Chatgpt on the games comeback

[Shane]

Good points. I quit commenting for the most part because it feels like we're beating a dead hoorse and the two people I ended up putting on ignore would attack me like clock work.

Your passive-aggressive ankle humping is pitiful. You're a professional victim. Wah mods! Wah bad mans! Wah can't create account!

[Dadtallica]

Your passive-aggressive ankle humping is pitiful. You're a professional victim. Wah mods! Wah bad mans! Wah can't create account!

You calling someone a pro victim is maybe the most meta things ever said here.

[Shane]

You calling someone a pro victim is maybe the most meta things ever said here.

 

Just like clockwork another weeb is on my ankle.    You contribute here as little as you do in the arena. 

[The Fugitive]

This way of thinking is outdated and waaaay out of touch with today’s gaming community, and I say that respectfully. People, like yourself for example, take pride in contributing to a game. Who is anybody to say how they do it?

Should the people who made the skins, sounds, maps, and sights you use have just not bothered and simply played the game? Did it contribute to your experience? There are huge mod communities behind games that reward them by implementing their work. Entire new games have spun off from popular games because of community input and implementation.

I mean, hell, Steam has a whole section where a game’s community made content is showcased.

How many new players are playing custom arenas?

I've tried my hand in all of those, still use the site I made, and I see your point. However is allowing a player to create models going to draw in a lot of folks? I doubt it, even if Hitech allowed it, he is a bit of a security freak.

The game only needs numbers to get back to its former glory. The game is top notch, we..... the old timers, just need to help out any new player coming in. I have a guy that just joined the Discord server and he says he's coming back into the game when he get home from vacation. I hope he does. He's had a couple of questions and most likely have more when he starts up but Im standing by to help him or anyone else that needs it.

What we have is great, if under populated. Adding possible buggy mods isnt going to help.

[hazmatt]

he says he's coming back into the game

I find it interesting that most of the "new" players seem to be returning players. I wish there was a way to get more new "new" players.

I've noticed in some of those "other games" that there is a balance of new and old players and AI as well so new players aren't  subjected to the same level of beat down as a new player starting AH3. I think that's a tough thing for new players to get past if they do get past the subscription phase cause I don't think many new players can become competitive in 2 weeks.

[327thBS]

I wonder if he could extend trial periods to 30 days; In addition, market an annual return to AH for all the vets (refresh their timers so they can all come back and try the game for free).

Also, it would be nice if Hitech had some kind of "Letter from the Producer/Developer" that would answer some of these questions so we can just move on. If these options are or are NOT viable then list them so we can quit these redundant post regarding game changes.

I appreciate that it seems like he is the only one managing the game so I can't imagine it's easy to make significant changes and the remaining subscriptions are keeping the lights on, so I imagine its stressful making any potential changes.

[Spikes]

If it works

The million dollar words here.

With custom stuff comes bugs and whatnot. It's why AvA terrains were not allowed in the SEA. It's why SEA's custom object terrains years back were not allowed in the MA. There used to be some immaculate custom airfields and tank combat zones etc. but it was all event-only.

When you have a product you cannot let others' work hinder the image of your product, even if by accident.

[uptown]

I'm just here for the boobs.

[Skyguns MKII]

The million dollar words here.

With custom stuff comes bugs and whatnot. It's why AvA terrains were not allowed in the SEA. It's why SEA's custom object terrains years back were not allowed in the MA. There used to be some immaculate custom airfields and tank combat zones etc. but it was all event-only.

When you have a product you cannot let others' work hinder the image of your product, even if by accident.

Unfortunate that those bug issues havent been nipped in the butt when they had the chance but as mentioned earlier in this thread, code is one of the things i have very limited experience in and have no idea what difficulty implies. I agree with some being immaculate. Really made the game immersiveness unmatched at the time. Part of me just wishes the community just had more authority in the games development/beta testing somehow being that HT will not be coming back but again, security issues ect.

[Skyguns MKII]

I've tried my hand in all of those, still use the site I made, and I see your point. However is allowing a player to create models going to draw in a lot of folks? I doubt it,

Gamers want/enjoy immersive developments and updates and take pride in being part of that/listened to. Im sorry but again, outdated.

he is a bit of a security freak.

I understand this may be a potential security risk for modeling vehicles/game structure/strat system but for custom objects/maps?

The game only needs numbers to get back to its former glory. The game is top notch, we..... the old timers, just need to help out any new player coming in.

I do not believe the game will get remotley close to its former glory without significant development. (Which is why I have a unrealistic pipe dream for community authorized development since HT isnt coming back). With no further development we may as well just hope for retention over enlistment. The numbers in MA reflect whats left of a die hard community and that will wither as time goes by until what needs to be done will be done... By all means PLEASE help new players coming in and good on ya. But its going to take a lot more than whats being done to increase that to get "former glory".

What we have is great,

It is, but thats a matter of opinion and the gamer market is entitled to theirs. So how do we make sure their opinions doesnt end at "a killer community buuuut..."

Adding possible buggy mods isnt going to help.

Spikes put it well in his comment.

[Dadtallica]

I wonder if he could extend trial periods to 30 days; In addition, market an annual return to AH for all the vets (refresh their timers so they can all come back and try the game for free).

Also, it would be nice if Hitech had some kind of "Letter from the Producer/Developer" that would answer some of these questions so we can just move on. If these options are or are NOT viable then list them so we can quit these redundant post regarding game changes.

I appreciate that it seems like he is the only one managing the game so I can't imagine it's easy to make significant changes and the remaining subscriptions are keeping the lights on, so I imagine its stressful making any potential changes.

He has answered this pretty definitively if you ask most sane people.
 

Fugi is right… enjoy whatever we have while we have it

[DmonSlyr]

A longer trial time is most certainly wanted, 30 days would atleast give players a view of most maps if they can play enough. 2 weeks goes by quickly and some may only play once or twice and forget it was only 2 weeks.


Hell if it weren't for H2H back in 05 and TA57s FFA allowing me some quick fights to learn a little about air combat in a smaller setting. I probably wouldn't have stuck around after 2 weeks because 15 a month is a lot for a kid and the MA was too big for me. After H2H had closed 6 months later, I was forced to subscribe, and there it was worth it because I understood the game somewhat better. Though it was still so much bigger but I learned quite a bit more by joining the 367th squad and then other squads over the years.


Ive always been a big proponent of H2H style servers because it gave me an opportunity to play and learn the game in a less intimidating setting for free. I trully believe its beneficial to attracting players to the game. Ones that will actually stick around in the long term. Its unfortunate that there isnt a 24 hour FFA, but what can else can I do but ask?

For what its worth, its the battles where all parts of the game are involved. Thats what makes AH MA so fun. Not the furball islands and tank towns. Its all about the battles and emersion. Thats what keeps players in the game and logged in longer. That is why the huge maps just arent good for off hours gameplay and makes it harder to drive players up and keep them in the fight longer. AH is all about building #s with momentum in the fights.

[Mayhem]

I'm just here for the boobs.

F-Yes!