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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: LCCajun on August 02, 2009, 02:34:23 PM
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How many players have left AH within the past two months. The reason I left was not due to the update,but I am sure if I wouldn't have left the update would've made me leave. Anyways I am just wondering how many players HTC has lost.
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Only a small %tage of the AH2 player base actively participates on this forum, there's no way to tell unless you have the subscription records.
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I don't play obsessively, or even consistantly anymore, but I'm still subscribed..
I pop in once in awhile, but between the text poop talkin, and gameplay gettin
a bit on the stale side, get tired of it fairly quickly... Hoping soon that we'll get
something new and interesting in the game.. I know we will eventually, so I'm
hangin in there... Been on about 4hrs total in the last 3 tours...
LOL, I'll be back to noob status pretty soon...
RC
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I bet 2 to 3 times more new players have joined than left.
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I think the new players will take time but if you build it they will come.
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I bet 2 to 3 times more new players have joined than left.
hehe I doubt that highly. The graphics aren't good enough to create a draw.
If you create graphics that are good enough to create that mass draw, then you will lose the staples of the game that will be sickened by all of the wow d00d kiddi3z coming in ganking and gaming the gaming.
They have a fine line to dance, and really need to get in line with a definitive level of computer power they are going to draw the line at.
I know its tough and almost suicide no adays to put things like that in writting, but they need to make an attempt.
IE:
We support : min single core 2.2 ghz with a 7 series nvidia card or great or ati equiv with min 1 gig ram and broadband connection.
Recommend, blah blah blah.
Target next update 05.01.10 - Minimum requirements will not be recommended requirements. You've been warned!
Gives people a long time to accept what is going to happen, get excited about it, for HTC to work on that goal and adjust as needed during the dev time.
HTC seems like a pretty small group of guys that really doesn't seem to get the whole customer service thing. Might be wrong here but I feel like from time to time we are an intrusion to their lives instead of enjoying their lifes passion and creation which IS AH2!
I think they need to visit more get togethers and see how many people are pretty passionate about this game..
I'm a big fan of what HTC does sometimes. They work pretty hard at the history and reality of their creation and seem to care so much about parts of the game but others they seem to maybe not have a worry about or just dont have the resources TO worry about it.
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hehe I doubt that highly. The graphics aren't good enough to create a draw.
If you create graphics that are good enough to create that mass draw, then you will lose the staples of the game that will be sickened by all of the wow d00d kiddi3z coming in ganking and gaming the gaming.
They have a fine line to dance, and really need to get in line with a definitive level of computer power they are going to draw the line at.
I know its tough and almost suicide no adays to put things like that in writting, but they need to make an attempt.
IE:
We support : min single core 2.2 ghz with a 7 series nvidia card or great or ati equiv with min 1 gig ram and broadband connection.
Recommend, blah blah blah.
Target next update 05.01.10 - Minimum requirements will not be recommended requirements. You've been warned!
Gives people a long time to accept what is going to happen, get excited about it, for HTC to work on that goal and adjust as needed during the dev time.
HTC seems like a pretty small group of guys that really doesn't seem to get the whole customer service thing. Might be wrong here but I feel like from time to time we are an intrusion to their lives instead of enjoying their lifes passion and creation which IS AH2!
I think they need to visit more get togethers and see how many people are pretty passionate about this game..
I'm a big fan of what HTC does sometimes. They work pretty hard at the history and reality of their creation and seem to care so much about parts of the game but others they seem to maybe not have a worry about or just dont have the resources TO worry about it.
Also remember, that many times what a customer is asking for is either completely unreliable or is not what they really want. I know this sounds silly but in games it is very true. People will leave the game regardless and unless you have something that attracts more players, how to you hope to refresh the ranks? While your thinking, great a bunch of squeakers that would not join the game. In my experience here I will tell you the 30 year olds act just as badly if not more so then many of the younger people I have met. Dispel the illusion and you see a business, that is doing its best to serve its customers the best product they can. No business will ever make 100% of people happy 100% of the time.
If you come to my business with a lack of patience, respect, and understanding, you will probably not get the customer service you expected. Because I provide a service does not mean I will walk without my dignity. I do not see HTC as any different, This is his game, his forum. You catch more fly's with honey then with salt. If you post Salt, do you really expect nice things in return.
Because you have a problem does not mean you have to act an idiot in order to voice your issue (not saying you have, just an example). It is funny all the people that come here and cry about Big bat Hi-Tech and his customer service, and never once look at their own actions. They come in and complain and cry like babies and then are upset because they are treated like babies. I am sorry, but you where acting like a babys, pretty sure that's what you wanted to be treated like (again not directed at you, just an example).
Basically you get what you put into any On-line game. You put in cry baby whine post after post, you get baby treatment, and ridicule, or just totally ignored in return. Pretty sure HTC is already swamped with legit issues and has little time for WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAH..hic hic WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA H. Would you?
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Like I've said earlier, I'm here until this game is gone.
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Sincraft, you sound like a moany old steriotyping bastage. You know that right ?
More players > more money for HTC > more planes and updates. STFU, ty.
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HTC seems like a pretty small group of guys that really doesn't seem to get the whole customer service thing. Might be wrong here but I feel like from time to time we are an intrusion to their lives instead of enjoying their lifes passion and creation which IS AH2!
I have only been playing this game for 3 years, but I honestly think you are VERY wrong, other than the fact that they are a small group of guys and gals(girls), they have proven over and over again that they listen to and interact with their player base.
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17 people have cancelled their subscription in the last 60 days.
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Just an FYI, I re-subscribed when the new version was released and I'm not the only one, The ney eye candy is sweet. :O
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It seems that LcCajun left the game due to the fact he was tired of the same old game and was getting Bored with it if I read his former posts correctly on the subject. Granted some of the players will do the same things, hoing, vulching, picking. The new version has created some controversy but also some new interest and when we work through the problems the game will be better. I've already have seen improvement and will be patient before I would throw in the towel.
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I think the new players will take time but if you build it they will come.
yes they will and remember "If you improve it they will whine"
:salute
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Well I'm one of the 17. My computer can't hang, so what big deal. No hard feelings, except against Belial for pick hoin me in a LA7 while I was having a nice 1 V 1 and Betty for blowing my ears out on Range Vox. ( just kidding LOL)
I'll be back when I get my situation sorted out someday soon. Great game, great community, great drunken entertainment.
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How many players have left AH within the past two months. The reason I left was not due to the update,but I am sure if I wouldn't have left the update would've made me leave. Anyways I am just wondering how many players HTC has lost.
This is the best game out there, why leave?
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HTC just needs to remake the commercial they run on the History Channel occaisionally... Fresh squeekers for everyone!
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I'll be back when I get my situation sorted out someday soon. Great game, great community, great drunken entertainment.
Later billy, im thinking the same thing.
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Granted some of the players will do the same things, hoing, vulching, picking.
What a crock. Everybody picks.... everybody does. Otherwise the arena would be full of 300 guys locked in 150 1v1's. Vulching... just about everyone does this as well. It's not the vultures fault someone is willing to up in front of their guns. This isn't bad gameplay... it's just gameplay.
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What a crock. Everybody picks.... everybody does. Otherwise the arena would be full of 300 guys locked in 150 1v1's. Vulching... just about everyone does this as well. It's not the vultures fault someone is willing to up in front of their guns. This isn't bad gameplay... it's just gameplay.
Here Here. If you suck. Get better. This is the virtue of competition. If you don't want to get better, or are unable to wrap you head around pwnage, then get used to it and suffer quietly. Otherwise, go make people look stupid. It's soooooo much fun.
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HTC seems like a pretty small group of guys that really doesn't seem to get the whole customer service thing. Might be wrong here but I feel like from time to time we are an intrusion to their lives instead of enjoying their lifes passion and creation which IS AH2!
As someone who as worked in the operational side of the gaming industry for quite a few years (the last 8 or so on MMO's) and who also has very good knowledge of the other MMO companies customer support services and how they operate, I have to disagree. It has been my experience while being a customer of HTC and their game, by far thy're are probably amongst the best in customer service support for any online game. You will be very hard pressed to see the quality of HTC's customer service in other online games. Sure, the small size of HTC and the game itself helps them maintain this edge but it still doesn't negate the fact their customer service is definitely top tier.
ack-ack
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Sincraft, you sound like a moany old steriotyping bastage. You know that right ?
More players > more money for HTC > more planes and updates. STFU, ty.
you know, skuzzy text suspended me for a week once for saying the part before ty.
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How many players have left AH within the past two months. The reason I left was not due to the update,but I am sure if I wouldn't have left the update would've made me leave. Anyways I am just wondering how many players HTC has lost.
You havent left, your still posting.... and denying yourself is all. If you wanted to leave, posting here would be about as interesting as watching paint dry. Now accept your addiction and come on back. :salute
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Been playing since the beta (the original one, not the latest patch one) and have always been impressed with the folks at HTC and the game they are providing. Heck, when I first started someone else had the callsign Rascal so I settled for a form of it RAS. When I emailed (I believe it was Skuzzy, but it has been so long ago I can't recall) and asked to see if the callsign was still being used (the fella that had it didn't want to duel for the callsign...thats his right of course). I received an email back very quickly stating it was still in use. Almost a month later I got another email stating it was now available and would I like to change....I did, and have been RASCAL ever since. Thanks again HTC for the gaming pleasure you have brought us here.
Not sure how many have left, and don't really care so long as there are plenty still here to play the game.
Hope to see you all in the unfriendly skies of AH2.
Good luck and good hunting.
RASCAL
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As someone who as worked in the operational side of the gaming industry for quite a few years (the last 8 or so on MMO's) and who also has very good knowledge of the other MMO companies customer support services and how they operate, I have to disagree. It has been my experience while being a customer of HTC and their game, by far thy're are probably amongst the best in customer service support for any online game. You will be very hard pressed to see the quality of HTC's customer service in other online games. Sure, the small size of HTC and the game itself helps them maintain this edge but it still doesn't negate the fact their customer service is definitely top tier.
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Uhh ya. Amen. I doubt the WoW crowd could call customer service and talk to the game creator. I've spoken to Roy(Skuzzy) and Dale(HiTech), as have many of us, on mulitiple occasions and was always very pleased with the way I was treated. They're genuinely nice guys and really do listen to what you have to say.
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Uhh ya. Amen. I doubt the WoW crowd could call customer service and talk to the game creator. I've spoken to Roy(Skuzzy) and Dale(HiTech), as have many of us, on mulitiple occasions and was always very pleased with the way I was treated. They're genuinely nice guys and really do listen to what you have to say.
Yup... I don't play WoW, but I don't think the CEO of Blizzard logs into the game to do tech support.
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Yup... I don't play WoW, but I don't think the CEO of Blizzard logs into the game to do tech support.
Shoot you can not talk to anyone that is even close to a Dev in that game. You get to send E-mails. And if you think your Board posts on here are ignored AHAHAHAHAHA.
Try posting on a blizzard board... :O :furious :noid
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I would say very few. And of those a good percentage will return. Lets face it the game is too addicting!!!! In fact wife ack suggested that maybe there should be an AHA support group formed around the country. ( AHA - Aces High Anonymous ). :rolleyes:
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I In fact wife ack suggested that maybe there should be an AHA support group formed around the country.
The support group meets annually in Dayton.
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The support group meets annually in Dayton.
Oh crud now I'll have to block her access to this info on the web. :lol
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Here Here. If you suck. Get better. This is the virtue of competition. If you don't want to get better, or are unable to wrap you head around pwnage, then join a mega-squad :D
fixed :aok
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Uhh ya. Amen. I doubt the WoW crowd could call customer service and talk to the game creator. I've spoken to Roy(Skuzzy) and Dale(HiTech), as have many of us, on mulitiple occasions and was always very pleased with the way I was treated. They're genuinely nice guys and really do listen to what you have to say.
:aok I had a connection issue once (couldn't get into all arenas). I emailed support, answered some questions, HTC contacted my ISP and poof, problem solved. Quickly too. Now....back to the paint....
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Grind
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You havent left, your still posting.... and denying yourself is all. If you wanted to leave, posting here would be about as interesting as watching paint dry. Now accept your addiction and come on back. :salute
As soon as we have our son I hopefully will have time and not be tight on money. The $15 a month isn't what will kill me it is the upgradeing of this pos comp I got that will. Another reason I left was b/c of all the dumbazzes that all they do is ho and can't stay outta of a decent 1vs1. Most of these are just kids that are out of school. I know the hoing will always be here. I have done it myself also, even though I try to see if they guy will merge without hoing. Usually they don't lol. I found that when I get hoed alot I stop giving the guy a chance to ho the rest of the night. I go straight for it to give them a taste of the stupidity. After all it is a game so why not actually try to have a fight.
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I once sent Skuzzy a DxDiag and had an answer the next day
I once asked carrie to defer my payment for a week, no problems.
Try that with iENT
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fixed :aok
:lol
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As soon as we have our son I hopefully will have time and not be tight on money.
your first? noob :rofl
all your monies are belong to him
jk
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As soon as we have our son I hopefully will have time and not be tight on money.
Heh.
Heh heh heh.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
- oldman (when is the due date, btw?)
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Actually all my money won't got to him, his sister has him beat by 3yrs lol. The due date is 11-19-09. He is my last one. I got a girl and boy and don't need anymore lol.
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HTC just needs to remake the commercial they run on the History Channel occaisionally... Fresh squeekers for everyone!
:rofl Just dont mention the words "You too can be a fighter ace........." :rofl
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What a crock. Everybody picks.... everybody does. Otherwise the arena would be full of 300 guys locked in 150 1v1's. Vulching... just about everyone does this as well. It's not the vultures fault someone is willing to up in front of their guns. This isn't bad gameplay... it's just gameplay.
True,bad gameplay is those who whine nonstop about dying...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/2749137895_efb195cb9f.jpg)
...we are not their moms and even she doesn't want to hear it.
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Well I'm one of the 17. My computer can't hang, so what big deal. No hard feelings, except against Belial for pick hoin me in a LA7 while I was having a nice 1 V 1 and Betty for blowing my ears out on Range Vox. ( just kidding LOL)
I'll be back when I get my situation sorted out someday soon. Great game, great community, great drunken entertainment.
lol billy! i was just havin a good time :)
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Whooot!
I got to log in last night for the first time in 2 months.
Only to find my poor T-60 laptop gets the same fps it did before.
<--- is happy. Maybe I'll get to log in again in the NEXT 2 months :cry
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As soon as we have our son I hopefully will have time and not be tight on money. The $15 a month isn't what will kill me it is the upgradeing of this pos comp I got that will. Another reason I left was b/c of all the dumbazzes that all they do is ho and can't stay outta of a decent 1vs1. Most of these are just kids that are out of school. I know the hoing will always be here. I have done it myself also, even though I try to see if they guy will merge without hoing. Usually they don't lol. I found that when I get hoed alot I stop giving the guy a chance to ho the rest of the night. I go straight for it to give them a taste of the stupidity. After all it is a game so why not actually try to have a fight.
Cajun, I have a 18 month old and a 6 month old.... forget it, I am lucky to play 2 hours a week. Hope the kid latches or takes breast milk... if not... MAN that formula is expensive.
Good Luck with the little one and congrats in advance. Come back to us soon bud.
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Cajun, I have a 18 month old and a 6 month old....
Amateurs
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/AZC4guy/two_and__a_half.jpg)
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your son's expression on the left is priceless.
ack-ack
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:lol
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Flew for the first time tonight and had no problems. In fact is was velvet smooth.