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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: weazel on February 26, 2000, 04:58:00 AM
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I don`t go to AGW much anymore as I prefer the Aces High communities "spirit" (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) much more than the frequent flame wars and mean-spiritedness that seems to be the norm over there in the last year or so. I read a few threads about players leaving Warbirds. http://agw.dogfighter.com/agw/Forum3/HTML/010813.html (http://agw.dogfighter.com/agw/Forum3/HTML/010813.html)
In particular it seems there`s a LW exodus occuring at this time and I`m wondering if these players are coming to fly Aces High or just fading away. Since a lot of pilots are using different handles than they did in other sims it`s hard to judge which sim they previously flew. So how about it,care to respond with your true reasons for coming to Aces High-and PLEASE don`t use this thread for flames and bashing on the other sims or players who are staying in Warbirds,Fighter Ace II,or Air Warrior3. I`m genuinely curious as to your reasons for prefering Aces High over the competitors products.
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JG2 "Richthofen" (http://www.busprod.com/weazel2/)
[This message has been edited by weazel (edited 02-26-2000).]
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I have had Inet connection since December...I started playing Falcon 4 online, but then somebody told me about Wb...and I downloaded it and took a look offline. I have also connected online in the 2.75 beta arena.
Then someone told me about AH. I downloaded it also and also took a look offline. In both I had the same problem...I couldn't take off! lol.
Aces High is much more playable than Wb. Much more resolution,much better graphics. And the head position changes makes it much better.
I've gone back and probed Wb again after playing Aces High, and I lasted only 5 minutes there. there is no colour ,Aces High is a much better Sim in the 1.03 version than Wb on 2.75...
and I say that even when Wb HAS fw190A-4
(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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Ram, out
JG2 "Richthofen" (http://www.busprod.com/weazel2/)
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I agree about AH commun. spirit, but since the "open beta" has ended, i've got no chance to play. Bying credit cards in Russia is suicide. I've got money, but i can't spend it the way i want to. If i could pay for AH memb-shp, as i pay for I-net... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif) (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)
AH freehost is coming btw...
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Because AH is the first remotely affordable arena-based WWII sim that I like (mentioning no other game names (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Plus, the view and zoom system is almost identical to Fighter Squadron, only without the padlock, and therefore pretty fantastic.
And several of my squadmates from the beta were staying on, the Typhoon and Lancaster on the horizon, what other choice could I have? Wait for the 1944 WWII Online beta? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I don't think Aces High is even at release version quality yet, with several missing features and many less aircraft than other sims, but I enjoyed the beta loads and I'm enjoying this even more.
Plus, I can run it at 1152x864 res with 20+ fps. After the horrible 3D engines of certain other sims this is pretty nice (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Head position changes are one of the best parts too.
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[This message has been edited by -duma- (edited 02-26-2000).]
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AH's FLight model plain and simple rocks!
I've flown WB alittle but didn't like the FM too much even tho it's (was (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)) considered to be the most realistic .. i'm flying in RL and i couldn't really see that.
Now i tried AH because it was free, and only a small download .. and i was blown away!
Great FM, Updates and info coming very regularely and it's a sim where i could participate from (allmost) hour 1 (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I'm hooked!
And now that i havemy beloved HOGi'll never leave (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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Phillip "Duckwing6" Artweger
Flight Officer "E" Flight
Skeleton Crew (http://www.picknowl.com.au/homepages/oneshot/main.htm)
[This message has been edited by Duckwing6 (edited 02-26-2000).]
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Came from DOS AW to WB to AH, and prefer AH for:
New stuff all the time.
Superior graphics.
FUN community.
Developers who love the game.
New stuff to learn.
Great view system and FM.
Last...but not least....
I can SEE THE ICONS! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
popeye
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I have played about all the piston engined sims out there, on and offline. To some degree I liked them all. I spent the most time with WB and DoA. DoA is/was, prior to coming here, easily the best group of guys I'd met online. I'd still be there too if the connection problems there hadn't run me out.
With no other alternative I tried AH, and was hooked. I have been here ever since, and barring some unforseen event (connect quality?) I will remain here (blindly brand loyal (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)).
AborT-
AH freehost is coming btw...
I don't think you want to go down this path, and the ramifications for all are more than you may think...
[This message has been edited by Kieren (edited 02-26-2000).]
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My reasons are all of the above and ...
Connects to WB suck bigtime since the move to North Carolina.
Service went to crapola at WB and from what I've seen recently with friends in WB squads it hasn't improved.
I got involved with the closed beta testing in Aces High, (Alpha testing?), and wrote some of the FAQ so I've got a personal involvement, (and bias =).
It seems like every couple of weeks something new arrives in AH, (new planes, new maps and the developers answer queries on the bulliten board). What's been new in WB in the last 6 months? About 5 revisions of the IEN Kernel, a new bomber, they still haven't got the ammunition and damage effects correct and last week Hotseat announced that the Head to Head was going to halt development at ver 2.74.
Mostly I left because of the sense of community. In this bulliten board if a message has more than 5 replies I tend to look at it because there are points of view being expressed in an adult manner. On AGW or the WB boards anything with more than 5 replies is a flame war.
Oops almost fergot the cost. It costs me NZ$60 a month to fly and get a ranking in the top 20 pilots, (yeah I know my score has slipped this tour coz I've had tonsilitis and not flown that much). To achieve the same in warbirds I have to spend over NZ$300 a month.
Simple really.
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Weazel-
You are a moderator now! Congrats!
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AH freehost?
HTC is going to be offering that anyway... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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I have flown in Warbirds since 1996. I spent a LOT of money.
Since 1997 (when WB 2.01 was released) there has been very little progress made on improving the game. A lot of changes have been made but they are mostly "one step forward, two steps backward." For instance, the minimum computer is now a P266 instead of a P200 or so, but there has been no increase in graphics quality!
Aces High gives me about 99% of the fun for about 25% of the price in my case. And I see a lot of progress being made on increasing that 99% figure. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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left AW for WB about 0.95 version,left WB at V2.0 not really flawed but too pricey for me at the time and the community was turning ugly,plus I don't care for corperate biz models,saw enough of that in AW (RR anyone?)
gotta get a few more hospital bills out of the way before I reappear here (and somwhere else) but the community is good here, aside from the odd ugly that pops up (no names folks, that's how you get things mean quick)
plus I like the guys making this sim, They play it, I put a lot of faith in a guy who likes his work that much.
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pzvg- "5 years and I still can't shoot"
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I started this whole online flight sim addiction with WB, back during the ICI days (wasn't part of the original player base, though). I always felt personally that the best of WB was the result of Hitech & Pyro. When they left I was really bummed out, eventually dropping my account with WB. Then, when I heard about Aces High, and that it was the result of HT and Pyro, I immediately made my way here. I play AH, because of the people who make the game go.
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leonid, Komandir
5 GIAP VVS RKKA (http://www.adamfive.com/guerrero)
"Our cause is just. The enemy will be crushed. Victory will be ours."
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Please don`t respond to the "FREEHEIST" (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif) comment above,this subject has no place in the forum-get em HTC!
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JG2 "Richthofen" (http://www.busprod.com/weazel2/)
[This message has been edited by weazel (edited 02-26-2000).]
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I quit WB last august, 4 months after becoming a trainer. In other words I quit WB when all I had to do is train 3 or 4 hours a week and have it FREE. I won't go into the reasons, but suffice it to say it was the "new managment" and where I saw them taking the game that caused me to leave.
I got lucky and the same day I quit WB pyro hired on a bunch of new alpha testers and I was one of them (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) That was version .27 i think.
I fly AH because I know the creators (saw HT and Superfly just last saturday (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) )and I know they are committed to putting out a realistic FM and a quality product. They are also committed to hard work which is why I know they will succeed.
To all the new guys out there, stick around you'll be suprised at how much you learn. Not just about ACM, but about physics, internet technology, all kinds of stuff exspecialy SHEEEEEEEEEP (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
Udie
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I flew FA and FA2 for over a year before finding AH. REALITY! That's why. As a former CFI I've got enough time in airplanes to recognize it when I see it. Not to say that it's perfect e.g. stall spins aren't up to snuff in my book. However, the commitment of the management to be as realistic as possible will keep me here. The minute I start seeing watering down to please the unwashed masses I'll be moving on.
And, did I tell you about the graphics? The altitude relationship could be improved on e.g. fields look the same from various altitudes but everything else is absolutely breathtaking. Finally, I'm an addict and just can't stop myself, LOL.
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I like kieren am a migrant from DOA, loved it too but after downloading and trying out AH and getting 2 or 3 updates every month I decided DOA was going nowhere and I would rather spend my time and money on a sim with a future. The DOA community was about as good a bunch of people to fly with as you could find, and that was the hardest part of leaving, but I see many other X-DOA'ers now flying AH and that made the switch easier (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
In short, a great sim, good people and a flat rate is what keeps me here (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Very Interesting question but from my standpoint requires 'MUCHO' explaination.
I started online WW2 sims with Airwarrior on the 'GEnie' network in 1990 or so(as Ivan the Terrible, I.E. Yak9D driver). 2400Baud, 9600 Baud had a $urcharge. I blasted $500 one month in fees (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif). After a short stint i left the online world and stayed dormant until the intro of WB years ago. I didnt play for long but what i was disappointed in the most was the lack of community that WB had in comparison to Airwarrior, always felt like a 'snob arena'. Later i played the BETA of FLying Circus(as THUD), then Dawn of Aces (as Grappl), also AW3-Beta on the Net (as Grappl), flew some AW3 on Gamestorm )(with the 'Groverats' squad), then played a few times on simguilds 'Battle of Britain'sim also, intermittent periods of Fighter Ace (as Soff the Slavic). Then when i saw HT and some others had left WB and were starting a new game i had to check back in.
Only thing i can still see about AH is that it hasnt yet developed that merry spirit that AW in the 90's had. Maybe thats just me but then again its still young. But i always enjoy flying and looking forward to the new A/C that get put in it (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)! Also, its currently the only one i play (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) Flight Model feels real from my 'real' flying experience.
Grumbler (AH)'Old Ancient of Days (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) '
formerly
Ivan the Terrible aka IVAN (GEnie circa 1990)
Soff the Slav(AW3 BETA)
Grapple (AW3 Gamestorm/Groverats squad)
THUD *SL* (Flying Circus)
Soff the Slav (Fighter Ace)
etc. etc. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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I'm still here for the guys I fly with. Plain and simple. The great gfx and flight models are just a boon that just set the hook a little deeper =)
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I don't have the hours to write it all out nor do I think people want to read all the things that they already know make AH a great sim. And where would I start really? The graphics are top notch. I have AW3 and the latest WB's on my HDD and they both are not in the same league (although the AW3 "SAC" program is enviable to say the least!) Sheesh. I fly here in 1280X1024, 32bit and have FPS in the 30's and up. I cannot do that in the other sims at all. AW3 3d I get low 20's and into the teens in 600x480 res.
The view system? Fantastic! The GUI is easy and VERY versatile. Just the freekin login is so simple. No Gamestorm baloney. No iLZ or whatever WB's calls it. Heres it is so simple and easy.
I won't compare the flight models from AW3
(FULL realism only) and WB's with AH because I am not a pilot and have I even flown a plane. But I do trust and feel that *all three* companies HAVE strived to provide the most realistic flight model they can. (Fighter Ace doesn't make the cut imo) So for me it's the REST of the program with the superb features and things I did not have in and would not have for years in AW3, that partially draw me here.
I'd have say that one of the BIGGEST factors is the price. It DOES act like a wonderfull goober filter. Cod! No macro's spewing in the text buffer nor is the assinine behavior wherever you turn rampant like it is elsewhere. We will always see some as long as the free two week trial folks have access to the same places we do. But I've learned the squelch/ignore commnds.
The folks here are more serious about thier hobby. Sure there are serious folks at WB's too and in AW too. And here the people are what I would consider ALL hardcore.
The community has yet to still blend into "one" though. I feel that there is a bit of WB, AW3, FA self-segregation still going on. It's lessening, but has a ways to go imo. When the webboard and online talk of other sims fades away to very little and we start having more squads, scenarios, even the smaller weekly events we'll be having our own stories to tell and we'll be creating our own history.
Not that we should forget the past and where we came from but let's look to the future togther as one community and of the fun we'll all be having here.
In short I am here because AH is the best AND I can afford the best now.
-Westy
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It's fun.
Zoom feature means I can see the enemy planes.
hit sprites aren't as good, but hey. I don't like HSuizas very much.
And, yes, being able to see the progress the game is making helps a lot; I know brand W has to have a different timetable because of where it is in development, but I like the idea of seeing new planes on a monthly instead of yearly basis.
I'm looking forward to scenarios and maps, and to a community as diverse and mature as in brand W. I'm heartened by the fact that many of the players I respect the most are already here.
And, yes, I too am an ex-DoA player. I've had some great dogfights with Kieren, tshred, rosco and others who now find themselves here (the hard corps of the Early War movement (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) ). I also share with them (and with Brand W players for that matter) the profound frustration of actual caring for those games. I'm placing my faith in HTC's visible commitment and capacity.
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10. Brand W offline locked up more than it did not.
9. Brand W, even if it worked for me, is too
expensive.
8. AH is my first dedicated online flight sim and it works, connections beat any boxed sim hands down.
7. I got tired of getting shot down by the AI, it is much more fun to get shot down by real intelligence. {well, mostly real.}
6. AH at 5 or 6 MB works better on and offline than the 500+ MB other ones I use and the view system is GREAT!
5. I really like the graphics and they ain't even done yet.
4.The people here, even those who do not agree with me about that damned Cannon wagon that takes my B17 out with 1 shot.
3. I love flying the canyons in a B17, knocking those velcro sheep off the vertical sides with my wingtips.
2. When the other one worked offline those damned Hitech and Pyro AI guys shot me a lot and were not even there to enjoy it so I decided to let them do it for real.
1. I really, really hate sheep and I get to bomb the crap outa them here.
I was totally against pay to play online but have realized that boxed sims just cannot and are not designed to work well online with more than a few players.
Perhaps the next generation of boxed sims will but, for now, Aces High does so I will smoke a few less cigarettes, pay the 30 bucks and continue to say "MAMMA. HELP ME!" whenever I see a Corsair nearby.
I do it 'cause it is FUN.
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I flew in wb about 3 years with a squadron. I had a P-133 with generic everything, I had bad connections and really sucked at flying. I bought a new system and still had connection problems. It wasn't worth the money to continue to play. (others like it and dont have these problems)
I heard about AH; downloaded it to catch the last of Beta Test, I like it so continue to play it. (I dont have the connection problems that I had with the other sim)
I also like the community here much better.
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"Why is it called a R.I.P cord?"
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Well I'm also a fromer brand W player... not long tho... was there from 2.4 to 2.7
Quit not because of connection problems (although it occured alot)... but because I get pretty addicted realy fast... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) My wallet couldn't support that addiction (first month 210$)... so I quit.
I heared about AH from some former WB buddies and logged in beta .33... been here since october and loved it very much...
What gets me kicking is the community... I feel that the community is better then that in WB. It's almost an 'everybody knows everybody' community... no matter what country you fly... and that's what I like (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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'Nemo Impune Lacessit'
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JG2 "Richthofen" (http://www.busprod.com/weazel2/)
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HT and Pyro are proof that a few guys who really can code and understand their subject are worth 100 wannabes.
AH has accomplished more in 30 Megs than most can in 300. A great FM, a great view system, a 3D engine that works acceptably to a P2-266, awesome artwork and good damage modelling. (Cannon at range needs to be tuned.)
When I interview people, I look for the people like HT and Pyro, guys who probably accomplish more in a day than 25 lousy programmers put together.
Also, hats off to NATEDOG. Frying Tiger was good, but NATEDOG is really doing it all in 3D, and the AH cockpits have come a LONG way from feeling like you're sitting in a shoebox.
XX
Flying Pigs
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Played WB 1.10-2.1 bad connex, a slow puter, and a new house forced me out of the sim world for a bit.
Found DOA in Beta, and my puter could handle it in 2D. I really enjoyed my time with the community and the FM in DOA, but bad connex and the same slow puter kept me from getting an acount to play after the beta.
I made sure I would have a new box by the time AH hit beta, cause I had NO doubt that AH is the future for high fidelity FM's. The rest(all of it) is an outstanding piece of work that anybody involved should be truly proud of.
As for the community here, it reminds me of the WB1.11 and DOA crowd that I enjoyed so much!
The 30$ monthly investment is peanuts to what you get in return here at AH.
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Because "I am Canadian"
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Good idea for a thread Weaz!
I fly AH cause right now it seems to be the best online sim available right now. I have flow AW for 4 years and have enjoyed the commaraderie as much as I have the competition. My online hobby has allowed me to forge some friendships I would have missed out on if I hadnt been such a flight sim fanatic.
The relationships with my 33rd squadmates have evolved from simple online acquaintences to real personal friendships. My squad is eagerly getting ready for their third annual Weekend At Arrows (WAA)where we all meet at our XO's house for a weekend of partying, merriment and fun! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Its something that wouldnt have been possible if it werent for these online meeting spots.
Now why do I fly AH? Cause its pretty, has a challenging flight model, realistic gunnery and damage and some of the best talent in the gaming world. It seems that I never cease to be challenged and just when I begin to become frustrated, my victor pipes over the radio, "Great flying Dingy! <S>".
Thats what keeps me here (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
-Ding
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I fly AH because it was my first flight sim (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) The challenge level keeps me flying (and dying) here. The more I play the more I learn and I can't stop coming here for that !
Even better, my time here at AH has led me to learning more flight sims and enjoying them, I now have Falcon 4.0 and Janes WWII fighters and enjoy them both. But in the end, it's the ability to fight against people and the millions of possibilities in the arena's that makes me love AH so much!
BTW the "freehost" that was mentioned was the 8 person free server. Most of the Russian members and non-payers are eagerly waiting the chance to get back in with this.
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If your in range, so is the enemy.
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..because I love AH !
It's better than WB !
It'll be much better, that's for sure !
Shit thing is, that I have to leave AH for about year or so (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)
At this point I must apologize HiTech for dishonesty.
As I'm leaving for certain purposes, I didn't wanted to start "janneh" account as I'd have to end it for a year and according to HTC there's no way You can restart with same ID.
Sooooo, as I have multiple email addresses I started new one after 2 weeks (hennaj, Cheetah).
I really like this game(& community) and I'm looking forward to see you guys / gals again!
And with janneh ID (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Greetings !!
I use to play S.D.O.E.on line but lot and
lot of time I have been bootout to the desk top (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)
(that game as is owne reputation made)hmmm
I am as so many wayting for B17-II and I was
feadup reading forums .D.O.E...E.A.W...and Combatsim forum.
One day I ask my good buddy SUNCHASER where
the heck he went because I couldn't read his post anymore then he told me about AcesHigh
and that is was free trial for two weeks (too bad for me that I could enjoy full two weeks cause soundcard problem fk..)
Exept for KALI ($20.00US/life (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I never pay to play online so I dont know all those places people are talking about here but I always bought a game and go with online server companys offer us.
For a couple of days I enjoyed myself very much here and the big majority of the poeple are very friendly and respectfull for others
I did not know that it could exist a place where you go on line and you can enjoy so much without having to BUY a game ( yes I know I dont go out oftenly ...not as young as befor (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
As Mc arthur said once "I'LL BE BACK" so will
I with the $40.00Can..untill B17-II arrived
then I'll see what it is best for me (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
PS: Something is for sure I have bookmark this place in my favorites and will always keep an eye on you guys&girls (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
In conclusion it was boring like hell so I decided to follow Sunchaser and come here !!
(http://www.greenforce.net/air/ranker/ranker.gif)
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Best regards gents :)
Ranker...out!!!
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I was in the ACA and torque took a swipe at me. He overshot, and I got on his 6. Well it was a long chase and ended up in this arena. Im not one to give up on a kill.
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I play AH because I see that Hitech, Pyro and other HTS guys do know exactly what are they doing and what are they going to do.
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Why do I play and pay AH.
Watching the way the community and the attitude and abilities of HTC combine like a free market to get the flight models so competitive and accurate makes me want to see them all.....
I get more excitement out of a good knight of AH then I have gotten out of any stand alone game..
The Rooks I fly with are the best bunch of air geek friends a guy could want...If they left I would probably be gone in a month.
The Knights and Bishops I fight against are at least as good as the AI baddies where in SWOTL...
Kidding: the Bishops and knights have to be just as important..guys that I can often beat, guys that I am not shure every time and guys that usually beat me.
I used to think that I knew quite abit about WW2 Aircraft....Well compared to the girl at work beside me I do, but not here...I have learned so much more about one of my life long hobbies since I came here that I feel I started from scratch...
Plenty more to learn and looking forward to learing it.
Bring on the 38....
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Pongo
The Wrecking Crew
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Superb Adversarys
No good catfood commercials on TV anymore
Landing Gear sounds like a can opener
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Hairball (Hang's cat)
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Starting w/AW DOS on GEnie (1990?) and on to WB then here.
Prefaced with the standard IMHO:
These aircraft have a better "feel" than the others; closer to actual flying.
Improved view system, including the zoom and cockpit head movement that lets you actually get some realistic aspect info before you engage.
Better gunnery/damage modeling.
...and as one Vietnam flyer said "You meet a better class of people in the vertical." (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
[This message has been edited by Toad (edited 02-26-2000).]
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I told my wife, the government is making me do it! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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"Why is it called a R.I.P cord?"
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Just for the fun of it. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Mino
The Wrecking Crew
Trainer
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I dont know why i like AH, but i like it more than i liked WB some times ago (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
I like it. I cant explain it, you only can trust me - i know what im saying (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Yes, after WB AH seems more harder but it looks more better, and it flys more better (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Kick me and beat me but i like AH (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Couse its AH (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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Wbr,
Andrey "Papa" Lutsenko
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I have flown with the Musketeer Escadrille since the beta days of figher ace. We always prided ourselves as the realistic boys within that sim, always taking the full realistic arena to the limit with no tags, and full cockpit enabled. Then Microsoft started marketing to the generic flyers that wanted to compromise on realism. It just wasnt a challenge anymore. Now I take a look around AH and I see the great exodus from FA in cyber pilots who scream for realism and the guarenteed competition that WB and AW pilots create. Hats off to everyone involved.
JagdNine(Musketeers Escadrille)
[This message has been edited by NineZ (edited 02-27-2000).]
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AWclassic was ruined by AW3. It's an arcade game now. AH is superior in just about every way. The community here is small, but most are vets. Great competition and great damage model. Once the 38 gets here it should be complete (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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+Jase ^Nomads^ AH
Fly-Nomadic
"To Everything Turn..Turn..Turn"
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Abort, first: if you can't pay for AH - it's your problem.
You are telling lies here about "AH freehost." At least I hope it's a lie. Why? To start a new flame?
I am bored of being a Public Enemy, and I hope you understand that ANY issues with Russians here will be resent to me.
People like you are the real reason for russofobia in the West.
Also, please remove "25th IAP" from your signature.
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With respect,
Pavel Pavlov,
Commissar 25th IAP WB VVS
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Sorry, I was late, Heater told me about this Sim months ago, but I was too busy with my F4 Squad...
AH Just ROCKS, and helps me "relax" after a day of drawing signat...err hard work (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
I love the FM, the Graphics and the Community !...well, I think I'd put the community in 1st order if there weren't so many sheeps (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Free host, LOL what a good one !
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Saw/Saintaw
KNIGHT'S FINEST FLYING BRICK
(http://saintaw.tripod.com/190saw.gif)
JG2 "Richthofen" (http://www.busprod.com/weazel2/)
"Firepower Mate, that is what separates the men from the boys..."
[This message has been edited by Saintaw (edited 02-27-2000).]
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Frankly prime reason was utter frustration and desillusion over the development in WB for at least the last year - no need to specify ;=)
I still have accounts at WB and still fly SL once a week - or at least when time permits.But the future looks bleak over there :=(
AH have inertia - things are actually happening.An old achilles heel of Pyro and HT - lack of communication - are gone with the wind.And yes its true: people here *are* more friendly!
;=)
danish
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Why I fly AH...
Got a late start in life with all this computer"stuff".
When I 1st started flying AW a few yrs ago,
I was kinda in awe that the little speck
on the horizon was a real person somewhere
around this world.
Now to watch a Sim in progress by probably
the top Team in the business...and to still
be kilt by that guy in the little speck on
the horizon..dont get any better than this.
Sure have come along way from my 1st sim:
"1942 The Pacific Air War" (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
DamnedStalker
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I cancelled my Warbirds account last friday after more than a year in that game. It was my most dearest and important hobby and now it is gone.
Why did I quit Warbirdsand switched to AH? There are many reasons:
-HTC knows what they are doing unlike folks in IEN.
-Far superior modeling of planes and attention to details ie. droptanks, armament configurations, more damageable parts.
-Dynamic environment, there is always something happening and worth the wait. New planes are coming out continuosly, in Warbirds we had two (2) new planes in one year.
-Ground vehicles. I have always wanted to drive tanks against other real peoples! Seems like AH will be the first third generation sim that allows players to control tanks. I hope we get enough tanks to recreate some interesting scenarios!
-Community. In AGW there is a bunch of people who can really make you feel sick, no matter how wrong they are they can't admit it. Some of them are plain stupid or evil it seems. Not so in here.
It felt to me that I had to get rid of the Warbirds weight before getting to a new game. Now it is done and I feel quite good.
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I mirror everything that Jochen said in above post, except I canceled my account in Dec.
The quality of the sim, and customer support are two prime reasons for me.
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Brian "Ripsnort" Nelson
++JG2++ ~Richthofen~ XO
(Formerly VF-101 Grim Reapers~Rip1~Warbirds~)
JG2 "Richthofen" (http://www.busprod.com/weazel2/)
(http://Ripsnort60.tripod.com/190srip.gif)
"Opfer mussen gebracht werden"
— Otto Lilienthal