Originally posted by Hwkeye
Hap said....
"Hawk,
What do you want to convey by "original?"
That's a pretty good question Hap. I don't see either plane as being very interesting. One of the things I found really nice about Aces High was the wider variation of planes available to fly than in WB or WBII. I mean where can you go to fly an Arado or for that matter drive a Tiger Tank?
Both planes have roles that are already covered by a number of different planes in the inventory so I was looking for something that was still a bit out of the ordinary.
You would be right if you were to conclude that I wasn't all that impressed with a couple of the planes on the list we started with. (The Buffalo would be a good example). I thought the more obscure Japanese or Russian planes were more interesting than the two planes in the finals but I don't want to leave you - or anyone else - thinking that I am all upset about the wins and loses I was just hoping for something more 'original' (or maybe I should have used the word 'interesting').
Thanks for getting back to me. I had hoped you would. I have read nothing and neither talked to anyone that has said what I suppose might be case is in fact true. That is, HTC will model an aircraft after the voting and maybe add another that they "guys" want to see. Maybe be an "intersting" one.
The SBD I put in that category. I flew it precious little -- mostly when I was commanding a CV and needed an observation platform.
As the plane set grows -- and I hope that one day the planes that players didn't vote in &/or HTC add on their own --- the chances of "interesting" combos exist to an even greater degree. More for the imagination to get ahold of I guess -- especially the scenario makers. That's way interesting to me even though work always got in the way and I've flew only one in the past years. It was fun!!
I don't know that what I'm about to say will ever be available, but it goes to the ideal of imagination and immersion. Maps that have the right eye candy, terrain changes, things that make a pilot and gv'er say, "oh wow. look at that!" Trinity does that for me. Pulls me in every time especially on the landward side. Also, maps that HTC models containing real cities e.g. Berlin, Paris, etc. Taking liberties of course for imigination's sake.
Back to the planes, the set will continue to grow over time. So, there should be, over time, just about what ever was flown in #'s during WW2. I'm not considering a WWI or Korea expansion, but that may happen one day.
The same could be hoped for when it comes to fleets and gv's -- which HTC has expanded since I began playing pre-Tiger.
One last word on "interesting," that is something that fires the imagination or upon which our fancy takes hold and we're transported back to that time, and I guess it exists in seed or kernal form now with HTC categorizing the arenas by year -- early -- mid -- late. It's not where it can be or will be, but the "interest" comes from what one meets during game play. You know, those factors that happen when folks run a Hurri 1 Raid, or The Attack of Vals. Those are the examples that spring to mind, but of course there's more and better examples of what I'm trying to say, but I just can't drum them up at the moment.
Thanks again for getting back, and I'll keep my eye on the boards. No doubt, the AH jones will set in and/or things will just get too "interesting" to not fly -- and missing some of the guys is always a factor.
hap
