Word Around the Campfire (con't)...

[Newman5]

If a taxi firm said they would one day upgrade to Posche taxis, would you sit in a cab till they did?

Very good point. 

I'm not going anywhere, but I know there were a lot of people looking forward to CT's unveiling.

[zoozoo]

They better give us more planes then! 

[storch]

maybe spending resources on an updated graphics engine would be better than the CT thing.  In my opinion the CT would have been stillborn anyway.  I really would love to see the game progress into the 21st century graphics wise

[zoozoo]

Add real water, update graphics, different terrains in MA.

[mechanic]

true there Newman i couldnt argue with that.

BiP - I'm pretty sure they did intend to finish it at the start, it wasnt just a lure with no substance. Perhaps the start of a global economy crisis isnt the best time to try and launch a new business front?

[BiPoLaR]

BiP - I'm pretty sure they did intend to finish it at the start, it wasnt just a lure with no substance. Perhaps the start of a global economy crisis isnt the best time to try and launch a new business front?

Im sure they had great intentions. But with the way things are now. It would be hard on them.
I think (personally) canning CT is a good idea.
I say improve the current game and piss on CT 

[BaldEagl]

No disappointment here.  I don't think I'd have ever even tried it and I'd much rather see them focused on their core product.

[mechanic]

yeah and while we are at it lets cook some crispy bacon

[Simaril]

yeah and while we are at it lets cook some crispy bacon

<--remembers the classic "beans around the campfire" scene in Blazing Saddles....

[moot]

They better give us more planes then! 

Let's get the entitlement bandwagon going...

Better graphics would be cool.. Simple and measured pixel shaders, e.g. subtle heat waves, bump-mapping, reflectivity maps (make the worn metal shine from the rest of the paint, anti-glare areas, etc), oil that actualy creeps from its leaks onto the cockpit, rather than appear all of a sudden, glowing tracers.. Make it all toggle-able.
Improve graphics like this, and go back to pumping out planes like they used to back in ~2000, and a lot of people would be satisfied.

[Bronk]

yeah and while we are at it lets cook some crispy bacon

Bacon sammiches??!!??

[mensa180]

Let's get the entitlement bandwagon going...

Better graphics would be cool.. Simple and measured pixel shaders, e.g. subtle heat waves, bump-mapping, reflectivity maps (make the worn metal shine from the rest of the paint, anti-glare areas, etc), oil that actualy creeps from its leaks onto the cockpit, rather than appear all of a sudden, glowing tracers.. Make it all toggle-able.
Improve graphics like this, and go back to pumping out planes like they used to back in ~2000, and a lot of people would be satisfied.

That sounds great, I would really love those graphic improvements.  To be honest I'm thankful for whatever HT and crowd throws at me, and I have never really been so hyped at the thought of CT for this to be a major loss for me.

[Anaxogoras]

Well, I'll come out and say I was looking forward to it.  The main arena concept just doesn't do it for me.  I don't see it as being much different than HT's Warbirds a decade ago.

[hubsonfire]

I probably would have flown it, if only just to see how it was. I would much rather see their energies directed toward AH itself, and if some more things from CT can be added to AH (filling out Special Events, relegating the role of gun fodder to drones? Some of that nifty terrain stuff?), that would be great. Scenarios seem to be drawing hundreds regularly- maybe more, or facilitating the running of, SEA events could maybe fill the niche of more historical gameplay, without needing a separate entity?

Of course, it could be on the verge of release, and they're blowing smoke at us. I'd like to hear some official word, but until then... I guess we're just doing what we've been doing for years now- wondering aloud what's happening with CT.  

[PFactorDave]

I wasn't really looking forward to CT anyway.  Especially if the AI stays in its current form.  Those AI pilots are able to do a few things that really don't seem quite kosher to me.