Drex.
HiTech
The legend of Drex is the best kept secret in Aces High. I will say only what I know from first hand knowledge about what I know about why you only ever saw drex when he was in the zone and who he flew with on shade accounts to practice. He talked me into making one years ago to fly with him incognito. I was river, he was styx.. his idea. Not a disparage of his ability but he was a real player with ups and downs and he did this to heighten the in game persona of Drex by only playing on it when he was in the zone 100%.
and as great as the Legend of Drex or (insert best acm table turner of your choice) is... all they have given to the game is a standard to beat which in itself is a one dimensional benefit.
imagine if you will if you had a legion of players who didn't aspire to be like drex... but like greebo. what if they actually took steps towards such a goal or a standard of that magnitude of what they could attain in this wonderful cartoon world HTC has created?
they would see not just the acm mastery but a mastery of the entire game from everything a player could possibly accomplish in it.
they would build the world to their liking then texture the planes to their liking. then fly on the terrain they made in the plane they skinned and shoot at other players and enjoy every minute of it.
It is disheartening that the creator of the game might find more value in a long vanished legend that was more an idea and an image than anything else. the value of that is very high indeed... but maybe they did not consider why a renaissance man like greebo made an impact far greater on the game in so many ways than any other player in the history of the game.
but that's just my opinion...
i never wanted to be like drex...
I wanted to be like greebo and I was just one player that saw what he could accomplish and was inspired to do the same.
