FSO Recruitment

[captain1ma]

CiC's with premature landing syndrome, doesn't help the FSO either. we need players that WANT to play.

[AKKuya]

I tried to see if some solutions were possible. Maybe the silent minority/majority are working behind the scenes to bring new players into the game.

2017 may bring better tidings.

[oakranger]

Kula I have a lot of respect for you my friend.  But I think everyone is missing the main problem.  Fact - The FSO isn't as fun as it use to be.  Recruiting will be nearly impossible unless positive changes to the game play are made.  What worked 10 years ago isn't working now.  Time to make changes in what the community wants to do and not a few guys running the CM Team want to do.  Big changes are needed.  Big ones.

Then after you recruit you have to retain that guy.  Hows this done in the current situation?  These are hard questions I have on my squad staff calls and no one has any good answers we can effect.

If the FSO was great fun we'd have pilots beating down the doors wouldn't we?

You want more recruiting, heck I'm working hard to hold on to the guys I have let alone get more.  Why don't you the CM Team help me recruit and retain by making a really fun game.

Its long over due to for root cause analysis here.

I want a great FSO community and I'm willing to work for it.  But telling us to get more folks isn't the answer here.

I am with you, however, as I stated and Narf seems to agree, how can you get numbers up in FSO when MA numbers are struggling too?
 It is up to HT and staff to advertise the game in a way that people will check it out.   I learned about AH 10 years ago on the military channel and I was not involved in any online gaming.  IDK what it will take but strongly believe it is the key to get numbers up over all.

[Scca]

I'm sure that flying in circles for 30 min before landing is a great way to promote FSO action.

[Scca]

I am with you, however, as I stated and Narf seems to agree, how can you get numbers up in FSO when MA numbers are struggling too?
 It is up to HT and staff to advertise the game in a way that people will check it out.   I learned about AH 10 years ago on the military channel and I was not involved in any online gaming.  IDK what it will take but strongly believe it is the key to get numbers up over all.

There was some discussion about advertising the other night.  The word is, HTC said it didn't pay off.  Funny thing is, several people including myself said that's how they found out about the game.  <shrug>

[Kanth]

I've been sharing videos of in FSO and Scenarios and some of the annoucements from HTC with my friends on facebook.  Most are horse owning older ladies but I know some of them and their husbands are gamers.

I started playing because AOL sent me a disc with Air Warrior on it.  Back when downloading was SUPER SLOW, anything that arrived on CD that was free was gonna be tried out. 

Not sure how that translates into getting the word out today.

I did see the commercials on the History Channel several times but I already knew about Aces High by then.

[captain1ma]

went on my facebook page and typed this:

@aces high III join the game, join the fun!

www.hitechcreations.com

takes them to the ah3 facebook page and creates a link to aces high. if everyone does it, maybe that will help?

[oakranger]

There was some discussion about advertising the other night.  The word is, HTC said it didn't pay off.  Funny thing is, several people including myself said that's how they found out about the game.  <shrug>

i wonder how they come up with that conclusion? The only way I can see for them to know that is did a community survey.   Now I am getting of age and forget things from time to time, but never recall HTC asking.

[Becinhu]

I found the game from an ad on the military channel as well as on history channel. Never would have started without those ads.


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[Bannor]

I saw the Ad on the Military channel in 2002? I too was not a gamer, but I got into the game and have been hooked ever since. I was divorced not too long after I started. Surely it was a coincidence!   

[Nefarious]

In 2000, I was surfing the web looking for add-ons and skins for Janes WW2 fighters and found a web banner for Aces High.

[Bannor]

In 2000, I was surfing the web looking for add-ons and skins for Janes WW2 fighters and found a web banner for Aces High.

I'm a web bannor. 

[captain1ma]

it must have been a Bannor day!!

[puller]

Military channel ad in 04 or 05 for me....and I wasn't a gamer either...I traded a Cadillac for a gaming computer for this game in may of 05...wife been trying to leave me ever since 

[Bannor]

Military channel ad in 04 or 05 for me....and I wasn't a gamer either...I traded a Cadillac for a gaming computer for this game in may of 05...wife been trying to leave me ever since 

Good luck with that Puller.