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Offline Wanker

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« on: October 03, 2001, 10:15:00 AM »
Since I took over the head CM job for Verm last January, I've had my head down doing mostly CM adminstrative stuff, and haven't had much time to fly AH. I've been flying the TOD's, but haven't been in the MA for a long, long time.

Last night, I put the finishing touches on my new AMD 1.4Ghz system, and got it all setup to run AH. So, I log into the MA last night for the first time in months, and I am astounded at how much fun I had.

The sheer beauty of the game, running on a GF3 card at 1280x1024x32, is simply amazing. With my fps' maxed out at my monitor refresh rate of 85, the game is fluid and gorgeous.

I had a very successful sortie in my beloved C.205, and even brought my kills home and landed them. I saw some old faces that I haven't seen in awhile, and saw a lot of people I don't know yet.

After reading the threads on the BBS lately about what it wrong with AH, I thought I'd give you the perspective of someone who doesn't get to spend two hours each night in the MA. I find that there's a whole lot more that's right with AH, than what's wrong with it.

As a CM, I get to talk to Pyro and the folks at HTC every couple of weeks, and I've gotten to know them fairly well(looking forward to meeting them in person at the Con!). The sheer dedication and amount of work these people do is amazing.

I'm not trying to pick a fight here, but maybe some of you guys that are always finding fault with AH need to stop and take a step back and really take a good look at what HTC has accomplished. Is it perfect? Nope, and it'll always be a work in progress. But I think HTC is very responsive to it's players, as long as we use logic and facts in our arguments, instead of hyberbole and invective.

Sorry for rambling, but what I guess I'm trying to say is that after a long time away from the MA, I rediscovered last night just how good Aces High really is.

Thanks HTC, see you all at the con. <S>

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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2001, 10:17:00 AM »
Very well said.

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Offline Am0n

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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2001, 10:22:00 AM »
No complaints here!
preach on brothern..

*btw only 2 hours a night? you people must be robots, i cant play less[/i] then 4 it seems!!*  :D

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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2001, 10:34:00 AM »
Good thoughts banana and well said!

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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2001, 10:36:00 AM »
Amen.

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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2001, 10:37:00 AM »
The game has come a long way since BETA.

And although I do have my wish list (new, improved artwork for most the original beta planes) I gotta admit I'm content with AH more now than a year ago.

I don't log on as much as I used to, switched to a new schedule at work a few months ago, 4/12 on 4 off.

But the biggest thing I miss is seeing the HTC crew online as much as we used to the 1st year AH was out.

There's just sumthin' tantilizingly satisfying about shootin' down NATEDOG, SUPERFLY, HiTECH or PYRO... I dunno, maybe it's cuz' a mere mortal dweeb gets ta fling lightning bolts back at the GODZ.   :eek:

<S> HTC crew WTG keeping the faith!

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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2001, 10:51:00 AM »
Best Flight Sim out there. EOD.


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Of course, I only see what he posts here and what he does in the MA.  I know virtually nothing about the man.  I think its important for people to realize that we don't really know squat about each other.... definately not enough to use words like "hate".

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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2001, 11:39:00 AM »
I'll join the chorus line!

Thanks, HTC!
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!

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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2001, 12:31:00 PM »
Rah RAH Sis BOOM Rah !!! *shakes pom poms's*

Yeahhhhhhh..... HTC!!  ;)

Actually I couldn't agree more banana.

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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2001, 01:45:00 PM »
All the above is true, and guess what......
the price is now 1/2 what it was!!!!  Now how the heck do you beat that???

This is the only sim that continues to grow and add things and stuff!!

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« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2001, 01:50:00 PM »
I am actually pretty pleased at the way things get fixed in AH and the direction they go and the speed that they do...  I still want some things to evolve sooner tho.  can't help but comment when they don't..
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« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2001, 03:00:00 PM »
I agree banana and would also like to point out that your a class act yourself! <S>!  :)

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« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2001, 05:03:00 PM »
Yes a big <S> to the HTC crew,they are making the best game/sim on the planet IMHO,it's the only game installed on my PC and i don't see that changing in a long time  :)
<S> again HTC
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« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2001, 05:10:00 PM »
Right on banana!

BTW if you'd just hand the wife a 20$ bill every other day or so. Tell her to take herself & the kids to the mall for an hour or so. While she's off enjoying herself, you get a uninterupted hour or 2 of flying!

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« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2001, 05:47:00 PM »
banana!

I think I'm gonna try building my own PC, and am leaning toward Athlon 1.4/GeForce 3.
What mobo/harddrive/ etc did you use?

You're here in Minnesota, right?