Something to help the players, and make HT $$

[jolly22]

jolly, step back and seriously look at your wish.  then imagine how many people would actually use it.  then estimate the developer time needed to implement this.  then after you do that.  then really think if HT would be willing to add stuff to the current version when he's actually working on a new version.

now we have no idea except for a few pictures of how the final version of ah3 is gonna look.  perhaps HT is already thinking of adding sunglasses.  perhaps no.  as for the tags.  what the heck is a different colored gamer tag is?  is that a different skin?  have you created one?  all skins are user created, I think.


semp

I believe a lot of these newcomers that will come when we get the new graphics, will buy into this. The whole gaming world now a days thrives on micro-payments. It's not a "new idea" for these current generation players. Like I've said before, people want to stand out on the internet.. This is a way for the to do so WITHOUT ruining the games integrity. Gamer Tags are your games ID.. Mine is JRjolly. Now imagine I pay $1 to make it say, purple. People WILL buy that. It's inevitable. It's a way for people to possibly notice them.

@Ratsy
 No I didn't quote you because I know other people have the same opinion. BUT, I KNOW for a fact that Aces High is completely different than WT... We have the better game. We'll be even better once this new graphics engine comes out. So let's say we copy WTs "Game" persay. Their micro-payments, graphics and everything else. We keep our game, but add all that.

Basically our planes/physics/game style. Add their graphics and micro-payments. Now who is the better game, and who will be making the more money.. We'll draw their players in. That'll be inevitable.

[Patches1]

I have a copy of Warbirds 1.1 and a copy of Aces High 2.77...

Y'all need to take a chill pill...

No matter what you see on your monitor, it's the underlying code that makes a game great.

[kvuo75]

Basically our planes/physics/game style. Add their graphics and micro-payments. Now who is the better game, and who will be making the more money.. We'll draw their players in. That'll be inevitable.

why not just go over to WT's wishlist forum and suggest they change to be more like aces high?

[jolly22]

why not just go over to WT's wishlist forum and suggest they change to be more like aces high?

Because their game is WAY too arcade like.. It's not a "flight simulator". It's, hey let's fly around in F3 mode in fighters and dogfight B17s.

Lol

Pretty obvious why I'm here and not at WT

[Wiley]

Because their game is WAY too arcade like.. It's not a "flight simulator". It's, hey let's fly around in F3 mode in fighters and dogfight B17s.

Lol

Pretty obvious why I'm here and not at WT

There's a substantial difference to gameplay though.  This is open world freeform.  WT is rounds based.  That is a major difference that negates a large portion of the players.  Also, has it occurred to you that perhaps people might actually LIKE to fly in F3 mode and dogfight B17s?

By your logic, we should all be headed over to DCS because it's even more realistic than this.  More realism is better, right?

This game exists in a weird twilight between more arcade games like WT, and more hardcore sims like DCS.  The level of realism is just right for the people who are here in that it has more realistic physics compared to stuff like WT but doesn't get bogged down in the engine management etc like DCS.

A lot of people seem to think there's just this gigantic playerbase over at WT that is just DYING to get in here but they don't know about this game.  I disagree.  The gameplay is so different the carryover would be small.  No F3 mode and the more challenging FM is not desirable for many people.

People don't play games because they have micropayments, they play them because the gameplay is good and what they want.  This is a niche game within a niche genre.

The only way I'd be ok with this suggestion is if there was a checkbox called 'classic view' that ignored all this custom gamertag/skin crap and allowed it to appear normal.  I don't want to be trying to figure out in the middle of a dogfight if that dusty rose or fuchsia icon means friend or enemy.

Wiley.

[jolly22]

There's a substantial difference to gameplay though.  This is open world freeform.  WT is rounds based.  That is a major difference that negates a large portion of the players.  Also, has it occurred to you that perhaps people might actually LIKE to fly in F3 mode and dogfight B17s?

By your logic, we should all be headed over to DCS because it's even more realistic than this.  More realism is better, right?

This game exists in a weird twilight between more arcade games like WT, and more hardcore sims like DCS.  The level of realism is just right for the people who are here in that it has more realistic physics compared to stuff like WT but doesn't get bogged down in the engine management etc like DCS.

A lot of people seem to think there's just this gigantic playerbase over at WT that is just DYING to get in here but they don't know about this game.  I disagree.  The gameplay is so different the carryover would be small.  No F3 mode and the more challenging FM is not desirable for many people.

People don't play games because they have micropayments, they play them because the gameplay is good and what they want.  This is a niche game within a niche genre.

The only way I'd be ok with this suggestion is if there was a checkbox called 'classic view' that ignored all this custom gamertag/skin crap and allowed it to appear normal.  I don't want to be trying to figure out in the middle of a dogfight if that dusty rose or fuchsia icon means friend or enemy.

Wiley.

But who wants to pay $50 to fly JUST a 109K.. When you can pay $15 to fly all of our planes. Aces High has a great balance between DCS and WT. With the new graphics engine we'll be even more balanced between the two. Once the games gets all it's new shiny upgrades, I'm sure HiTech is going to advertise. And those players will gradually move over to Aces High. It won't be instantaneous, but word will get around that our game is amazing. Yes, I believe there could be a check box that turns on/off the colored ID tags. OR how about applying that colored ID tag to the forums?

Keep laying it on me 

 
JRjolly