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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: NHFoxtro on July 10, 2001, 10:05:00 AM
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1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: NHFoxtro ]
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Because it was fun and I like vintage air combat aircraft.
I expect it to be fun and be where it will be, where HTC wants it to be is where I expect it to be.
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1) EAW roten connection.
I will add that the communauté is great, fun and with lot of knowledge.
And above all it's a great way to get ride of the stress of work :)
2) I don't care of the direction of AH ... if I find it fun I stay else I will leave.
IMO the HTC team know the direction and that's good ;).
[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: straffo ]
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- 1a Aces High had a better product then Air Warrior & Warbirds.
- 1b It was continually improved and I enjoy playing the game.
- 2a HTC is well aware of the competition and the wishs of the players. They understand thier product, the flightsim community, and the business better then any I know of. Since they are closer to it and things change daily in this environment, I simply see it going in a possitive direction.
- 2b I leave that in the hands of HTC. I am very pleased with the things that are happening.
After eleven years playing online flightsims and interfacing with the people involed in the industry. I can honestly say that for my money HTC does the best job and is commited to building the kind of product I enjoy playing. FOR ME ITS REALLY THAT SIMPLE
Thunder
[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: Thunder ]
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1) I wanted to fly WWII fighters online, and heard about WB and AH. I DLed both. Jumped into WB first because it had offline AI I could practice against. Thought, graphics and sound are ok... Jumped into AH offline and said "this is more like it!" started up the trial 2 weeks after a couple of days (and convincing 2 online friends to try it out so I could die with someone I knew). been hooked ever since.
2) I see it continuing in the direction it's going in right now. Stimulus candy being added (DX8 upgrade, e.g.), more planes (hopefully fleshing out all country's planesets, with some good early war options for scenarios), new strat elements (they've talked about trains already), and other gameplay enhancements. What I'd like to see... the fleshed out planesets for each country, mainly for scenario use. I'd like to see more subscribers over all. I'd like to see more people interested in the historical scenarios, so that we could have them more often than just the weekends.
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1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
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I was tired of WBs and was excited to see what HTC would com up with. I love it more now then I did in beta.
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
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Hard to say. I dont wnat AH to become an AW arcade clone. I would like to think the game part will stay pretty constant but the complexity and accuracy of the simulation increases.
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Tried it initially mainly because WB connex generally were very poor. Also because I had just finished a series of sorties where I had unloaded the majority of a Spit's 20mm into other fighters from Dead 6 o'clock and 200 yards and watched them fly off after the guns went dry. That started to get too me after a while.
Where is it going? Easy. It's "going where the money is". Has to, or else it won't survive. Where's the money? Right now the response to another game shows that a more combined arms approach is appealing to a lot of people. This could change though.
For me, the nice thing is that this game grows step by step. New items are added to a system that already works. (Yes, there are a few things that aren't perfect. Always are in any game. However, this progression is working far better than the other alternative which remains basically unplayable and far from what was intended.)
In short, I'm betting 2 years from now will see a detailed "combined arms" opportunity that actually works on normal computers.
Or maybe not. :) But I have faith in HTC. They keep improving it, so I'm following along and enjoying myself. As long as that continues, I'm happy.
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NHFoxtro:
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1) What was your reason for joining AH
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I kept hearing promises of great things to come from Gamestorm/Kesmai/EA, but they never followed through. I finally came to the conclusion that AW was never going to improve, and I needed to find somewhere else to hang my hat.
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and what do you think about it since then?
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It's gotten better and better and better, and keeps getting better and better and better and better and better.
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2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years
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I'm no psychic, but when I close my eyes and concentrate on AH's future, I see dweebs, dweebs, and more dweebs.
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and what direction would you like to see it go?
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I'd like to see more numerous and more populated *historical* events.
anRky
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1) Hadn't flown WarBirds for about two years, but was at a real stressful time in my life and needed a stress reliever. D/L WarBirds, then looked around for the sites of old squadrons that I knew. squealing Pigs site mentioned Aces High, so I went to HTC's page, found out it was made by HiTech & Pyro. I deleted my WarBirds download, opened my AH account and the rest (including the stress) is history.
2) Whatever. It was fun a year ago, it's fun now, and I'm sure it'll be fun in another two years.
SOB
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The reason I joined is different. It was the cost. I use to play Fighter OPs which many of you never heard of. It was a spin off of Warbirds made for AOL exclusively. Cost was 1.99 an hour and you didn't get a 10th of what WB gave you. So one of the guys who played told me about AH and I downloaded it.
Now, I like the way HTC has kept the game going, I was a little sceptical about the 1.06 upgrade, but they proved me wrong.
I see AH in the next two years keeping up the tradition of beating the compatition into Tarmatt to be the best multiple player Flight Sim on the internet.
The direction that I would like to see them go is ground warfare.(and they just might since were getting trains :))I'd like to see more GV's and player controlled infantry.
A historical Event with infantry and GV's on the ground as well as furballen above would be more fun than sitting in your tank hoping you'll see a bandit you can take a shot at. :)
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1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
I joined AH when EA announced they had canned the new version of AW and canned the volunteer staff. (I was a TOS team member for almost 2 years).
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
Since I joined in March of this year, I have seen more upgrades and improvements to AH than I saw in the last 4 years of AW.
I look forward to the introduction of new aircraft, such as Vals and Kates to add to the IJN force from WW2 (among other aircraft to be introduced). The sky is the limit with Pyro and company. :) Thanks guys
Damned ATC
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What Thunder said..
& also would like to see more scenarios, but that's not in HT's hands, nor should it be. Scenarios are player creations, they just work better that way.
I won't use this space (MOSSIE) to push any certain (MOSSIE) planes I'd like to (MOSSIE) see added (MOSSIE). :)
kidcol
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1) I left AW when the lack of progress and misinformation became intolerable.
2a) I see AH as becoming a late war WWII online clone (N.B. this is not meant as disparegment, but to show I think that in two years HTC will have an integrated air/land/sea persistant universe battle ground)
2b) That prospect boors me to tears. I have zero interest in anything but flight sims. I'm looking for "Battle of Britain online", late war hot rods don't "do" it for me, but AH is absolutly the best around at the moment.
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1) I got tired of slaughtering the AI in EAW and didn't feel like going back to WB. I had been following AH off and on since beta (even played the beta once) and when 1.03 was released I was goaded into subscribing. I've been generally pleased with the service since then.
2) I think that HTC will take it where they see the most profit to be made while keeping it as something that they enjoy playing.
I would like to see more gameplay elements added. The roads and rails mentioned in recent news are a good sign of that, but I would like to see a detailed production and supply model as well. I would like the ground war to be fleshed out (I have a friend who would love that) by adding the T-34/76, M1A4 Sherman, fixed terrain such as higher polygon count hills, fixed bushes and trees and villages/towns/cities. I would like to see the focus year of AH become 1943 rather than 1944/45. In my opinion 1943 is the most balanced and interesting year of the war.
kidcol,
Note my sig.
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[QB]1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
Warbirds got old, after 6 year of playing it, connections to North Carolina sucked, progress of the game became stagnant when Pyro and HT left, so, I came over to AH permanently around V.44 (goofed around in V.34>> ) "Ya come along way,baby" describes it best, customer service is number one in the industry.
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
I'm willing to continue bank rolling HiTech and Pyro, they've been getting my money for a number of years now, so that in itself shows the trust, and acceptance of their direction. They lead, I follow. I'm not hesitant to call foul if I don't like the direction.
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NHFox.. Bro, I was with ya there in FO. That's why I went WB, but after awhile WB started to do the same thing to me that FO had, not to mention the horrible connx probs :( Say hey to yer squad for me, understand there's a lotta old FO'ers there :)
Karnak.. lol, didn't notice that :) I like the Henry line before it too :)
kidcol
p.s. on a side note, I'd love to know who gave me my single 1 star vote, hehe. I'd like to thank 'em
[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: kidcol ]
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1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
I started when the open beta came out because AH had more gameplay than Fighter Ace, and flying the planes was more challenging for me (not enough people flew FA Real rooms). I stayed when it went pay-to-play because I still liked it. I keep my sub because I still like it, even though I do not play as much anymore.
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
I don't care which direction it goes as long as they do not nerf things for the masses. I personally see HTC attempting a well-rounded game (air, sea, land) ala WWIIOL but on a less grand scope (*please* do not *ever* try to appeal to the FPS crowd). Air will always be #1 and the ground/sea/AA gunners are a nice diversion. I think that this Christmas they will reward players who have been here for two years with a free month (hey I can dream!)
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hehe fox....Yep those 100+ dollar bills were getting to all of us :-P. I came to AH because of the price and I thought it surpassed everything i had ever played before and the community was very helpful. The MA fragfest has lost alot of interest for me and I wish to god people would join historical events b/c it adds alot of depth which i am looking for....i dont like to do the same airplane vs. same airplane deal in the MA. I like 109F vs. spit V etc. Anyways this is the best game I've ever played and I hope it continues to get better :).
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Originally posted by NHFoxtro:
1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
Well, I found AH because Kesmai (Maninly Mage) refused to listen to the problems they had with lag, play, and Flight Model discrepancies.
AH (During Beta) the best damn sim ever made.
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
I am always a bit on the negative side, so forgive me.
I for one, like the old and nostalgic birds of WW2, and I would hope that more of the early war birds are put in the mix.
I don't like the "Jet Set" direction that HTC seems to be heading. But, I guess I am not one of the masses on this count.
I am ok with the FM currently, but I don't think it is as good as it was in Beta; indicates a wrong turn? (shrug)
Perks and other limiters...well, it is a game, I guess you have to force fairness with rules. Limit the current Ubber and the next most Uber will then be "The" Uber.
HTC has the most potential...wait and see I guess.
Viper
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Originally posted by NHFoxtro:
1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
lets see WB got boaring as some other flight sims i flew and got tired of very fast.
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
I see AH going a long ways as long as it doesent get boaring ill be here tho i have taken a break from it ill still fly every so often :)
[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: NHFoxtro ]
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#1:The price..I refuse to pay per hour as Warbirds used to be and there is nothing that comes close to this sim that charges a flat rate.
#2:For the future of AH,I predict the price eventually dropping as AW dies,WB's wanes,WW2OL gets sorted out and Oleg's IL2 gets released. :p
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1) i played FA for 10 month and searched for a game with a more populated realistic enviroment, found it in AH cause only one level of realism in the arenas.
2) i found out AH bored me faster than FA, most often much to many time spend climbing for alt, and to few fights. Compensated that last tour by doing much ground work, but i am a fighter jockey and want to fight plane vs plane.
But what still gets me frustrated are some incredible performances others get out of their planes (cit,fariz,feed etc.) that i still cant copy or defend against. Hard to set up sparing fights with em also.
So what needs to be done, 1st AH must be more exiting, offer more fast fighting options for pure fighter jockeys and i must increase my skill a lot.
[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: Naudet ]
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1:it once was a good game
2:down the crapper
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1. At the time, I was playing Su-27 Flanker V1.5 and wanted a WWII survey simulation but was high on realism. Tried EAW - was incrediably immersive, but lacked realism. Tried SDOE and it was realistic and with a huge community and you could play with 16 players online but it got boring after a while. Tried AH for 2 weeks with my buddy GMAN and we were hooked.
2. I see AH changing how they charge for the game. Maybe a pay as you go, but I think with more players they'll charge $10~15 a month. I see the game also changing into a combat environment for vehicles, ships and more aircraft. It will be the true digital combat environment.
Vruth
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[ 07-10-2001: Message edited by: Vruth ]
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1) like a lot of ex-Wbers here about the time AH went into open Beta WB hit a brick wall at 1000mph. The connections went to crap. The servers started to fall over for long periods. The IEN staff were unresponsive. Plus the new boy on the block (AH) was FREE open beta, and was going to flat rate. Exit Vulcan from WB. HTC had a young product, but it matured very quickly.
2) In the future, well I think HTC are aware of the multitude of MMPOGs hitting the market, including WW2OL (even if it is a steaming pile of dog turd). They respond to legitimate suggestions, ideas, etc. Just look at the new terrain/reset thing, AND historical terrains. Trains are just around the corner. AH -> big better faster and sheep with more polygons than u've ever seen!
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1)better than AW. Since then? I think the 38 still has to get fixed!
2)Would like it to go more towards strat team play gaming instead of the seemingly current trend to just throw in more stuff and letting it furball. Gawd, if AH graphics and flight model could be merged with a SWOTL-like MMPOG game... *drool*.
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1. I forgot.
2. I dunno.
*hic*
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Ummm... wait a sec... if they make it rain in AH, will the sheep shrink?
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1)Had tested offline 1.03 of AH ages ago.Finally got VISA so I could pay and joined the crowd of AH players in January this year.
2)AH is evolving and I see it going towards a massive multiplayer combined arms online game.Always room of improvement...
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1a) I joined AH in one of the last beta tours......followed hblair here after he mentioned it and talked me into trying it out......he knew I was sick and tired of the "we don't give a toejam" attitude iEn and Hotseat were dealing. I tried it, was skeptical at first, then I got a better video card, and have been here every since.
1b) HTC amazes me.......players suggest new ideas, and before too long, we have it in the game! These guys care about the community, they're not just doing lip service when they say they will look into bug/problems in the game. Refreshing when I remember the "it's our game, you fly what we want you to fly" and "I am tired of being bothered by you people and what you want" we always got when we asked Hotseat and company about gameplay issues.
2a) I see AH continuing to pioneer unexplored area of flight simming.....while they will always have the normal stable of WW2 planes (109, 190, P51, P38, Spit, etc), only AH has those heretofore unrepresented aircraft......N1K2, Macchi 202/205, AR234, La5/7, etc......and I see them doing more of the "unique" or lesser known planes.....everybody models the Stang and Spit and 109.......only AH has the ones the really hardcore flight sim enthusiasts want to see and fly.
2b) Hehehehe......I want to see them look at not only what the aircraft manufacturers sent out the front door, I want to see them look into what made a particular plane successful.......or survivable in combat (like uprating an engine for more power if it was done that way in WW2) and incorporate THAT into the game. Also........while others may dislike the idea, what I want most is to see a historical arena.....one where you take a Spit up and you are not gonna be fighting a Stang, or another Spit, or any Allied plane.......the #'s in the MA may drop, but I think that will be offset by the folks who want to fight an historic battle.....Allies vs Axis, the was it was in WW2.
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1) I was borted and needed something to do. Found AH to be boring with planes stalling and stuff when I pulled back full. What the hell was that about?
Became even more bored. Decided to try again. This guy Ripsnort gave me my first lessons about what the mysterious "e" people were talking about was :D.
Suddenly, although still dying a lot, the game was fun :).
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Dunno. Depends on what HTC want :)
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1) a) Realistic FM
b) Flat Rate
I think AH has improved overall. I like the total war simulation, as I find strategy and teamwork a source of entertainment.
2) Let me do a WAG and say AH will go on the strategy side <cross fingers>. Hehehe, ok, that's my wish, but since I dunno Htc's intentions... What I would like is a more realistic simulation (not talking about FM here) and more strategy elements.
Cheers,
Pepe
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Originally posted by NHFoxtro:
1) What was your reason for joining AH and what do you think about it since then?
Cause i was playin H2H warbirds and loved it, but didnt want to pay by the hour. Loved it then, and love it now.
2)Were do you see AH going in the next 2 years,and what direction would you like to see it go?
I can see HTC working on the strategy side of things and improving the game base.
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1. AH was the first online sim i got my hands on. I haven't tried any other like Warbirds. I just love AH, i don't play every week, but i always get back to it now and then.
2. I would like to see the price to down a bit. 30 US$ is about 65 dutch bucks.
That is almost the ammount of money i pay for internet.
Then again, if i were to play it every day, it would be kind of worth the money.
But with my irregular visits, i will not take an account. I think it would be great if there was a possibility to buy hours, so i can buy 60 hours or so and decide for myself what i do with it.
I think the practical application of a system like this will be somewhat troublesome for HTC.
We will see, i still love AH.
JG5FaBi.
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#1: Came directly from AW3 hearing all the histery about a new online sim and fell in love with AH the first time I tried to take off in a 109G10 (some Beta - maybe .34 - aaahhh the good ol' days).
#2: Really concerned about this. AH developed into a direction I do not approve - that's why I quit. I see AH being a furball, late war cannon birds game (more like deathmatch with WW2 vintage planes) --- I wish AH to be the best online multiplayer sim with a historical arena and a historical planeset; a sim that tries to recreate the thrill and fierocity of arial combat in all its facettes.
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#1- got my inet connection in december'99. At the time I was playing falcon, earned my handle for good AtG skills ;). In January someone in IRC told me about a game wich was better than warbirds was. I had no idea of what was this warbirds so I downloaded the game. It was AH. I crashed 8 times in a row trying to take off and stopped trying :). The next day the guy in IRC told me to use the keys for rudder. Took off at last. Got a spit at 1K with another spit, and loved it :D. 8 days later, before my trial had expired, I was already a paying customer.
#2a. I see the future of AH as the new AW.That is, very good profit for the developers, big customer base, but lots of concessions to quake-ish gameplay. No more, no less. And it is a pity because it could be much much, way way better.
#2b. What I would like.....I would like to see finally the prices dropped to the minimum common denominator, so everyone pays the same. That is 9.5$. With the enormoush flush of newcomers, there would be far more people to create yet another arena. I would like to see an HA with top realism settings,2-side war axis-allieds with RPS, NO gameplay concessions, WWIIOL-type icons (with no rangefinder), better engine management,revised FMs for certain aircraft, fixed torque effects and prop wash, no autotrim, no auto fuel tank selector, and limited six view (make your back-right and back-left views more ample so they give you a decent 6 view, but disable the direct six view).
I know I'm dreaming...but this what I once thought AH was going to be. And one still hopes :)
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oops double post :D
[ 07-11-2001: Message edited by: R4M ]
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WB went allied vs axis total boredom and after two years of promising WB had still not fixed the joke 6 view or the really crappy and unfair gunnery. I went to AH as soon as they fixed the FM in I believe, 1.04 from the useless one they had before.
no regrets.
Ah will probly end up with more ground targets and some kind of a modified RPS to get early war planes in.
lazs
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Now that I'm slowing down in my old age and not as active as I once used to be and no longer have the time to put into them detail-oriented jet sims like Falcon and JF-18 due to work, family and a few projects, I decided to try a *simple* online WW2 flight simulation to relieve the stress and help clear my mind and have a quick little fun on occasion. However, my first attempt with AH was unsuccessful because AH didn't like my ATI card and so I found myself at Air Warrior for about 2.5 months until I upgraded to a GeForce2 and gave AH another try and instantly realized where I belong. But now all YOU guys are stressing me out and driving me to improve and put time into this thing like I'd never planned. Dabnabbit.
I owe no alegiance to any one simulation but will go to where I find the most pleasure and for now that is with the AH community. Hopefully this simulation is designed so that it is easily expandable because the future is ever changing. The one thing I do really, really, REALLY want to see are those aircraft from the earlier part of the war. I'd be a happy camper if we could have accurate planesets for the Coral Sea, Midway and Santa Cruz battles or even Flying Tigers and Battle Of Britain.
-Puke
332nd Flying Mongrels
(Major distributor of Rook and Bish aircraft parts.)
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Came to AH as soon as it went open beta. Was so tired of iEN's lack of interest in WB, and wanted to see what HT and Pyro had up their sleeves.
I have no idea what the future holds for AH, but I'd love to have a place to fly early war planes.
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1) I heard about AH in an article and wanted to give it a try when it was still in beta. The fact that there were some different planes than WBs made it interesting, but it really didn't hold my interest and I left when the free beta ended. Coming back to the software this past year, the changes and feel of the game have improved one hundred percent.
2) Hopefully AH will continue to provide more dimension in areas other than just flight. U-boats, individual combatants, roadways to enhance vehicle combat, convoys, trains and artlillary would all add to the experience and add to the air war possibilities.
This is a beautiful package in terms of video, sound and feel. If it keeps improving at its current rate, wow!
Hening
416 RCAF "The Lynx"
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hehe Hening
I would be Carefull of what you say when using the word "FEEL" lol... Most people say that you cannot determine how this or other simulattions "FEEL" hehe ;) Not to mention any names.. ...ahem.. SWulf.. :D
Remember :D it is not possible to determine if something "FEELS RIGHT" :rolleyes: :D
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