Disappointed Customer

[MajIssue]

I believe Patspartyvan and expat are the same individual, and go by "pat", as the first post is signed. It appears as though he's already manned up.

I'm guessing your guess sucks.

Hubsonfire... It is really annoying when one has to explain that ones post was in jest...
  <sound of 155mm round going overhead>

[hubsonfire]

And it shouldn't be much of a surprise that CT has been shelved "indefinitely". It's taken a few years now, and how many of the 98(ish?) planes are updated models? How long will it take to get them all updated? How long will a new terrain setup, gameplay changes, AI in SEA (what's the record attendance in the SEA? Do you dare release half-assed AI to those guys, after all the work they put into making your game appeal to folks, if you're HTC?) New models? The lighting, damage models, all the things that haven't changed much in years- how long will that take even with no CT sucking resources?

I hate to see a project that's presumably taken a lot of time and effort fail, but it seemed a superhuman effort to do everything they've said they'd like to. I'm just hoping that the pace of things actually does improve. The pace of things has really been a disappointment, and I'm sure a lot of folks, even if they won't come out and say, are glad that CT is stillborn because of that.

But whatever- I just want to fly cartoon airplanes and blow toejam up.

[zuii]

But whatever- I just want to fly cartoon airplanes and blow poop up.

best line on this topic.

<S>

zuii

[Masherbrum]

"patspartyvan" = another useless shades account.   

Whiner.

[Ack-Ack]

I wouldn't be surprised if in the next few weeks we start seeing some new things being shown that will be added or updated to the game soon.


ack-ack

[drdeathx]

Simple answer..... Don't subscribe. Not being my basic smart prettythang but it is WWII and there are many events, squads and things to do. I have a blast playing

[Hamltnblue]

I think the decision to stick with the basics and main game is a good one.  I lived through the evolution of a great game, Delta Force/Black Hawk down by Novalogic.  It had a great following and was a First Person Shooter.  Then Nova got a great idea and developed Joint Ops.  It added tanks, Personnel carriers, ATV's Dirt bikes, boats, choppers etc.  It seemed like a great game at first but was full of bugs.  Nova couldn't keep up with it and wound up losing their loyal base.  AHII should remain a flight sim primarilly.  Tanks and other land vehicles are cute but it isn't what the loyal players signed up for.

[panzerr]

I've seen a lot of "pilots" who wouldn't have anything to do if it weren't for the "cute" gv's.

[Grind]

To much time wasted on CT to be honest.

Who wants to shoot down AI, really who ? players vs CPU is so last decade.

Exactly.   

[culero]

AW used to have drone C-47s flying in supplies to damaged bases and factories.  Every once in awhile, you'd see players that just shot down one of these drones get up on open channel and start taunting the drone without realizing it wasn't a player but AI.


ack-ack

Remember the night the drones talked? LMAO!

[Eustace]

LOL.  The standard by which all games in delayed development will be judged.

[NoBaddy]

I do love seeing a dweeb toss out that "paying customer" card. Here's a clue for you cupcake...CT never had any subscribers. You never paid for CT and you never lost a penny on it. CT was never going to be a part of AH. It was to be a total separate game. CT was never to be about current AH players. It was aimed at new segment of players....box-type RPG players.

If anyone lost money on CT...it was HTC.

Frankly, Dale deserves kudos for being willing to admit that he was not going to be able to pull CT off. In the end...AH will be better sooner because of this.

[hubsonfire]

A wise man once said something to the effect of "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk; that will teach you to keep your mouth shut". A lot of folks thought CT was going to happen, and some may have remained subscribers over a period of years simply to help support what they believed was going to be a game that would really be released. Now, whether or not those expectations were realistic isn't really the point- they were told it was coming, and it was being developed and tested, and they hung around. The game isn't going to be released, and where did they learn this- from HTC or from other customers on the forums or in game? Not a good move, IMO- if you're going to give someone bad news, give it directly, not through the grapevine.

In that regard, the folks who may have hung around waiting for CT have some cause for disappointment. I'm not sure that the forum is the right place to vent those concerns, but there's no real point in trying to cut those guys down. It may not have been apparent to them that CT wasn't going to happen in the foreseeable future, and I honestly think it would have been a better move, from a business standpoint, to be open about that.

HT didn't lose money on CT, his customers did.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy to see CT scrapped, especially considering the fact that the game I pay for could be better if not for the time and effort devoted CT, but things could have been handled better on their end, and now you're bashing customers who were misled, and that's not very cool either.

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i think HTC is the shiznitt, they put out the greatest WW2 combat sim there is, they are IMNSHO, deserving Kudos for the job they have done so far, and it does not matter if CT ever comes out, i was gonna try it, but i dont think furballs would have been a big part of it.

ether way im a AHer for as long as i can see the monitor, and hold a stick.

<S> to those at HTC

[Phil]

If anyone lost money on CT...it was HTC.

Frankly, Dale deserves kudos for being willing to admit that he was not going to be able to pull CT off. In the end...AH will be better sooner because of this.

Well said !
Good point Sir !
Phil / OPP7755