what does the Aces High community and message board do for you?

[mechanic]

well, we all stay here and play and post so there must be something.

some of us enjoy socialising with internet and real life friends here.

some enjoy swapping flying techniques and experiences.

some just like to play games and never post anything serious.

some use it to contanct and organise real life and in game activities.



for me it's a good place to exchange views and opinions from around the world, and to have a joke and meet my friends from the squad and game itself. And of course, to do some dogfighting most of all.


Serious question here.....


What keeps you logging in to AH2 and posting on these boards?

[Kurt]

Mostly its just a good way for me to see what is in the minds of my opponents and allies.

From time to time its a place for me to make a comment, but I'm rather opinionated so I try to keep that to a minimum as I normally end up ticking someone off and that really isn't my intent.

And sometimes just watching you guys fume at each other lets me laugh.
But once in a while, just every so often, Its all about the "O".

[Delirium]

The boards (with the exception of the O'Club) makes me realize we are all more alike than we care to admit.

I log into the game for a few reasons; comraderie within my squad, seeing new and old friends, and (in scenarios) experiencing a taste of what happened during the period.

[Whisky58]

The banter on the boards tickles me.

Also there are a lot of fellers out there who seem to have a vast depth of knowledge about WW2 aviation.  It's like dipping in to your favourite reference book.

Call me a simple northern country lad, but I still can't get my head around the fact that on-line there are hundreds of individuals, thousands of miles apart, engaging simultaneously in real-time, with computer models accurately rendering high speed dog fights, bullet tragectories etc etc.  
How do they do that ??

[Ghosth]

We band of brothers, we happy few.

For all of our differences, and yes they are many. Still we are more alike than any of my real life brothers. You all understand a part of me that no one else ever has, ever tried, or ever could. Indeed logging into Aces High is like going home.

Yeah ok so laz is still sniping at the bombers, the strat guys still not happy with the furballers. But underneath it all, we understand each other.

We are indeed like a big family, and everyone knows big familys have their share of fights. But they have their share of good times too. We just need to remember that everyone deals with frustration and anger. No need for us to add ours to their pile. Everyone has enough & then some to go around.

Share the good stuff, and there is lots of good stuff to share.

We all tend to take this a bit more serious than perhaps we should.
I understand, this is our life! This is what and who we are.

And yet we need to step back, outside of that view and take a long look.
Did I really just get that bent out of shape because I died in a game?????

This is an online flight sim folks, EVERYONE DIES!
Even God himself dies regularly in here. So why the anguish?

[SuperDud]

Makes me feel like a tough guy!

[Wolfala]

For me, its kinda like riding the Subway in New York city. Because whenever I have a bad day, all I had to do was take a ride a few stations, and invariably there would be a guy playing with himself singing 'happy days are here again'.  After that, I feel much better.

Kinda get it?

[Hap]

not been flying hardly at all for the past 2 years.  i peek in now and again (it's one of those "again times") to hopefully read what some folks i've known and flown with are up to.  and also hopefully, get a little vicarious enjoyment from the posts.

pretty much that's it.  shared enjoyable experiences seem to grow when talked about, so it is with aces high.

hap

[FBBone]

I like to shoot hub down and then drink a toast to his death with 15 year old scotch.

[Mustaine]

lack of anything more diverse on the internet that i have a connection to.

i hate "diversity" mostly like being forced to learn it in college, but here it is fun to read the back and forth of almost ANY topic in the world.

other boards i have gone to either are WAY outta hand as far as language / pictures for work, or tighter than a nun's booty as far as "off topic" dicissuion. they lock / delete anything that has a word that is not about whatever game / thing they are talking about.

to be honest this is the ultimate board i have ever seen.

the oclub is just that. TOTALLY off topic, almost anything can be seen there any given day.

the other forums are real good about policing themselves.

also i have met alot of these people in real life at the CON's and it is fun to say hi and stuff.

i only wish we could cuss now and again, though i know it would get groosly out of hand really quick

[ChickenHawk]

I come for the sheer amount of information I get.  I've learned so much on such a diversity of topics.

I also love to read the opinions of people from all over the world who see things a little different than the people I see day after day in RL.

A day without the O'Club is like a day without sunshine.

[uberhun]

In a positive way it re inforces the qualities of the game. learning, squad play, team environment. In the negative. The occasional BK TROLLS;)

[hubsonfire]

I'm here because the sun never sets, and the fish are always biting.

[YUCCA]

ammuse me a little.  but mostly nothing

[MINNOW]

Originally posted by Delirium
The boards (with the exception of the O'Club) makes me realize we are all more alike than we care to admit.

I log into the game for a few reasons; comraderie within my squad, seeing new and old friends, and (in scenarios) experiencing a taste of what happened during the period.

Totally.... As much as some of us cant stand others in game... if they were on our side they would be a welcomed addition..

Part of the fun is the challenge of the opponents and the relationships with the squaddies....

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