OK mate... cards on the table. This is Aces High and not Aces Low. I come here to play using WWII aircraft. I play as a Strat player. I prefere planes over GV's any time of the day. Gv'ing for me and my game is part of the set NOT the main part of the set. I use them when appropriate or just for fun. For my game Gv's tend to be a hindrance rather than appreciated part of a "flying" game.
Appreciating there are skilled Gv'ers I find the vast majority of Gv'ers are infact failed or skilless flyer's. Granted...some may well prefere the whole Gv thing over the air thing but I can assure you they are the minority. I also have a problem understanding why a dedicated Gv'er comes to a flying game.
It is irksome to me to be on a push to look at the map and see one of our towns flashing. I'll guarantee 8 times out of 10 it's a cheeky newbie trying to have one of our bases away ....all be it part of the game.
For a flying game the IL-2 has it's place. It's a defence aircraft in my opinion. One wouldn't use them for base attack although some use them as fighters. They are fairly limited in their roll in this flying game. Their ord load has been reduced. There oil and radiator is as weak as it ever was. The wirlie & ostie are still a handfull. Fighters are still a handfull.
The old T34 was almost impervious to the old IL-2 which in my opinion was a little off. I see the new IL-2 as a balancer and if it gets some of our skilless, suicider, Lancstuker, gamey idiots to use them instead, then that's a bonus.....right?
No friend the IL-2 needs as much perking as my noodle does. Considering that the vast majority of folk are poor shots. Considering that many can't even dive bomb a Bomber hanger with degree of certainty let a loan a moving Gv ....it's a balancer, it's new and it's immediate popularity will settle down.
As for the comment about who cares about dying....Frankly I DO.
Where do I start? I don't think many of the full or mostly full time GVers came to this game to GV. I think many are like me, they came and was drawn into the GV part of the game and ended up liking it better than flying. In my case I found that I like GVing and I fly for a change of pace.
I have found many of the full time GVers that I play with on a daily basis are skilled flyer's. Some of them are the best dive bombers I have seen, so to state that most, except for the few, are skillless flyer's I believe is an incorrect statement. Some may not be as skilled as others in flying due to them spending their time in a GV instead.
I also wonder why you have a problem why anyone comes to the game. Right now this is the fairest GV game in the business without having to resort to, (I'm going to get in trouble for saying this), cheat codes. If you know of another dedicated interactive game that is GV based and has the high standards as Aces High, let me know, I'll sign up in a minute.
I love reading the forums where the "old players" "state this is a flight game and it will always remain that way", and then they pull some 5 year old quote from Hitech saying that. Just in the year and a couple of months that I have been on, HTC has added new vehicles, and I have seen the amount of GVers increase.
I'm not a business man, but I bet Hitech is, and if he sees where there is a market for GVers, and he can incorporate that into the game with the same high standards as the flight game, I assure you he will. This will increase his market share as well as revenues. That is simply smart business. I'm sure he wants the best game in the business, and I am also sure he wants to make money.
Lynx I have read many of your posts on the forum and in most cases I agree with you. My post is not meant to piss you are anyone else off, but I just couldn't agree with some of your feelings. People are here in this game for many reasons. Many do not care if they become the most skilled pilot or GVer in the game. They simply come here to have fun. Many want to increase their skills, and many could care less as long as they can get off the ground, or get the vehicle moving. I learned through my half century of living that trying to figure out why people think the way they do is a losing proposition.
Fred
