The game is absolutely free for the first 2 weeks. You get access to ALL the arenas, events, etc. for these 2 weeks. To do this, you have to set up an account with your email/address/etc. but you DON'T have to give a credit card number right away.
I believe you set up the account when you fire up Aces High II, but I'm not sure exactly how (been awhile
). I would imagine that by selecting "Play Online" when you don't have an account, they'd give you an option to create one.
If you wish to continue having access to all the arenas after the first two weeks, you'll have to provide a credit card number or mail a check/money order to HTC.
OTOH, just by starting an account you will always have unlimited acces to the free H2H rooms, but there are only 8 people allowed in each room max.
I seriously think that you and your friend will find that you enjoy this game very much and will find it worth 50 cents per day to play. This game offers many different gems, including:
- A massive "Main Arena" with hundreds of players on at all times (in the US wee hours there aren't quite as many);
- A historic arena (the "Combat Theatre") with historic plane matchups. This arena doesn't usually have too many people in it, but you'll find when it gets to 6 or more people it is usually very fun as well;
- A "Training Arena" where you can practice things and meet up with a trainer or helper to get you started and eased into the learning curve;
- A "Dueling Arena" where you can test your 1v1 skills against another player (also a great place to learn a thing or two); and
- A "Special Events Arena" where different special events are held. These include but are not limited to, historical multi-day scenarios, the free for all extravaganza known as "King of the Hill" (again, another great place to learn things), one-night "Snapshots" (somewhat like a mini-scenario) and even Air Races!
Furthermore, HTC is currently working on a new arena, the "Tour of Duty" arena, which can be read about in it's own "TOD" forum (down the page on the forums list). Although this will probably not be ready for awhile, they have been working on it very hard and (from the looks of the forum) it is starting to take shape. If you and your friend finds the Main Arena's crazy plane matchups uninteresting, and the Combat Theatre's roster count too low, you may very well enjoy TOD when it comes out. In the meanwhile, the other arenas will surely provide tons of practice for you two to prepare for it!
I hope to see you two online soon! You've already found the Help Forum, so your learning curve should be lessened
S!
JP/Vudak
Originally posted by MasterOfNone
well, i dont think that the demo will let me play online. what i was hoping for (may not be able to get it) is to try this game out and experience as much of it as i can before i commit to subscribing. i may not have the right joystick for this or not, im not sure. i will try the in game calibration and see what that does. we are both noobs to this intricate of a game. i play online games, but most of them are like shoot em up games. not technically involved like this one. the debate with my brother-in-law is about weather or not he likes this game enough to get a new pc and get high speed internet. i am trying let him have the best experience he can on the demo so he makes a sound and non-biased decision. i would like to play online if i could and do the training stuff, but i dont know how to do that either...TY for your help and please feel free to reply if you know of anything that will help here...Master
