my two bits on the subject:
I think AH is a better game than WB. i like the FM's better and think the gunnery is better. The game play and plane set and "community" are still lagging somewhat, but i would rather spend my time flying here.
but after the beta, i'm back relearning the WB FM's and haven't started a paying account here.
during the AH beta i did all my flying here but i kept my WB account alive. i was paying $9.95 for nothing, but hey its only 10 bucks. I just can't see paying 30 bucks, use or no use. I don't plan on killing my WB account right now, and $40 is too much to pay for this little hobby when i'm too busy to spend much time online.
If AH offered the same pay plan as warbirds, i would sign up. then i'm at a $20 minimum and i can put extra hours in whichever suits my fancy. The $40 minimum is just more than i'm willing to pay if i'm not flying that much.
oh well, such is life. you can't force somebody to take your money. so i fly the second best FM's and AH makes a little less money (not to mention has one less levelheaded pilot in thier community). If AH changes it's policy ( or i get a 40% raise this year ) i'll revisit it ( well, if my handle is still available anyway ). but until then....
good luck here guys, i'll be flying in different skies.
-luckie
p.s. it's quite possible that their hands are tied on the issue. if they didn't set the software up to securely handle hours and billing then the policy is dictated by the software and changing it is no small matter.
