$29.95 for a Beta Program?

[hitech]

And SkViper you obviously don't have 2% of the deaths on firestone tires in your family like I do.

HiTech

[Moose11]

*ding* Another round to hitech.

 

And to think - this crusty, bug filled beta now has more players then I've ever seen, and keeps me up even later then it did in the first place!

No offense to anyone in this flame, of course, because I like all the pilots involved.

[AKDejaVu]

 

And SkViper you obviously don't have 2% of the deaths on firestone tires in your family like I do.

HiTech

I wondered about this, but didn't really feel it was any of my buisness.

Its sad when the mythical events you see on the news actually hit people you care about.

I'm sorry for your loss... and I'm sorry that anyone might trivialize it.

AKDejaVu

[Reckless54]

Folks,

  I am not a paying subscriber to AH.  I can't afford it.  I am not asking for charity for any of you that will jump on that band-wagon.  That stops right here!!  One must accept that there are things one cannot afford.  To me $360.00 a year is a lot of money.  

  I would like to ask that the pricing be leveled for all, be it $30, $20, or $89.  If you are all getting the same level of service and the opportunity to play the same game would it not behoove HTC to level the pricing field as well to keep issue like this from arising?  

  I think that is what is really at the heart of SkyVipers concern.  It is not that the game is overly buggy, it is not the fact that he doesn't like the price he is paying.  His issue is equitable pricing across the board.

  I current fly AW (which I can afford) but would like to move to AH.  I am impressed with the HTC folks in their support of the game.  I have never seen an AW staffer online asking if everything was okay and taking real time bug reports and fixing them, practically overnight.  I know Air Warrior could use a lot of this wisdom in regards to the support of their game.

  I can't help but feel as I look at some of the posts here that some (not all!!) the people flaming Viper are paying a very nice price for the game.

  You may not think that I am justified in making this post (as I am not a paying member but would love to be), but as folks have stated, ever so reverently, in this thread, we should all be heard for when HTC stops hearing us the game is done.

Salute All!!  Now fire away !!
RLKS

[Eagler]

Reckless54

Don't look at it as $360 annually. Look at is as $20 more a month you are currently paying. (I think AW is $9.95, not sure). That's $.67 a day more than you are paying now. Less than a buck.

I probably average at least 1.5 hours a day on the game. That's around 45 hours a month. When I divide the $29.95 fee by those hours, I figure it's costing me approx  $.66 an hour to entertain myself with AH. Compared to a $7 - 90 minute movie (minus the coke and popcorn) at $4.60 an hour.
Sorry, I just can't beat it.
You get what you pay for..

As I stated earlier, SkViper's whine was a $$ whine all along, not a bug whine. But to come out so early after a new release and try to pass it off as a bug whine, was disrespectful to the entire AH crew who busts their humps to provide such a fine product.

Hope to see you in MA

Eagler

[Reckless54]

EAGLER,

  I am sorry, but I have to think in terms of reality.  I currently pay, you're correct, $9.95/mo for AW which equates to $120.00 per year less 60 cents.  I have to think in terms that if I drop AW it will still be an additional $240 per year.

  For me that is expensive, and given the time I would be able to commit to the game is, in a word, prohibitive.

  I truly and seriously enjoyed my two weeks!!  But, I regret at the current price I will be unable to participate.

  As for Viper, I cannot speak for him.  I saw what I saw in his post.  Sometimes we need to look beyond the surface of what someone has typed and read objectively to find what is truly bothering someone.

  Yes you can say "Don't like it don't buy it."  But, that doesn't do anything to solve the underlying issue, which I saw as disparaging prices.

  I think RAS pointed to this as well.  Although, I would probably tell the grocer to go &%$#@ himself and buy my bread at 7/11.

  We, or you, do not have that luxury.  This is one of the best sims I've seen in my almost four years of flying sims, well AW anyway.    It has the most interactive support I've seen (very refreshing).  

  Is it worth $30 per month??  It probably is, only HTC can answer that correctly.

  Should everyone pay the same price for the same service??  Well, this is not a Socialist (yet) or Communist State.  So again, only HTC can answer.  I think, in fairness, if everone is receiving the same service they should pay the same prices, whatever that may be.

Thanks for listening   (reading actually)  


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[1776]

Reackless54, the $30/mo is just a small part of the cost of flying AH.  You have to consider the cost of your isp and the cost of upgrading your computer to get the max enjoyment.  If you can't afford it now at least you may in the future when times get flush, money wise  I still don't understand why ppl get so bent outa shape regarding the pricing of AH.  Either you pay to play in the MA and scenarios or you settle for the free HTH.  It's not like paying to play or having no access to this sim at all.  BTW AW is all but dead, Our squad left AW about a month ago and many others have left too.  Unfortunately, the squad went to WB I didn't

Hope to see ya in the future when things get better, and they always do, ya know

[Reckless54]

1776,

  As a 35 year old male with almost 17 years in the service I more than understand what is involved with flying in Aces High, to include all of the peripheral costs associated with it.

  Yes, it is a choice I am making not to play until a resolution to this particular issue has been reached.

  My statement, however misleading it may have been, was not to point out my misfortune of not being able to play.  Rather, it was intended to bring attention back to the fact that there are apparent differences in the price people pay for the same service, that is all.

  I humbly apologize for including my own situation in the post as it seems to have gotten people away from the issue at hand.

[Reckless54]

Ooops... forgot to sign the last one.  <G>

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