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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: raven on September 25, 2000, 08:29:00 AM
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i'm sorry if i sound a liitle stingy but i'm from australia and US$30 is like 60 AUS$, i'm a kid so i can't afford that. I've already tried using a diffrent email, but it didn't work. i've given up on the game now, but would be intereted in knowing how they id you.
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uuummm! As a paying customer why would I tell you?
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Mighty1
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Heh. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Hehe,sorry, secret (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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i've already said i've given up trying to crack it. i'm not asking you to tell me how i could cheat my self in, i simply want to know how one would id someone on the net regardless of what ever they are involved in, not neccesarily AH, any game for that matter
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oh common i'm curious. i dont think anyone other than net pros know things like this, because if they did than everyone (jobless aussie kids whio cant afford it) would be cheating
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There are several ways for HTC to track this.
But i know for an fact that people are abusing the 2 weeks trial.
Regards.
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AH : Maniac
WB : -nr-1-
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Well...I really shouldn't tell you this...
When you log in for the first time, HTC detects your address, and sends aliens to implant a transmitter in your brain. (Bet you thought it was just a new pimple.) Now HTC knows everything you think. So, don't even think about trying to cheat them!
You'll get used to the voices. I did.
popeye
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Hi raven......
I'm sure that HTC uses technology to its full advantage in tracking players who would like to stay longer than the two week trial. As a paying player, I have a pretty good idea how they do it, but it would inappropriate for anyone to publish that information here. I'm sure HTC is flattered that you enjoyed the game enough to want to play more, so the issue becomes how can you play more affordably.
I realize that $30 U.S. is expensive for you, being from Australia. I'm from Canada and it works out to be about $42-45 (Canadian) per month. Unfortunately, HTC has no other pricing structures than the one flat rate of $30/month U.S. If you'd like to try on-line multiplayer flight simulations that offer lower rate structures, I believe Air Warrior is $10/month U.S. and I know that iEN's Warbirds is $9.95/month U.S., for it's easy mode ACA (Air Combat Arena). IMHO, neither of those products are on par with Aces High v1.04r2 and the only thing that rivals this is iEN's Warbirds primary arenas, but they are $1.99/hour U.S. I've had bills approaching $150-$200/month U.S. in the past using that environment, so you probably want to avoid it and stick to the ACA.
I hope this helps and perhaps in the future HTC will have a multi tiered approach to AH pricing that will permit you a cost effective way to enjoy an excellent flight simulation.
Regards,
Badger
Looking for a different kind of environment to discuss your favorite on-line flight simulator?
http://www.egroups.com/group/flightsimsonline (http://www.egroups.com/group/flightsimsonline)
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Weeeeelll....
Ok you seem like an honest kid. Don't tell pyro or HT I told you this. It is a secret, shhhhhhhhh.
First you have to go out to a "C:\windows" prompt. Ok, the next thing you do is type "cd\" then enter, then type "format c:" press enter, This should cure all your problems...
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Seriously, is this a troll or what? MG, is that you again?
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I'm sure there's a way, your IP address is the simplest of all. People who determined would always find a way to go around it but for most it's just too much hassle plus you probably lose your callsign and stuff like that.
You might try WB - there used to be an unlimited arena there for $9.95/month, you had 5 hours in the main and unlimited in FighterOps (?) Might be a cheaper option for you. It's not as nice (IMHO) but hey - we can't all have what we want (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif).
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lynx
13 Sqn RAF
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ok i'm a naive kid , i dont know toejam about the net(except multiplayer games) so it wouldnt hurt to give me some hints, please, i promise i won't try it on aces high, no i cant do that, i promise to pay when i get enough money.
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Checks in the mail <wink, nod>
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thx badger and lynx,very funny hblair haha. I't is probably the ip and i wouldn't know how to go around that so thats too bad. i just pissed off, i really loved plaing AH, and now there asking me to pay and now they asking me to pay $720 buck a yearto play it damn! i would gladly pay $90 (for once) for it. oh well thats life i quess. You american have everything easy(i mean that in the nices possible way), byt hat i mean you dont have conversion problems and stuff associated with long distance freight, since all the online stores are in america.
That all from me
raven signing off (for good sniffle)
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i believe that cheque westy, in oz anyway
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Take care Raven.
I was in your shoes about 5-6 yrs ago, was 16 y/o and having Warbirds as an obsession (2$ an hour) i assure you i know what you are talkin about.
Regards.
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AH : Maniac
WB : -nr-1-
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Originally posted by raven:
thx badger and lynx.....
np.....btw, out of curiosity, what could you afford to pay in Australia for Aces High?
Monthly, hourly........?
I remember one post on here from a player in Europe who indicated that $30/month U.S. represented almost 25% of his monthly income. Perhaps the fee structures of all of these on-line games are directed primarily at a U.S. audience and their associated standard of living only.
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thx, it was fun(damn fun) while it lasted
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Don't forget H2H is free!!
Can ya get a job to pay for AH? You old enough?
Good Luck!!
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i can afford to pay 30 aus$ a month,
by the way i use raven8 in the arena,
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Originally posted by raven:
i can afford to pay 30 aus$ a month.....
In other words, you could pay approximately $15/month U.S.
I guess a good compromise would be a bi-weekly rate of $15 U.S. or a weekly rate of $7.50/week U.S., which adds to the administrative burden of HTC, but if it's automated it shouldn't be a difficult thing to implement.
Anyway, hope you can rejoin us at some time in the future.
Regards,
Badger
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i just heard WW2 online is going to have a monthly based structure too, why why why why:-(
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I remember one post on here from a player in Europe who indicated that $30/month U.S. represented almost 25% of his monthly income. Perhaps the fee structures of all of these on-line games are directed primarily at a U.S. audience and their associated standard of living only.
Cost of living surely is a funny thing - I'm sending my parents $100/month. That's ~2.5 times of their combined monthly income... I wouldn't even dare to tell them how much I'm paying for my flying/hangarage, AH and other "non-essentials" - they wouldn't understand it.
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lynx
13 Sqn RAF
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hey raven,
as 1776 has mentioned, you can still play AH for free... just click on the H2H areana and select a game to play... if you don't see one you're interested in, start your own... hate ta see you leave, but don't want you to take advantage of the free 2 weeks also... i'm a paying customer from canada and like badger said, the $30 USD turns up to be $42-50 CDN per month (thats like buying a new game every month!!!)
Stick to H2H if you want to be playing for free (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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