Sayōnara

[nrshida]

It's absolutely fascinating for me to look back over the five years I've played this game. This was my first flight simulator, my first MMOG and my first forum. I've met and duelled some of the best players in this game. Have snatched, in my own humble way, the pebbles from the hand of the dogfighting masters and have learned a tremendous amount about ACM, interaction and especially myself. I've met some extra-ordinary people, the weak, the strong, the insecure, the aggressive, the chivalrous, the self-aware, the skilled and the petty. I've seen the worst and best of people through this virtual environment. It's just an inescapable feeling I have, it's my time to go I can feel it.

I'd like to thank those notable people who have made my AH journey so interesting I'm sorry if I miss anyone's name, there have been so many: MerlinVI, Moot, Kazaa, MickyD, Bruv119, Pervert, DrBone, Joachim, Krupinski, Redbull, all of the Raw Prawns. My friends and brothers in The GFC. Debrody, Bighorn, and Kappa. Strip, CrackR, 20mmRain, Roultox, Hlbly, Slimmer, all of the Spixteen jockeys at the furball lake, Copprhed, F77, Revrand, Dolby, Mitsu-san, Coombzy, Morfiend, and all of The Army of Muppets (with whom I have so much in common except for our Timezone!).

It feels strange to remain hanging around the forum so I will be asking Skuzzy to lock this account at the end of the Beta testing to which I committed to participate in. I will try and maintain the resources I have uploaded for as long as possible, especially in the epic Westland Whirlwind wishlist thread and my joystick repair tutorials.

Thanks for all the good fights. Best regards.

<Salute>

nrshida.

[Vraciu]

[Bizman]

Indeed, 

[Nathan60]

bye.  Sorry to hear you are leaving. the forums just got  a little less interesting. I'll miss you trolling Arlo.

[Dichotomy]

huge loss to the game sir.  My best to you in all future endeavors

[Copprhed]

More bad news for those of us for whom stats make no difference. More of the real fun leaving the game and the forum. Pretty soon there will only be personality tests and trolls to get more people to become useless hotards. =S= Sensei, I will truly miss you.   

[Kingpin]

I hope you'll stick around or at least check in on us from time to time as a contributing member of the forum.  I've respected you as a player of the game and practitioner of ACM, dating back to my first days in the DA furball lake (before I gave up on that scene).  But more importantly, I've always appreciated the balance you bring to the forum as a voice of reason.  It would be an even bigger loss to see that leave the community as well.

Please keep your forum account, and remain, even if it is only occasionally looking and lurking.  It would be nice to hear from you from time to time though.   Besides, if I am ever going to be in your part of the world, I want to be sure I can contact you.  I remember offering to buy you a pint (of beer) once, which we revised to a root-beer   and I hope to honor that commitment someday!

Good luck in all your endeavors and be well, sir.

<S>
Ryno

[bozon]

Enjoy your time out - you'll be back nrshida. We always do.

Until next time <S>

[morfiend]

 

[RedBull1]

And so we lose yet another top stick, personality, and mentor in Aces High.

  Shida, had some outstanding times flying with and against you.

[Tracers]

  Nrshida gonna miss fighting you mate, another player in it purely for the fight gone from my timezone window. I a bit pissed that you leaving but completely understand the need to walk away from it, I left for a while and it did me the world of good to my attitude to the game and in turn my motivation for flying the cartoon skies.

I'm glad I just hovered above that last fight between you and threeup and just filmed it all (if I knew it was gonna be your last fight ever I would have jumped in and picked your arse lmao) JK.

Deadstikmac has offered to edit the film for me. Hope you stick around on the forums long enough to watch "Nrshidas last stand"

  Beer 

[Ratsy]

I have no idea about your personal situation.  After reading your posts over the years and observing your willingness to be part of the community it will be a real loss.

I believe Aces High will turn a corner in the near future.  I'm going to stick around for the next evolution which will take the game beyond the much-needed graphics upgrade.  I don't have any special knowledge, but I am convinced of the commitment at HiTech Creations and believe changes are coming that will effect game-play.  It might even take Aces High to a place none of us currently envision.

When I look at the alternatives to Aces High I'm troubled.  In my case, I'm older and I don't have much use for a Russia whose leaders could easily 'nationalize' their web businesses for political leverage and not blink an eye about it.  If they want my credit card number, I can wait for them to steal it from an American retailer (a joke - only smaller).

I'm going to stay active and pay for two accounts to support that development effort, because my circumstances will allow it.  No matter what is in your future, I hope you come back or at least hang the forums.

Kiosukete!

 

Ratsy

[Canspec]

 

[Zerstorer]

 

[Bruv119]