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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: mijoieau on April 27, 2010, 05:19:17 AM
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I like fighting a rook at 20K from 5k, i like knights apart from the smell, but my whine is there is less and less online all the time.
Being that i live in Aussie land i can only play at night (US would be sleeping) but i log in to find 60 players or around that figure, this would be ok if there was only 2 sides but it makes it hard to find a good fight.
I have been on for 8 or so years and these numbers seem low even compared to 7-8 years ago.
I know some squadies new and old squad are off playing other games, this will happen but i ask why others think that this would be the case as with all the games offline and online i have played its hard to find a better community or game than aces.
Myself i love FSO, even when the MA seems gay i will always without fail log in for FSO, i look forward to it every week or 3 weeks of combat when its running, i cancel seeing a newborn of my spawn or use it as an excuse to get out of piss ups with friends or family if its on.
So my question would be, what do others think could improve the game (what would make you stay) even when you think you have played to long or thatg your a newbie that gets shot down by aces.
I wouldn't bash upgrades like WW1 but its not keeping interest from the new or old, would the game having an arena like FSo on a few times a week in different time slots breath new life?
I like cheese with my whines, but its not just a whine its a question, would more planes keep you, would more history in combat make it better, or maybe even go with paying the top 5 or so players win a prize, cold hard cash type, i don't say that because i could ever win as i am crapola all round, but i do remember a time when it happened and even at my night time the arena was busy.
Any ways don't correct grammar or it will spam up the post, don't feel its a whine as its a question but do kill me when online.
<S> to all the players out there as i love the game and want only to be killed even by the 20k rook.
PS: i do like people that post funny pictures as an answer to my whines! :aok
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and who are you?
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its just the day of the week depending on that...Theres days when you cant get into a room and where there isn't anyone
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Well i make a post and then log on, tonight apparently bishops were close to a reset (over 4 hours prior ), but at my time of night with 60 players about 4 hours later we have 27 bishops on 14 in tower waiting for the reset that never happened and eny is at 25 points, so now its not only a game losing players but when i log on its a total load of BS.
Ill tell you how to help this game log out players that sit in the tower for more than 1 hour afk.
I was worried before i logged in, but it looked boring so i upped a mission to get the guys together, but no we couldn't up anything we couldn't up 110s we were over double the eny points to take off, well that sucks ass.
There are so many little things like eny that are no good for players that aren't on in prime time, eg: the people in my part of the world that have a job, and when i get on to find 14+ bishops in a tower waiting to get a few perk points that never happened due to them sitting in the tower.
Kazza, my names over time have been: mijoie, mijoieau, drifts some others and now its scooner, i was a 9 giaper for the most part, up intill the last few weeks and now i am in a new squad, don't know why that matters, but theirs your answer, i haven't posted much in 8 years as i don't usually care about the boards unless something gets my goat.
<S>
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FYI kazza
just noticed that even though i didn't use the boards for a long time after i signed up, my date for the boards is 2003 2 years before yours, i am not saying it means anything but before you post who are you, like your the center of aces universe be aware that old players don't need to be known or respected by the loud posters, i am just a fool that has payed an aces bill for a long time, and if i see a problem when i play surely i can state it without your type jumping in like you own the game.
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:banana:
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Who's this Kaz bloke :old:
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Ill tell you how to help this game log out players that sit in the tower for more than 1 hour afk.
And it would help with caps, also. Though, it sounds like you play in the cap free time.
and who are you?
Why does this matter? Not a flame or a rhetorical question.
The OP seems reasonable. At least it is punctuated. Why would it matter ‘who?’
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mijo... I am not sure that these are the complete answer to your question, but heres my take on it.
1. As you know your night time is the U.S. day time. Most of the AH pilots are from the U.S. With that...
2. Many of the "Yanks" are still pressed with job problems, so those that are working are working harder.
3. Those that are usually home during our daytime, are starting to work in the yard, spring is here now!
Those are my three cents worth.
Spacer
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Yes Spring is here as you descend into Fall/Winter.
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz145/smcdermott9102/new%20year%20new%20pics/springtimesurprise.jpg)
Also perhaps New Maps or aircraft should have been made to attract players instead of 3 extra arenas for 10 WWI players.
Don't get me wrong the WWI was a fun experience when more players flew there but is lacking of late.
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I think Kazaa's just being a slightly poor troll, that's all :P
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I like fighting a rook at 20K from 5k, i like knights apart from the smell, but my whine is there is less and less online all the time.
Being that i live in Aussie land i can only play at night (US would be sleeping) but i log in to find 60 players or around that figure, this would be ok if there was only 2 sides but it makes it hard to find a good fight.
I have been on for 8 or so years and these numbers seem low even compared to 7-8 years ago.
I know some squadies new and old squad are off playing other games, this will happen but i ask why others think that this would be the case as with all the games offline and online i have played its hard to find a better community or game than aces.
Myself i love FSO, even when the MA seems gay i will always without fail log in for FSO, i look forward to it every week or 3 weeks of combat when its running, i cancel seeing a newborn of my spawn or use it as an excuse to get out of piss ups with friends or family if its on.
So my question would be, what do others think could improve the game (what would make you stay) even when you think you have played to long or thatg your a newbie that gets shot down by aces.
I wouldn't bash upgrades like WW1 but its not keeping interest from the new or old, would the game having an arena like FSo on a few times a week in different time slots breath new life?
I like cheese with my whines, but its not just a whine its a question, would more planes keep you, would more history in combat make it better, or maybe even go with paying the top 5 or so players win a prize, cold hard cash type, i don't say that because i could ever win as i am crapola all round, but i do remember a time when it happened and even at my night time the arena was busy.
Any ways don't correct grammar or it will spam up the post, don't feel its a whine as its a question but do kill me when online.
<S> to all the players out there as i love the game and want only to be killed even by the 20k rook.
PS: i do like people that post funny pictures as an answer to my whines! :aok
Everything has a shelf life even players, maybe you've just reached the end of the road regards interest in the game? it happens, only other suggestion would be get on and play at a time when more people are on if thats possible? :salute
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Also perhaps New Maps or aircraft should have been made to attract players instead of 3 extra arenas for 10 WWI players.
Don't get me wrong the WWI was a fun experience when more players flew there but is lacking of late.
There was a lot of purist complaints for years about how they wanted 'the fight' 'furballing' etc etc, well they got it in the WW1 arena theres nowhere to run or hide once you start fighting, can't get much more purist than that. Guess by the way the numbers dropped off after 2 weeks or so a lot of people have been talking out of their A££ for years! :lol
The reason a lot of people left, you can't run away simple.
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There was a lot of purist complaints for years about how they wanted 'the fight' 'furballing' etc etc, well they got it in the WW1 arena theres nowhere to run or hide once you start fighting, can't get much more purist than that. Guess by the way the numbers dropped off after 2 weeks or so a lot of people have been talking out of their A££ for years! :lol
The reason a lot of people left, you can't run away simple.
yes and the flyers there now are so nice, honorable, and fun to fly/fight with that in the end WWI was worth it to show what good flyers are like :aok or maybe its cuz i fly WWI when the Brits are on and im in america... :headscratch:
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for the U.S it is the economy, time of day, any number of things. Sometimes people need a break or stuff comes up. Wait till the summer and there a crap ton of people on(years past atleast).
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I know I have been on less lately because spring has rolled around. Work and school now call me more and more.
I know other squaddies are just busy with various things, many associated with springtime.
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It's that time of year...... Somebody starts this same thread every April.
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It's that time of year......
Yeah, nearly fell off my two story roof yesterday while pressure washing when a fast approaching thundercloud started spewing lightning cause my $^#@*# wife would not get off my case about the never ending Honey Do list........ :mad:
Just love this time of the year.... :uhoh
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Yeah, nearly fell off my two story roof yesterday while pressure washing when a fast approaching thundercloud started spewing lightning cause my $^#@*# wife would not get off my case about the never ending Honey Do list........ :mad:
Just love this time of the year.... :uhoh
I feel your pain Dads. :cry
I wish some of my squaddies lived closer. I could have a "Tackle the honey-do list so I can fly" work party. Free beer and pizza! :D
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I feel your pain Dads. :cry
I wish some of my squaddies lived closer. I could have a "Tackle the honey-do list so I can fly" work party. Free beer and pizza! :D
You would think that some of these younger kids would canvas the neighborhood for odd and end jobs like that, but they dont and I would gladly pay them well to do it. Usually the only thing you see is a kid pushing a mower and charging you 10 times the amount you would pay as fare.
I dont think I would risk my squaddies to get on that roof, some of them are older than me and surely dont want to see one of them fall off the roof.
Let them young kids do it, they heal faster...... :lol
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Spent the weekend on top of a roof as well, didn't fly at all.
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pfffft I would have traded with you in a second after having been recalled from the front lines of AH by the wife. All to "entertain" the in-laws who arrived unannounced. Oh yes what a glorious 36hrs THAT WAS :furious. By the time I could return to computer chair my tail section was so embedded with wife ack that I couldn't sit down. I just love this time of year.
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Want more people on in the middle of my night? Take your money and start advertising in Japan and China, or even your own, native Australiazeland.
The "boot the people in the tower" is sort of unintuitive to the whole "more people" argument.
What are you doing at 10am local?
Find a night job. Problem solved.
wrongway
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If you're unhappy with the decreasing numbers..do some recruiting. I'm sure Dale and HTC
will appreciate the business :D
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pfffft I would have traded with you in a second after having been recalled from the front lines of AH by the wife. All to "entertain" the in-laws who arrived unannounced. Oh yes what a glorious 36hrs THAT WAS :furious. By the time I could return to computer chair my tail section was so embedded with wife ack that I couldn't sit down. I just love this time of year.
they just won't leave, even farting continously and loudly doesn't get the point across.
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Some are saying time of year but I have found this to be the same....last couple of years it would get down to 80 maybe, but this year..yes getting down to 60 odd quite often......You were funny last night with your threat of caps and armchair generaling....people obviously need that....I do find that this is only for a couple of hours though scooner. After rooks and knits took 10 and 7 there became a good furball area....so from that maps do often affect who is fighting who at these times...I did find if you take a bomber to an obscure field you can cause a few planes to up so maybe we can bring some fighters along with next time and start our own little rumble..just keep the bombers coming and there will be uppers if they think you are attempting to take their base....if it happens move on to the next field, if not, us guys on the night shift can still have our fun... although we could always swap sides as it is usually due to the other two sides fighting each other with numbers. Last night though it was a struggle to find a fight.
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Some are saying time of year but I have found this to be the same....last couple of years it would get down to 80 maybe, but this year..yes getting down to 60 odd quite often......
I noticed that too.
It may not really be noticeable for someone playing at US prime time, and maybe there isn't even any change there. But I was quite surprised to see numbers below 60.
Last week was really troublesome for me personally. Caps kicked on at 7pm, and during my whole evening the numbers in LWB (the open arena) didn't even come close to 100 (Yes, that's why I hate the caps ;) )
This is the reason I did compile my "AH activity index" (in that other thread) in the first place, before anyone was complaining about the numbers.
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tonight 70 players not so bad, but still not so good, but it is TT so i would expect bad numbers in the off time.
<S> :cry
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When i was in TT there was 350 players pretty good numbers :airplane:
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FYI kazza
just noticed that even though i didn't use the boards for a long time after i signed up, my date for the boards is 2003 2 years before yours, i am not saying it means anything but before you post who are you, like your the center of aces universe be aware that old players don't need to be known or respected by the loud posters, i am just a fool that has payed an aces bill for a long time, and if i see a problem when i play surely i can state it without your type jumping in like you own the game.
Don't get your knickers in a twist. In five years of playing AH2 I've never come across you before.
I do understand where you are comming from though, yesterday there was only 50 players online at around 9AM GMT. It's a weird time though, most US players are going to bed and most Europeans are getting ready for school/work.
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Its all good kazza, nickers are untwisted, didn't mean to attack but without a good fight for the day i didn't know what to do.
tonight was 70 on but they were all good fights <S> had a ball,. good old aces a bad day was made up for by a great night of fights even on TT.
I do love the game and the players, but hate the eny points! i need something very dweebie and fast!
I do remember the good old days but its like my wife it seemed better than it really is or was, anyway a bad day will happen but it comes around all good so fast, not sure if its my doc upgrading my meds or that the wife ack is sick and lets me go harder, all i know is its all good and all you guys even kazza are OK.
FYI kazza i change my name so i can kill you and not be remembered and its working a treat! <S>
They are turning the lights out for the night and i know its always to the bad room if i don't comply.
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FYI kazza
just noticed that even though i didn't use the boards for a long time after i signed up, my date for the boards is 2003 2 years before yours, i am not saying it means anything but before you post who are you, like your the center of aces universe be aware that old players don't need to be known or respected by the loud posters, i am just a fool that has payed an aces bill for a long time, and if i see a problem when i play surely i can state it without your type jumping in like you own the game.
That doesn't mean anything? I played over 7 years but my forum date is years after I started.
-BigBOBCH
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That doesn't mean anything? I played over 7 years but my forum date is years after I started.
-BigBOBCH
Noob :D
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Your day, my night.
I log week nights at my 8.00pm or there abouts and there's not that many on - but it only takes 2 to fight.
Get your thrills on our Saturday or Sunday morning or better still our Monday morning - there's bulk crew on.
And sometimes the activity (lack of) through the USA day is a blessing.
Fights are generally islolated to 2 perhaps 3 base v base areas - takes the guesswork out of choosing.
It's always half full!!
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Squeaker season will start soon in the northen hemisphere should have a few more on then.
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That doesn't mean anything? I played over 7 years but my forum date is years after I started.
-BigBOBCH
i played for over 2 years before i knew AH had a forum. And i still suck at flying and trolling and spelling and grammar and typing and ummm yeah bye.
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Squeaker season will start soon in the northen hemisphere should have a few more on then.
We got less then a month before squeakers flooded the arenas. I am going into revers hibernation till this fall.
i played for over 2 years before i knew AH had a forum. And i still suck at flying and trolling and spelling and grammar and typing and ummm yeah bye.
Me too.
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Hey I just made the switch last night from WarBirds to AH. Please don't tell me these rooms are dieing. :pray
They look great to me. Now WB is dieing. Tough to find 100 people in all rooms combined even on a week-end.
The numbers here look great to me. :aok
Seeya in the air.
hokioi
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Hey I just made the switch last night from WarBirds to AH. Please don't tell me these rooms are dieing. :pray
Dieing? No way.
We are just spoiled :D
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Hey I just made the switch last night from WarBirds to AH. Please don't tell me these rooms are dieing. :pray
They look great to me. Now WB is dieing. Tough to find 100 people in all rooms combined even on a week-end.
The numbers here look great to me. :aok
Seeya in the air.
hokioi
welcome to Aces High cicada :aok good to have ya here. This game will never die...Its too well run to kick the bucket before the neverending list runs out
Edit: Not trying to spam my squad into this but if you ever find yourself bishop any day, the 582nd will let you fly with us and help you out even if you choose not to join our squad. <S> P.S. we're also looking into flying in the Axis vs Allies arena starting today if you want to drop by at 6pm EST. Other veteran AvA squads should be showing up at that time too.
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Hey I just made the switch last night from WarBirds to AH. Please don't tell me these rooms are dieing. :pray
They look great to me. Now WB is dieing. Tough to find 100 people in all rooms combined even on a week-end.
The numbers here look great to me. :aok
Seeya in the air.
hokioi
Welcome Cicada. Don't let the griefers fool you, this place is everything that WB's wants to be.
I'm glad you found your way here, I believe this is the best there is.
As you have already seen the numbers are very good for gameplay.
Ty the FSO's on Friday nights. Hundreds of guys fly them. You must be in a squad that is registered.
Walk on's are not allowed. If you are interested I will be on tonight and can talk to you about it.
:salute Sir!
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Hey I just made the switch last night from WarBirds to AH. Please don't tell me these rooms are dieing. :pray
They look great to me. Now WB is dieing. Tough to find 100 people in all rooms combined even on a week-end.
The numbers here look great to me. :aok
Seeya in the air.
hokioi
were used to the numbers being in the 800s when there was no arena caps
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Welcome Cicada. Don't let the griefers fool you, this place is everything that WB's wants to be.
I'm glad you found your way here, I believe this is the best there is.
As you have already seen the numbers are very good for gameplay.
Ty the FSO's on Friday nights. Hundreds of guys fly them. You must be in a squad that is registered.
Walk on's are not allowed. If you are interested I will be on tonight and can talk to you about it.
:salute Sir!
Sounds good Zoney. Ill be on about 7pm pacific.
I use the handle 'hokioi'
Thx :salute
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Hey I just made the switch last night from WarBirds to AH. Please don't tell me these rooms are dieing. :pray
They look great to me. Now WB is dieing. Tough to find 100 people in all rooms combined even on a week-end.
The numbers here look great to me. :aok
Seeya in the air.
hokioi
Yeah don't let our whining fool ya. The Snailman is right in that we are spoiled. We cry alot on these boards but most of us know very well we're in the best game in town. The only regret you'll have is that you didn't make to switch a lot sooner. :aok :salute
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welcome to Aces High cicada :aok good to have ya here. This game will never die...Its too well run to kick the bucket before the neverending list runs out
Been on only for a few Hr's and love the eye candy. Oil and blood along with holes on/threw my canopy and the sounds all equal AWESOME. :aok
Now just need to learn how the birds fly different from WB's and Ill be ok. :joystick:
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Been on only for a few Hr's and love the eye candy. Oil and blood along with holes on/threw my canopy and the sounds all equal AWESOME. :aok
Now just need to learn how the birds fly different from WB's and Ill be ok. :joystick:
only recently i actually downloaded a sound pack in the custom sounds/skins forum. I took the mitsu pack and out of the 8-9 years ive played here ive never been this amazed. to quote another player, "its like a whole new game"
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I signed up 20 shade accounts, so that should get the numbers up for the late crew, i will be taking 19 lancs up from a base to shoot them down with my 262, should make for some fun for about 10 minutes, after that i will up my own 110 horde mission into rookland.
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I signed up 20 shade accounts, so that should get the numbers up for the late crew, i will be taking 19 lancs up from a base to shoot them down with my 262, should make for some fun for about 10 minutes, after that i will up my own 110 horde mission into rookland.
:rofl AXER that you? :rofl
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I signed up 20 shade accounts, so that should get the numbers up for the late crew, i will be taking 19 lancs up from a base
Ahhh... getting sweet memories of tunes1, tunes2, tunes3... :lol
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Bugger i am signing up my 20+ accounts and there's 52 in the MA, i am going to have to spend up big now, maybe 30+ accounts to make it any fun as out of the 50 on many AFK in the tower, the later shift is suffering please even squeakers are welcome, bring the fodder on, if i wanted to just fly around i would play Microsoft flight sim :[ but it sucks so i may be forced back to porn.
Plane porn that is.
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Oh and no players on knights and bishops and rooks cant fight because eny is 26 of bishops and 20 for rooks, this has to stop, and i can see so many bishops in tower its driving me crazy, no fights and cant up anything to make a fight.
ENY is suckie and its making me think i should be watch en tele with the misses, NOOOOOOOOOO plz there has to be a fight , she is the she devil, will make me watch people making over houses or some loser doco on bring up kids !!!!!!!!
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how about you Join knights? there will be plenty of players to kill on the other teams and you won't have to worry about ENY.
You will also help the problem and not add to it!
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Nits had 15 to 20 eny in blue last night. We need to cull the herd in Nitville.
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I would join the kinghts, but i am married and the wife said i cant turn ghay :[
but it would work out as i hate the rooks, people like dropbra are always out to stop the fun with his mean comments, tonight even his dad was tellen me to pull my head in :[
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I would join the kinghts, but i am married and the wife said i cant turn ghay :[
soooo, i take it you discussed your desire to be ghey with your wife? Yep you better stay put in Bishland :neener:
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FYI kazza
just noticed that even though i didn't use the boards for a long time after i signed up, my date for the boards is 2003 2 years before yours, i am not saying it means anything but before you post who are you, like your the center of aces universe be aware that old players don't need to be known or respected by the loud posters, i am just a fool that has payed an aces bill for a long time, and if i see a problem when i play surely i can state it without your type jumping in like you own the game.
Don't mind him. He has reached 733t status in his mind so you have to formally introduce yourself on the boards and ask if he approves of you to post first :lol
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I like fighting a rook at 20K from 5k, i like knights apart from the smell, but my whine is there is less and less online all the time.
Being that i live in Aussie land i can only play at night (US would be sleeping) but i log in to find 60 players or around that figure
Mijoieau,
Good post, I agree with you and understand the frustration flying Aus,NZ time.
And numbers seem to be getting even less, last few weeks when ever I've logged on its under 50 and last night less then 30. And when you take away those that are camping and milk running bases in GVs you can half those numbers again.. So I tend to log on, log off.
Think I might retire soon myself. Finding any spare time during US peak times is becoming very rare due to business and weekend commitments. Flying outside US peak times is generally just empty skies other then for maybe one small gang vs gang brawl between two countries on a large map.
Two countries would be good, but what's really needed is for 2nd arena to always be a small map. Large maps off peak, might as well be a pure flight sim as you never see anyone else.
<S>...-Gixer
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I have logged in and out most of the week, what makes it worse is that bishops have the numbers, being that i have been a non ghay for many years i am not changing sides or squads for eny points or just to see what being ghay is like, i have to live with being a bishop.
but its getting worse!
I wish i could PM people and tell them that my time online is way more important than there life out of the game.
The question still is, is the game getting old or the players? ( i can answer that) but will ask anyway.
I am not sure if its missing fellow piss heads like tricky and many others that sounded as bad as me after a few or that the people that sound loud and get a bit silly like draggon that bring the game down.
I like the late shift dudes, but reading 200 has even hit its low, the whining should win awards (not good awards) but i am a slave to trying to have fun in aces but its sure getting hard.
Dont worry if i leave ill post the standard i am over it post so i can get rubbished by the masses.
:cry :cry :cry
mijoie, mijoieau, drifts, and now scooner!
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AH is still fun :old:
Detune 200 and on no account PM to complain I don't care :old:
(I think my dog is a Knight) :cry
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its more "ghey" to be overly attached to a chess piece.
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AH is still fun :old:
Detune 200 and on no account PM to complain I don't care :old:
(I think my dog is a Knight) :cry
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What TW9 said.
Forget about your illusions of loyalty.
Try when you log in always switching to the low side for a tour.
You might just find that the only thing holding you back is .... you.
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I would join the kinghts, but i am married and the wife said i cant turn ghay :[
but it would work out as i hate the rooks, people like dropbra are always out to stop the fun with his mean comments, tonight even his dad was tellen me to pull my head in :[
this is scooner isn't it? :rofl
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Could be technically challenged computers.
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"Fewer" players, actually.
-GPD
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tonight after a few nights off, log in (yawn) under 50 players, its getting worse, as less log on more log off, its time to get more players for the night shift, i have tried recruiting but my local gay bar only has knights and i don't want the numbers going against me , unless the are squeakers or noobs (rooks).
The game is good fun but i might as well be playing off line as there are at least 4 drones to shoot at :[
I officially declare "shenanigans" and that's no a good thing.
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BUMP
tonight after a few nights off, log in (yawn) under 50 players, its getting worse, as less log on more log off, its time to get more players for the night shift, i have tried recruiting but my local gay bar only has knights and i don't want the numbers going against me , unless the are squeakers or noobs (rooks).
The game is good fun but i might as well be playing off line as there are at least 4 drones to shoot at :[
I officially declare "shenanigans" and that's no a good thing.
I don't think the HUGE maps help at all when there are only 60-100 people in Late war. However this is around 9am-1pm GMT, 4am-8am EST. The American majority that play the game do need to sleep at some point.
Apart from some international advertisement what would you propose HTC do to try and increase numbers at these specific times?
Bearing in mind that all other ww2 games will see next to no people online at these times. If your an Aussie you need to get up early and play between 7am and midday!
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Yes, I have noted less player activity. I have heard that it is that time of year, and have to echo that sentiment. In just a couple of weeks now, you will be back to putting the ear plugs in and squelching a great number of folks. As much as we razz "squeakers," the lil buggers do make nice fuzzy things to shoot at.
My solution for the meantime do something different. Try the Axis versus Allies arena. All you need is 2 or 3 other guys in and it's non stop fun. The action is so close (planes can launch from some vBase hangars) a fight is on from the get in only a few SECONDS!!!! :aok
Plus! If you were not around during the :old: AH1 days, you will be surprised to hear that night time exists there.... as well as..... wait for it......... NO ENEMY ICONS (following your plane around, announcing every potential maneuver) :airplane: {ENEMY ICON | ---- --- -- :airplane:
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BUMP
tonight after a few nights off, log in (yawn) under 50 players, its getting worse, as less log on more log off, its time to get more players for the night shift, i have tried recruiting but my local gay bar only has knights and i don't want the numbers going against me , unless the are squeakers or noobs (rooks).
The game is good fun but i might as well be playing off line as there are at least 4 drones to shoot at :[
I officially declare "shenanigans" and that's no a good thing.
Doesn't that mean your the only girl should be right up your ally :D
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The late night numbers and crowd varies, I'm sure Skuzzy has some numbers to back up my unofficial observations on the populations somewhere. 60 is on the lower end, but it will probabley rebound shortly to over 100. Personaly my schedule and and real life has been a little nuts for me to spend my late evening on AH like I would preffer.
My only gripe lately though has been the arena caps, but what's new there. I get online at 10:30pm my time (pacific coast) for some pre-sleep flight and the last of my squadies still up are on orange. The arenas are at 203/200 (orange) and 172/200 (blue) :furious .
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be interesting to see skuzzies figures, as i am on most nights and if i saw 60+ players i would be happy!, i wouldn't even complain about the eny points system, but its getting well below that.
It would be great if there was a way to increase the numbers, marketing it to other countries or bring back a prize for players, i know many aces that would play for cash, my former squad leader from over 8 years ago won a few times and it would have been 6 months pay in is country.( he no longer plays)
I am no ace far from it but anything to get numbers back up, as a business the aces leaving and numbers dropping would be of concern to me, but...
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Don't go there asking about how many customers and how much money Aces High generates.I made that mistake,and I only meant well.What AH makes in income and how many players they have is their business.I think we have plenty of players, and remember this is the only game in town as Wild Bill and War Birds is just about to go under.Speaking of WB'S,I was digging around looking for some books I had on bowling,and sure enough I found a manual for Air Warrior.I quickly placed it in a prominent spot on my desk,so I could bow my head in respect. :pray AH is a great game,but Air Warrior had a karma about it,and I always try and chat with old AW'ers.To this day I refuse to purchase anything from EA!So anyway fear not Dale and gang will always be there.Like every business things go well and then a slower period.I think I've mended my ways,so Skuzzy can I get off the latrine duty now? :lol
Great Grandpa Dobe
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be interesting to see skuzzies figures, as i am on most nights and if i saw 60+ players i would be happy!, i wouldn't even complain about the eny points system, but its getting well below that.
It would be great if there was a way to increase the numbers, marketing it to other countries or bring back a prize for players, i know many aces that would play for cash, my former squad leader from over 8 years ago won a few times and it would have been 6 months pay in is country.( he no longer plays)
I am no ace far from it but anything to get numbers back up, as a business the aces leaving and numbers dropping would be of concern to me, but...
What time and days do you regularly play at? The lowest numbers I've ever observed are late at night on the weekdays and last ~1-2 hours, before the old-timers on the east coast start waking up and hoping online (around 5-6am EST)
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I think it is because us southern hemisphere guys are just too uber for them scooner :D :lol :lol :lol We scared them all off
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I think it might be Ack season in Australia at the moment too. I'm finding heavy ack around my computer desk, I think with winter coming on they want more cuddles.
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SOMEONE POOTED AND RAN EVERYONE OFF :O :O
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/jackel_inthebox/Fart.jpg)
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interesting to note the big drop off in numbers (going by the kills stats) in LW after the reintroduction of the arena caps. of course that cant be the reason for the drop - we all know that arena caps have a positive effect on player numbers and subscriptions ...
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Not sure if there are less subscriptions or not but if there are (taking you guys at your observation), then it might be because it is summer time. More things to do outside. When winter comes around, people are indoors more often, ergo more aces high.
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SOMEONE POOTED AND RAN EVERYONE OFF :O :O
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/jackel_inthebox/Fart.jpg)
He musta ate some of my chili. :O
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i can tell you, now their will be less players with this new release.
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I like fighting a rook at 20K from 5k, i like knights apart from the smell, but my whine is there is less and less online all the time.
Being that i live in Aussie land i can only play at night (US would be sleeping) but i log in to find 60 players or around that figure, this would be ok if there was only 2 sides but it makes it hard to find a good fight.
I have been on for 8 or so years and these numbers seem low even compared to 7-8 years ago.
I know some squadies new and old squad are off playing other games, this will happen but i ask why others think that this would be the case as with all the games offline and online i have played its hard to find a better community or game than aces.
Myself i love FSO, even when the MA seems gay i will always without fail log in for FSO, i look forward to it every week or 3 weeks of combat when its running, i cancel seeing a newborn of my spawn or use it as an excuse to get out of piss ups with friends or family if its on.
So my question would be, what do others think could improve the game (what would make you stay) even when you think you have played to long or thatg your a newbie that gets shot down by aces.
I wouldn't bash upgrades like WW1 but its not keeping interest from the new or old, would the game having an arena like FSo on a few times a week in different time slots breath new life?
I like cheese with my whines, but its not just a whine its a question, would more planes keep you, would more history in combat make it better, or maybe even go with paying the top 5 or so players win a prize, cold hard cash type, i don't say that because i could ever win as i am crapola all round, but i do remember a time when it happened and even at my night time the arena was busy.
Any ways don't correct grammar or it will spam up the post, don't feel its a whine as its a question but do kill me when online.
<S> to all the players out there as i love the game and want only to be killed even by the 20k rook.
PS: i do like people that post funny pictures as an answer to my whines! :aok because people work?
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Mebbe during the day people are at work....SOME of us have to pay the taxes for the gold-brickers! :D
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Yeh...log out the players with no activity. They do mess up the eny.
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SOMEONE POOTED AND RAN EVERYONE OFF :O :O
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/jackel_inthebox/Fart.jpg)
New signature for me :rofl :rofl Right MadDog?
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As I understand it the player base traditionally shrinks during spring/summer and grows during fall/winter due to outside conditions.
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As I understand it the player base traditionally shrinks during spring/summer and grows during fall/winter due to outside conditions.
Yes.
But even taking that into account, I recently faced low numbers of players actually logged in I can't remember having seen for many years.
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Glad to say the numbers have been a little better lately, maybe 60 to 70 which makes a big difference to game play.
<S> all the late shift players most are a good bunch.
Also <S> Vega <S> you will be missed.
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So after 1 week of good numbers for the late shift, tonight we have 30 on! yes 30, is it the new crap vox? or just a bad night. out of the 30 on maybe 18 in the air, i remember the 8 head to head for free arena, that was fun this isn't!
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Yes ill bump this!
Most boring night ever, in the last 9-10 years, almost made good by the fanboy telling me its all good and that the "upgrades" are the best thing and i should like it?
anyway maybe its me or the game seems to be getting silly but, but the bollocks of the "upgrades" like lucus, and ww1, now none is talking, i am not sure if they can or they don't want to sound like a noob when they do talk.
I think making any thing, game or platform playable with 10 year old computers is not helping, things go forward this isn't. time check out the latest porn or tv, as aces is hitting a new low.
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Lighten up Francis.
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sometimes the most obvious answer, is the right answer.
it's the economy, stupid.
there's A LOT of people hurting financially...worldwide...and the first thing that "goes" is ancillary income... toward frills like restaurants..and online gaming.
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sometimes the most obvious answer, is the right answer.
it's the economy, stupid.
there's A LOT of people hurting financially...worldwide...and the first thing that "goes" is ancillary income... toward frills like restaurants..and online gaming.
I will eat Vienna Snoutsages on a bed of Fescue grass & wild onions with rainwater to drink before I compromise my AH playing. Why would anyone else do less?