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[Babalonian]

After looking around SimHQ's forums. It seems management there is a tad partisan about what games it covers. And the games it covers seem to have relationships with SimHQ. So is it we the community of AH are too insular, or is it Mr. Hitech didn't kiss the correct tushys at SimHQ to foster Industry solidarity amongst insular partisans?

Probably a little of both, I think both companies (HTC and SimHQ) don't have unlimited resources and must consider carefully where and how much of their limited resources they should invest into anything.

[Zerstorer]

After looking around SimHQ's forums. It seems management there is a tad partisan about what games it covers. And the games it covers seem to have relationships with SimHQ. So is it we the community of AH are too insular, or is it Mr. Hitech didn't kiss the correct tushys at SimHQ to foster Industry solidarity amongst insular partisans?

I can't comment on HiTech's relationship with SimHQ.  All I can comment on is what I stated:  Based on various conversations I've had with other forum members the consensus seemed to be what I stated, which I found odd.  I can say I've brought up AH a dozen or so times over the years to various members trying to get them to try the game with no real luck....which is a shame.

[Ack-Ack]

After looking around SimHQ's forums. It seems management there is a tad partisan about what games it covers. And the games it covers seem to have relationships with SimHQ. So is it we the community of AH are too insular, or is it Mr. Hitech didn't kiss the correct tushys at SimHQ to foster Industry solidarity amongst insular partisans?

It wasn't like that in the early days, there was a good relationship with SimHQ and AH. 

ack-ack

[Mister Fork]

It wasn't like that in the early days, there was a good relationship with SimHQ and AH.  

ack-ack

you're right ack-ack,  at one time it was quite close but with the dot.bomb effects, the relationship has been quiet if anything.  Seems that SimHQ is a big fan base for DCS series and IL2 fans.  With the decline of combat flight simulation as a gaming genre we have little choice lately in the area of new simulators.  Especially the higher fidelity modelled sims.  And activity at SIMHQ is nowhere near what it was late 1999/early 2000.

But we still have each other. (For what it's worth)  

[bustr]

When you are being passively ignored and your industry is not actively painting you to potential communities of new customers. It leaves room to suddenly throw a game changer and gain eyes on your offering. Aside from WT and IL2 player forums. The world is not actively creating any image good or bad of Aces High after a few years ago other than the recent bit at SimHQ.

I'm really looking forward to the new AH offering. I've worn out the 2 week button on my alarm clock...

[sunfan1121]

 A realistic combat flight sim is a niche within a niche. Games like these will never be popular to the masses, and chances are people who visit sim HQ already know about aces high.

[RotBaron]

The game itself is not what I saw criticized at SimHQ. The moderation of bbs/200 is.

[Zerstorer]

The moderation of 200 and the BBS did come up during the conversations I've had as well, more so in recent years than when I first started.  That said, there are members of the SimHQ community who criticized the game itself (e.g. not having a accurate flight model, etc). 

[Skuzzy]

There will always be those who want to take a cheap shot at any given company.  

It is easy to talk behind the backs of others.  They do not have to prove anything as there will always be a following of those who want to believe all that nonsense.

People who believe they should be able to say anything, with impunity are never going to like posting here.  People who believe they are owed something will not be happy campers either.

It is the nature of being in the public eye for as long as we have been.

[FLOOB]

Oh I just had a laugh. Here's why.

Sometimes I joke that the average AH player buys his clothes from Cabelas, does not have a facebook page, and probably wears a John Deere hat.

So I go to SimHQ forums, and what do I see at the top of the forum page? An add banner for John Deere. 

[Changeup]

I felt it necessary to challenge the DCS 51 pile it to a 1 v 1.  We need to teach them properly before they come over.

We will see if they have shrinkage over there

[Zerstorer]

Ah yes.  That will certainly attract and encourage people to join the game. 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Oh I just had a laugh. Here's why.

Sometimes I joke that the average AH player buys his clothes from Cabelas, does not have a facebook page, and probably wears a John Deere hat.

So I go to SimHQ forums, and what do I see at the top of the forum page? An add banner for John Deere. 

Probably because Googlebot saw your remark and profiled that ad there. Internet is mysterious...

[zack1234]

Lot of new names in game

[ReVo]

After looking around SimHQ's forums. It seems management there is a tad partisan about what games it covers. And the games it covers seem to have relationships with SimHQ. So is it we the community of AH are too insular, or is it Mr. Hitech didn't kiss the correct tushys at SimHQ to foster Industry solidarity amongst insular partisans?

"SimHQ doesn't like exactly what I think they should like so clearly they are biased against Aces High."

You'll say anything to try and blame the problems with Aces High on anybody and anything but HTC.