Aces High for 29$ on d2d?

[EskimoJoe]

Or are the Euros doomed to repeat the history that they are forgetting?

Are you an idiot?

[Melvin]

Are you an idiot?

Maybe.

However, in a room with the likes of you I'm Albert freeking Einstein.

Now go bother someone else child.

[EskimoJoe]

Maybe.

However, in a room with the likes of you I'm Albert freeking Einstein.

Now go bother someone else child.

freaking*

Nice one, Einstein.

[Melvin]

freaking*

Nice one, Einstein.

 

[Lusche]

That sucks. Is there a serious MMO WWII competitor over there, or is it a lack of marketing?

There's a lack of target audience in the first place. A WWII setting can be successful as a backdrop for a good, exciting game (emphasis on "game"). But the percentage of people looking for a WW2 flight combat simulation because they are interested in that stuff "enthusiasts" is very small to begin with. You probably have to compete much more with "ordinary" games.. WoW, farm simulators (no joking), the plethora if cute browser games, console gaming and so on. Fidelity in flight modeling or similar things won't help you, you need accessibility, stunning or even "spectacular" graphics and so on.

Personally, I did't know anyone in real life I have met in the last 6 years where I would have had a chance to interest him in Aces High. I doubt that this could be overcome with "better marketing" (whatever that would mean anyway)


(Don't forget the big cultural differences. The view on WWII is much different, there are no "heroic" TV shows, there is no such thing as a "military channel" and so on)

Or are the Euros doomed to repeat the history that they are forgetting?

 

[Melvin]

Or are the Euros doomed to repeat the history that they are forgetting?

Well, since it slipped by Lusche too I figure I'd better clarify my statement.

Here in the U.S. peoples awareness of history is on a steady decline. I made the assumption that this trend is worldwide.

And as the saying goes... those that forget their past are doomed to repeat it.

[Tank-Ace]

Fidelity in flight modeling or similar things won't help you, you need accessibility, stunning or even "spectacular" graphics and so on.

(Don't forget the big cultural differences. The view on WWII is much different, there are no "heroic" TV shows, there is no such thing as a "military channel" and so on)

Well, with the best settings, our graphics are simply astounding. It looks pretty close to a real aircraft. I suspect what people want isn't higher graphics quality, but more special effects, like you get at the movies.

If trees exploded when you hit them with a shell, crashing aircraft left furrows in the ground, hit GV's actually burned, and ammunition cooked off, etc, then I guarantee this would be the most popular game on the net.

[Rolex]

I agree, Lusche/Snailman, it's a niche market for enthusiasts. Perhaps marketing the boxed game and on-line game through small ads in modeling and RC enthusiast magazines might work. I suspect they read every detail on every page, so small ads might be as effective as large (expensive) ones.

I'm puzzled about the concept of two British planes featured on the cover of the German version... 

[Vudu15]

Did you notice the media was Lepape's vid 

That is freakin cool. 

[moot]

It's an Einstein thing.  You wouldn't understand.

[Melvin]

It's an Einstein thing.  You wouldn't understand.

Meh, nevermind. Puppets gonna yap and that's O.K. 

Nice hijack attempts, by the way.

[moot]

No, you wouldn't understand puppet.  

I'm puzzled about the concept of two British planes featured on the cover of the German version... 

So nowadays Germans are alright with their WWII army getting that kind of ... "front page" treatment?

[Tyrannis]

Question....

What is the point of buying AH on disk for $29, when you could go home and download it for free, then save that $29 for your first months subscription?

is there some big benefit to having it on disk?

[1701E]

Question....

What is the point of buying AH on disk for $29, when you could go home and download it for free, then save that $29 for your first months subscription?

is there some big benefit to having it on disk?

 As I recall the Boxed version is 30$ to pay for the first 2 months worth of subscription. Basically the price tag is just there to be able to sell it, the 30$ covers the 2 months of subscription, not the game itself.

[Myg]

Yo yo, that cover makes it look too "niche" for public consumption bro, totaly out of wack if your looking to get new players!

PS: Bruv, stop whinging and tell kaz to stop being a squeak (damn filter: "female dog"), so he can get over whatever emo block he's got going and get back into the damn game. I used to fly with you lot back in the days with RumbleBee and I understand that time does stuff to your head that you can't undo; but its still possible to "feel like a newbie" again if you lot stop taking your relationship with AH so damned seriously and enjoy the blasted thing.

Peace out yo.