Mr Burns and PapaFox, please don't forget that HTC has indicated that Aces High will support 8 player multi-player
for free.
Not on a dedicated server, but H2H style x 4. That means duels are possible as well as practicing squad elements and formations, etc.
Mr Burns:
excellent! (Just had to say it
). Unfortunately, Aces High isn't marketed to you specifically. A free market system being what it is, Aces High pricing structure has been set in accordance with what HTC thinks its perceived market will bear and to be competitive with similar product. Each consumer has to make the decision of whether or not the price is justified for the product (taking into account external factors that are relevant solely to that particular consumer).
Unfortunately, in your case it appears this is not so. One can hardly blame HTC for that (nor am I suggesting that you are doing so); however, they are creating a product that is planned as an improvement to one aspect of their competition, WB, and they have placed their product at a price point so that it will be a relative savings for many consumers. Not only that, the improvements are not just a better flight and damage model, but entirely new features like a 3d cockpit, external fuel tanks, clouds, operable ground vehicles, steerable ships, supply stragegy.
For some that is definitely worth the $30/month, and that is obviously to whom the product is marketed.
Cheers,
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phaetnAT
Aces High Alpha Tester
[This message has been edited by phaetn (edited 11-09-1999).]
