Fudging the Rules

[hitech]

I just read this thread and I have some comments. First I am disappointed by the way in which a member of the company responded to constructive criticism in order to stimulate conversation. I have been away for awhile because of classes and funding and after reading this I question the wisdom in coming back now that I do have the money and was trying to get caught up on the happenings within the community.

I disagree with you, The comment that I responded to was in no way constructive criticism. It was and is nothing more than a player whining about not getting his way.The real facts are I choose not to implement those ideas. Anyone can disagree with my choices and that is a topic that can be discussed. Accusing me of not responding to the wishes is where he begins acting like a child, I.E. "You are not doing what I want, so therefore you must not understand what I want".

In fact the very topic about wish list items being responded to I explained before.

HiTech

[Shuffler]

I just read this thread and I have some comments. First I am disappointed by the way in which a member of the company responded to constructive criticism in order to stimulate conversation. I have been away for awhile because of classes and funding and after reading this I question the wisdom in coming back now that I do have the money and was trying to get caught up on the happenings within the community.

Instead, I would respectfully ask for an apology and ask for the answers to the questions, I for one do not know what the answers are. I love this game and the community both. It is really amazing what can be done with computers these days compared to the days when there was no internet, but it is surprising that tech folks are not open to improvements as the field is constantly evolving and some good ideas can sometimes be gleaned from the end user.

I further am rather disappointed in no one else expressing such frustration with a representative of the company to a paying member for so many years.


Back on topic: I think that some of the ideas that float around the boards are good, some are bad, and many are just plain not something that can be implemented without a whole revamp of the game which honestly I know is allot of time and money which may not be beneficial from a business standpoint. Someday the time will come when the company will begin work (if they have not already at some level) for AHIII which will be ground breaking in new ways.

I would encourage folks to post their ideas and just remember that there are many ways to skin a cat, and that changes must be within business concept as well as that of what is realistic to do with modifications to the existing game. Do not let that discourage anyone, but remember the realistic abilities of changing what exists compared to a new game completely.

You've been away too long and are really behind. Do some reading on the boards and then take a fresh look.

[Nemisis]

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[Nemisis]

I disagree with you, The comment that I responded to was in no way constructive criticism. It was and is nothing more than a player whining about not getting his way. Accusing me of not responding to the wishes is where he begins acting like a child, I.E. "You are not doing what I want, so therefore you must not understand what I want".

hitech, I'm not nor have I ever (at least in this thread) accused you of anything. I don't really care if you reply to any of my threads or posts, that is not what I'm after or what I really want. People here have twisted this thread into something that I never intended it to be. This was suppost to be about reallity v.s. playability and how far each should be taken. People have warped this into a complaint, and are trying to read WAY too much into my threads and posts. People, just take it at face value; don't try to find hidden complaints, insults, insinuations...THEY ARE NOT THERE!!!  I will use sarcasm, and some subtle jokes but I don't try to hide things in my posts.
HT, I think you know how best to run HTC, and are doing a good job of it. This was never a complaint about how you run the company and or game or even how you decide what gets into the game.

[DCCBOSS]

The 7 year unanswered wish list.....  a few of them anyway.

The F6 to go as fast as it's supposed too...

The Game clock to resemble any real American time (eastern, CNT, PAC, MNT)

The text buffer to remember what channels you use instead of erase them once you enter and exit the lobby

Zoom settings to remember like our standard set plane views already do

Proper dawn/dusk colors like in AH1 instead of this muddy overcast look. Sunsets used to be so nice in AH1.

Three uncapturable bases in TT & FT ( place the red square on them)

Squelch on/off choices for range

Rockets to fire first and bombs second when you cycle through your ord..no big deal but there it is.

Auto boot of tower sitters after 45 min to 1 hour

Hills and trees to be impenetrable by tank rounds when hiding behind them

To be able to land safely when firmly planted in the yellow arrow of tank spawns instead of getting capture, ditch or crash most of the time

Increase ammo hardness as it is a bunker ya know. Radar, troops and fuel are all out in the open and should only take 1 to 2 rockets to kill but not the ord.

Red outs when your burning to simulate heat. If I'm on fire I'm panicing and should not be able to continue fighting as normal.



Some of these are just CM issues. Just a click or two of the mouse and done but none answered     .

I like all of them 

[hitech]

hitech, I'm not nor have I ever (at least in this thread) accused you of anything. I don't really care if you reply to any of my threads or posts, that is not what I'm after or what I really want. People here have twisted this thread into something that I never intended it to be. This was suppost to be about reallity v.s. playability and how far each should be taken. People have warped this into a complaint, and are trying to read WAY too much into my threads and posts. People, just take it at face value; don't try to find hidden complaints, insults, insinuations...THEY ARE NOT THERE!!!  I will use sarcasm, and some subtle jokes but I don't try to hide things in my posts.
HT, I think you know how best to run HTC, and are doing a good job of it. This was never a complaint about how you run the company and or game or even how you decide what gets into the game.

Just making sure you know, I was not speaking about you. Your topic of discussion was fine, and reallity v.s. playability is always a good topic.

HiTech

[texastc316]

Don't you have an update to be working on sir?

JUST KIDDING!

[BaldEagl]

hitech, ... I don't really care if you reply to any of my threads or posts, that is not what I'm after or what I really want.

I didn't even get THOSE answered officialy, I think some administrators wrote back, but nothing official. Kinda like HT saying he should kick that guy in the ribs.

A solution would be to add a thread or forum, ya lets make it a whole new forum link, posted at the top of the page in the wishlist forum. It would have a page to a half page worth of threads in it and HTC could answer them "officialy" and it would cut down on a lot of useless threads (beaufight, I have seen a lot of those and it dosen't look like were gona get that any time soon, B29, I know I posted one, but that was my first wishlist post and on my first day, again, were not gona get that anytime time soon either) if HT said no personaly (people could read the threads and responses, just not post any new threads).   After 1 day the threads could be deleted and that would allow new threads to be posted. Or it could be every week to allow HTC more time. It would be more work for HTC but once done I think it would be worth it.

 

[Nemisis]

BaldEagl, I know it my look contradicting but it really isn't. I really don't care if an administrator writes back. All I was saying is that I DIDN'T get them answered if it really is a three wishes thing. I wasn't whining, I was just adressing the issue (problem?) at hand.


Nemisis

[hitech]

I really don't care if an administrator writes back

I get no respect, no respect.

HiTech

[Qrsu]

I think it's great that the guys running the game actually take the time to read and respond to a lot of threads on the boards... it's not often that players get that interactivity with staffers in a community. You have my respect.

[waystin2]

I get no respect, no respect.

HiTech

Poor hitech.   

[Bruv119]

group hug?

[Nemisis]

please.

[A8TOOL]

I disagree with you, The comment that I responded to was in no way constructive criticism. It was and is nothing more than a player whining about not getting his way.The real facts are I choose not to implement those ideas. Anyone can disagree with my choices and that is a topic that can be discussed. Accusing me of not responding to the wishes is where he begins acting like a child, I.E. "You are not doing what I want, so therefore you must not understand what I want".

In fact the very topic about wish list items being responded to I explained before.

HiTech

Not my quote, meaning or words used but I know who he's talking about.

"You are not doing what I want, so therefore you must not understand what I want"

These are not only my complaints or wishes I have posted.  I have not posted this without reading or hearing of them first either in game or on the board. This Thread is not about me and what I WANT, It's about what I see the community asking for without response. With HTC being the Boss I'm not sure they even owe us one.... but I do know they give us a place to ask for and complain about them without restriction. (Image removed from quote.)
 

With the exception of the game clock,  I supported them all in one way or another. The only one I ever truly wanted was for Zoom To Remember. This was never a me, me, me post.

The rest of the ideas IMO were all reasonable community requests. Many of which may or may not have been easy to fix at one time or another prior to this new version. As always, ...what happens next in reference to game play and functionality will be entirely up to HTC. I'm just one of it's subscribers and as far as I know, allowed to add input and opinion.


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It's true, my original post was not in any way constructive criticism. It was simply a list of unanswered requests I've either previously read or heard complained about in game over the years without ever being answered to as far as I know..... until now that is.


"HiTech"

The real facts are I choose not to implement those ideas.

The quote above ends any further comments made by me on those topics. (especially since this is an absolute definitive answer coming Straight From The Top to squash them all.)     


Edit: To not seem fearful I should also give a thanks out to Paladin. I didn't think I deserved to be booted off these boards for making that list either,.... and since I have not been yet, I'm thankful for that too.

The game has a lot coming in this new version and I hope to see you here.
 




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