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Offline Wanker

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Goodbye, my old friend...
« on: March 10, 2000, 10:19:00 AM »
<snif> I've finally taken the final step and have decided to close my Warbirds account. I am going to commit myself to Aces High from now on.

I'm glad I did it, and I know it was right, but I am sad at the same time. It's like having to say goodbye to your first love.

Can we have a "Warbirds Anonymous" therapy forumn here so I can get some help getting over this?



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Offline Torque

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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2000, 11:06:00 AM »
Yep but it's $2 an hour .....  

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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2000, 12:41:00 PM »
payable to me!  

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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2000, 12:54:00 PM »
 I made the break by repeating this chant. ICI...ICI...ICI...

Offline wizzer

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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2000, 01:02:00 PM »
Torque, I can see how WB might get a bit expensive for you. Lets see now...18 hrs a day times $2.00 an hour times....WOW!  

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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2000, 01:07:00 PM »
I still get that "my first love" feeling when ever i think of AW.

As far as giving up WB. You gave up a best friend. I feel like I gave up a child.

Glad your abord, and HTC hopes we can keep up with your expectations.

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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2000, 01:54:00 PM »
Hey HT - that's really moving... and i'm not being sarcastic..

Maybe after iEN folds you can have your child back for dimes and nickels...
Not that you don't have a pretter child already....

First love... fighter duel was its name...


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Offline Wanker

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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2000, 02:08:00 PM »
This is therapy in itself guys, thanks for the replies.

HiTech, what really killed my interest in Warbirds was two-fold:

1. What I call "Player micro-managing". Though sounding like blasphemy, I think that Warbirds has actually suffered from too much player intervention, especially when it came to arguments about gunnery, otto, etc. iEN is spending so much time cow-towing to it's customers, that progress has slowed to a trickle. While I'm always in favor of a company listening to it's customers' concerns , it can go too far. I hope HTC will maintain that balance between their own vision and their customer's desires.

2. Development stagnation. I'm sure this is caused by many things, but the problem I noted above has to be a big part of it.

 I know a lot of us are waiting to see what kinds of strategy HTC can come up with to break the old "Close airfield-capture airfield" strat that has been a staple in WB & AH. IMHO, strat could be the difference between the next great sim, and the also-rans.

So far, I'm very impressed with the speed and  quality of what HTC has produced in AH. I just hope in your design plans or business plan that there is going to be a big push to revolutionize the strat in AH.

Just my 2 cents, thanks for listening.

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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2000, 02:19:00 PM »
I've practically quit WB's myself too. I know exactly how you fell banana.

I had my handle retired on the 'warbirds H2H ladder' where I'd fallen from #3 to #8 after mixing WB's and Aces High.

I also told the JG squad I was in over at WB's that I probably wouldn't be back. I have some great fun flying with those guys.

HTC just seem too committed to the development of this game, and offer such a good deal on it that I can't pass it up.

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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2000, 03:57:00 PM »
I couldnt agree with you more on #1 banana.
I feel exactly the same way, the game was being controlled by a vocal few, and not the company running the game.

If HT and Pyro do whats right with AH, it will retain the integrity necessary to be the best.

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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2000, 04:09:00 PM »
Good points banana, But all your friends are here now or may be soon. So, Do not you feel better?  

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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2000, 05:33:00 PM »
Ya see bax1    aren't you glad that I made you start playing this game    I haven't flown wb since august, and I don't miss it any longer.  I still miss alot of the people, but alot of them are here now anyway.  

 Plus the cons will be here in Tx so I can go to ALL of them   WOOHOOO  Let's start an AH con!!!!!

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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2000, 06:22:00 PM »
Yep, was tough to cancel my WB account.  Now that we got this posting going, how about a group hug? Baaaaaaaaaa    Baaaaaaaaaaaaa

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« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2000, 06:54:00 PM »
Today, I made a big step too.
I am now a paying member of Aces High!!

I did not leave WB because of the game play or the folks flying in WB.....It's iEN!!!

I started flying AH the first day of beta and meet some great folks. Today, it is because of the great folks flying in AH and HTC that I made the big jump and started paying.

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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2000, 10:26:00 PM »
 Well HT... I too cut my teeth on WB and thought I'd never leave.I flew some early beta AH and,tho impressed,went back to WB to give you a chance to refine a bit.
 Well tonight I started my 2 week trial and after 2 hrs of stick time-quite frankly...
IM SOLD!!!!
 Damn fine terrain-damn fine p-38!Damn fine esprit de corp! Really didnt think you could get me away from your first labor of love...
 Well done HT! You and your staff have truely
impressed me with your skill and effort!
 Thanx