Digr, you are right. This sort of thing did happen in Air Warrior. But exactly the same stick problems (but not restricted to any one type) happened with a forced upgrade to Warbirds about a year and a half ago. It took 3 weeks before all of the problems with all of the sticks could be solved, and I had to wait it out.
It isn't a symptom that Aces High is deteriorating. Consider all of the sticks that are out there, and the fact that our beloved FFPro sticks haven't been made for years, are unsupported, and that the software won't even install on some systems (64 bit) and so on, and it's a wonder that more upgrade problems don't get reported. Actually, it is high time we retired these old sticks. The only problem is, they are wonderful, but so was my 1987 Nissan which got retired this year. The fact that AH is working so hard to solve the problems which a tiny minority is having with ancient sticks testifies to the strength of the game and the dedication of the staff that is responsible for it, not to the game's deterioration.
eh?
