Airline Mogul => General Chat => Topic started by: thepay on March 11, 2008, 05:51:34 am
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: thepay on March 11, 2008, 05:51:34 am
I saw that from the administrator's post, this is not allowed and will be punished. What does this mean? I do have lots of *.5 flights and sometimes a plane with have 0.5 flight in 2 places. What is the problem? Thanks.
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: pseudoswede on March 11, 2008, 06:21:33 am
See MrOrange's example below.
Note to self...stop posting when really tired.
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: Chavaquiah on March 11, 2008, 08:16:01 am
Actually, the second example is also legal as there are only two planes doing frequencies ending in *.5. Only if the first plane was doing 3.5 or 4.5 or similar would it be illegal.
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: thepay on March 11, 2008, 09:27:36 am
Thanks. Does that mean for a particular route, no more than two planes can do frequency *.5? What is the rationale of this rule? Thanks.
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: MrOrange on March 11, 2008, 09:43:52 am
To elaborate on pseudoswede:
Example #1 - Legal
City A to City B 1 plane doing 4 frequencies 1 plane doing 1 frequencies 1 plane doing 3.5 frequencies
Example #2 - Legal
City A to City B 1 plane doing 4 frequencies 1 plane doing 0.5 frequency 1 plane doing 2.5 frequency
Example #3 - Illegal
City A to City B 2 planes doing 0.5 frequency 1 plane doing 1.5 frequencies
As long as a route between one city pair (A->B) has two or less x.5 frequencies on it, you're fine. More than two, you're breaking the rules.
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: Chavaquiah on March 11, 2008, 10:09:58 am
Quote from: "thepay"
What is the rationale of this rule?
I *think* that in previous rounds 0.5 routes commanded a price premium that was somewhat excessive. So, it was much more profitable to have, say, 4 planes doing 0.5x than 1 plane doing 2x.
To an extent, that still happens, so abusing 0.5x frequencies gives the player an unfair advantage.
On the other hand, some longhaul routes are difficult or impossible to do at full frequency. I *suppose* that's why more than one .5x frequency is still allowed.
Title: What does multiple *.5 routes mean?
Post by: Steeler83 on March 11, 2008, 11:37:22 pm
I try to avoid the n.5 routes. I do have 2 732 biz jets doing 1.5x each to LHR and AMS, which of course are long-distance routes. I may drop the ".5" to make more money tho...