AH's Old Nemesis Apparently Having a Go at the Crown...

[WPmega]

i can say this from experiance.

Once you Fly AcesHigh you will never find anything better.

[gyrene81]

  I just noticed this...

Bonus Deal: Dogfight players get free 30-day trial of MMOG WarBirds

Wait, so I have to pay $29.95 to get a free month when the (ancient) Warbirds website says this on the front page?  

sign up for a free one month account

LMAO!!! Talk about marketing misdirection.

[blutic]

huuuumh.....................y ou cant polish a turd.

[Citabria]

See Rule #6

[Bruv119]

"adrenaline-pumping missions for the bravest of gamers. "

there are brave gamers?

[LYNX]

We all know Aces High is the better game but I recall WB offline AI being a far better experience than AH's off line drones (shock, horror).  I have wondered on a number of occasion why HTC didn't use a replica of WB offline experience.  Was it too legally protected or perhaps that wasn't HTC field?

I think the point that everyone is missing is good marketing.   

Think IL-2.  It's in or is available in every game shop.  I've even seen IL-2 give the disc away with related pro mo's.  It isn't what I call MMOG either with a capped 36 man arena's or whatever the number is.

Think Microsoft COMBAT flight sim.  Jesus! even I have one of these...a Christmas present about 6 or 7 years back.  That thing was a good seller in the game shops but the playing experience was SOOOOO repetitive.  None the less it sold in the millions.

As much as we wouldn't play WB you just can't knock the business strategy.  So simple really.  Have a disc cut and boxed for a few bucks (ello China).  Tie in a distribution / marketing company.  Share in the disc sales and eventually keep all the online subscribers....KaaChing.  

In sales terms that disc is the HOOK to the online experience.  Every new purchaser knows he has a free month.  It doesn't matter that the offer is already available.  The purchaser didn't know in the first place....why else would he purchase a disc for a game that's already downloadable.

This is what I thought HTC would have to do with Combat/Tour megga mission thingy-me-bob that they have on the back burner.  I couldn't see it being worth their while if it wasn't pro mo'ed to the masses on a disc.

[allaire]

huuuumh.....................you cant polish a turd.

Actually you can, but in this case there are no techniques that would be able to do it.

[Stalwart]

The article says Bill Stealey produced Warbirds.  I guess that's technically correct, yes?

It would be more accurate to say he bought it, killed it, then tried to reinvent it.

[DREDIOCK]

Just watched the trailer here

http://igs-games.com/

Cant say Im overly impressed.
And other then the road convoy in the background of one scene
 I cant really say Im impressed at all.

[Jappa52]

Just watched the trailer here

http://igs-games.com/

Cant say Im overly impressed.
And other then the road convoy in the background of one scene
 I cant really say Im impressed at all.

that ------ was------- horrible. it looks like it was made 10 years ago.

[Westy]

 Unless Milddill Stealey got a degree in programming, bought out "Target:Where?" or will outsource
the game to Oleg and friends I wouldn't count that dog till you hear it bark!   I just don't think there's
anyone left at iEN but the amazing and stupendous Wildpill himself and possibly the janitor at this point.

http://forum.totalsims.com/viewtopic.php?t=9602


"To my WarBirds / TotalSims family and friends,
 Today, I am announcing my retirement from IEN.

Over the past almost 10 years, I have had the privilege and honor of serving the WarBirds
Community in almost every conceivable position from basic Techsupport to Producer and
Designer. Meeting many of you at Cons in the US and Europe or talking to you by phone,
email, Roger Wilco or Teamspeak has been one of the many highlights of my time with IEN.
 Working with a legend in the business (WLDBIL) and the other almost countless contributors
to the game including Dan Hammer, Kent East, Tony Hepler, Matt Davis, Chris Cottrell, Sherry
Miracle, Phil Hall, Chris Wall and many other talented folks was icing on a very tasty cake!

If I listed all I have to thank, the forum might just crash, so to all of you I extend a heartfelt
and sincere Thank You, Salute and Blue Skies!

There are many good improvements on the way that we have worked on in the past months
and you have a lot to look forward to as "WarBirders".

Always Best Regards,
Tim SKYDVR Metcalfe "

[Saxman]

Actually you can, but in this case there are no techniques that would be able to do it.

Yup, Mythbusters proved that one.

[hitech]

looked at there website heres there online numbers right now in each arena..

      MAIN 56    
     Armored Assault 23    
     World War 2 2    
     Dawn of Aces 1    
     S3 Squad Select Series 1    
     Special Training Arena 1    
     Training 1    
     Practice and Dueling 0    
  
UMMM i think Hitech has nothing to worry about, there WW1 arena looked cool thou. one month for free, it might take a month to find a fight with those numbers

Also of that 56 1/3 are AI.

Definition of insanity, Doing the same thing, and expecting different results.

Warbirds with nothing but new title screens over the past 11 years.

1. Fighter Ops.
2. Dawn Of Aces.
3. Fly Boys.

And NOWWW>>>>

Dogfights.

Hmm wonder if it will do any better then the other re-brands.

HiTech

[Shuffler]

<snicker>

[gyrene81]

Definition of insanity, Doing the same thing, and expecting different results.

Warbirds with nothing but new title screens over the past 11 years.

     ...BWAHAHAHAHAHA...