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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: RichardDarkwood on December 01, 2022, 01:35:51 PM
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Here recently I have been seeing someone with the callsign " HiTech " playing the PvP servers.
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So Dale is finally done with his baby :headscratch:
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Could be he's doing opposition research, in preparation for a major upgrade to Aces High.
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Or it is anyone else besides Dale...
Eagler
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I can't see why Dale would fly another game under the ID HiTech.
My $$$ is on it's not him.
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I can't see why Dale would fly another game under the ID HiTech.
My $$$ is on it's not him.
I agree, at the very least it would not be smart.
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Or it is anyone else besides Dale... Nah there's only one high tech in the world
Eagler
Could be he's doing opposition research, in preparation for a major upgrade to Aces High.
that would be great!
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I can't see why Dale would fly another game under the ID HiTech.
My $$$ is on it's not him.
But callsigns are sacred and not to be copied
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But callsigns are sacred and not to be copied
Weird agenda.
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Wait!....I know! Maybe it's Skuzzy PRETENDING to be Hitech. Yea...that's it! :old: :banana:
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It's not an unusual or unique callsign
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It's not an unusual or unique callsign
But only one person has had that callsign for over 20 years.
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But only one person has had that callsign for over 20 years.
....in this game. Anyone could use it in any other game.
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....in this game. Anyone could use it in any other game.
You know that any true flight sim player would never do that. In AH2 there was several times that someone made a callsign similar to another, but the spelling was different. Once the person realized that someone already had that callsign the person would always change it.
And I might add the person using the " HiTech " callsign in DCS was in a F5 and knew what they were doing.
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Call him up, ask him. I'm sure he wouldn't lie about it. We have a Hytech that flies in the MA on occasion. I would assume it is a popular call sign.
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the person using the " HiTech " callsign in DCS was in a F5 and knew what they were doing.
It's not the AcesHigh HiTech then :D :P
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Call him up, ask him. I'm sure he wouldn't lie about it.
I have and with no answer
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I shot down a guy called Dran0 twice one night. Never saw him again.
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I shot down a guy called Dran0 twice one night. Never saw him again.
Not to mention how many Oldman variants there have been.
In 2001, when I switched from AW (where I was "oldma" because of the 5-digit handle restriction) to AH, I had to call in to see if I could be "Oldman." Someone else preceded me, but hadn't kept up his/her subscription, so I nabbed the handle. Now I guard it with seven rabid racoons and robotic hand-thrown cholera-soaked towel rags.
Point is, as Drano illustrated, there are a lot of people with similar ideas out there. This should not be news.
- oldman
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Never had that problem...
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Not to mention how many Oldman variants there have been.
Point is, as Drano illustrated, there are a lot of people with similar ideas out there. This should not be news.
Seems odd someone would believe that there is only one handle in the entire internet for one person.. :banana:
Before Rogent became Rogent, he was DoLBy..
Now I am Dolby..
or was...
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Never had that problem...
:rofl Go figure.
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"i am groot!"
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Before Rogent became Rogent, he was DoLBy..
Now I am Dolby..
or was...
I never knew you were Rogent. I've had some good fights with you back in the day. :salute
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I never knew you were Rogent. I've had some good fights with you back in the day. :salute
no no no I wasn't Rogent, Rogent was DoLbY.
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It would be very strange indeed, bordering on negligent to his own business, if HiTech didn't play/assess other flight sims.
Or maybe he's just having fun. What's the problem?
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...negligent to his own business....
Hehe, that's funny. :salute
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Could be he's doing opposition research, in preparation for a major upgrade to Aces High.
I somehow doubt that. Two different animals. DCS is low player count high complication eye candy. AH has potential for very high player count and is medium level difficulty with lower level graphics to be open to a larger audience of players.
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no no no I wasn't Rogent, Rogent was DoLbY.
Oh Okay, I misunderstood
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Ya'll are nutz. It surely is HiTech himself. :noid
ps: I have seen the name before in other games like Hell Let Loose. ofc i asked the question if he was HiTech. He ensured me he was. So i told him we need some new planes and he has to fix the dam ENY problem. He said he would but he probably took me for a loon. :bolt:
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I somehow doubt that. Two different animals. DCS is low player count high complication eye candy. AH has potential for very high player count and is medium level difficulty with lower level graphics to be open to a larger audience of players.
currently there are 2331 people playing DCS and 1600 servers up n running.
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currently there are 2331 people playing DCS and 1600 servers up n running.
So thats 1.4 players per server. WOW!!!!! sounds like fun! :rolleyes:
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I somehow doubt that. Two different animals. DCS is low player count high complication eye candy. AH has potential for very high player count and is medium level difficulty with lower level graphics to be open to a larger audience of players.
+1
Damn shame playing it while it wastes away
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currently there are 2331 people playing DCS and 1600 servers up n running.
I don't doubt that. If you do the math that is an average of 1.45 players per server. I am sure some have more and some have none at all. You are lucky to find 24 people on a single DCS server as most servers would choke on the hard core graphics beyond that point. Theoretically DCS should be able to 4-5 times that amount but it would take a hell of a server to do it with that many players. You will run into the same limitations with IL2. A big pat on the back to Hitech. He designed a true multi-player game. AH is still king in the player population potential category. I remember Titanic Tuesdays had 600+ in one map. The action was off the charts and absolutely insane! I miss it terribly.
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So thats 1.4 players per server. WOW!!!!! sounds like fun! :rolleyes:
LOL Fugi I thought I was the only one that was allowed to do math... What's up man?
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So thats 1.4 players per server. WOW!!!!! sounds like fun! :rolleyes:
I think it is dumb to cherrypick the number when people can host their own servers. Just like any Call of Duty or Battlefield game, there are going to be tons of servers.
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I think it is dumb to cherrypick the number when people can host their own servers. Just like any Call of Duty or Battlefield game, there are going to be tons of servers.
yeah but how many players per server?? Not a network guy, but me running my own server does not equate to a larger number of players in an arena. To me that is the big difference between AH3 and any of the other games.
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I don't doubt that. If you do the math that is an average of 1.45 players per server. I am sure some have more and some have none at all. You are lucky to find 24 people on a single DCS server as most servers would choke on the hard core graphics beyond that point. Theoretically DCS should be able to 4-5 times that amount but it would take a hell of a server to do it with that many players. You will run into the same limitations with IL2. A big pat on the back to Hitech. He designed a true multi-player game. AH is still king in the player population potential category. I remember Titanic Tuesdays had 600+ in one map. The action was off the charts and absolutely insane! I miss it terribly.
Not all of the servers are populated. I was posting that number to show the opportunities available to people.
And keep in mind that number doesn't include Steam numbers.
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Darkwood has an axe to grind with Aces High. He doesn’t even play here much yet he often makes his way to this game’s forum in order to frequently promote a competitor’s game. If you don’t care for Aces High just leave. Move along and make the break completely. Have fun in DCS. We wish you well. :cheers:
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If people didn't care, they would indeed leave. If people come back to look around, they do care. AH has much going for it, but needs a lot more love than it gets ATM. Servers and number is a red herring. That the same 20 people turns up on one single server every other night means nothing. Only a few percent of DCS players are online at all, but every AH player is online. The same for IL-2. This weekend there will be a virtual online aerobatic championship in DCS with 56 of the best teams.
The truth is that WWII fighters suck in DCS. Grossly overcomplicated and with a FM that is a complete joke. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would fly them. The only reason I can think of is they don't know any better. They are excellent in IL-2 and on the simplistic side in AH. Then there is War Thunder ... Lots and lots of people like War Thunder for some odd reason, but there you go.
There are lots of cool stuff in this virtual world of hours. Only a fool would stick to only one piece of software, is my opinion.
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Darkwood has an axe to grind with Aces High. He doesn’t even play here much yet he often makes his way to this game’s forum in order to frequently promote a competitor’s game. If you don’t care for Aces High just leave. Move along and make the break completely. Have fun in DCS. We wish you well. :cheers:
Don't you worry about what I do, worry about yourself. Until you send me a check for $14.95 or call dale and pay my account up mind ya damn business. I play in FSO which is one of the few things this out of date crappy graphics game has left goin for it.
Some folks just don't want to be reminded where the player base for aces high went.
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The truth is that WWII fighters suck in DCS. Grossly overcomplicated and with a FM that is a complete joke. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would fly them. The only reason I can think of is they don't know any better. They are excellent in IL-2 and on the simplistic side in AH.
That's an interesting statement. I'd say FM in DCS is far better then all others. IL2 is a total joke. I think AH has that beat in that area. Best turning P38 in IL2 was one with all flaps down and dive breaks extended. Going into a loop from stall turn in that configuration wasn't a problem either.
in AH flaps are not nearly draggy enough but nowhere near as bad as that joke that IL2 is.
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Don't you worry about what I do, worry about yourself. Until you send me a check for $14.95 or call dale and pay my account up mind ya damn business. I play in FSO which is one of the few things this out of date crappy graphics game has left goin for it.
Some folks just don't want to be reminded where the player base for aces high went.
Im just curious and not looking to start anything, but what are the "crap graphics" in this game and why are "better" graphics so important?
To me Im trilled with the graphics. Planes look like planes, tanks look like tanks, and those damn trees look like trees. To me the graphics are far good enough not to knock me out of the feeling im fighting in a WWII fighter, and yet I can run full graphics in VR and not need a $3000.00 computer to do so.
Sure DCS is pretty, but it doesnt make the game any more fun. It is also a bit bare compared to what AH has to offer in game play and yet those that fly it are as hard core a fan there as many of us are here.
You playing in both, are the graphics that much of a big deal?
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Graphics dont bother me at all. I would still be happy even with AH1 graphics
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Graphics dont bother me at all. I would still be happy even with AH1 graphics
Hell, I was happy with AWII graphics.
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Darkwood has an axe to grind with Aces High. He doesn’t even play here much yet he often makes his way to this game’s forum in order to frequently promote a competitor’s game. If you don’t care for Aces High just leave. Move along and make the break completely. Have fun in DCS. We wish you well. :cheers:
Stupid comments like this only accelerate player loss in AH.
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Graphics dont bother me at all. I would still be happy even with AH1 graphics
This is true. It never was the graphics that made AH so great.
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Stupid comments like this only accelerate player loss in AH.
Because coming in repeatedly to crap on the game is a real benefit.
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I like turtles :bolt:
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This is true. It never was the graphics that made AH so great.
In design there's a concept of essential details wherein elements have to only be of a sufficient level to contribute to an experience and everything beyond is wasteful.
That's an interesting statement. I'd say FM in DCS is far better then all others. IL2 is a total joke. I think AH has that beat in that area.
I also didn't like the flight model of IL2 (all variants). I found it inconsistent. I think DCS overdoes the re-enactment theme a bit too much. I flew the K-4 a bit and found the constant engine failures to be tiresome. I don't have any sound but presumed there'd be other warning signs like visual vibration or vapours or obvious things in the guages. Anyway seems like the BS 'realism' card some people play, I mostly want to fight. I did like the Mosquito though, could get into that. Watched some YouTube videos and was saying to myself I'd do that there...
Another thing AH has is you can pick your plane and pitch it against anything you find. There've been some extraordinary specialists over the years. At the end of the day it is a human-to-human interaction through the virtual aeroplanes. Oh, and those slow rumbly things some people hide in the trees for extended periods. :bolt:
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I'd say FM in DCS is far better then all others. IL2 is a total joke. I think AH has that beat in that area.
in AH flaps are not nearly draggy enough but nowhere near as bad as that joke that IL2 is.
DCS has several flight models. The standard flight model, SFM. The advanced flight model, AFM. The professional flight model, PFM and the external flight model, EFM.
SFM is mainly used for AI aircraft. The AFM is used for a couple of aircraft, simple but OK. The PFM is used on most aircraft. It's not bad, but obviously better suited for jets than propeller driven aircraft. The EFM is as it say, external. Then it's up to the developer of the plane to define it. This can be anything from OK to complete stupidity. The "best" aircraft from partner developers typically have EFM, because they are then free to do and use whatever they see fit.
As with anything; garbage in = garbage out.
I use the Yak-52 in DCS to train aerobatics at home. The FM is the PFM, and it does a good job in recreating the real aircraft (which is why I use it). What's bad about it is at low speeds, where it behaves like Bambi on on the ice, nothing like the real aircraft. All aircraft becomes a bit "Bambi" at low speed, but it's overexaggerated in DCS. It becomes unphysical. The pitch, yaw and roll moments are all wrong compared with the effects of elevator, rudder and aileron at that speed. The same goes for all propeller aircraft there, it's painful :cheesy:
The other thing is they are modelled to such detail is ridiculous. Some of the gear handles in WWII planes were very unorthodox. Stuff had to be uncaged, then push and hold a button, twist it, etc. All this is modelled. The point is, that fine grade modelling makes zero sense unless having an exact working replica of the handle. Ctrl-shift-h, ctrl-shift q etc etc is not how it worked :grin: Is it as far from reality it is possible to be. Ok, the mouse can be used, as if that adds "realism" :azn: I have yet to see a WWII fighter with a keyboard and a mouse.
IL-2 is much better in this respect. What IL-2 isn't particularly good at is out of envelope behavior. It also has some oddness here and there, but the overall behavior is physical at all speeds, thus overall the best there is IMO.
AH is not bad at all, and could also easily be used training aerobatics if it had some relevant planes (as could IL-2). A spitfire is not a Yak-52 though :grin:
As for the EFMs in DCS, there is nothing to say except garbage in = garbage out. Very few simmers have tried a real F-14, so very few has anything relevant to say.
The funny thing is that X-plane can be used to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with the PFM in DCS. Not that X-plane is 100% correct, but it is the closest we have to a first principles approach, and is always within lets say 5-10% error. The errors in DCS is probably more like 100-200% off at low speed.
Anyway, way off topic :grin: My point is that AH is not bad, it only need some attention. Will it ever get what it needs? DCS is in some ways spectacular, in other ways just plain stupid. The best balance can be found in IL-2 today IMO.
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KillerPops,
that's a well articulated opinion.
I don't have a RL experience therefore i'm just expressing my subjective opinion.
I would separate question of "flying management" from "flight model" though. This was HiTech's answer each time people asked about complex engine management - he said AH was ACM sim first and foremost and complexities of flying a particular aircraft were not relevant to that. We could make an assumption that competent pilot of a spitfire would have an instinctive habit of lowering the RPMs in climbs or switching supercharger if it was required. So if every pilot has particularities of their airplane well learned - all you have left is a flight model and AH gives us that.
DCS goes all out in the opposite direction. You need to learn those particularities and given how clumsy "mouse to push the button" interaction is - it has major drawback. Especially if in VR. What it does give us back is immersion, painful but immersion :)
IL2 is somewhere in between.
Being a busy person i don't have time to master a complex aircraft in DCS. I invested some time into Spitfire IXe and 190D but it wasn't nearly enough to have an opinion on performance or flight modeling. Overall it felt right. In spitfires i was able to turn inside most opponents, but had trouble staying with them at high speed etc. in 190D full engine with WEP made a difference, but it did drive like a bus :) In all planes - when i dropped flaps, it felt like hitting a wall, which sounds about right.
In AH people use flaps to turn spitfires in fights, that's little hardcore. In IL2 - it's even worst.
Other then some of the US fighters, I don't remember any WWII pilots using flaps to turn in consistent manner. Ok, maybe some of the IJN did as well. But dropping spitfire's barn doors to turn ? You'd be at 50 knots in a heartbeat :)
As for AH - for me it was always what HiTech created - ACM chess against multiple opponents. Fighting 3 vs 1 ( with me being 1 ) is when i get a boner. Too bad numbers are as low as they are.
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Can't get past the screaming german voice commands in my ear in il2...
Dcs is more plane wrestling than flying
AH has both of them beat hands down for a2a ww2 fun imo
Eagler
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AH has both of them beat hands down for a2a ww2 fun imo
If only it were more accessible and the gameplay a little more diverse...
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In AH people use flaps to turn spitfires in fights, that's little hardcore. In IL2 - it's even worst.
You are not very well versed in the IL2 flight model then, almost every plane there, spitfire included, has the best sustained turn without flaps.
Using flaps momentarily to gain an AoA advantage is totally reasonable even in reality, but it will cost you energy and hurt you in a prolonged fight.
DCS war birds are a joke, aside from the P51 which is great imo. The others feel like flying through a vacuum, there's no stability to them whatsoever.
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If only it were more accessible
How is AH any less accessible than DCS or IL-2? I would grade both as awful in that regard.
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How is AH any less accessible than DCS or IL-2? I would grade both as awful in that regard.
User interface. Abstracted & unintuitive gameplay. Disparity between experienced players and newcomers (especially in reference to previous point). Lack of evolvement. Single (viable) arena and activity. Restricted demographic player-base.
Assets are definitely the flight model, network code, multiplayer potential. (Largely) unrestricted plane set. Central, official / persistent servers. Support of controllers (<-vast). VR implementation. Santa flying his sleigh and dropping presents around Christmastime.
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Wow the fanboy buthurt is strong in this thread. :D
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Y'know, the more I watch Star Wars, the more I realise... The Empire was Right.
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Y'know, the more I watch Star Wars, the more I realise... The Empire was Right.
:rofl :aok
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Y'know, the more I watch Star Wars, the more I realise... The Empire was Right.
I never understood why they where the bad guys. Order is right.
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I flew the K-4 a bit and found the constant engine failures to be tiresome.
109 you need to remember to set the governor to auto in your start up. (same for DCS and il2 clod) it's a little black switch on the left under the throttle by magnetos. it is the only thing to remember engine wise.
rads set to open and you can throw it around easymode especially with WEP. you will 'vent' white coolant when you breach operating temperatures. Usually will only ever happen hanging on your prop at zero airspeed. I agree there should be some after mission clues as to why the engine failed otherwise your always second guessing what happened. Same reason I don't like flying the P47. Only stick time and hours can you know your ride properly.
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109 you need to remember to set the governor to auto in your start up. (same for DCS and il2 clod) it's a little black switch on the left under the throttle by magnetos. it is the only thing to remember engine wise.
rads set to open and you can throw it around easymode especially with WEP. you will 'vent' white coolant when you breach operating temperatures. Usually will only ever happen hanging on your prop at zero airspeed. I agree there should be some after mission clues as to why the engine failed otherwise your always second guessing what happened. Same reason I don't like flying the P47. Only stick time and hours can you know your ride properly.
Wot ho Bruv. Thanks I didn't know that. I'll have another do in January I can have another two week trial then. I got on well with the Mosquito. I was surprised some of my post-stall manoeuvres worked there too. Those are my favourites.
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Because coming in repeatedly to crap on the game is a real benefit.
So you think encouraging players to just leave Aces High helps with player retention? :rolleyes:
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So you think encouraging players to just leave Aces High helps with player retention? :rolleyes:
Encouraging A player, I went back read his comment and it was addressed to a single player. His comment was spot on, that he continuously crap's on this place and pretty much runs a recruiting campaign for DCS and other games. I'm trying to see where either of those help here? Addition by subtraction is a thing.
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so, no one thinks that was HiTech himself playing DCS then?
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If he is I doubt he would go be "Hitech"
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Hcetih :noid
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When using dating apps, I always go by the name of "Hitech", but I’m using a photo of Fugitive to maximize my chances with the ladies :old:
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When using dating apps, I always go by the name of "Hitech", but I’m using a photo of Fugitive to maximize my chances with the ladies :old:
LOL!!!! hows that working out for ya?
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:rofl
Should be using Nilsen's pic, like every one else.
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If he is I doubt he would go be "Hitech"
So, your saying that if you played another flight sim game you would change your callsign?
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LOL!!!! hows that working out for ya?
Mixed. The picture will get me all their attention, but when they read the name it's all just "Fix the collisions! Why are the .50s nerfed? Get rid of ENY!" all the time :uhoh
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So, your saying that if you played another flight sim game you would change your callsign?
For me that's a yes. And I'm just an ordinary guy. No way I would play under "Hitech" if I was him and just wanted to play another game in peace.
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So, your saying that if you played another flight sim game you would change your callsign?
He's been known to do that. :noid
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So, your saying that if you played another flight sim game you would change your callsign?
What exactly is your point and or agenda?
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You know that any true flight sim player would never do that. In AH2 there was several times that someone made a callsign similar to another, but the spelling was different. Once the person realized that someone already had that callsign the person would always change it.
And I might add the person using the " HiTech " callsign in DCS was in a F5 and knew what they were doing.
The F-5 is a pretty easy plane in DCS.
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What exactly is your point and or agenda?
Why do i have to have an Agenda???
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Why do i have to have an Agenda???
You don't have to. We just wonder why you keep coming in here trash-talking this game, and propounding the merits of a competitor. Is it therapeutic? Is there some revenge motive? Otherwise...why...?
- oldman
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Why do i have to have an Agenda???
Yes exactly. Why do you?
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You don't have to. We just wonder why you keep coming in here trash-talking this game, and propounding the merits of a competitor. Is it therapeutic? Is there some revenge motive? Otherwise...why...?
- oldman
You all got me F***ed up is what the deal is. If I didn't like this game then i wouldn't pay a sub fee every month.
Most folks stick to their callsign no matter what. I saw the name HiTech in another game and was curious if it was the same person. So i posted on here to see what others thought.
and in no way is aces high any kind of competition to DCS. Not even close.
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and in no way is aces high any kind of competition to DCS. Not even close.
Well we all know where it is now if we feel so inclined. Thanks.
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Most folks stick to their callsign no matter what. I saw the name HiTech in another game and was curious if it was the same person. So i posted on here to see what others thought.
I just think it is funny incredebly that HiTech plays DCS. I know he also plays Hell Let Loose. I kept asking him if he could give me some perks. HiTech for some reason kept saying he did not know what i was talking about and asked that i would leave him alone :rofl
Anyways there is no reason to promote another game on the comunity forum of a game. It is just not cool and i believe DCS does not need it, altough i dont like DCS. (it is boring and the MMO aspect makes AH great, which DCS lacks and is therefore lame)
Where is HiTech when you need him for perks? Hiding under his Christmas tree again? :old:
(My spelling checker broke. I need it bad...)
Dutch
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Well we all know where it is now if we feel so inclined. Thanks.
This right here just makes me want to post more about it
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Anyways there is no reason to promote another game on the comunity forum of a game. It is just not cool and i believe DCS does not need it, altough i dont like DCS. (it is boring and the MMO aspect makes AH great, which DCS lacks and is therefore lame)
Dutch
Stick with easy mode and horrrrrrrrible graphics
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Stick with easy mode and horrrrrrrrible graphics
And you wonder why everyone jumps you about your post. :headscratch:
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Stick with easy mode and horrrrrrrrible graphics
1. Easy mode only if you want to get owned. Try KOTH :x
2. Yes, everyone knows. But still everyone here likes AH better for its game play. There is more 2 do and there is a certain dynamic people here like.
Merry Christmas Brother. I hope you have a great one just like I will. :cheers:
DutchVII
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Ps: I think DCS looks horrible as well
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Could be he's doing opposition research, in preparation for a major upgrade to Aces High.
Too good to be true
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Too expensive to be true...