Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?

[Arlo]

Before we started talking about other stuff, all my point was was to improve your idea because I saw an easy exploit.  Then you went into the usual "This isn't helpful because it's not discussing whether it's a good idea, or a really good idea.

This type of game is simply not popular.  Stuff like WT/Battlefield is.  That's about the end of it.  People want more of a "game" like is provided elsewhere as opposed to an arena that is provided here.

Wiley.

[Wiley]

...Yeah, I'll grant you the point.  You asked for more suggestions, I explained why I don't have more.  Well, none that I think would work with the game as it is.

You're right though, I did start it.

Wiley.

[Shuffler]

My suggestion.... play the game more, the BBS less. 

[CptTrips]

Did I call you a name? 

Or are you simply insulted by someone calling out BS thinking?

[Max]

[CptTrips]

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[Wiley]

Wiley.

[CptTrips]

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Wiley.

[Shuffler]

Did I call you a name? 

Or are you simply insulted by someone calling out BS thinking?

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I thought what you posted was funny.

[CptTrips]

I thought what you posted was funny.

[Tripp]

With large game producers hitting the market often with the latest and greatest, it no wonders that games like AH are losing participation. That said, I believe there is a good share of the gaming population the if made aware of AH would give it a try.
With the first two weeks free as good incentive money should not be a barrier. Perhaps Blakes7 and his boss could offer some strategies for building a campaign to generate some interest across the gaming population. I would be willing to generate content, images or create some web ads if there was some enthusiasm toward the project.
This could be done with the approval of AH management and costs would be nominal. Funding would be by donations from the current participants.
Those that think the status quo is sufficient because they're having enough fun with things "as is" are kidding themselves. This game is here to earn someone a profit if that ends so does the game. See it happening elsewhere.
Without an influx of new blood, we are tenuous at best. An effort could be made by everyone in AH to at the very least encourage friends and others to at least have a look. If anyone is sitting on unused flight gear you could donate it to a newbie for signing on, it could go a long way.
I'm sure there's AH pilots out there that could make an effort to encourage others. Posting it on your social media would help get attention! Facebook, Instagram, etc.

[flippz]

capttrips is about the only one in here with a grip on the idea.  all the twenty plus year vets are happy with the game. 

people dont want to log in and spend 10 mins getting to a fight to have to either hover over a field forever and dive into a swarm of red guys in super over powered ack.  you repeat that just say 6 times, thats 60 mins of useless time in a game wasted.  say we dont pick up alot of new guys, why not make it fun for the guys that are here.  maybe get soem fo the older guys back.  i understand not everyone wants a knife fight in a phone booth constantly but i can bet that its more than want to fly around hunting single dars or diving on to ack flight after flight after flight. 
for the new guys that come in, give them gamey crap for a lil while.  give them a decent opening learning course.  give them lead computing sights and harden there plane and take it away a lil at a time.  announce to the country when a new player enters the game so guys can help them. 

change the maps.  make them a lot smaller give a lil faster action to the fights give guys a reason to leave the ack.  i believe if bases were a bit closer you wouldnt get the stagnate up and stay low in the ack melodrama we have now.

[Chris79]

capttrips is about the only one in here with a grip on the idea.  all the twenty plus year vets are happy with the game. 

people dont want to log in and spend 10 mins getting to a fight to have to either hover over a field forever and dive into a swarm of red guys in super over powered ack.  you repeat that just say 6 times, thats 60 mins of useless time in a game wasted.  say we dont pick up alot of new guys, why not make it fun for the guys that are here.  maybe get soem fo the older guys back.  i understand not everyone wants a knife fight in a phone booth constantly but i can bet that its more than want to fly around hunting single dars or diving on to ack flight after flight after flight. 
for the new guys that come in, give them gamey crap for a lil while.  give them a decent opening learning course.  give them lead computing sights and harden there plane and take it away a lil at a time.  announce to the country when a new player enters the game so guys can help them. 

change the maps.  make them a lot smaller give a lil faster action to the fights give guys a reason to leave the ack.  i believe if bases were a bit closer you wouldnt get the stagnate up and stay low in the ack melodrama we have now.

 

[Shuffler]

capttrips is about the only one in here with a grip on the idea.  all the twenty plus year vets are happy with the game. 

people dont want to log in and spend 10 mins getting to a fight to have to either hover over a field forever and dive into a swarm of red guys in super over powered ack.  you repeat that just say 6 times, thats 60 mins of useless time in a game wasted.  say we dont pick up alot of new guys, why not make it fun for the guys that are here.  maybe get soem fo the older guys back.  i understand not everyone wants a knife fight in a phone booth constantly but i can bet that its more than want to fly around hunting single dars or diving on to ack flight after flight after flight. 
for the new guys that come in, give them gamey crap for a lil while.  give them a decent opening learning course.  give them lead computing sights and harden there plane and take it away a lil at a time.  announce to the country when a new player enters the game so guys can help them. 

change the maps.  make them a lot smaller give a lil faster action to the fights give guys a reason to leave the ack.  i believe if bases were a bit closer you wouldnt get the stagnate up and stay low in the ack melodrama we have now.

I find that you do not have to worry about ack if you are not vulching a field.

Move back from the field and there will be fights. You might still have one run to a field.... if he is close enough.

[BTPommyB]

1) Aces High is a a fantastic VR game, but I can't find any reviews of AH on Youtube VR game or flight-sim reviews. Warthunder and IL2, but no Aces High reviews.

2) If you read the steam reviews of AH, you will see that many are negative and that they think existing players are stunninghunks. We seem to come across as cliquey and aggressive. We know that this is not true, but many of us have known each other for 15 years or more and have forgotten what it is like to be a newbie, and how short your life expectancy is. If we can get new players into squads quickly, then we can mentor them through those early tough first few weeks (years for me), and give them a sense of belonging to a team.
Maybe Hi-Tech should think about automatically allocating newbies to squads as well as countries.