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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Cremator on April 17, 2014, 02:29:53 PM
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So I've been sitting here reading post about the negatives of this game, Aces High. So far the only negative experience I've encountered is putting on about 20 pounds since I began playing, around February 1st. With the summer fast approaching and a small farm to weed eat and mow my weight will shed so I'm not to upset. I said all that to say this;
At one time in my life I was a hot headed, Ill tempered, bullet proof, junk talking idiot whose own worst enemy was himself. Not in the game but in real life. I played aces high back then for about three months and my personal attitude carried right over into the game. I then monitored 200 and would quickly jump at the first opportunity to mouth and be a punk. I'd get mad over any little thing and I let it ruin the game for me.
Present day I've learned that bitterness and hatred will get you no where in life. I changed careers and a couple of life lessons have taught me the value of "being the bigger man!" Henceforth my game play has become much more enjoyable my second time around. I have learned so much more this time by just being polite and following advice given, studying and reading the forum and that the dot squelch command works wonders. I've found that the guy with the cool call sign, who consistently shoots you down, in most cases, is always willing to help and share his knowledge to make said a better player.
The game is what you make of it and I'm proud to be a part of it. This go around I'm in it for the long haul and look forward to each encounter.
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Best post I've read in a while, thanks for sharing. :salute
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Great alternative to the flurry of "Aces High Sky Is Falling" threads of late. Well said :salute
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The downfall of this game is the fronts that certain people put-on in this game.. If you want to be part of a team you have to show your true colors.. like every guy on the roster of a championship franchise.. they show up, and come to play.. they don't hide and chintz out when it's go time.. I'm 100 percent sure thats what this community is about.. .
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:salute Thanks!
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No thank you bizman.. theres guys on here that make it awesome just to be around.. forget the game.. guys like Rocky, Hitech, U.S.ranger, Iraqvet, Changeup.. thats the reason why this community exists.. without these people there would be no aces high.. Even if it was the gym or the basketall court or whatever.. these are the guys that would make it worth its while..
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=S= Cremator! Better words have seldom been written here. I am, online, the same person in real life. fallible, but honest. I finally allowed some "pragmatism" into my gameplay, I try now not to get upset if other players don't play the way I want. It's definitely made the game more enjoyable for me. Thanks for sharing, and good luck in life and in game
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The downfall of this game is the fronts that certain people put-on in this game.. If you want to be part of a team you have to show your true colors.. like every guy on the roster of a championship franchise.. they show up, and come to play.. they don't hide and chintz out when it's go time.. I'm 100 percent sure thats what this community is about.. .
And this is different from the real world how?
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LOL
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ROFL!
I need that sign!!
And nicely stated Cremator.
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A penny for your thought.. I think they're going for around 25 cents these days, come on now you..
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:salute :cheers:
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No thank you bizman.. theres guys on here that make it awesome just to be around.. forget the game.. guys like Rocky, Hitech, U.S.ranger, Iraqvet, Changeup.. thats the reason why this community exists.. without these people there would be no aces high.. Even if it was the gym or the basketall court or whatever.. these are the guys that would make it worth its while..
I was thanking Cremator for making me think about how maturing as a human being makes this community and the whole world a nicer place to live in.
To avoid further misunderstanding I'd rather quote Skuzzy who in my opinion is one of the few here who writes English according the rules I was taught at school some thirty-five years ago: --- nicely stated Cremator.
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222 views and 14 responses.
Disheartening.
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Yes, but not surprising. The community likes to post in different kinds of posts.
<S> Cremator
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So I've noticed. :old:
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My attitude changed a lot too. I was like you, ready for a pissing contest. Once I started thinking about this game like I do the annual thanksgiving day flag football game I used to attend, things changed.
Every thanksgiving all my friends use to get together to play a game of football. We would gather, choose teams and play hard. No one got mad, we congratulated the other team and had a blast. Afterwards we ate turkey and drank beer, still friends.
If the players in this game approached the game like that, treating the red guys as if they were going to share turkey and beer after an exciting dogfight, things would be much happier and positive around here.
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Great analogy scca - I agree. My friends did that too on Thanksgiving. It ended when we started getting injured though :old:
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My attitude changed a lot too. I was like you, ready for a pissing contest. Once I started thinking about this game like I do the annual thanksgiving day flag football game I used to attend, things changed.
Every thanksgiving all my friends use to get together to play a game of football. We would gather, choose teams and play hard. No one got mad, we congratulated the other team and had a blast. Afterwards we ate turkey and drank beer, still friends.
If the players in this game approached the game like that, treating the red guys as if they were going to share turkey and beer after an exciting dogfight, things would be much happier and positive around here.
Sounds pretty much like every Rugby game I ever played, less the turkey, beer was in evidence though :old: :cheers:
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:salute
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If there was a like button here I'm sure this post would have plenty.
I have to agree with the post, my attitude is different now than when I started playing.
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my attitude is different now than when I started playing.
I think this is because you enter the game as a noob, you see the "attitude", you try to fit in, then you realize the "attitude" is crap, so you change. Am I right?
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My experience has been great mainly due to the people who've helped me along the way. I've flown with many different squads and they've all taught me well. I remember when I was a young squeaker new to the game, and I started flying with a fella named SSGT82ndAirborne(it was something very close that anyways) he taught me a lot about the game and we had fun doing it. He taught me basic ACMs and wingman skills. Ta57 also taught me a lot about the game back in the early 2000s. The Dirty30 and Slashing Talons were great guys and mentors to me. Currently G3MF has taught me than enough about flying about also the quality of our squad. I love my mfers that's my home.
I'd also like to give a special shoutout to the Roc for hooking me on scenarios, and the whole Special Events crew, you guys help make my Aces High experience even better. :salute
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Actually Ive been having my best time ever since coming back to AH. Sure the huge crowds were great but we didnt also have the TU2S. :D
Its BF4 Im unabashedly negative about. Not AH. Boy the poked the pooch with that game.
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Present day I've learned that bitterness and hatred will get you no where in life. I changed careers and a couple of life lessons have taught me the value of "being the bigger man!"
Well done! <S> It also helps you have a happier, more-enjoyable life.
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The game is what you make of it
I've been playing AH off and on, mostly on, since 2002. I've seen changes over the years in many ways. I still enjoy the camaraderie the best.
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:salute
Great post.
You get a few goofballs from time to time, but this community as a whole is pretty frikkin awesome...
<---Former goofball
Hey, we all grow up right?
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Sounds pretty much like every Rugby game I ever played, less the turkey, beer was in evidence though :old: :cheers:
Yep Danny, one of the greatest things I loved about Rugby was after the match. All bloodied all bruised and all drinking beer together.
Great times. :cheers:
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:salute
Great post.
You get a few goofballs from time to time, but this community as a whole is pretty frikkin awesome...
<---Former goofball
Hey, we all grow up right?
Some do, others choose not to.
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:aok post
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Positivity breeds positivity...well played :aok
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Good post OP.
About a year ago I posted my first and only request in the wish list forum, asking if HTC would consider doing a weekly update on the progress of any new work they're up to.
It seems that this has come to fruition, Hitech and Skuzzy have been posting very regular updates, giving both information and videos on the new graphics and such.
IMO though it's had the opposite effect of what I was hoping for - even MORE complaining. If I had a dollar for every "well I'm out, my machine will never run that" or other similar comments both here and on ch200, I would....have a lot of dollars. I often wonder what would happen if Hitech won the 300 million dollar lottery they have in the USA. I wouldn't blame him in the slightest if he posted a big picture of him giving everyone the finger on the front page, and just walked away from all of this.
It must be hard to put in so much work over the years, and have customers constantly criticize every little detail and aspect of that effort. It's the worst catch 22 out there, use whatever catch phrase you like - dog chasing its tail, damned if you do, damned if you don't, rock and a hard place - HTC is living proof they're all true.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not about writing a puff piece, and I have my own personal complaints, beliefs, and issues surrounding the entire product, but to participate in regular complaint threads that have statements like "this game is doomed", or "the numbers declining proves me right", is pretty ridiculous when you consider that this game has been around 15 years now. It's doubly so when most of the usual suspect complaining still subscribe and play.
To survive such a long period of time, and weather the storms that have come and gone both in the internet business world and beyond, says pretty much all anyone should need to hear. It must feel like a long road traveled though, looking back those 15 years, and however more the core team was at Warbirds/etc, and constantly have to deal with all the negative waves.
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So I've been sitting here reading post about the negatives of this game, Aces High. So far the only negative experience I've encountered is putting on about 20 pounds since I began playing, around February 1st. With the summer fast approaching and a small farm to weed eat and mow my weight will shed so I'm not to upset. I said all that to say this;
At one time in my life I was a hot headed, Ill tempered, bullet proof, junk talking idiot whose own worst enemy was himself. Not in the game but in real life. I played aces high back then for about three months and my personal attitude carried right over into the game. I then monitored 200 and would quickly jump at the first opportunity to mouth and be a punk. I'd get mad over any little thing and I let it ruin the game for me.
Present day I've learned that bitterness and hatred will get you no where in life. I changed careers and a couple of life lessons have taught me the value of "being the bigger man!" Henceforth my game play has become much more enjoyable my second time around. I have learned so much more this time by just being polite and following advice given, studying and reading the forum and that the dot squelch command works wonders. I've found that the guy with the cool call sign, who consistently shoots you down, in most cases, is always willing to help and share his knowledge to make said a better player.
The game is what you make of it and I'm proud to be a part of it. This go around I'm in it for the long haul and look forward to each encounter.
Is this post for midway.... or by midway?
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Outstanding! :rofl
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Don't be a Debbie Downer or a Negative Nancy.......... that is all.
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right on :salute