Yah, shure. Look what Pyro actually said there:
This has been part of our long-range plan since the outset.... how to get more flight-sim enthusiasts to make the jump to online gaming.
Well, Duh! You're surprise they always planned to have a big customer base? Note he said they didn't actually know WHAT they were going to do. They didn't 'dream of the AH2 mission/rank arena'; they just wanted to expand the customer base somehow.
There's a whole lotta things they've been talking about since the outset. Some they discuss in the press, some they discuss on this BBS and some they'll talk to you about in person. Those three situations don't always result in the same statements.
Let's just see how it goes. I feel pretty comfortable with what I said. We'll all know by the end of the year I think; not much time to wait. Somehow, I don't see Laz spending every night in the all new AH2 trying to build up rank so folks will call him "Colonel Laz".
But I can sure envision people like you in there every waking moment furiously striving to make 1st Lt.
So it seems like it's going to be OK if it works. Laz and I'll will still be in Classic and you and those like you will be striving for rank in AH2. Best of both worlds, without a doubt.
You weren't here to read the mission statement on the HTC homepage when AH first started. I can't quote it exactly but it was basically "to build the premier ACM fighter combat game". It's been watered down since, but that was the original goal.
Cute of you to cross post what I said on another message board here though. Taking things out of context is so....... exciting?......... for you? Did you horripilate?
