On the Next Vote

[bustr]

Suggested list:

Beaufighter
G.55
He111
J2M
Ju188
Ki-43
SM.79
Tu-2
Wellington
Yak-3

This is a good realistic short list from experience by Karnak.

It would be fantastic to have the Yak3 along with the Yak family cockpits and graphics updated. But, I'm betting the Ki43 would become one of those uber irritating ankle biters like the Brewster while spawning adnausium of anti Ki43 posts in these forums. I'd hate to see what happens if the Gladiator was released. Something to harass Brewsters with I bet. Waaaa...the Gladiator has too many wings. It couldn't catch the Brewster in real life in a dive..waaaaaa.

Fighter
G55 {3}
Yak3 {2}
Ki43 {1}
J2M {4}

Attacker
Beaufighter {1}
Tu-2 {2}

Medium Bomber
Wellington {3}
He111 {1}
Ju188 {4}
SM.79 {2}

[Tank-Ace]

IMO, the most biggest things we could get, even if they aren't all truely 'additions':

1) update to ordnance selection system, more options. The 190F-8 has something like 1/4-1/3rd its historical options. It could also lug around 2x 250kg bombs (or maybe even 500kgers, nobody is 100% sure), 1000kg AP bomb, torpedo, 8x 50kg bombs, etc. The P-38 is missing some flexibility, as is the F4U IIRC.

3) Add Yak-7

2) Split the 190A-8 into early and late variants.

4) Add Ki-43

5) Add Wellington

6) Add the 109E-7, which can serve as a near perfect stand in for later 109E-4s, and high-altitude variants of the early E-4.

That should cover us to mid 2014 at least.

[uptown]

Yaks and Migs 

[Delirium]

HTC should never have another voting session

No one likes the end result and frankly the community, as a whole, isn't smart enough to decide. As Hitech said himself, sometimes the worst thing you can do is give the customer what they want.

[Lusche]

No one likes the end result and frankly the community, as a whole, isn't smart enough to decide. As Hitech said himself, sometimes the worst thing you can do is give the customer what they want.

No one? More like "not a selected few on the BBS"

I for one was happy with the results of the past two votes, even though my initial choices never won, we still got two great additions that I am flying quite a lot. And by looking at the usage stats, I'm not the only one

And as far as I recall, we never had a totally free choicer either. We only were able to cast our vote on planes which HTC deemd to be worthwhile additions to Aces High.

[LCADolby]

As a film maker, I'd like 1 and a half votes 

[Wmaker]

I'm betting the Ki43 would become one of those uber irritating ankle biters like the Brewster while spawning adnausium of anti Ki43 posts in these forums.

Anyone who flies faster late war fighters and has constant problems with earlier more maneuverable fighter needs a look in the mirror. Whiners will whine, that won't change. Hopefully KI-43 gets added soon. It is the biggest historical gap in the fighter plane set along with Yak-1 family.

I'd hate to see what happens if the Gladiator was released. Something to harass Brewsters with I bet. Waaaa...the Gladiator has too many wings. It couldn't catch the Brewster in real life in a dive..waaaaaa.

I find it hard to believe that something that is so slow, poorly armed and which has such a slow roll rate would cause much trouble. And it wouldn't catch anything in dive in AH either. Fixed pitch prop alone makes sure of that.

[Tilt]

Yak1b  (***)
Yak7B  (*)
Yak9D  (**)
Yak9T  (**)
Yak3    (***)
Yak9U  (**)

Pe-2 (FT)
Tu-2S

[Bruv119]

meteor x3   

[Tank-Ace]

Yak1b  (***)
Yak7B  (*)
Yak9D  (**)
Yak9T  (**)
Yak3    (***)
Yak9U  (**)

Pe-2 (FT)
Tu-2S

Like 90%of that list isn't needed, or high on the priority list.

Cut the 1B, the 9D, the Yak 3, and the Pe 2, and you might slip that list in above more ordnance options in terms of priority.

[Wmaker]

Like 90%of that list isn't needed, or high on the priority list.

Cut the 1B, the 9D, the Yak 3, and the Pe 2, and you might slip that list in above more ordnance options in terms of priority.

Heh, Pe-2 was the most important Soviet bomber in the war. There isn't a single proper Soviet bomber in the game. Il-2 is a slow ground attack aircraft. Pe-2 may not be high on your priority list but it had a huge significance when looking at eastern front's air war.

Yaks are also very significant. Not having a single example of the Yak-1/3 -line is like not having a single P-38 in the USAAF plane set. ~8700 Yak-1s were produced.

The only example of early eastern front right now is the I-16. Soviet plane set is sorely lacking units.

[R 105]

HTC should never have another voting session

No one likes the end result and frankly the community, as a whole, isn't smart enough to decide. As Hitech said himself, sometimes the worst thing you can do is give the customer what they want.

There is a lot to be said about for this. Afterall one only needs to look at Washington D.C. if you think voting makes you smart. Voting in some cases is like giving a loaded gun to a monkey.

[icepac]

In order.........

Ki43

Beaufighter

He111 or Do17

PE2

Mig3...............3100 built.

KI44........before considering J2M.

Yak7...............6399 built but it is similar to yak9 which is already in game.

I185................only a problem for the brewsters if aren't on the same side.

[BuckShot]

HTC should never have another voting session

No one likes the end result and frankly the community, as a whole, isn't smart enough to decide. As Hitech said himself, sometimes the worst thing you can do is give the customer what they want.

Kind of like the U.S.A?

[perdue3]

In hopes that one day HTC will give us another chance to vote, and with greater hope that my fellow Aces Highers won't blow that vote, I would like to purpose the following.


Next time a vote comes up I would like to see...

Anyone who is on the skinning team (or is a Skinner) gets 3 votes.

All CM's get 3 votes

All players that have had an active account for more than eight years get 2 votes.

All the rest of us get one 1 vote.


I would like to see this because I feel these players who are skinners, CM's, and long standing pilots have put the most into the game over the years and I feel have a better understanding of what we need in the future.

You are kidding right? Why give them anything more than they already have. I know where you are going with the CM bit. They will vote for the planes we need for events...in the end they are an individual. They will do what they want just as everyone else does.

How about FSO CO's? Give them 5 votes.

Or those who have flown Scenarios for 5 years+? Give them 3 for that alone.