Originally posted by Clifra Jones
My comment was that I see so many people in here lamenting the "by gone days" when the MA was supposed to be so great and how bad it is now. I am sure there were people "back then" who were doing the same thing. It's a futile pipe dream. You can't go back there and when you try it is always a disapointment. This is truth in AH and in Real Life.
Actually, we who have flown for a long time do have memories of days gone by. Of blood dragons, parking a vader on the end of the runway and popping dweebs trying to take off and laughing so hard we were falling out of our chairs, then taking off with 25 kills and landing em. And of taking the same invaders and firing off rounds and dropping bombs until you could get the plane light enough to dogfight in it. Spin dweeb 38's , scenarios, and so many more. There was the time when I was learning, just a spit dweeb chasing after a bunch of Damned on some mission to the back side of the enemy's map to get em all lathered up. The list goes on.....
But let's look at both sides.
Would I go back? To a lousy flight model with lousy connects? Back when a warp was warp. When you saw a guy coming at you a D800 then dont look back cause he got there at 100 yds in the time it took for you look back. Or, a warping plane that had a trail, kinda like star trek. Hehe. And, a normal FR of 12-14 then finally upgrading my computer so I could get a solid 17 FR. Woooo Hoooo! Hell no! How about a 300, 1200 and 2400 baud modem's? Boy, what a hoot when we got 14.4K now that was fine!!!! How about the total number of icons you could see at one time was 12? or was it 13? Now thats a dim memory. Imagine when the 14th and 15th guy showed up and you didnt even know he was in the area until you died from a no see-um.How about the never ending "2 weeks" that they would tell us would be when a "NEW" improved update would be out? Or a dog and pony show at the CON where they'd tickle our fancy with some crap that would'nt ever did come to pass. The other game that many got their roots from did progress....a little.
Now let's take a second look at what ya'll have now.
AH wasn't around very long before they came out with AH2. TOD is around the corner. Is all this easy? You take a guess. They continuously come out with updates and changes, some of which I think stink but at least they are staying up with fixes and new things. Show me one other game that is and can handle 500+ people up doing something in a huge arena other than walking around? Some folks are so spoiled they don't know just how good they have it.
But, like all cutting edge games. If you don't keep up with the technology by keeping your own gaming gear up to date, don't expect to get the most from the game. The owners/programmers of this game continue to forge ahead with new and improved gaming.
So back to those of us who have lived some of the history...yes we were there and enjoyed what we had, we are here now and enjoying what's here for us. You, who are just getting started, may look back to today in ten years and say, "boy, we sure had fun but todays game sure has changed alot over the years".
IMHO come, enjoy, make long lasting friendships, and make your own history while you enjoy the game.
'nuff said
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Ren
The Damned
