Is this what Hitech wants?

[moot]

comments like this:

You don't know what you're talking about on this one.

Are completely unwarranted

Not true and in ten years you'll look back and agree with me.  Also this

and are what really set me off and is where the:

So you are more credible on the topic then?  I'd like to know how you figure.

comment spawned from.

concedes that you were arguing from emotion rather than objectively.  Malesuada fames
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I frankly don't know what planet you're from if you think the attitude of players in EG most first person shooter multiplayer games (majority of online games unless I'm mistaken) isn't repulsive.  AH might've been crawling closer to it as it became more popular, but it's still nowhere near those games.  Whether or not you believe me, I think being older allows me to see some things you might not perceive.

Similarities between AH and other games yes.  The important thing isn't just finding similarities or differences but tallying them and justifying, quantifying their relevance.
The main long term medium of AH is squads.  I honestly haven't seen a shred of evidence that squads in AH are on average nearly as dirty (can't think of any better word), to put it in a nutshell, as the average "clan" in first person shooters.  And first person shooters are a major part of online video games nowadays.  My intuitive impression is that it's because the themes of those games are, supercilious as it might sound, more crude.  There's many less crude games but... for whatever reason, if there's a reason, many of those games are full of pretentious salamanders. I'm not trying to pick any fights, I'm just calling it for what it is.  Aces High for whatever reason is one of the few games that strikes a compromise between nerdiness and brass tacks.  Not a negligible instance: this forum.  Or other flight sim forums?  All the FPS forums I've ever seen are akin to 4chan: incessant puerile food fights.
And as you indirectly point out in those games the action is usually much more frantic, hence much less idle time to whittle away with banter.

All of this is off topic.  Maybe you can argue what I suggested on the original topic.

[SectorNine50]

I'm not sure I will, as I don't believe one can outright say that another person's experiences are wrong.  However, time will tell and it is irrelevant anyway.

No, I think I will leave this thread behind and chalk it up to stress.

My apologizes to everyone for the tangent and these shenanigans.

[moot]

Sometimes I just flat out don't get it.

[pervert]

The "very large portion" of your statement is purely speculation.

It could also be said that a "very large portion" of people are quite happy with the game the way it is.

But that would also be speculation.

And I'm sure HTC is closely monitoring how many people "vote" with their feet.

If there was some sort of mass exodus going on he would be aware of it and react accordingly.

+ 1 why is there a crisis thread every month or so?? Just because a few people think something sucks in the game doesn't mean we all feel that way, and MrRipley your 'a customer' not 'the customers' the customers as a whole make HTCs business and we all don't think like you do. Your in the software business right? So you helped make your software? Generally speaking what kind of software is it if you don't mind me asking?

[mechanic]

wrong on all counts. You're chasing an emotional reward that doesn't exist.

Thank you, Dr. Moot   

[PJ_Godzilla]

 I have gained NEITHER from this discussion.  Instead, you decided to nit pick stupid details in a passive aggressive manor, and then go on to say that somehow my point of view doesn't carry weight (what kind of person says that, really?).

I'd get into this just for laughs, but it's beneath me.

Why?

Because I was to the "passive-aggressive manor" born.

Bahahaha.

[PJ_Godzilla]

oh forgot step 2, almost like you 

step 2

have fun.....

I'm still not seeing the source of this whole thing. Last night, the only "horde" I saw was a fomration of 4 boxes o' lancs accompanied by a 47 and 51. They were bish ganging a base unopposed. But think about it - it'd only take a handful of opposition to drop a loaf in that punchbowl.

I didn't up from that base, clearly, since the assault was well under way but instead upped from another with the intent to see if I could come in and ruin that party. Before that could happen ,though, I got in a nice 1v1 with Dorsey in his Jug. It was a bad night for me and I lost but we had a salute-level combat.

This just looks like carping. I'd love to see some data on hording frequency. I'll even propose a metric... let's try duration or frequency of occurrence of 10+ enemy fighter ac caps in a given arena.

[Kazaa]

Who else looked at the OP's screen shot and instantly got a hard on? Dam, I've played this game too long.

Fugitive, less QQ more pewpew, k.

/thread.

[RufusLeaking]

Thank you, Dr. Moot  

Moot has been getting deep. What is that bird (in his avatar) smoking?  

Meanwhile, back at the OP:

Its not even fun trying to see how long you can last i that mess with 5-10 guy diving on you at once. Launching from the next base is a waste of time as the horde gobbles up the base in under 5 minutes which is more than quick enough to be gone and looking for the next NOE path before a defender could get there from an adjacent base.
 

On the current Titanic Tuesday map, last night, there was a great horde vs horde action. The field being contested was A98, having overlapping dar circles with friendly A99 (4.0k). The red guys had A78 a little farther out, and a few other airfields within a couple of sectors. Towards the end, a red task group was getting close.

For at least an hour, there were two full dar bars in the sector. Hangars went down and came up. Fights started high and ended up on the deck. Both sides kept replenishing. It was awesome.  

It was a reminder of why I play the game.

Post script: The change to 75% on the town seems to go a long way towards allowing a defense to develop.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

+ 1 why is there a crisis thread every month or so?? Just because a few people think something sucks in the game doesn't mean we all feel that way, and MrRipley your 'a customer' not 'the customers' the customers as a whole make HTCs business and we all don't think like you do. Your in the software business right? So you helped make your software? Generally speaking what kind of software is it if you don't mind me asking?

Pervert you're 'a customer' too and your opinnion weighs just as much as mine. If you participate in steamrolls and fail to see how that can affect other players you just have a social problem or are too young to be empathic

In answer to your other question:
Bid calculation and project management.

[Vudu15]

guys try to remember what this ridiculous thread is about one guy doesn't like how a large percentage of the other players play the game which I concur "at times" can be annoying if your on the receiving end but when it comes right down to it ITS JUST A DAM GAME. try to step back sometimes and look outside at the larger picture. I have to do it all the time. And to Fugi sir how many posts just like this one have you put up in the last 6 months? have they changed anything? has Hitech stepped out from somewhere and gave you some kinda quota you must meet before he'll make changes that you agree with? the answers to these questions is NO so what is it you hope to accomplish with IMO is ranting. what? what is it? tell you what next time you wanna post one of these why not call Hitech and ask him first..... end all this business before it starts....................... .................TY AND TRY TO HAVE A NICE DAY.

[CptTrips]

many of those games are full of pretentious salamanders.

Thats is a bit harsh, isn't it?

,
Wab

[MoJoRiZn]

lookin over your post you must be talkin bout someone else

 you might oughta make sure your talkin to the right person. 

And you know this how?  He is not a part of a buffing/landgrabbing squad.  This must be a shade account or you just don't know what you are talking about.

All the Best...

   Jay

Mojo is most certainly thinking of another Vudu, as The Flying Circus doesn't operate that way.

yes I am probally talking about another vudu player. I know the Flying Circus does not play in this way. The vudu player I was thinking of use to fly with them playmates! Those actions I reported was happening in the midwar arena. I am so so sorry I confused you with that vudu player, please if you don't mind would you accept my apology for thinking you was another person. The Flying Circus is a well honored and respected group in these parts!

all the best

the LiZaRd KiNg

[MrRiplEy[H]]

guys try to remember what this ridiculous thread is about one guy doesn't like how a large percentage of the other players play the game which I concur "at times" can be annoying if your on the receiving end but when it comes right down to it ITS JUST A DAM GAME. try to step back sometimes and look outside at the larger picture. I have to do it all the time. And to Fugi sir how many posts just like this one have you put up in the last 6 months? have they changed anything? has Hitech stepped out from somewhere and gave you some kinda quota you must meet before he'll make changes that you agree with? the answers to these questions is NO so what is it you hope to accomplish with IMO is ranting. what? what is it? tell you what next time you wanna post one of these why not call Hitech and ask him first..... end all this business before it starts....................... .................TY AND TRY TO HAVE A NICE DAY.

Yeah yeah when you see a large percentage of streetwalkers gang stomping some random citizen you just join the gang and stomp the mutha! That's what the group is doing so they must be right, right? I mean if so many are stomping it's the stompees problem if he doesnt like it obviously. He should use tiger karate moves or sumptin!

[moot]

Thats is a bit harsh, isn't it?

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Wab

Wabbit... I still can't believe some of the stuff I've seen.  One guy was made to "stand at attention" for an hour for not following some rule or other.
Uh huh.. 

Yeah yeah when you see a large percentage of streetwalkers gang stomping some random citizen you just join the gang and stomp the mutha! That's what the group is doing so they must be right, right? I mean if so many are stomping it's the stompees problem if he doesnt like it obviously. He should use tiger karate moves or sumptin!

Yeah, just speak the magic words "adapt and fight back"    Click his heels three times.