Chester,
Right now you are getting Excellent Value.
The AH BETA IS FREE.
Now that is VALUE.
Until HTC Starts Charging, you can't make a Value Argument.
Then you have to compare it to the other sims.
FA, WB, AW, Etc..
As long at AH is BETA and FREE There is no Cost/Value Comparrison.
When HTC Starts Charging, it will be up to the folks that fly the other sims to make their own determination based on Hopefully Comparative Analisys.
If AH is even close to WB I will Switch. I simply can't afford $2.00 or $1.50 an hour, and I can't fly as much as I like.
So for a comparative iEN Platinum account I can fly all I want in AH, and not be afraid of the Clock.
I haven't canceled my iEN Account. Right Now Warbirds is Still more fun (IMHO.)
I have until AH is out of Beta to Decide.
I can understand individual who find $29.95 too high. I would think that HTC could set something up for like $1.50 U.S. Per Hour, but not to exceed $29.95. That way people who don't want to, or can't fly as mush don't take the $29.95 kick in the pants, unless its their own fault.
Perhaps even a minimum amount, say $10 a month. So from every customer HTC Gets $10 whether they fly that month or not, and no customer takes more than a $29.95 a month pounding.
I can understand everyones opinion, but the one that matters is HTC.
Those folks that want the Sim to Prosper and Improve will shell out the funds.
By setting the one and only flat rate, HTC has pretty much;
1. Puts its head on the Block and Given the Axe to the customers.
2. Ensured that only individuals who have the financial wherewithal to fly this sim can fly it.
3. forced everyone to examine whether or not they are willing to pay $29.95 a month to fly a sim.
We won't know until HTC goes under the answer.
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"I could feel the 20MM Cannon impacting behind me so I made myself small behind the pilot armor" Charlie Bond AVG
[This message has been edited by Downtown (edited 10-23-1999).]