub? (that way, airlines will not want to go away cause of 100% LF competition)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 11, 2010, 04:52:44 pm
[Mastafa] What do you mean a week later? Like a week after Thanksgiving Week? And what airline name and base would you want to have? (I save those names and bases on a document to keep track on it for later)

yep!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: irish on October 15, 2010, 05:29:30 am
ill join.....i'm thinking united
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Neovic on October 15, 2010, 10:04:27 am
If the starting year is 1996 upward, then count me in as XL..
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on October 15, 2010, 11:10:03 am
I would like to be a broker in this world. I will try my best to contact stephanm to see if i can become an official broker by the time the game starts.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 20, 2010, 06:50:48 pm
[irish] hmmm... United is a good airline name, but, will it conflict with the recent guideline regarding naming airlines? (cf. Use of real world airline and alliance names article published by AM staff) Maybe you can use the name, but you can expand it to conform to guidelines. Also would you like to name your main base and your desired hub/s as a start? I'll be updating the airline list soon to indicate how many players are willing to join in.

[Neovic] yup, it will be 1996 upwards, so you can join in! I might do a start year of 1997 or 1999 (the same as my current world). Also, would you like to name your airline, your main base, and your desired base/s so that I can add you to the list?

[AirbusGuy350] of course you can join in as a broker! In my current world, there's a broker in which Stephen, the broker, and I negotiated with, and I approved it because it would enhance aircraft sales in the world. You're more than welcome to do so, and I will just notify Stephen via email.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 20, 2010, 09:30:48 pm
Can you limit 3 airlines per base?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: irish on October 21, 2010, 02:12:11 am
ok then nvm with that name, ill just use kiwi air lines based out of atl
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 21, 2010, 07:20:16 am
[mastafa] Three airlines per base? I haven't considered that before... what's the good and not-so-good about limiting bases to three airlines? And will it adversely affect competition from other airlines serving them?

[irish] Good call! It's Kiwi Airlines out of ATL then. I'll update the list then... Any other bases you want to fly out of aside from ATL?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: pseudoswede on October 21, 2010, 01:50:02 pm
what's the good and not-so-good about limiting bases to three airlines? And will it adversely affect competition from other airlines serving them?

It just makes the game less competitive and more boring. Honestly, that can be said for any private world--regardless of base restrictions.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Flybynight747 on October 21, 2010, 04:07:47 pm
what's the good and not-so-good about limiting bases to three airlines? And will it adversely affect competition from other airlines serving them?

It just makes the game less competitive and more boring. Honestly, that can be said for any private world--regardless of base restrictions.

I'd have to agree, apart from start up and getting your airline up in the rankings, half the fun of the game comes from competition amongst rival airlines.

Limiting airlines to perhaps 3 (or indeed any number) at a hub renders the game meaningless, tedious and boring.

The whole cut n thrust is (within FAIR game rules) undercutting, starting and remaining ahead of your competitors.

Member airlines can enjoy a 'love in' within their respective alliances surely?

After that, it's free market rules. I mean this within understanding fair play and enjoying a friendly 'World'.
I neither condone, enjoy, or endorse some game play where operators set $1 routes or dump capacity, HOWEVER, that's the game, learn, find new tricks and beat them using skill and forward planning.

Sorry to interject , just my pennies worth.

Happy Flying.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 21, 2010, 08:46:49 pm
[pseudoswede, FlybyNight] now I understand what's going on. So I'd keep all bases open and allow any airline to fly out of any base...

I'll keep everything open then. Thanks for your opinion!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 21, 2010, 09:58:39 pm
VA, how many tokens do you have?

and how many do you need to create the world?

Just curiosity ;)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Flybynight747 on October 21, 2010, 11:24:21 pm
[pseudoswede, FlybyNight] now I understand what's going on. So I'd keep all bases open and allow any airline to fly out of any base...

I'll keep everything open then. Thanks for your opinion!

It's your 'World' and obviously you are able to set, plan and enforce any rules you wish. That's the beauty of creating your own 'World'.

I was merely trying to suggest that as you are planning a long World game, it is better to have less restrictive rules for the game to really unfold and keep member airlines interested.

There are many games available that players lose interest in very quickly.

For example, I joined a game today that supposedly had 100 players in a 20 year game. I'm in that game and there is only 11 active players. Gotta tell you, no fun there, it's a dead World with no one building an Airline or even ordering A/C.
A complete waste of 30 tokens.
I want an active and diverse World where I face real challenges to build my network.

Hope this helps.

Happy flying.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 22, 2010, 04:31:12 am
[pseudoswede] Well then, it may be time for me to simplify the rules even further for my upcoming world. Would you help me form ideas on how to make an upcoming world active and diverse? Like start small as how I did with my current world and build up from there?

My current world started with 20 initial slots, then due to demand, I then increased it to 25, and now, on its final form, it has 30 slots... less than half of it, though are currently active, even though 28 slots out of the 30 have been taken (cf. Private World 1596). I was thinking of lessening hub restrictions from 8 in the proposal to 15 hubs max, while I increase the aircraft and gates offer to entice more players. What would be a good balance of competition and incentive to make a competitive and active world, in your opinion?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: pseudoswede on October 22, 2010, 06:14:00 am
Unfortunately, private worlds will never garner the interest of a lot of people--mainly because the great majority of the players rarely visit the forums. I think even public worlds have a difficult time keeping people active after 5 game years.

One problem is that people who are randomly looking for a game will gravitate towards public worlds because they are run by AM admins and not a private person. Second, private worlds are risky in a sense because you don't know if the world owner will kick you out for any reason; in addition, they are even less likely to join if the world is past January 1.

The only chance for your world to be successful is if you can market the game to a brand new group of players. That might mean spamming other boards, which may be frowned upon (in turn, Stephen probably wouldn't approve, either).

A long time ago, AM used to be one world, 10 game years in length, and unlimited players (about 2000-2200). I haven't had as much fun since then. Nonetheless, having played 5 of the 7 competitors, I still consider AM the most playable of the airline simulators.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 22, 2010, 09:41:14 pm
[pseudoswede] Well then, it may be time for me to simplify the rules even further for my upcoming world. Would you help me form ideas on how to make an upcoming world active and diverse? Like start small as how I did with my current world and build up from there?

My current world started with 20 initial slots, then due to demand, I then increased it to 25, and now, on its final form, it has 30 slots... less than half of it, though are currently active, even though 28 slots out of the 30 have been taken (cf. Private World 1596). I was thinking of lessening hub restrictions from 8 in the proposal to 15 hubs max, while I increase the aircraft and gates offer to entice more players. What would be a good balance of competition and incentive to make a competitive and active world, in your opinion?

bbuuttt I want 10 hubs!!!

I dont care about the gates, or the number of jets I get. The restrictions for me are AT LEAST 10 demostic hubs, nevertheless of foreign hubs
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 23, 2010, 04:32:55 am
[pseudoswede] Well, it's a matter of balance and keeping players' interest then... I really would like to discover what would really make a successful private world in the first place, and yes, I've seen public worlds having a difficult time keeping people active after 5 game years. And yes, I've kept my eyes open to new sets of players; I don't want to restrict myself to old-timers, but, I just want to see continuity in the private worlds I create. I mean, I would be happy to start my private world again with just 20 players (instead of 30) and see how far I can go with it. But, I won't go to the point of spamming other boards just for the sake of inviting more people to join in; I just keep this message board updated frequently for newcomers and returning players.

I've also noted that many of the players rarely visit the forums... which is why I see the "Be Active" message on the Game News board that encourages members to contribute to the forums. But, anyhow, I just do my best to keep myself active despite being just a private member who continually maintains a successful private world. I might even place a suggestion of somehow integrating the forums with the AM main site so that more people can contribute, rather than separating the two?

[mastafa] Well, what I meant is that I'll lessen the restrictions from 8 domestic to 15 domestic hubs, allowing you to expand your operations even further, then you will get to choose up to 5 international (outside your base continent) hubs to make it more exciting, thus you'll have 20 hubs along with your base.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 23, 2010, 05:05:23 pm
Thanks VA!!!! You are the best!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: HugoL on October 25, 2010, 06:00:57 pm
Hello. I would love to join the world if its still some spots left. I would like du reserve the Dubai International Airport (DXB) Possible?

Cheers
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: andytyork on October 26, 2010, 08:43:40 am
Would I be able to book a spot out of heathrow?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 27, 2010, 12:41:28 am
[HugoL] sure you can... reserve DXB is possible, but what's the airline name? I'll put you on the list soon.

[andytyork] of course you can! What's the airline name?

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UPDATE: I am still choosing what the starting aircraft would be for the new world... make your choice:

- One (1) Boeing 737-700
- Three (3) Embraer ERJ-145LR (same as in my current world)
- Five (5) Embraer EMB-120RT

The rest, though, would be the same.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on October 27, 2010, 12:53:01 am
I think it would be better with a poll! that way, it would be easier for you to see what wins(I choose 3x Embrear)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: HugoL on October 27, 2010, 01:30:37 pm
[HugoL] sure you can... reserve DXB is possible, but what's the airline name? I'll put you on the list soon.

[andytyork] of course you can! What's the airline name?

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UPDATE: I am still choosing what the starting aircraft would be for the new world... make your choice:

- One (1) Boeing 737-700
- Three (3) Embraer ERJ-145LR (same as in my current world)
- Five (5) Embraer EMB-120RT

The rest, though, would be the same.

Cheers mate. Air Emirate would be the name :)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on October 27, 2010, 11:45:14 pm
My airline will probably be atlantic air leasing. I would like to based in Boston.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on October 29, 2010, 09:01:27 pm
[AirbusGuy, HugoL] good airline name choices.

Airbus, so you'd like to be a broker in my upcoming world? That's great to hear! Looking forward to great airline deals too...

Also, I might want to do 3 Embraer ERJ-145LRs as the starting aircraft for the world... What do you think?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: andytyork on October 31, 2010, 11:16:23 pm
Union Aviation, based in LHR and MAN.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 01, 2010, 01:50:15 am
I agree with the 3X embraer
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 01, 2010, 08:56:55 pm
[andy] ah ok. I'll put you on the list.

[mastafa] that's what I thought too. But, would a solo B737 or two A319s work for a start too?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 01, 2010, 10:05:47 pm
Sure, 2X 319, but a solo 737 kills me
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 02, 2010, 02:48:01 am
Hi
I would love to join this world.

Airline name : JET America

bases: ORD, PHL, MCO, Lax, Den, IAH, MEX, LAS

Thanks
mco
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 02, 2010, 02:49:15 am
oh.. and I Forgto FRA    :lol:
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 02, 2010, 04:06:54 am
[orlando702] np. I'll add you in.

Btw, I'm a local from north of San Francisco, and now, the San Francisco Giants are now World Series Champions for 2010! More details: www.sfgiants.com and www.cbssanfrancisco.com
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 02, 2010, 04:21:17 am
Go Giants.. IM in Vegas.. Will Be in SFo Tomorrow... Good LUCK Giants.....
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 02, 2010, 04:37:17 pm
[orlando702] my goodness really? There will be a Victory parade tomorrow for the SF Giants along Market St and at Civic Center, and I'll be out there watching it after I'm done with univ.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 02, 2010, 05:20:49 pm
Can you clarify this:

15 domestic hubs and 5 international?

(to make it sound easier, edit the first post) (the small pencil... beside "modify")
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 02, 2010, 07:36:31 pm
[mastafa] what I meant is 20 hubs total (aside from your base), comprising of:

- 15 domestic hubs
- 5 international hubs
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: pseudoswede on November 02, 2010, 09:49:25 pm
But if you do decide to open 5 foreign hubs, you can only have 5 domestic hubs.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 03, 2010, 12:08:50 am
How was the parade for the giants.?.. Btw does anyone know how to paint the a/c templates on adobe photoshop or a good tutorial?

thanks
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: CHR on November 03, 2010, 06:07:56 am
If you want information on plane templates, the Liveries Topic (http://stephenm.org/smfforum/index.php?topic=5812.0) would be more suitable. It is fairly long, but has some useful stuff if you go back.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 03, 2010, 05:23:48 pm
[orlando702] The parade does not start until 11am today... in fact, right after my only class at univ, I'll go right away to the parade!

[pseudo] Ah, I did not know that... what's technically the rule? My current world is set to unlimited bases, that's why! :P I might need to adjust the rules to make up for the number of bases I want to have...

Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: pseudoswede on November 03, 2010, 06:11:52 pm
[pseudo] Ah, I did not know that... what's technically the rule? My current world is set to unlimited bases, that's why! :P I might need to adjust the rules to make up for the number of bases I want to have...

Simply put, just assign a 1-point per base value to the number of domestic bases allowed. Each domestic base will use 1 point of that allocation; each foreign base will use 2 points.

With your [5]15 designation, a player has the following choices

* 15 domestic bases (15 points)
* 13 domestic bases (13 points), 1 foreign base (2 points)
* 11 domestic bases (11 points), 2 foreign bases (4 points)
* 9 domestic bases (9 points), 3 foreign bases (6 points)
* 7 domestic bases (7 points), 4 foreign bases (8 points)
* 5 domestic bases (5 points), 5 foreign bases (10 points)

If you want a player to have literally up to 15 domestic bases and 5 foreign bases, then you'll have to allow for unlimited domestic bases (and restricting the number of foreign bases to 5).
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 03, 2010, 08:47:21 pm
Well, I dont mind. The current setting: 15 domestic, 5 foreign is ok for me. (if you set it to unlimited, probably i wont join cause of Competetion! ;) 
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 04, 2010, 04:31:29 am
I think the bases should be a lil restricted.. cuz then people will go crazy... 
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 04, 2010, 06:00:46 am
[pseudo] thanks for the clarification!

OK, so my decision will be 20 bases total, wherein 5 of them will be international. So the set up would be:

10 domestic bases x 1 point = 10 bases points
5 international bases x 2 points = 10 bases points
-------------
20 bases points total

how's that set up for the world? Is it fair?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 04, 2010, 08:13:17 pm
Hey Have you decided what a/c for the world?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 04, 2010, 08:48:49 pm
[orlando702] Yes, I did. It will be 3 x Embraer ERJ-145LRs, the same starting aircraft from my current world. That will make everyone happy!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 05, 2010, 01:19:44 am
Yup, the game's fair...

Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 05, 2010, 11:27:39 am
AWA - Aer World Airlines - We are willing to join this world as we thoroughly enjoyed your last world. (as i have came 1st) We were Aer Lingus however due to rules we changed to AWA- Aer World Airlines. Anyone looking for any advice on how to achieve this position or any help throughout the game, feel free to contact me, one thing i will say though is alliances are the way to go, though it has to be a controlled alliance with rules, otherwise it just does not work.


My start up base is once again ATL. I have an airline logo created and also a livery for my airline created.

The rest of my chosen bases I wish to keep to myself for competition reasons, As anyone who played the previous world knows i do not open all bases within a year. I will open a base and grow that base until im the number 1 operator there or the highest percentage of seats available i believe i can get.

I would like to put forward now an alliance. One World Alliance. I already have a logo for this alliance which i created in a previous public world which made it become the largest alliance in that world, bigger than the  Brokerage Alliance. Any member wishing to join this alliance please feel free, it will be a restricted alliance with a given set number of rules that airlines must agree to before joining as well as meeting a criteria. (pretty easy)

I obviously want to get as many airlines from as many different bases as possible, so e,g there must be no 2 airlines in the alliance operating from the same base unless authorised by the airline operating from that base in the alliance. This happened me in the previous world, i came to codeshare agreements and concentrated on long haul while one airline provided my short haul connecting flights. It really works and increases the number of flights within the alliance available. Let me know what u fink.




Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 07, 2010, 03:58:25 am
[DannyKelly] Oh yes, I remember you as Aer World... well, thank you for your continued trust and you're more than welcome to join my upcoming world and continue your airline and alliance! And on the base rules, I've got no problem with that; do whatever it takes to make a healthy and vibrant world!

By the way, speaking of airline lists, I have the tentative list that you can view here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) (it opens as a Google Docs file). You can view it anytime and just inform me if you want to make any changes to it. Also included in the document is the new list for the potential start aircraft, and I'll update it whenever necessary with important updates.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 07, 2010, 11:02:20 am
Hey, A319 as the start up aircraft please, thats my choice anyway, best possible aircraft there is. If it was the 4254nm version would be even better but any is great.

Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 07, 2010, 11:16:16 am
Ok guys, wanna get interest started before this world begins, in my new Alliance that i will be creating, hopefully within the first few months of operations. I myself will be taking a different approach to this game, to start off with, i am going to test a new game plan. Something i did in the last world but only adapted it a little more. I've noticed a few patterns and believe that cost control is key to profit and value. I do however want to open this alliance and make it the greatest alliance in the world.

AWA will be operating from North America and Europe, with at the moment no intentions to open bases outside of these regions. Our full allocation of bases has already been taken for international bases and we are finalizing our domestic bases. Therefore it is key for us to build strong relationships with other airlines that serve destinations outside of our network in order to offer our passengers as many services as possible.
Any airlines that feel that they could compliment my service and also i could compliment their service feel free to let your interest be known in this alliance.

As previously said before, the alliance is a restricted one, does have rules but is very relaxed. This is what makes it successful. When the games actually begins i will make a post in the relevant form regarding the rules of the alliance, and there i will ask for another airline to help me monitor the alliance.

thanks
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: BINDU on November 07, 2010, 03:44:21 pm
I'd like to enter this world as Aerolineas Do Brazil based in Sau Paulo. I further propose that base limits be 5 continental + 2 intercontinental b/c too many bases creates way too much competition. For the starting aircraft; the Embraer ERJ 145 is the preferred option!!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 07, 2010, 08:50:53 pm
I'd like to enter this world as Aerolineas Do Brazil based in Sau Paulo. I further propose that base limits be 5 continental + 2 intercontinental b/c too many bases creates way too much competition. For the starting aircraft; the Embraer ERJ 145 is the preferred option!!

Well, having 10 domestic means you can serve all your airports without renting extra gates, such as in South America. And internatioal means if your country is South America, you can make a base in a more profitable country.

BTW... I have my plans fixed, (first page hubs) so i wont be able to cope with a change now.

I agree with the A319, or Embraer
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: andytyork on November 07, 2010, 10:15:56 pm
AWA- I'm interested in being part of your alliance. I will be based in Europe, and expand from there, but not into north America.
Do you want to PM when the world starts.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 07, 2010, 11:56:43 pm
I will be also making an alliance: OneSky. Everyone is free to join. There are a few rules:

1) you must request permission from the owner's hub before starting routes from it

2) You will not vote for or against any players. After the rules are PMed, then you may vote

3) I, personally, will be giving out bonuses, such as new aircraft for sale with 50% off/ lease. So, you cant take the bonus and leave the alliance. Doing so will result me too email staff

4) don't be shy to ask for permission from other member's hub!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 08, 2010, 12:17:25 am
[Bindu] I hear you for the Embraer aircraft! That's a good choice for a starter airline to deal with: you don't think much of fuel costs associated with maintaining it. And by the way, I understand your concern with intense competition if my world would allow more bases... I'll consider a combo of 8 bases (meaning 4 domestic, 2 international) so that it will be less intimidating for your airline.

It seems like there are two alliances that are being formed in the upcoming world... That'll be interesting to watch.

And the document that contains more information about the world has been updated to reflect the changes and additions. Click here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) for more information.

Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 08, 2010, 02:01:21 am
[Bindu] I hear you for the Embraer aircraft! That's a good choice for a starter airline to deal with: you don't think much of fuel costs associated with maintaining it. And by the way, I understand your concern with intense competition if my world would allow more bases... I'll consider a combo of 8 bases (meaning 4 domestic, 2 international) so that it will be less intimidating for your airline.

It seems like there are two alliances that are being formed in the upcoming world... That'll be interesting to watch.

And the document that contains more information about the world has been updated to reflect the changes and additions. Click here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) for more information.



Odd... I would like to keep the 15 domestic and 5 international. What about limiting airlines in South America?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: BINDU on November 08, 2010, 02:25:57 am
[Mastafa] How bout 12 base points with 6d and 3f as a limiter. Additionally; 4 airlines per base for airports pax>40 million, 3/base for >30 million, 2/base for everything else. Exclude SYD from the list because Ocenia has few large airports, so 2 airlines max based at SYD
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 08, 2010, 02:41:08 am
Hmm, I think I'll need to make a good clarification here. On the bases issue:

I have considered the following combination because I know there will be issues regarding bases (as I see now), and I will be open to the following options (with a breakdown that follows):

- 15 bases, with 5 international hubs --> 5 domestic and 5 international
- 20 bases, with 5 international hubs --> 10 domestic and 5 international
- Unlimited domestic, 5 international

What I'm seeing is that there is misunderstanding on my part on the bases rules, and I will quote pseudoswede about the bases rule:

Quote
Simply put, just assign a 1-point per base value to the number of domestic bases allowed. Each domestic base will use 1 point of that allocation; each foreign base will use 2 points.

With your [5]15 designation, a player has the following choices

* 15 domestic bases (15 points)
* 13 domestic bases (13 points), 1 foreign base (2 points)
* 11 domestic bases (11 points), 2 foreign bases (4 points)
* 9 domestic bases (9 points), 3 foreign bases (6 points)
* 7 domestic bases (7 points), 4 foreign bases (8 points)
* 5 domestic bases (5 points), 5 foreign bases (10 points)

If you want a player to have literally up to 15 domestic bases and 5 foreign bases, then you'll have to allow for unlimited domestic bases (and restricting the number of foreign bases to 5).

I'm slowly learning the tricks of the bases trade, that's why I'm exploring all possible options. Simply put:

- For every domestic base (within your base continent), it equals 1 base point
- For every international base (outside your base continent), it equals 2 base points

[Bindu] That will be a good combination to consider: 12 bases, with 6 domestic and 3 international... that way, we can have a good competition.

[Mastafa] I understand you want the 15 domestic bases, but, as I read through the bases rules by pseudoswede, I'll make the bases unlimited to achieve the 15 domestic bases you want, which can be unfair to other players. We will need to explore other combinations so that we can have fair game.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 08, 2010, 03:13:47 am
as long as there is 15 domestic and 3 international, i will stay! ( i am putting this cap because in PW #1577, there is one base and i am stuck witha 25Million DOC)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 08, 2010, 04:31:52 am
[Mastafa] That'll mean I'll do the combination of

Unlimited bases, 5 international bases

What do you think of the option for the other players? Is that good?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 08, 2010, 09:23:15 pm
[Mastafa] That'll mean I'll do the combination of

Unlimited bases, 5 international bases

What do you think of the option for the other players? Is that good?


well, i think it would be better to limit domestic too... cause ulmited is like a huge airline can just conquer all of... north america :o

that's why i think 5 international, 15 domestic is better
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 08, 2010, 10:42:38 pm
[mastafa] if you want 15 domestic bases, that'll mean I'll be doing unlimited bases. However, having 10 domestic bases along with 5 international, it would be more feasible because it would total to 20 bases total. Do you think it's a better plan? (cf. Pseudoswede's quote in my previous post)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 08, 2010, 11:02:55 pm
I really wanted 15 domestic (regional) because:

1) i am creating 9 hubs in North America (including YYZ) aand 3 hubs in Europe
2) that will limit users from creating bases all over the place like all the Good airports.
3) as superjumbo airlines will be limited to create hubs, it will allow new players to choose other good airports without like 9 competiters from jumbo airlines


Also, in South America, Africa, Middle East:

1) they have very few profitable airports

Limiting airlines from basing at airports there will be good for BINDU because otherwise the player will be fed up with soo many non profitable routes that they will go inactive. (isn't this true, Bindu?


Thus, 15 domestic bases is a more better option if you don't want players to go inactive/bankrupt (yeah, emailing :staff: for deletion). This will also improve the gameplay for new players, who join later into the game. ( i joined this world, unlimited bases (domestic) and i wanted to be deleted because of all the competition. Research any route from North America, you see like the top 10 airlines already there [even YYZ to YTZ :o ???).
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 08, 2010, 11:04:44 pm
10 or 15 domestic bases and 5 international bases is the way to go. Would prefer the A319 over the Emb but would be also happy with it. Will PM u once the world opens regarding the alliance.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 09, 2010, 10:21:30 pm
[Danny] looking forward to the PM. I'm seriously considering the A319 as the starting a/c since it will allow more passengers per flight, plus it will allow lots of profits right away.

[Mastafa] Well, I'll do 20 bases all in all, meaning you can make:

- 10 domestic (one more than what you want) bases
- 5 international bases (counts as 2 bases each)

So, to do the math: (10 x 1 point) + (5 x 2 points) = 10 + 10 = 20 bases. Deal?

I also understand that there are not a lot of profitable airports in South America, Africa, and the Middle East, but I did one in Africa before that allowed me to have up to 10 gates, and it made a good profit.

The start date is still being considered, though, since I've got a week of univ work before my break begins on the 17th. But, I'm thinking whether an early start date of Sunday would be a good deal for you. Tell me what you think.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 09, 2010, 10:29:15 pm
[Danny] looking forward to the PM. I'm seriously considering the A319 as the starting a/c since it will allow more passengers per flight, plus it will allow lots of profits right away.

[Mastafa] Well, I'll do 20 bases all in all, meaning you can make:

- 10 domestic (one more than what you want) bases
- 5 international bases (counts as 2 bases each)

So, to do the math: (10 x 1 point) + (5 x 2 points) = 10 + 10 = 20 bases. Deal?

I also understand that there are not a lot of profitable airports in South America, Africa, and the Middle East, but I did one in Africa before that allowed me to have up to 10 gates, and it made a good profit.

The start date is still being considered, though, since I've got a week of univ work before my break begins on the 17th. But, I'm thinking whether an early start date of Sunday would be a good deal for you. Tell me what you think.

Deal? Deal!!!

OK, A319, is ok for me :D

Um... this Saturday or Sunday please

If this world created on friday, i will be doomed cause my new computer will arrive ( 8) ) and i will have to set it up
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 09, 2010, 10:35:57 pm
[Mastafa] Yay! It's a good deal indeed... 3 A319s to start your airline in my world, how cool is that?

Well, I just posted updates on my document (link here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8)) that includes Name My World and other pertinent information about the upcoming world. I indicated there that I will release the final details for the world at most 2 days before the launch so that all of us can review it.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 09, 2010, 10:40:09 pm
[Mastafa] Yay! It's a good deal indeed... 3 A319s to start your airline in my world, how cool is that?

Well, I just posted updates on my document (link here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8)) that includes Name My World and other pertinent information about the upcoming world. I indicated there that I will release the final details for the world at most 2 days before the launch so that all of us can review it.

PERFECT!!!

I never wanted 319s cause you said one ( :o )

but 3- wow! what a goooooooood deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 09, 2010, 10:43:41 pm
[Mastafa] oh yes... I have not considered starting my world with 3 A319s myself until a friend of mine made a suggestion of B737-700s to start with, which then allowed me to think about the A319s which I really like to work with in the first place. And I checked the number of tokens I have versus the amount needed to start a world with the A319s, and it indeed worked out perfectly, with a little extra left for me to earn later!

By the way, there are 10 spaces left to begin this world... if you want to get three A319s and play full world, come on down because I might limit the number of slots available for you!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 09, 2010, 10:47:31 pm
I think this would be a good name:

Volcano Best
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 09, 2010, 11:28:06 pm
I love the Airbus.. so thats a great choice of Plane... I have never worked with smaller planes than a 737.. So this is a Great Bonus..
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 09, 2010, 11:40:37 pm
I love the Airbus.. so thats a great choice of Plane... I have never worked with smaller planes than a 737.. So this is a Great Bonus..

+1billion!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 09, 2010, 11:44:45 pm
I have a program which im started to love.. I can make Logos.. so if anyone needs a logo or to revamp you logo.. let me know if i can help.. Im not so proficient.. but I can try..
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 10, 2010, 01:52:54 am
[orlando702] well it is a bonus! Fortunately I save a lot of tokens to make the next world happen, and all the savings add up to making the 3 A319s the start aircraft! Maybe I'll make the final details of the upcoming world soon since we have something we agree on... That's a good offer that you can do too: create logos for airlines - tell them when I open this world! :D

[mastafa] hah, what a name... in honor of my airline, eh? Well, I'll think about it... I still have time to create a name or choose one.

Also, in the upcoming world, I think the start year will be 1996 or 1997 and will last up to the latest possible year (2009). If you want it longer or shorter than that, let me know.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 10, 2010, 02:07:04 am
yes, in honour of your airline! :D

OK, you can start it from 1996/1997
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 10, 2010, 02:12:40 am
[mastafa] I'll think about that... I want it to be a neutral name. Winter Flight, perhaps? (since it will go on through the winter months, at least in the northern hemisphere)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 10, 2010, 02:19:01 am
[mastafa] I'll think about that... I want it to be a neutral name. Winter Flight, perhaps? (since it will go on through the winter months, at least in the northern hemisphere)


Sure! Winter Aviation!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 10, 2010, 03:22:19 am
Hey Anthony... Do you have an Idea when the world would start..? ... Im going to Europe and the end of the month.. for 5 days.. and wouldnt like to miss day 1 of this world...
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 10, 2010, 03:34:07 am
[mastafa] I'll still think about that.

[Orlando] thanks for your support! Well, you've got two choices for the start of my world:

- 14 November (Sunday)
- 17 November (Wednesday) or day after

Choose from the two dates... :)
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 10, 2010, 04:26:41 am


[Orlando] thanks for your support! Well, you've got two choices for the start of my world:

- 14 November (Sunday)
- 17 November (Wednesday) or day after

Choose from the two dates... :)

I would Love it to be the 17th.. that way I would be done with my travels to Tpa before the 17th.. and Ill set up  JET America.. before I go to Europe.. Thanks for taking me into Consideration... for your world's first day....  :lol:
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 10, 2010, 05:16:45 am
[Orlando] why thank you too. Will you be better off if I start the world this Sunday since another airline can't wait longer to start my world, or you're alright to wait until Wednesday?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 10, 2010, 09:28:14 pm
Well, any start day is ok for me!

P.S. this is gonna be the best world ever....
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: orlando702 on November 11, 2010, 12:57:01 am
Any Day Is fine as long as its before NOv 26 when i leave on vacation... cuz i wont have internet access.  ITs going to be a good world... :lol:
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 11, 2010, 05:29:30 am
[mastafa, orlando] I'll think about a Sunday start so that more players can start playing sooner. But, before that, I'll write down the final details of the plan for you to review it (by Friday) before I open the world. I mean, I want to give you a good world to play with, but, it's us working together that will make my upcoming world a great one... :) It's a lot of work, but, I hope that you'll enjoy it.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 11, 2010, 11:35:48 am
Sunday is fine for me too. I will post my alliance guidelines and rules on Friday or Saturday along with the alliance logo for anyone who wants to incorporate it into their own company logo which has been the case with the previous worlds i have operated the alliance.

Depending upon how many members are in the alliance i may be looking for someone to give me a hand with it, someone that isnt in my timeframe GMT-0 Dublin. Will see how things pan out.

Is there any news on a broker for this world yet? and has the starting aircraft been decided as of yet? I have just finalised my domestic adn international bases. Has the starting year been decided along with the length of the game? am just trying to work out my game plan.

One thing i will say regarding alliance members, I will replace my aircraft as frequently as possible. e.g A319 every 2.5-3years and B762ERs every 1-1.5years. This is to keep my fleet the youngest in the industry. I will sell these aircraft onto alliance members for 50-60% of their value so you will get a massive benefit. I will also help struggling airlines and if i have the fund will act as a broker for those smaller airlines in the alliance, which i have done previously. I won't charge any % for the brokerage but at the moment i won't be able to offer any discount. I can offer my advice. When my DOC reaches 100million per day i will offer some sort of discount but this will take me roughly 2-2.5years to build up to this level.

Finally I have decided upon my fleet requirements for the airline, if the year of start is 1996.
My fleet will generally be an Airbus and Boeing fleet, with initially Airbus doing the short haul sectors and Boeing doing the Long Haul flights until the A332 comes into operation in 1998. I will also consider operating a boeing fleet to do short haul flights but at the moment I have decided to also operate the Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 as a regional part of the airline. These aircraft will allow me to offer increased frequencies on business routes and will be a big operator in Europe for the airline. We will operate 2 kinds of the A319, a 4254nm range and also the smaller range. The A319 over time will be also used for some TATL flights to smaller destinations that cannot be served by the larger aircraft but will make us the largest airline in the world in terms of revenue, pax number and fleet size. 

A319
A320-200
A321-200
A330-200 (for long haul transatlantic flights and some US domestic flights in operation in 1998)
B757-200 (will be a big factor is our growth strategy especially TATL flights, this allows increased freq and lower costs)
B767-200ER
B767-300ER ( this isn't confirmed yet and will only operate to connect bases or alliance bases)

As previously confirmed the Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 will also be used in North America and will allow for AWA to operate to airports that cannot sustain a larger aircraft on the route.

AWA



Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on November 11, 2010, 03:18:06 pm
Quote
Is there any news on a broker for this world yet
Yes, I am going to be the broker.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 11, 2010, 03:27:51 pm
Great, You offering any discounts, incentives?

Would you be interested in joining up with my alliance in order to offer an alliance discount?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on November 11, 2010, 04:17:19 pm
I want to see where the game is going before I join an alliance and I would like to see another broker for a little competition, but don't count me out of your alliance.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 11, 2010, 04:24:00 pm
i doubt they're'll be another broker. dnt think there was one in the previous world. You never know though.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 12, 2010, 05:12:37 am
[airbus, danny] well, we'll never know where this world would go... I recall opening my world with just 20 players, but, it filled up so quickly in a few days that I needed to open more slots later on to keep up with demand. And, I'll see if I can keep up with two brokers when the need arises. But, so far, I think one broker would be great for 20 to 30 players, isn't it?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 12, 2010, 12:56:51 pm
im not dising the world created, i think one broker is fine, two would e great for competition between brokers, e.g in my previous world there was 2 brokers. Both offered between 6-8%discount and if ur ordered over 1billion you got 10% discount which was great for airline growth. Also offered airlines incentives to join alliance
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 12, 2010, 05:00:50 pm
[danny] sounds good then... with how many players total in the world you were in?

And today is the day that I'll reveal the some of the most important details of the upcoming world (oooh, sounds exciting)... including the final chosen aircraft, number of gates, amount you'll get for start up, and start year (the end will be 2009, obviously).

Update: details published - visit here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) for more information by scrolling to the last update. That will also become the site for my updates as well on the world.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 12, 2010, 05:30:47 pm
one was a public world with 1350 players and 10 brokers. The other was a world with 50 odd players and 3 brokers
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 12, 2010, 10:01:26 pm
[Danny] ouch, 1350 players with just 10 brokers... That's way too little to handle a big world! Like 135 players per broker? I don't know if that's out of proportion...


Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: Mastafa on November 12, 2010, 10:09:26 pm
I cant wait for this world to start! my new computer has arrived!
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: dannykelly22 on November 14, 2010, 03:21:33 pm
any sign of the world being created yet. Am eager to get started.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: BINDU on November 14, 2010, 03:26:55 pm
I'd like to switch my airline to Eastern Pacific Airways based in PEK.

Future bases will definitely include

HND
PVG
CTU
CAN
ICN
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 06:58:46 pm
[danny] Just wait... I'll tell you later that it will be open.

[Bindu] You sure about that? I'll change the name and base for you then.

Today's the day I'll open the world... but, the final thing is password: have one or don't? That's the question.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: BINDU on November 14, 2010, 07:00:28 pm
yes I'm sure, just have a blank password, so some person who's only on am without coming on here won't join, but we don't have to go through the problems of opening a passsword
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 07:02:47 pm
[bindu] ok, seals the deal. New world coming up.
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 07:20:21 pm
All right, last minute deal: world now up to 50 players, meaning even more can sign up... makes a lot of people happy! Deal?
Title: Re: New PW Coming Soon: Now Accepting Reservations
Post by: BINDU on November 14, 2010, 07:39:27 pm
sure
what about world name?
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 07:50:04 pm
[bindu] it's now there... Holiday Flight (you know, Thanksgiving (US), Christmas, and New Year's are right around the corner), plus it's related to winter time where a lot of people fly.

The final details of the world can now be seen here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8), as well as the website for the world. Plus, admin updates for the world can also be seen through the document site I provided.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 07:58:38 pm
Today, a new world has begun, and after weeks of anticipation from many players, Holiday Flight has been formed. A lot of expectations have been made, and now, it's time for me to deliver their wants and needs.

The official document that describes the world can be viewed here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8), as well as admin updates, description, and guidelines.

Click here (http://airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757) to visit the world. The news headings have been modified to describe the discussion locations better instead of using the standard headings.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 14, 2010, 08:23:06 pm
Joined!

Gulp: negative 5 Million :P
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 08:29:44 pm
[mastafa] ha... -5,000,000 euros?! XD That's a bad start, my friend :P
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 14, 2010, 09:23:33 pm
well... no thing i can do....I(will recover before next month! :D )
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 14, 2010, 09:34:16 pm
[mastafa] of course you will. By the way, you surprised that I upped the world from just 20 players to 50? I also thought about upping the number of A319s from three to four, but, it'll be too much for my tokens, so I kept it at three. I think that it's a really good start for me then :D
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on November 15, 2010, 01:42:58 am
If anyone wants me to make a logo for them I will gladly do that. Just fill out the application.

Airline Name:
Slogan (if any):
Colors:
Symbol or letter based what letter:
Background pic or not:
Extra:

Here are some examples
(http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinelogos/26596_1124.jpg)
(http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinelogos/26821_1712.png)
and a letter based one
(http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinelogos/26596_1712.png)
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 15, 2010, 05:06:24 am
[airbusguy] Ah yes... I like your designs!

Right now, the world has 11 slots taken, with spaces for 39 more.

- Do you have what it takes to make your airline active for 13 (game) years with a lot of pressure from other carriers?
- Do you want to have three A319s as your starting aircraft?
- Do you like playing in a full-world scenario?

Well then, Holiday Flight (PW 1757) is right for you! Here are the characteristics of my world (pulled out from a document):

Starting aircraft: Three (3) Airbus A319s
Starting money: 800,000 euros
Starting gates: 2
World type: Full world (meaning you can even fly to Antarctica)
Maximum players: 50
Start year: 1996, lasting 13 years
Password: none
Your aircraft choices: Commercial and Business Aircraft

Interested? Sign up by clicking here (http://airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757)
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 15, 2010, 08:39:07 pm
Can i take the logo you made?
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on November 15, 2010, 09:14:30 pm
Sure I made two so you can choose
(http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinelogos/26596_1406.png)
and
(http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinelogos/26596_1406.jpg)
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 15, 2010, 10:54:51 pm
thanks! i love the first one!
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 17, 2010, 01:27:27 am
[airbus] is it possible if you can give me some ideas for my airline to have a holiday logo? I mean, I have my original airline logo, but I was wondering if you can incorporate a holiday theme to it (like green and white background)?

Along with that, there are only 32 slots left in my world if you want to join in! Details can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) that includes the link to the world.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on November 17, 2010, 08:19:39 pm
Quote
is it possible if you can give me some ideas for my airline to have a holiday logo? I mean, I have my original airline logo, but I was wondering if you can incorporate a holiday theme to it (like green and white background)?
this is what I have so far it's not completely done so if you have any input it would help.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5184874465_7721513dea_m.jpg)

and I am not showing up on the rankings list anymore so I was wondering what happened. That might be a question for the admins through.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 17, 2010, 08:42:20 pm
Yeah I noticed that too. But, come a surprise: are you the one who owns Atlantic Air Leasing?

On the logo, you can design one, but I'll make one too in comparsion.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 17, 2010, 08:53:29 pm
Quote
is it possible if you can give me some ideas for my airline to have a holiday logo? I mean, I have my original airline logo, but I was wondering if you can incorporate a holiday theme to it (like green and white background)?
this is what I have so far it's not completely done so if you have any input it would help.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5184874465_7721513dea_m.jpg)

and I am not showing up on the rankings list anymore so I was wondering what happened. That might be a question for the admins through.


Official Brokers dont show up on Rankings... :'(
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 17, 2010, 09:22:41 pm
[mastafa] not to worry. I'll monitor it myself, plus I'll always be in contact with AirbusGuy if he has issues. It's all good.

Addendum: Document updated on the Inactivity Policy (exceptions). Click here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) and click on the Inactivity Policy for the update.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 18, 2010, 07:14:05 pm
Right now: an addendum has been made that addresses the issue on airline bases and its effects on competition. Read here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) and click on Airline Bases and Update Ruling for more information.

I like competition, but, a concern that I might face would be over-saturation of routes and under-utilization of aircraft, which would undermine the world's stability. I know also it may be controversial, but, it is an important issue to address early on.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 18, 2010, 10:20:33 pm
Right now: an addendum has been made that addresses the issue on airline bases and its effects on competition. Read here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) and click on Airline Bases and Update Ruling for more information.

I like competition, but, a concern that I might face would be over-saturation of routes and under-utilization of aircraft, which would undermine the world's stability. I know also it may be controversial, but, it is an important issue to address early on.

Welll... I took the last slot cause my lovely hub list
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 18, 2010, 10:34:02 pm
[mastafa] don't forget that there's a survey ongoing for you to decide whether or not I'll fully implement the Bases rule or I'll just scrap it... if you want, go to the Document I have, click on Airline Bases Ruling, then make your stand on it. Who knows, I can just do something about it and change it...
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 18, 2010, 11:10:08 pm
[mastafa] don't forget that there's a survey ongoing for you to decide whether or not I'll fully implement the Bases rule or I'll just scrap it... if you want, go to the Document I have, click on Airline Bases Ruling, then make your stand on it. Who knows, I can just do something about it and change it...

I dont have a google account ( :'( )

But... the 5 airlines limit is GRRRRRRREAT!
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 19, 2010, 12:41:31 am
[mastafa] you don't have to have a Google account to access the survey! If you want to answer it, click here (https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEZWNl9yd09uMjNsMElob3Q0T3hmb1E6MQ). If you've done it, thank you! :D
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 19, 2010, 12:57:05 am
[mastafa] you don't have to have a Google account to access the survey! If you want to answer it, click here (https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEZWNl9yd09uMjNsMElob3Q0T3hmb1E6MQ). If you've done it, thank you! :D

I just did it!
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 19, 2010, 02:20:51 am
Just two quick questions:

1) has anyone took the survey twice? I noticed that there were two answers that were the same: A319 (first response) and A319 4254nm (2nd response).

2) can the person who answered the aircraft type question as 5X Airbus A319 or 5X Boeing 737 to only answer one type? I'll take off the reply.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: Mastafa on November 19, 2010, 08:06:57 pm
Just two quick questions:

1) has anyone took the survey twice? I noticed that there were two answers that were the same: A319 (first response) and A319 4254nm (2nd response).

2) can the person who answered the aircraft type question as 5X Airbus A319 or 5X Boeing 737 to only answer one type? I'll take off the reply.

I answered the 737 one 5X
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 19, 2010, 09:41:38 pm
[mastafa] ah gotcha. So your answer for Q2 is B737, correct?

My world's filling up quite fast now, with only 16 slots left before it's full! If you still are interested to join my world, I suggest that you:

- Read the guidelines here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8)
- View my world here (http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757)

before signing up! There are now four (4) active alliances in the world, plus a licensed broker that you can ask for discounts on aircraft purchases. Sign up sooner rather than waiting later...
Title: PW1757 Getting Close to Full...
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 21, 2010, 05:48:59 am
Oooh, my private world is getting close to being full! So, if you really want to join a world where you got:

- Four alliances
- Three (3) Airbus A319s as your starting aircraft
- Two (2) gates for you to use
- One active broker giving out great aircraft deals

Then don't wait any longer and join PW 1757 - Holiday Flight! It's a great world where you can meet both experienced and starting airlines as you can make your way to becoming in the Top 10 airlines! Interested?

- Read the details and guidelines here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8)
- Check out the world (with all the message boards) here (http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757)

--------------------------------------

For all current airlines in the world, a survey is still ongoing regarding Airline Bases that I proposed. Read the proposal I made here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) (click on Airline Bases Update and Ruling), then take the survey right after that (entitled First Survey).
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) Now Open
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 26, 2010, 05:49:06 am
Woohoo! Only one more slot left before PW 1757 is full... but, if you wish to request a space in the world, you can still sign up below as "Standby player" to ensure a slot in the world if either:

- A player wishes to quit the world; or
- I expand the number of spaces available.

In both scenarios, I will update you through here to make airlines informed on opportunities to join my world. And, for Standby players, it comes on a first come, first served basis. Space may be extremely limited, so join now and take the one last slot! Or, if you didn't make it, you can sign up for Standby and I will update you on the latest openings.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) FULL: Standbys Accepted for Now
Post by: wishfulanthony on November 27, 2010, 12:35:33 am
All right. PW1757 is now full, but I can still accept players on a standby basis, meanigs airlines signing up right now can be put under standby until:

- more slots are allocated to accept the number of players
- an airline voluntarily backs out or gets booted from the world

In either case, I will announce through the forums here on the status of my world, and I will let in standby airlines on a first come, first served basis.

If you've missed a slog in my world and you want still to sign up to get three A319s, two allocated gates, and work with one private broker for aircraft deals, sign up below and I will list the airlines in the order they appear in the forum.

Again, my world is full, and I'm sorry that I can't accept more for now. Hopefully, I can allow more airlines to join in my world.

-----------------------------

Addendum: A survey is now out for both current and future players to address the issue on how many more players would you want me to add to expand PW 1757. To take the survey, click here (https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGdWSGFyc2ctVTRuTTBTSm1PdnJIbVE6MQ).
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight) FULL: Now Accepting Standbys
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 10, 2010, 07:23:30 pm
Update: There's one open slot now available for any airline who, either, has been waiting to join my world or wants to join a new one. If you're interested, hop in because it is a rare opportunity to have an open slot available for you!

When you join in my world, you'll get 3 Airbus A319s to start with, along with 2 gates for your new base and 800,000 euros in startup money. It's around 11 years left in the game, but if you want to make your airline a successful one, better get in soon!

Read the guidelines here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) and check out my world here (http://airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757) before signing up! Hurry, it's one slot you can't afford to wait!
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: Mastafa on December 10, 2010, 09:21:55 pm
Update: There's one open slot now available for any airline who, either, has been waiting to join my world or wants to join a new one. If you're interested, hop in because it is a rare opportunity to have an open slot available for you!

When you join in my world, you'll get 3 Airbus A319s to start with, along with 2 gates for your new base and 800,000 euros in startup money. It's around 11 years left in the game, but if you want to make your airline a successful one, better get in soon!

Read the guidelines here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) and check out my world here (http://airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757) before signing up! Hurry, it's one slot you can't afford to wait!

who got 'kicked out?" This is one of my best worlds!
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 13, 2010, 02:28:13 am
[mastafa] I cannot tell you directly in here, but, I can tell you at another time. It's my responsibility to keep an eye on the world, and it's not your airline (you're so active to be kicked out).

That's the reason why you should check the Airline List and Activity Roster on my online document here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) to monitor your airline's status and review the Airline Inactivity Guideline that corresponds to it.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 13, 2010, 09:48:59 pm
All right... Two more spaces available now for any airline interested in joining my world, and this is again a very limited offer because you'll never know when the spaces fill up! Interested in getting three A319s and 800,000 euros start up, along with 2 gates and a chance to get your way to the top 10 (not including 3 alliances and a licensed broker)? Then join my world: it's something you don't want to miss!

Important notes:
- To view my world and sign up, click here (http://airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757).
- For the document that describes the rules and more info, click here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8).
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 16, 2010, 06:38:53 am
Hey, guys! I was about to close the second survey I had, but, I just want to check if anyone took the survey twice? It shows on my timestamp that there were two entries that took place seconds of each other (in two occurrences). I was wondering if you took it twice by mistake so that I can remove the entries... please let me know soon.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: Virgin Serbia on December 16, 2010, 10:05:29 am
Can i join Can i join Can i join please please please!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: AirbusGuy350 on December 16, 2010, 11:58:00 am
There is one more spot left.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: Virgin Serbia on December 16, 2010, 12:03:46 pm
I'm in!
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: Virgin Serbia on December 16, 2010, 12:07:36 pm
LMAO, someone has already offered me an A319 on sale :lol: I'm Whineair Zimbabwe, based out of Johannesburg.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Space Available
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 16, 2010, 07:17:30 pm
There's another slot open for anyone who wants to join in, and if you're interested in joining in my world, book your space soon since it fills up fast! (Sometimes, I operate as a revolving door, but, yes, openings do happen) Before joining in, you might be interested in reading...

- More info on my world here (http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757)
- The document pertaining to my world here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8)
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Possible Expansion by Christmas
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 16, 2010, 09:08:48 pm
A world expansion will be coming your way soon! That will mean up to ten new airlines can sign up to the world once spaces are added, and it's due to a survey I made a few weeks back, requesting for a world expansion for ten more. So, now is the best opportunity for you to sign up once again and wait for my signal to sign up to my world officially!

Once you get in my world, you'll get 3 Airbus A319s, 800,000 euros start up money, 2 gates, and a full world scenario. Plus, you'll get three alliance choices, an official broker, and a wide set of discussions now underway.

Interested? Sign up below and I will make the announcement of the expansion as soon as it's settled. (By the way, you can check out the world info on the previous message above, complete with the links)
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Possible Expansion by Christmas
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 17, 2010, 07:24:16 am
Update: Two more slots are now open in my world, meaning you've got another opportunity to join my world if you've been waiting to get in! If you want to get three A319s, two gates, 800,000 euros in start up cash, and a full world scenario, then don't let this opportunity pass you by and sign up to join my world. When you join in, you'll see:

- Three active alliances
- One active official broker
- Lots of aircraft to choose from (both commercial and business aircraft)
- Lots of opportunities to rise up to the top airlines

Interested? Then sign up here (http://http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757)! (You might also want to read the guidelines pertaining to my world here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8) before joining in)
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Possible Expansion by Christmas
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 24, 2010, 06:57:27 am
News: One space is now available for you, so it's a rare opportunity for you to join in! If you're interested in...

- Getting three A319s and two starting gates from your chosen hub
- Getting 800,000 euros start up money
- Seeking healthy, continuous competition from other airlines
- Joining in one of four alliances in the world and make deals with a licensed broker

then feel free to join my world! Read the details here (http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757) and the guidelines here (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KjT1AHqAubwKLkQWKO0HZVoB842soacxGvTXaVfhKJ8).
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): TEN New Slots Available!
Post by: wishfulanthony on December 26, 2010, 06:29:43 pm
What about this as a Christmas gift: TEN (10) more slots now available for play, making it possible for 60 players total! Yes, I'm not kidding, ten more slots available for anyone who wants to join my successfully eveolving world... Now that's a great gift to have! To join in, see my previous message on how to sign up.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): TEN New Slots Available!
Post by: wishfulanthony on January 22, 2011, 11:20:29 pm
I'm back from long plays in the world, and I'm out again to make another invite. This time, five spaces are now available for any airline to join in my world since I made adjustments to it, and if you want to get 3 Airbus A319s, 800,000 euros in cash, two active airline brokers, and lots of (intense) competition, then join my world! The world now gets into the middle of its life, and it's not too late to get into the top 10 airlines in my world!

Interested? Then click here (http://www.airlinemogul.com/airlinemogul/world_info.php?wid=1757) for more details and to sign up.
Title: Re: PW1757 (Holiday Flight): Five open slots available for play!
Post by: wishfulanthony on March 17, 2011, 07:19:07 am
Well, here I go and say... on St. Patrick's Day and on my birthday, I would like to thank all the players who have participated in my world for making it an active and lively one. I also would like to announce that I will be creating another private world that will continue from Holiday Flight, called AiRevoLegacy. Details can be found here (http://stephenm.org/smfforum/index.php?topic=12147.0), and reservations are now accepted if you want to join in.