What if 1 plane was free?

[nrshida]

I don't think a random / high ENY / single plane would work as an attraction anyway. People have preferences and habits. Also not stupid enough to be free-to-die cannon-fodder score-fillers.

[Wiley]

I am not so sure.  They'd get to see what was going on in the MA and get to interact with the people there, but not be able to do as much as they could if they had a subscription.  That might be a significant motivator.

Like I said, it likely shouldn't be a bottom of the barrel plane to be fodder, give them something they have a chance in if they fly well.

Wiley.

[Lazerr]

Hard to believe they have habbits in a game they are getting to know...

Habbits would be geared more towards already subscribing players.

[bustr]

SpitV or 109F and PanzerF.

What the forever freeloaders who are praying for this will will not catch on to, with either of those two fighters, they will just up the full time PtP players skill at removing them quickly from the sky's. And knowing AH players as long as I have, they will start keeping a casual list of the free loaders and make a point of targeting those planes first anywhere they can. With that comment, nugetx and company will whine that is exactly why a late war ride as a forever free to play ride "must" be given to them to make free to play work for the freeloaders. And that would be the first blundering step down the rocky slope to closing the game doors because of Steam.

[nrshida]

Habbits would be geared more towards already subscribing players.

I meant habit as in always choosing the most competitive, or the most challenging etc. Preferences might be what brought them here in the first place. The P51-D Cadillac of the sky sort of thing.

What the forever freeloaders...

Of course there's a difference between forever freeloaders and the longer exposure that will lead to long-term players.

I see the bigger present problem being this 'Critical Mass' issue, as Vraciu termed it. I am a European player. Perhaps many forum members haven't even experienced it, perhaps some can percieve the tail end of it that wasn't there two years ago, say.

[nugetx]

With that comment, nugetx and company will whine that is exactly why a late war ride as a forever free to play ride "must" be given to them to make free to play work for the freeloaders.

Bustr you are genius, you have given me an idea.

Actualy, the late war planes should be perked then. It would work wonders for the game, because the '1 plane' pilots would have a  early war/mid plane, and the subscribers would also have to play the earlier planes, resulting in plenty of different planes in MA.
The 1 plane pilots wouldn't whine because the subscribers would also be on equal terms with them.

[hitech]

nugetx, give it a rest.

[wil3ur]

nugetx, give it a rest.

   

[ROC]

I like it.  One free plane.  Keep it in good health, because when you get shot down, you lost your one free plane.  Take your pick. Might even teach these new ones how to actually fly.

[Wiley]

I like it.  One free plane.  Keep it in good health, because when you get shot down, you lost your one free plane.  Take your pick. Might even teach these new ones how to actually fly.

   This...  I like this idea...  Unlimited free AH3 until you die once in the MA.

Wiley.

[Vraciu]

I think a free plane in the MA is a good idea.. that would be a way bigger hook set than the old h2h days.

Maybe it could be rotated?  I-16, p40 type of planes.

Rotated might be interesting...  It doesn't even have to be a low end plane.  I think the best hook would be something from midwar.  Carry a little ord, have decent guns, just can't run from the late war stuff.  I wouldn't give them something like the pony or we'd likely lose about 1/3 of our subs overnight.

Wiley.

You guys are onto something here. +1

[Vraciu]

I was kind of hoping that all these weeks of nugetx was not going to come to this. Sadly all he ever wanted was Hitech to put AH3 on Steam and make it a full time free to play so he wouldn't have to spend any money on a subscription.

That's not what he said.

[Arlo]

[Vraciu]

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We need a sticker!

[Arlo]