How to increase the value of this game?

[Kanth]

Candy Crush Saga had an enormous following too....and farmville... Moms and Pops selling each other goats...There's a model. 

[ImADot]

I think the popularity of those other games is the quick action and ease of use (arcade feel) that many gamers today are able to handle. It's not so much flying WW2 planes, as it is an easy arcade game with planes. The number of players who like WW2 planes and something more than a point and shoot arcade experience is dwindling; you can only blame a game so much. I flew War Thunder for a couple of months...the only thing it has going for it is pretty graphics, which is not enough of a draw for me to keep any kind of interest.

[TequilaChaser]

In regards to the "hell no/no way in hell" responses

I understand why he replied with those answers, and truth be known email alerts have been sent out in the past and some currently still are, but that is left up to the CM Staff/ CM hosting each said event, individually

As for the printed manual, that is not very cost effective! Now if the subscriber wanted to pay extra money for a DVD & user manual, it might could become something to think about! HTC asked for the Trainers to come up with a manual back in 2000/2001 time era, and not one single person even attempted to act on HTC'S request until I went back and researched/read every single post before I got there.... I then took over 3 months drafting a Training manual for the game and got up to 96 pages drafted and still no trainers even considered it until I called Dale and he read through it and gave a thumbs up! But instead of the manual being completed, it was transferred/transformed into the Trainers old website, which has recently been updated and tweaked for Aces High 3!

As for the Java port - nobody that is up to date on all the security holes that are easily accessible in Java, would allow such an access point

As for the t-shirts, mugs, hats, mouse pads, HTC has already done that for years in the past, I've got everything except a mug...

My view and thoughts/experience of the reasons for the Hell No's

Hope this helps

Btw - Aces High is approaching it's 18 year mark later this year, so a dozen and a half years, heh

TC

[JunkyII]

I think the popularity of those other games is the quick action and ease of use (arcade feel) that many gamers today are able to handle. It's not so much flying WW2 planes, as it is an easy arcade game with planes. The number of players who like WW2 planes and something more than a point and shoot arcade experience is dwindling; you can only blame a game so much. I flew War Thunder for a couple of months...the only thing it has going for it is pretty graphics, which is not enough of a draw for me to keep any kind of interest.

I agree but their ad where it's a P51 shooting at a 109 and all you do is click to shoot which pops up a link to the War Thunder was genius....I clicked it, of course I didn't subscribe because it's War Thunder and I'm more interested in ACM then just a point and shoot air combat sim but I'm just saying, they are successful and people here think it's a terrible game without even knowing about it.

[TequilaChaser]

I agree but their ad where it's a P51 shooting at a 109 and all you do is click to shoot which pops up a link to the War Thunder was genius....I clicked it, of course I didn't subscribe

I'm pretty sure they did not come up with that themselves

That is how Air Warrior SVGA? or Air Warrior for windows (AW4W)? Was originally back in the mid 90's

Later on, the plane match up 's changed to include ad links of F4U/Ki-84, P38/FW190 or A6m5, etc.... when Gamestorm launched

TC

[JTs]

The best way to get Dale's attention is with a case of that terribly expensive scotch he drinks and 6 gallons of blue bell cookies and cream ice cream. That's all the freezer will hold

[Ray77]

Free subscription with an advertising banner that runs across the top of the screen until player converts to a paid $14.95 subscriber.   Who wouldn't convert after having to watch Flo from Progressive run across the top of your screen everytime you play? 

[BowHTR]

Free subscription with an advertising banner that runs across the top of the screen until player converts to a paid $14.95 subscriber.   Who wouldn't convert after having to watch Flo from Progressive run across the top of your screen everytime you play?

You would lose a lot of subscriptions.

[Zoney]

You would lose a lot of subscriptions.

So people that pay a subscription and don't have an advertising banner would quit because those people that do not have a paid subscription are getting an advertising banner?

[BowHTR]

So people that pay a subscription and don't have an advertising banner would quit because those people that do not have a paid subscription are getting an advertising banner?

Let me rephrase it. You would lose a lot of paid subscriptions. People would simply deal with the ads and play for free. There's a few games, such as Arma, that has downloadable content that you can use in game. You can use the DLC's for free, but you have to deal with ads. A lot of people just deal with it because it saves them money.

[Zoney]

OK, I get it now, I was obviously confused.

[Wiley]

Let me rephrase it. You would lose a lot of paid subscriptions. People would simply deal with the ads and play for free. There's a few games, such as Arma, that has downloadable content that you can use in game. You can use the DLC's for free, but you have to deal with ads. A lot of people just deal with it because it saves them money.

Y'know...  That actually might be an interesting way to get people in.

Put a constant banner ad a couple inches wide at the top of your screen.  Gamers will pay to get rid of it because it inhibits their SA by 10%.

That sounds like a good idea to me.

Tricky part is getting started.  Who's going to buy ads that reach what, 200 people a night on a good day at the moment?

Wiley.

[BowHTR]

Y'know...  That actually might be an interesting way to get people in.

Put a constant banner ad a couple inches wide at the top of your screen.  Gamers will pay to get rid of it because it inhibits their SA by 10%.

That sounds like a good idea to me.

Tricky part is getting started.  Who's going to buy ads that reach what, 200 people a night on a good day at the moment?

Wiley.

Arma uses ads specific to Arma. Usually it just advertises that for X amount you can remove all ads. If it were implemented, it could be a scrolling set of information related to Aces High. Ads for upcoming special events, last tours top ranked, ect. Doesn't necessarily have to ads for things outside the game.

As far as a better way to get people in, why not offer 30ENY above for free? Even if it were tiered; 30ENY+ is free, 15 or 20ENY+ is $7.95 and everything is the current $14.95.

[Shuffler]

Tell everyone it is free then charge them for every little thing they want to do to defeat those that payto be better and don't really get better. You know.... like those other so called popular games.

Oh another trick is to never ever disable a name. Even if it was used only once. Count it as a playing customer. You know, like the other games do.

Just forget facts and commit fraud. You know, how the other games do.

[Zoney]

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