the steam players would only stick around for 15 minutes, doubt a limited set would have made a difference.
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I dont think HTC ever thought that the steam thing would be anything at all. Ill bet they they did it "hoping" it might bring in some people and they where NOT ready for the amount of people who can in. Had they thought it would be what it turned out to be they would have gotten VR completed before they released it on steam, and I think they would have thought it out a bit better and had a bunch of players 24/7 to help out all those new players coming in.
I still think HTC should do a rebrand and a new launch on Steam to take advantage of what they didnt know then.
Early war only. They don't need kills. They just need to be fodder for the rest of us but not be able to ruin the arena for paying people. Trust me, I don't care how good you are, early war planes are extremely tough for any single person to be effective. But midwar planes like a G2 can and it would hurt sub #s. Flying in EW modes may convince them to pay the $15 potentially at least one month to try the better planes but atleast can play the game longer than 2 weeks to really understand it and hop back in after a few months if they want to retry it. It would be great for #s and really help out the noobs who pay the $15 to shoot fodder in EW planes. I think it would be great for the MA.
I've done twitch but like only 1 or maybe 2 people hop in. Probably already paid folks who've played the game. Unfortunately no one goes to twitch and searches for AH 
I think the "free plane set" could work as it is a "mind thing". Many players would stick it out KNOWING it doesnt cost them anything but time. FREE is a good thing, even if the planes are NOT top of the line and they get their butts handed to them time and time again...... like we did in the old days. I think it would help add players not only to the arenas, but eventually to the subscription base. How much could it hurt HTC's bottom line giving a number of free midwar planes away in the MA?
As for the "Twitch" thing, I dont like the video of in game real time action. I have watched Scotty's a number of times and they are always after the fact, and a lot of fun for me to buzz through. From my own experiences most people dont watch a full minute of video. Not sure of Animl's or DLO's stuff though I watch both. If your not into the "fight" or the action the the video shows" I think many leave quick. I cant do a live cast as Im watching Bruins games or a movie as I fly with my squad and some of those guys in my squad shouldnt be broadcast!
I do however plan to do some "Aces High Shorts" on youtube to show what we do have in the game that many may not know about. The graphics we do have and why they are that way, the missions we can and do run, AAR of missions we run none more than 30-45 seconds. I hope to have a couple examples done and posted this week end, blender is a sweety to learn, but we will see.
For live broadcasting, I hope to open my Aces High Radio Facebook page back up with post about things going on in the arena with out giving any info away from a strategic view but just letting players know what going on in general hoping to stir up a bit of buzz to get more players to log in.
