Where do I see Aces High in 1 year? 2 years?

[Urchin]

I'll tell you what I think.  

Despite all my squeaking over certain (Flakpansie) aspects of the game , I think this is the best game ever made.  And I've played a lot of them.  Just imagine what this game could be like in a year.

In a year (at the latest), we'll have a 'mission theater' where people will be re-creating the WW2 air war 'experience' with as much fidelity as is possible.  I think.  From what I hear anyway.  

In two years, I bet we will have an integrated 'total war' like WW2Online tried to do, except the planes will be good in it instead of some kind of half-baked addon (yea, I tried it when it first came out, and I hear it isn't any better yet).  I bet we will have INFANTRY (even if they are the little ugly models that our 'chutes' and goons are now).  I bet the Flakpansie will be perked , and we will have a GV that is something like the toughness of an Ostwind with the firepower of an M16 (I think that'd be ideal, myself).  

We will have maps that have bridges that can be destroyed by friendlies and enemies, creating choke points to stem the advance of a massive Knit/Rook/Bish Horde on the Bish/Knit/Rook homeland.  We will have submarines, and God willing we will have some really cool planes like the Ki-84, P-47M, and some hangar queens like the Ki-43 and Ki-44 that nobody but dweebs like me will fly (and even then not to often, cause I'll be to busy squeaking about em).  We might also have some REALLY COOL planes like the Sunderland and the Catalina and the Emily.  Heck, we might even get some biplanes .

Just imagine how cool this game will be in two years.  Imagine yourself and 4 friends as ugly little infantry models waiting to kill some perked Flakpansies with your Bazookas.  Imagine you and your 4 friends little ugly infantry models in a street fight with 5 other enemy ugly little infantry models, with halftracks and tanks acting like mobile 'bunkers'- until some ugly little infantry model climbs up on the second story of a building and pops em with a Bazooka.

Imagine cruising around in a Sunderland, waiting for a periscope to appear near your CV group so you can drop some depth charges on that dummy who is bold enough to bring a SUB to YOUR CV group.

Remember, this game is constantly evolving (sure, I know it seems like it evolves like the dinosaurs sometimes, but rest assured that it IS evolving... really guys, trust me ).  In two years I think this will be a completely different game than it is now.  Heck, I've been here for almost two years now, and this is almost a completely different game from the one I started playing.

I guess all I'm saying is have faith in HTC guys, they'll do right by you.  Well, most of you anyway .

[Wotan]

Brown Starfish for breakfeast

geeesh wipe your nose........

[muckmaw]

Interesting.

You know what i'd like?

I would like to see Hitech's 1, 2 or 5 year plan.

I assume as a business man, he must have a development plan. I doubt he makes changes and implimentations by the seat of his pants.

I would like to see what HTC's plans are. (I mean long range)

And I don't mean the stuff we read in the articles....like sure he wants subs, etc.

I would like to see what hes thinking, and when he's thinkning of doing it.

I would be willing to give up 1.11 for another 6 months if I knew what was on his mind.

[28sweep]

2 years-try 20 years at the current development rate....maybe HT should spend less time developing his Rv6 sim and more on his bread and butter......

[Urchin]

Oh blow me Wotan... figured we needed some 'positive attitude' to cancel out all the squeaking and whining over this whole money thing.

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by 28sweep
2 years-try 20 years at the current development rate....maybe HT should spend less time developing his Rv6 sim and more on his bread and butter......

Are you on crack?

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Wotan]

Now that sounds like Urchin

[28sweep]

I'm not on crack..why u ask ?

[Toad]

Originally posted by 28sweep
I'm not on crack..why u ask ?

Because that would be a much more acceptable explanation of your post than the alternative explanation, IE: you were sober and straight when you posted that.

[udet]

you forget one thing. a lot of people aren't paying to "wait"

[28sweep]

Do you really think all of the things that Urchin listed will be here in 2 years..lol...I hope so.  It would be great but lets be real.......If we get the mission arena by next summer we will be lucky....

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by Toad
Because that would be a much more acceptable explanation of your post than the alternative explanation, IE: you were sober and straight when you posted that.

ROTLFMAO!!!

Thank you! Only laugh I've had all day, but well worth the wait.

[sax]

Originally posted by Urchin
I'll tell you what I think.  

Despite all my squeaking over certain (Flakpansie) aspects of the game , I think this is the best game ever made.  And I've played a lot of them.  Just imagine what this game could be like in a year.

In a year (at the latest), we'll have a 'mission theater' where people will be re-creating the WW2 air war 'experience' with as much fidelity as is possible.  I think.  From what I hear anyway.  

In two years, I bet we will have an integrated 'total war' like WW2Online tried to do, except the planes will be good in it instead of some kind of half-baked addon (yea, I tried it when it first came out, and I hear it isn't any better yet).  I bet we will have INFANTRY (even if they are the little ugly models that our 'chutes' and goons are now).  I bet the Flakpansie will be perked , and we will have a GV that is something like the toughness of an Ostwind with the firepower of an M16 (I think that'd be ideal, myself).  

We will have maps that have bridges that can be destroyed by friendlies and enemies, creating choke points to stem the advance of a massive Knit/Rook/Bish Horde on the Bish/Knit/Rook homeland.  We will have submarines, and God willing we will have some really cool planes like the Ki-84, P-47M, and some hangar queens like the Ki-43 and Ki-44 that nobody but dweebs like me will fly (and even then not to often, cause I'll be to busy squeaking about em).  We might also have some REALLY COOL planes like the Sunderland and the Catalina and the Emily.  Heck, we might even get some biplanes .

Just imagine how cool this game will be in two years.  Imagine yourself and 4 friends as ugly little infantry models waiting to kill some perked Flakpansies with your Bazookas.  Imagine you and your 4 friends little ugly infantry models in a street fight with 5 other enemy ugly little infantry models, with halftracks and tanks acting like mobile 'bunkers'- until some ugly little infantry model climbs up on the second story of a building and pops em with a Bazooka.

Imagine cruising around in a Sunderland, waiting for a periscope to appear near your CV group so you can drop some depth charges on that dummy who is bold enough to bring a SUB to YOUR CV group.

Remember, this game is constantly evolving (sure, I know it seems like it evolves like the dinosaurs sometimes, but rest assured that it IS evolving... really guys, trust me ).  In two years I think this will be a completely different game than it is now.  Heck, I've been here for almost two years now, and this is almost a completely different game from the one I started playing.

I guess all I'm saying is have faith in HTC guys, they'll do right by you.  Well, most of you anyway .

Great post Urchin

[Tarmac]

Originally posted by Wotan
Brown Starfish for breakfeast

geeesh wipe your nose........

Heh.

[Midnight]

If there aren't some developments to realism or strategy, I know one place Aces High won't be in two years...

My Hard Drive