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Offline GScholz

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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #75 on: January 17, 2013, 09:35:51 AM »
Quote from: VonMessa on January 17, 2013, 09:34:04 AM
"Unfortunately, this game was unfinished and neglected !"  Right in the description of the video.   :rofl

Which has no bearing on the visual fidelity that was available five years ago.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #76 on: January 17, 2013, 09:36:58 AM »
Quote from: VonMessa on January 17, 2013, 09:18:18 AM
Nope.

I am horrendously obtuse.

Quite right...
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #77 on: January 17, 2013, 09:38:33 AM »
The question is would improving the terrain bring more income to cover up the development costs. If not, it's simply not a smart thing to do.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #78 on: January 17, 2013, 09:39:42 AM »
I am still dying to know what I am missing.

My son plays COD on our living room TV.

51" Plasma, 1080p.  Looks fantastic!  Stupendous!!  Mind blowing!

It is a literal visual orgasm!

(for the .23 seconds that I look at the eye candy before people start shooting at each other and I stop gawking at the scenery)
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #79 on: January 17, 2013, 09:40:15 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on January 17, 2013, 09:38:33 AM
The question is would improving the terrain bring more income to cover up the development costs. If not, it's simply not a smart thing to do.

Best reason.

I don't want prices to go up to pay for garbage that I do not need.

I believe that this is the only service that I have paid for in the last 10 years that has not increased their fees...
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #80 on: January 17, 2013, 09:41:43 AM »
Quote from: GScholz on January 17, 2013, 09:36:58 AM
Quite right...


Just being rational...
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #81 on: January 17, 2013, 09:45:47 AM »
Btw. VonMessa, the game is still available if you're interested: http://www.amazon.co.uk/WWII-Battle-Tanks-34-Tiger/dp/B0012Q2DGA

With the patches and community mods it is a good game and well worth looking into if you're into tank sims.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #82 on: January 17, 2013, 09:53:03 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on January 17, 2013, 09:38:33 AM
The question is would improving the terrain bring more income to cover up the development costs. If not, it's simply not a smart thing to do.

That's always the big question: What to spend the development budget on. With all the F2P games available today traditional subscription based games are heading the way of the dinosaur. I don't know what's in AH's future.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #83 on: January 17, 2013, 09:56:59 AM »
Quote from: GScholz on January 17, 2013, 09:45:47 AM
Btw. VonMessa, the game is still available if you're interested: http://www.amazon.co.uk/WWII-Battle-Tanks-34-Tiger/dp/B0012Q2DGA

With the patches and community mods it is a good game and well worth looking into if you're into tank sims.
Wow, for a game released almost 4.5 years ago it looks amazing... with the rolling hills the ground almost looks real.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #84 on: January 17, 2013, 09:58:29 AM »
Quote from: Pand on January 17, 2013, 09:56:59 AM
Wow, for a game released almost 4.5 years ago it looks amazing... with the rolling hills the ground almost looks real.

The reviews didn't seem too amazing.

Besides, I only have American dollars to spend...  :noid
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #85 on: January 17, 2013, 10:09:16 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on January 17, 2013, 09:38:33 AM
The question is would improving the terrain bring more income to cover up the development costs. If not, it's simply not a smart thing to do.
That's up to the big guy to figure out; however, making it look pretty could gain many potential opportunities for subscribers that might have bypassed it strictly based off their first impression.

Lets say you know nothing about either game, you're watching the history/military channel on TV.  You see an advertisement for each game.

WOP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VTazV7Mizg
AHII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh9FOD463cg#!

Which one are you going to check out first?

I'm in AHII's corner regarding overall gameplay, and want HTC to be successful... but I really don't understand what's holding them back on the graphics.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #86 on: January 17, 2013, 10:13:39 AM »
I don't see where that is all that much better than what we have. Our tanks look better. We have the ground clutter.... that everyone turns off. Those trees and bushes look better, but once your in the fight your not looking at how pretty they are. The ground does have a smoother roll to it, but again, can they expend the poly-count just to round off the hills? I'm sure the terrains could be built with a bit more small elevation changes, but that would fall the a map maker wouldn't it? After spending all that time to build a MA map hows going to spend the extra time going over the map foot by foot to add all that elevation detail?

Ya I know, your answer is going to be HTC should do this, take care of this, build new maps. Of course that would negate the possibility of any new things added other than pretty trees and rolling hills on ONE map.
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #87 on: January 17, 2013, 10:14:45 AM »
Quote from: VonMessa on January 17, 2013, 09:58:29 AM
The reviews didn't seem too amazing.

Besides, I only have American dollars to spend...  :noid

Like I said, it needs to be patched and modded. There's a huge Kursk mod in the works. Looking forward to it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=203
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #88 on: January 17, 2013, 10:21:28 AM »
Quote from: The Fugitive on January 17, 2013, 10:13:39 AM
I don't see where that is all that much better than what we have. Our tanks look better. We have the ground clutter.... that everyone turns off. Those trees and bushes look better, but once your in the fight your not looking at how pretty they are. The ground does have a smoother roll to it, but again, can they expend the poly-count just to round off the hills? I'm sure the terrains could be built with a bit more small elevation changes, but that would fall the a map maker wouldn't it? After spending all that time to build a MA map hows going to spend the extra time going over the map foot by foot to add all that elevation detail?

Ya I know, your answer is going to be HTC should do this, take care of this, build new maps. Of course that would negate the possibility of any new things added other than pretty trees and rolling hills on ONE map.

Um...

T34 vs Tiger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABElONSfDY

AH2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5bahYlZJ1Q&NR=1

The difference is substantial to say the least...
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Re: Any rumors about improving the terrain?
« Reply #89 on: January 17, 2013, 10:23:00 AM »
Quote from: The Fugitive on January 17, 2013, 10:13:39 AM
I don't see where that is all that much better than what we have. Our tanks look better. We have the ground clutter.... that everyone turns off. Those trees and bushes look better, but once your in the fight your not looking at how pretty they are. The ground does have a smoother roll to it, but again, can they expend the poly-count just to round off the hills? I'm sure the terrains could be built with a bit more small elevation changes, but that would fall the a map maker wouldn't it? After spending all that time to build a MA map hows going to spend the extra time going over the map foot by foot to add all that elevation detail?

Ya I know, your answer is going to be HTC should do this, take care of this, build new maps. Of course that would negate the possibility of any new things added other than pretty trees and rolling hills on ONE map.

And add the possibility of subscription increases...
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