Should Be beta

[beet1e]

Dipstick!

Originally posted by Widewing
Kweesa asked a valid question, "where were you guys during the beta"? I spent 75% of my time since beta 32 in the beta arena optimizing hardware settings, adjusting to the new clipboard interface and learning the flight models.

I upgraded my machine in stages over the past several months, and recently went for a new high-end MB and CPU. All in anticipation of AH2 going live. I'm not alone in this.

So, when AH2 went online, I was familar with it, my machine was ready for it and I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

I like the new gunnery model, it suits my style of sticking the guns in my enemy's ear before I fire. I really like the new flight models. I don't find managing my fuel a problem, it adds to the immersion. I experienced one CDT in 6 hours of flying, none during the beta. The locking tailwheel set-up is excellent. The community designed skins are terrific.

A few minor glitches did nothing to knock the luster off the new game. Having been here for quite some time now, I know that these little bugs will be fixed ASAP.

What AH2 does do is make the game less fun for the "gamers". You can't pork the fuel any longer. You can't capture a base as easily. Cherry picking is much harder. The pray and spray horde can't hit squat at 1,000 yards. Those outrageous bomber guns now resemble reality, no more death lasers, no more ack-stars.
Hizooka snap shots are a damn sight tougher to score with, much less get easy kills. Those lazy-man HO artists are finding it far tougher to score hits too. Players are running out of gas because they didn't even bother to review the readme files.

All these changes make it less like an arcade and more like a combat simulator, and the gamers are dismayed and generally pissy about it. Poor little lambs....

The flight simmers are generally pleased with AH2.

Those of you who didn't bother to fly the beta are now paying for your lack of interest. Those of you who couldn't be bothered to find out if your hardware was up to the task are now complaining. Geez, you guys had a year to save your nickels and dimes for an upgrade. Technology evolves, HTC must evolve with it or face being uncompetitive. The same rule applies to user's computers. If you plan on playing PC based games, you can damn well expect to need to upgrade your system from time to time.

Those of you who ignored the beta are going to have to pay the piper and invest some time in re-learning the game. I figure that if you spent the time you have wasted pissin' and moanin' on the BBS in the Training Arena, you'd be half-way to being proficient with the new game.

My regards,

Widewing

Excellent post, WW. Best post since deployment of AH2 about AH2. I agree wholeheartedly with what you said about gamers v. simmers.

[Mugzeee]

Originally posted by jay1988
I thoght this was a message board to ask questions??

ROFLMAO...You are correct in assuming this.. BUT Think AGAIN.
The BBS actually evolved into a place to get you blankidy blank....blanking...blank flamed every time you ask a question!:rofl
Make no mistake...the HTC BBS has a very intelligent community.........there are a lot of Smart Arses dat is.
Like it or not...That’s the HTC BBS.
Morph tried to give a reasonable answer.
And allthough i dont like the repair as you go thingy. I think dats the best HTC can do.
Good Luck on future questions.

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stop whining, compared to EVE (we were still getting attacked by killer bug popups every 15 minutes) when it left beta... ah2 is practically bug free.