<S> HTC – I’m getting ready to make my comeback :)

[eskimo2]

Well said bettle.  

Aces High will surly lose some of its gang-bang player base, but once new players realize that there is more to this game than Whack-a-Mole, even more will stick around beyond the free two week trial.

eskimo

[Vad]

Originally posted by beet1e

So HTC for having the balls to make this change.

You could start and stop with this. Take a candy from the shelf, good boy.

[WilldCrd]

Originally posted by MoRphEuS
Aparently you haven't met Beetle yet.

LOL thats for sure!:D


well said beetle

[eskimo2]

bettle,

Just noticed your sig.  I’m flattered.

eskimo

[Kev367th]

Exactly Beetle.
Nuff said.

[beet1e]

Thanks for the replies, guys. I thought I was going to get flamed - glad I didn't!

OK, maybe I was a little blunt. If the numbers are down, a lot of that is to do with people not updating their computer equipment. That is not HTC's fault. They published the requirements months before AH2 went live. I participated on several forums to arrive at what would be a good spec., and built it about a year ago. But alas, many did nothing. So when AH2 came along and they couldn't get it to work, once again the easy option was chosen: Whining.

As for plane restrictions, it needed to happen. What we have now is probably better than an RPS because even with an RPS, things get silly near the end.   As for people quitting because they don't like the new way, there will be plenty others who stick with this game now that it's no longer a horde-roller fragfest.

[SlapShot]

I bet the 15 bucks that HT gets from you will console him to the 10s of 1000s he has lost to there being about 1/3rd less pilots in the game since AH2 went in.

I am guessing that this gross over-exageration is for maximum effect and nothing else.

Where did you get these numbers ?

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by beet1e
Thanks for the replies, guys. I thought I was going to get flamed - glad I didn't!

OK, maybe I was a little blunt. If the numbers are down, a lot of that is to do with people not updating their computer equipment. That is not HTC's fault. They published the requirements months before AH2 went live. I participated on several forums to arrive at what would be a good spec., and built it about a year ago. But alas, many did nothing. So when AH2 came along and they couldn't get it to work, once again the easy option was chosen: Whining.

As for plane restrictions, it needed to happen. What we have now is probably better than an RPS because even with an RPS, things get silly near the end.   As for people quitting because they don't like the new way, there will be plenty others who stick with this game now that it's no longer a horde-roller fragfest.

The post was good, but a little Zazenesque !!! There ... you have been partially flamed.

[Pongo]

Originally posted by SlapShot
I bet the 15 bucks that HT gets from you will console him to the 10s of 1000s he has lost to there being about 1/3rd less pilots in the game since AH2 went in.

I am guessing that this gross over-exageration is for maximum effect and nothing else.

Where did you get these numbers ?

When was the last time you saw 700 people in the MA? A big night now is 450 or so. 450 is 65% of 700.

Unless 30% plus of the people are paying but not playing (like I did for 2 months)the subscription base has droped by 30%. That is likley over 1000 people. At 15 dollars a month.
Pure conjecture sure. But I bet Im not far off.

[beet1e]

Originally posted by SlapShot
The post was good, but a little Zazenesque !!! There ... you have been partially flamed.

Hehe - just lightly chargrilled - but Mars01 hasn't been here yet.

[RTR]

I doubt that HTC has lost 30% of its customer base. I think that probably the numbers seem to have dropped because those that figure it affects them most, will pout for a bit, whine and moan, and generally work themselves up into a lather, until they figure out what is really happening.

Once people are used to this type of balancing, they will tend to regulate the numbers on thier own, and limiting of certain aircraft will be a rarity.

I don't think this system was designed to make every night "balanced" in numbers. Rather it was brought in to give people an incentive to put the game on a more even keel in regards to numbers.

For those that complain that they can't fly thier favorite ride on a given night, too bad. It is not a permanent change, it will come back. Fly something else or switch country for a day.

It's not a big deal, I still have the same amount of fun for my $14.95. Where else can I get this level of entertainmnet for 50 cents a day?

RTR

[Furious]

Originally posted by Pongo
When was the last time you saw 700 people in the MA?...

The only time I can remember ever seeing that many, was when HTC had that big free month push thing on Discovery Wings about a year and a half ago.  (or whenever it was)

[daddog]

Well put beetle!

When was the last time you saw 700 people in the MA?

A very long time. Well over a year, maybe 2? Not long after the 2002 con I think.

[slimm50]

Well-said, Beet. But, since I don't fly, yet, could someone 'splain to me what P8 is?

P.S.  Even though my sentimental favorite ride has always been the Pony, when I finally do get to fly I'll gladly rise to the challenge of becoming proficient in less comfortable rides. I especially like th F4F/ F6F.

Never Mind, I figgered it out.  D'OH!:o

[SlapShot]

LOL ...

That is likley over 1000 people.

is far less than ...

10s of 1000s

See what I mean about over-exageration ?

I think that the numbers that we are seeing now are not too far off from what the norm of the MA has been for quite some time.

Yes, I have see 700 back in the AH I day, but it was far from the norm ... and I believe that it actually happened only on RJO nights.