Imagine...

[diaster]

A future version if this game That has... Ground troops. 1st person shooter gameplay added in, like WW2OL. Imagine those little dudes sneaking up on tanks, after getting out of theirs and planting demo charges. Panzerfousts in the hills above town. Manned ack cannons in town. Shooting a guy manning a ground gun with your pistol. You plane spawns in on the field and you have to run to it and Snipers shooting pilots while they dash to or are in The cockpits. C47S dropping real guys who sneak into the map room. Imagine a ground force hitting a base in vehicles setting up kill boxes... Imagine a grnersl running the whole thing.. oh yeah, Battlefield series. But in this game with these maps... wow. It would be a true melee as all those ground pounders from BF series would flock to it. It would be one of The biggest and richest online games out  there.  It’s called a paradigm shift.

[CptTrips]

A future version if this game That has... Ground troops. 1st person shooter gameplay added in, like WW2OL. Imagine those little dudes sneaking up on tanks, after getting out of theirs and planting demo charges. Panzerfousts in the hills above town. Manned ack cannons in town. Shooting a guy manning a ground gun with your pistol. You plane spawns in on the field and you have to run to it and Snipers shooting pilots while they dash to or are in The cockpits. C47S dropping real guys who sneak into the map room. Imagine a ground force hitting a base in vehicles setting up kill boxes... Imagine a grnersl running the whole thing.. oh yeah, Battlefield series. But in this game with these maps... wow. It would be a true melee as all those ground pounders from BF series would flock to it. It would be one of The biggest and richest online games out  there.  It’s called a paradigm shift.

Base capture: AH 4 

[redcatcherb412]

A future version if this game That has... Ground troops. 1st person shooter gameplay added in, like WW2OL. Imagine those little dudes sneaking up on tanks, after getting out of theirs and planting demo charges. Panzerfousts in the hills above town. Manned ack cannons in town. Shooting a guy manning a ground gun with your pistol. You plane spawns in on the field and you have to run to it and Snipers shooting pilots while they dash to or are in The cockpits. C47S dropping real guys who sneak into the map room. Imagine a ground force hitting a base in vehicles setting up kill boxes... Imagine a grnersl running the whole thing.. oh yeah, Battlefield series. But in this game with these maps... wow. It would be a true melee as all those ground pounders from BF series would flock to it. It would be one of The biggest and richest online games out  there.  It’s called a paradigm shift.

WW2OL has Airborne capability.
Big difference is that you don't take a single objective like a maproom.
You have to take (and most importantly hold) all the command points in a town to take the town instead of a base.
Truly a boots in the mud ground war.

An Infantry component in AH would be something even if only available via m3 or goon supplied troops.

[Wiley]

And destructible environments.  And deformable terrain.  And a down-to-the-rivet vehicle damage model.  And ships.  And submarines.  And casinos.  And an amusement park.  And hunting/fishing.  And card games.  And the ability to play as an animal, like a drop bear or a wombat.  And the ability to design your own vehicle or aircraft and build it.  And player housing.  And bowling alleys.  And farming.  And animal husbandry.

I'm sold!

Wiley.

[atlau]

And then carpet bomb the firefight with lancs, getting 100 kills in 1 sortie.

Cool idea but then this wouldnt really be a ww2 flight sim anymore.. ie aces high

[CptTrips]

And then carpet bomb the firefight with lancs, getting 100 kills in 1 sortie.
Cool idea but then this wouldnt really be a ww2 flight sim anymore.. ie aces high

Is it still a ww2 flight sim when it's Aces Empty?  Now that is a philosophical question.   

LoL.  I knew wiley and the "Usual Suspects" No-Police would have a field day with this one.   

Hitech has long considered the idea, BTW.  A million years ago I had visited their office and Hitech was telling about what he'd like to do someday.  I don't remember all the details,  I was too amused watching Pyro count to 10. 

 

[Wiley]

Is it still a ww2 flight sim when it's Aces Empty?  Now that is a philosophical question.   

LoL.  I knew wiley and the "Usual Suspects" No-Police would have a field day with this one.   

Hey, if we're ignoring things like "practicality", may as well swing for the fences.  Imagine if HTC created OASIS from Ready Player One!  It would be awesome!

Wiley.

[Lusche]

And destructible environments.  And deformable terrain.  And a down-to-the-rivet vehicle damage model.  And ships.  And submarines.  And casinos.  And an amusement park.  And hunting/fishing.  And card games.  And the ability to play as an animal, like a drop bear or a wombat.  And the ability to design your own vehicle or aircraft and build it.  And player housing.  And bowling alleys.  And farming.  And animal husbandry.

I have always wanted to rent one of the houses in the city, then spend perks on lavish interior furnishings.   

[CptTrips]

I have always wanted to rent one of the houses in the city, then spend perks on lavish interior furnishings.   

Hey.  Now you got me thinking. 

Custom hangars that you can bling up with micro transactions.  Girly posters.  Fuselage panels on the wall with the squad logo of your latest kills.    Pilot skulls or silver chalices, take your pick.

In BF, when you sneak up on someone and knife them, you get to rip off their custom player dog-tags and keep them in your collection forever.  Like shrunken heads. 

[Max]

<== mixing Margaritas in anticipation of Shuffler's arrival 

[AKKuya]

And destructible environments.  And deformable terrain.  And a down-to-the-rivet vehicle damage model.  And ships.  And submarines.  And casinos.  And an amusement park.  And hunting/fishing.  And card games.  And the ability to play as an animal, like a drop bear or a wombat.  And the ability to design your own vehicle or aircraft and build it.  And player housing.  And bowling alleys.  And farming.  And animal husbandry.

I'm sold!

Wiley.

I want my bowling lane placed inside my B-17.  I can work on my game while flying 2 hours to target.

[guncrasher]

I want my bowling lane placed inside my B-17.  I can work on my game while flying 2 hours to target.

lol used to fly b29s out them on auto climb. set my alarm clock and take a nap


semp

[jeffn]

And destructible environments.  And deformable terrain.  And a down-to-the-rivet vehicle damage model.  And ships.  And submarines.  And casinos.  And an amusement park.  And hunting/fishing.  And card games.  And the ability to play as an animal, like a drop bear or a wombat.  And the ability to design your own vehicle or aircraft and build it.  And player housing.  And bowling alleys.  And farming.  And animal husbandry.

I'm sold!

Wiley.

 
Funny stuff

[dbh]

A future version if this game That has... Ground troops. 1st person shooter gameplay added in, like WW2OL. Imagine those little dudes sneaking up on tanks, after getting out of theirs and planting demo charges. Panzerfousts in the hills above town. Manned ack cannons in town. Shooting a guy manning a ground gun with your pistol. You plane spawns in on the field and you have to run to it and Snipers shooting pilots while they dash to or are in The cockpits. C47S dropping real guys who sneak into the map room. Imagine a ground force hitting a base in vehicles setting up kill boxes... Imagine a grnersl running the whole thing.. oh yeah, Battlefield series. But in this game with these maps... wow. It would be a true melee as all those ground pounders from BF series would flock to it. It would be one of The biggest and richest online games out  there.  It’s called a paradigm shift.

As long as my frame rate and dogfight flying are not affected I don't care what other extras are added. But the ONLY reason I use AH is for WW2 fighter flying. If that deteriorates noticeably I'm gone.

[Hotstuff]

I think adding some mobile ground troop AI with anti-tank weapons, anti-air, and small arms would be a great addition and not deviate from the "pilot" or "driver" aspect of the game. It would make you more alert when approaching a town if there is a patrol and give your 7.62 machine gun on a vehicle much more purpose.

But the bigger priority should be in getting more models and variety for the towns. Make maps with roads that give you a speed boost/advantage actually going into the towns from the spawn. That way you can make a real choice between dashing to town along the road where someone with a stug III can be waiting for you, or taking a detour on the side roads and farms and forests.