Is Aces High Worth Buying?

[eddiek]

The real question is, is there anyone Hitech would want to sell the game to, someone who he could entrust the legacy of the game he and his crew created and built and nurtured?

[Animl-AW]

The real question is, is there anyone Hitech would want to sell the game to, someone who he could entrust the legacy of the game he and his crew created and built and nurtured?

questions only HT can answer

[AKKuya]

questions only HT can answer

I'm sure George Washington could with 2 million answers. 

[AKKuya]

I believe that to buy this game and bring life back.  This will require an insane person to think outside of the box.

I have implemented the new company name to the Section Eight Society and uploaded a number 8 pic with a crazy personification for a mascot. 

Who's crazy enough to buy the game?

 

[LCADolby]

I believe that to buy this game and bring life back.  This will require an insane person to think outside of the box.

I have implemented the new company name to the Section Eight Society and uploaded a number 8 pic with a crazy personification for a mascot. 

Who's crazy enough to buy the game?

I think that Chief Daisuke Aramaki and Major Motoko Kusanagi might have something to say about the use or the name section 8... It's supposed to be a secret..

[Flyboy56]

Does Aces High possess the capability of improving with a whole new updated version?  Would that appeal to present day gamers?  Can a WW2 based combat flight simulator compete against missiles and jet aircraft?

Hypothetical:

Would an existing player who had the money be able to buy the game, hire a team of programmers, and market Aces High 4?

or,

Will Dale sell the game to a gaming company?


This is the real question pertaining to all the comments and suggestions for the game.


If I had the money, then I would buy the game and hire programmers plus start marketing the new version.  That's me.  I once started a topic on the players buying the game over a decade ago for a million dollars.  Dale responded X 5 for the amount.  What would be the asking price now?

He should sell before it fails completely like its on tract to do already. They need a team with moderators to fix this game. I came back after leaving in 2013, and now this game is riddled with indestructible bases, objects on base, aimbots, dar cheats finding people anywhere on maps, and more. I'm leaving again and for good because there is no moderation, or patch fixes. Many of us can just hear Drumming when 88s explode rounds echoes and discos, people looking like they're spawned somewhere they shouldnt be but aren't there, the list goes on. I was hoping after a 12 year break it would've been absolutely awesome, Aces High 2 was better. AH3 is horrible!

[Flyboy56]

I believe that to buy this game and bring life back.  This will require an insane person to think outside of the box.

I have implemented the new company name to the Section Eight Society and uploaded a number 8 pic with a crazy personification for a mascot. 

Who's crazy enough to buy the game?

Moderators for the horrendous cheating happening
Removing glitches people exploit like recording, exiting game to find someone, and coming back.(Put a timer after opening AHFILM or some sort of fail safe)
Balance the game when numbers are off by changing object hardness or adding steps to cap bases
When teams have 0 players restrict base caps by the other two teams, so they entire team cant be swiped with 0 players on.
Require CV groups to be resupplied for ammo for big guns
GVs that can run out of fuel just like ammo and require resup if they do
Fix sound issues - explosions cause discos for multiple players with 88's and CV guns. sounds like drumming echoing everywhere

I know its never going to be purchased or changed so I am done with this game, but it won't be around much longer if Hitech doesn't figure something out.

[Eagler]

I have never seen any of those issues but I play the game as originally designed..flying fighters

Eagler

[Spikes]

He should sell before it fails completely like its on tract to do already. They need a team with moderators to fix this game. I came back after leaving in 2013, and now this game is riddled with indestructible bases, objects on base, aimbots, dar cheats finding people anywhere on maps, and more. I'm leaving again and for good because there is no moderation, or patch fixes. Many of us can just hear Drumming when 88s explode rounds echoes and discos, people looking like they're spawned somewhere they shouldnt be but aren't there, the list goes on. I was hoping after a 12 year break it would've been absolutely awesome, Aces High 2 was better. AH3 is horrible!

I've never experienced any of this. I'd look at your PC for possible issues.

[Shuffler]

Odd, what type connection do you have?

[Flyboy56]

I've never experienced any of this. I'd look at your PC for possible issues.

Its not just me that has these issues, and I have done that.

[Flyboy56]

Odd, what type connection do you have?

FiberOptics hardwired getting 1GB Download/445.2 Upload.

[Flyboy56]

questions only HT can answer

I'm not sure how much it costs to keep the servers on and whatever else is required to keep AH3 going but if I was making 15$ per person and it costs me 5$ per person to keep it running why bother selling? $4,000 roughly per month if there is still 400 players paying is great supplement income.

[haggerty]

Moderators for the horrendous cheating happening
Removing glitches people exploit like recording, exiting game to find someone, and coming back.(Put a timer after opening AHFILM or some sort of fail safe)
Balance the game when numbers are off by changing object hardness or adding steps to cap bases
When teams have 0 players restrict base caps by the other two teams, so they entire team cant be swiped with 0 players on.
Require CV groups to be resupplied for ammo for big guns
GVs that can run out of fuel just like ammo and require resup if they do
Fix sound issues - explosions cause discos for multiple players with 88's and CV guns. sounds like drumming echoing everywhere

I know its never going to be purchased or changed so I am done with this game, but it won't be around much longer if Hitech doesn't figure something out.

What horrendous cheating is happening?  I play daily at the top level and I only know of a couple people that use terrain glitching to see enemy vehicles, but thats not going to be fixed without a game redesign.  People think some of the bomber pilots are cheating with their guns, but its just way too easy to gun in bombers that a little bit of skill goes a long way.
 
Recording vehicles is also not a huge problem, it takes alot of time to leave the game, watch the film, see where they are, then come back to the game and head to that spot...if you are stationary that long you are just trolling and should be cleared out anyway. 

Requiring ships and vehicles to be resupped with ammo and fuel isnt going to fix anything because there isnt a problem there to begin with. 

The CV puffy issue is rare, but yes it does happen.  I've never had a disco from 88's though, maybe check your audio drivers or get a soundcard if its not liking the additional noises introduced.  I often get some game noises blocked out to make room for the flak factory 88's.

[Spikes]

Its not just me that has these issues, and I have done that.

I mean, there's a few hundred people who play this I presume, and this is the first time I've ever heard of half of these issues in the almost 20 years I've played this game. I think there have been like 5? total people in that span who have cheated/hacked the game and all were dealt with. Usually most cheating claims end up just being one party being worse than the other.

What you're insinuating is that someone has hacked the game in order to bring back up manned guns on a CV? And "of course" the film viewer crashes. Where is the proof of indestructible bases and are there other witnesses?

I do know there have been some bugs with new maps that seem to be fixed in fairly short order.

I think you're just a bit disgruntled that not much has changed since you've been gone, and want to pitch a fit for some empathy, or something.

If you want to leave, leave. There is no need to announce your departure.