Aces High has been Greenlit on Steam!

[Vraciu]

One never knows where the next good idea might come from.

He has been very gracious in the face of an adversarial community.  I find the negative treatment of any new person to be disappointing.

Sure, I can edit those negative posts, but that does not fix the issue.  And no, the issue is not a new person making suggestions about the game.

The calls and emails I get with the phrase, "I am not posting on that board so they can brow beat me" is quite frustrating.

Do any of you see us at HTC verbally beating up people for posting ideas?

Well said. 

[Zoney]

One never knows where the next good idea might come from.

He has been very gracious in the face of an adversarial community.  I find the negative treatment of any new person to be disappointing.

Sure, I can edit those negative posts, but that does not fix the issue.  And no, the issue is not a new person making suggestions about the game.

The calls and emails I get with the phrase, "I am not posting on that board so they can brow beat me" is quite frustrating.

Do any of you see us at HTC verbally beating up people for posting ideas?

It is posts like this that remind me that I can do better.  I can be kinder.  I can be more understanding.  I can be more inclusive and welcoming.

[Vraciu]

Yes like a person that saw a car once designing one.

SMH. 

[Vraciu]

It is posts like this that remind me that I can do better.  I can be kinder.  I can be more understanding.  I can be more inclusive and welcoming.

+1

We all need that nudge now and then.

[oboe]

It is posts like this that remind me that I can do better.  I can be kinder.  I can be more understanding.  I can be more inclusive and welcoming.

 

[Zimme83]

One never knows where the next good idea might come from.

He has been very gracious in the face of an adversarial community.  I find the negative treatment of any new person to be disappointing.

Sure, I can edit those negative posts, but that does not fix the issue.  And no, the issue is not a new person making suggestions about the game.

The calls and emails I get with the phrase, "I am not posting on that board so they can brow beat me" is quite frustrating.

Do any of you see us at HTC verbally beating up people for posting ideas?

The bashing of rookies in game is an issue, the old timers are so paranoid so in their mind there can be no new players, only shades and spies..

[wil3ur]

Yes like a person that saw a car once designing one.

[lunatic1]

 

[dallash]

If the steam thing happens, the "in-game sale" to new players will be much easier than it was when I came on board. I had to be convinced that it was worth spending 15 bucks a month, and the game and the players in it had 15 days to make that happen. Now, someone just has to convince a newcomer to dedicate some of their gaming time to AH.

If a player had not befriended me and showed me how to do some stuff to get started, I would never have stayed the course.

I hope there are enough people like that, who will welcome new members and get them engaged, that the community continues to grow in a way we all want. The only thing we would be fighting at that point is a learning curve. But this game has so many cool steps along the way, and small successes and achievements, that it should be able to keep the attention of even the most ADHD-afflicted of today's gamers...

[Max]

If a player had not befriended me and showed me how to do some stuff to get started, I would never have stayed the course.

This is why (and I've been harping on this for 15 yrs) a new player should have access to enough basic online interactive tutorial info to get them out of a FH or VH in a plane/vehicle, working knowledge of the text bar, and where to go for more help.

[RufusLeaking]

The bashing of rookies in game is an issue, the old timers are so paranoid so in their mind there can be no new players, only shades and spies..

Which is exactly what a shady spy would say. 

[Ramesis]

One never knows where the next good idea might come from.

He has been very gracious in the face of an adversarial community.  I find the negative treatment of any new person to be disappointing.

Sure, I can edit those negative posts, but that does not fix the issue.  And no, the issue is not a new person making suggestions about the game.

The calls and emails I get with the phrase, "I am not posting on that board so they can brow beat me" is quite frustrating.

Do any of you see us at HTC verbally beating up people for posting ideas?

Skuzzy... u should seewhay goes on in WoT... and they don't seem to care 

[Skuzzy]

Skuzzy... u should seewhay goes on in WoT... and they don't seem to care 

Is that a free game?  I can see where there would be less concern about community interaction with a free game.  Who cares if someone stops playing a free game?

[oboe]

Is that a free game?  I can see where there would be less concern about community interaction with a free game.  Who cares if someone stops playing a free game?

At least a portion of their revenue is generated by the players in the form of micro-transactions - in game purchases of new vehicles or aircraft, decorations for vehicles, experience points for existing crews, adding new crews, etc.   Not sure if they have other revenue streams.

[haggerty]

Steam is great, I can't imagine why the hesitation to use it. 
I added Aces High to my steam library ages ago so my friends see anytime I fire it up. 
And even if they did put Aces High on steam you can still run it the way you do now, it would not change the way you login or pay.  I've seen some people complain about having a Steam forum, none of the games I've played on Steam have used the Steam forum, every game has its own website and forum that continues to be the place to be.  All the games that I've owned that went to steam just end up giving you a steam key if you choose to install the game through steam.