Simulated Aerial Combat Roundtable

[Tumor]

Agreed!  Wild Bill ruined what HiTech had created in Warbirds.  His ego alone would turn a lot of players away from online WWII games.

Warbirds was still a thing too... last I checked.  Yep, Steam too!... even has 6 whole people in it right now.

[CptTrips]

Warbirds was still a thing too... last I checked.  Yep, Steam too!... even has 6 whole people in it right now.

Oooofffff.

Warbirds was a beast in its day.  Sad to see it end up that way. 

Makes me feel old.

Never look back.  I made the mistake of Google street viewing the neighborhoods I grew up in.  It was freakin Leave it to Beaver back then.  Now it looks like Beirut.

[AKIron]

There was a time when people were willing to pay $6/hr or more to play Air Warrior. I did. Times change.

[AKIron]

Try some nice relaxing air refueling.

ommmmmmmmm

[hazmatt]

There was a time when people were willing to pay $6/hr or more to play Air Warrior. I did. Times change.

Was it $6 an hour? I thought it was like $2 or $3 on GEnie.

[hazmatt]

Try some nice relaxing air refueling.

ommmmmmmmm

Nice! You made it look easy lol.

[AKIron]

Was it $6 an hour? I thought it was like $2 or $3 on GEnie.

I paid $6/hr for Genie in '90-'91. It probably came down in price after that. Some played on Compuserve which was even more.

[nopoop]

Does war thunder have joystick throttle and pedal use ? Button selection ?

[hazmatt]

I paid $6/hr for Genie in '90-'91. It probably came down in price after that. Some played on Compuserve which was even more.

It could have been $6. I don't recall. I think that was about the same time I started. I started right as the "full realism" arena came on-line (whenever that was)

[CptTrips]

Was it $6 an hour? I thought it was like $2 or $3 on GEnie.

I think it was something like $4 for AW and Genie tacked on $2 or visa versa.

I remember getting way bigger bills than I could afford at the time.

[CptTrips]

Does war thunder have joystick throttle and pedal use ? Button selection ?

I think I saw a vid mention you could hook up a joystick at least in their sim mode. 

In regular mode I think they said it was inferior to just using the mouse.

[Lusche]

Does war thunder have joystick throttle and pedal use ? Button selection ?

Yes, you can configure it any way you like. Though I can't tell how good it is working in arcade vs realistic vs sim mode, because I exclusively drive vehicles only in WT.

[CptTrips]

Yes, you can configure it any way you like. Though I can't tell how good it is working in arcade vs realistic vs sim mode, because I exclusively drive vehicles only in WT.

Am I being accurate in describing their underlying monetization model as a form of subscription?  I only played with it for a couple of hours.  I know they have micro-transaction as well, but they do have a "subscription" in there somewhere right?

[AKIron]

Demographics in the poll is interesting.

[Lusche]

Am I being accurate in describing their underlying monetization model as a form of subscription?  I only played with it for a couple of hours.  I know they have micro-transaction as well, but they do have a "subscription" in there somewhere right?

The premium account is similar, but it's not a recurring subscription, you buy 20/60/180 days at a time.