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Title: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: opposum on August 08, 2011, 06:46:15 PM
Let the EPICosity begin.... or at least the graphics anyways...

http://www.worldofwarplanes.com/ (http://www.worldofwarplanes.com/)

I am scared for the flight modeling system they are going to use... it is either going to be a big hit or a big miss for us realism guys... but hey... you got to admit, aces high will     never ever     come close to WOWP graphics... nuf said there.

:airplane: I can't wait to try it! 


opposum
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: B-17 on August 08, 2011, 07:48:29 PM
I dunno.... It might have a chance.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Pigslilspaz on August 08, 2011, 07:51:33 PM
but hey... you got to admit, aces high will     never ever     come close to WOWP graphics... nuf said there.

:airplane: I can't wait to try it! 


opposum
No we don't have to admit it. They had said the same things, when comparing Il-2 to AH, and now AH in my opinion surpasses it graphically as well as the flight modeling. It's only a small matter of time.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 08, 2011, 08:37:35 PM
These are the same guys that did World of Tanks and one of their main points is to eschew sim realism for game play.  That is why the tanks might look authentic in WoT but the game is hardly realistic in any sim sense of the word.  The same for World of Warplanes, it's not going to be a sim pushing for realism, it's going to be an arcade like flight model putting game play ahead of simulation.

World of Planes is going to be the same, though with a much more pretty eye candy wrapper.

ack-ack
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: B-17 on August 08, 2011, 08:44:06 PM
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What he said.

I also noticed that there don't seem to be any heavies of ANY sort in the game. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: MachFly on August 08, 2011, 09:30:58 PM
Looks like it's just going to be a game, I don't expect it to be anything special.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Devil 505 on August 08, 2011, 09:47:52 PM
It will be advertised like WoT. It will get people into flying combat games, some will inevitably come to Aces High looking for something more.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: phatzo on August 08, 2011, 09:49:34 PM
I can just imagine the matchmaking whines, "why is my I-16 in a fight with an f86"
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: M0nkey_Man on August 08, 2011, 09:59:46 PM
I can just imagine the matchmaking whines, "why is my I-16 in a fight with an f86"
:lol
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: cactuskooler on August 08, 2011, 10:12:05 PM
Looks to me like there's a bit of post-production work on those screenshots.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Devil 505 on August 08, 2011, 10:57:55 PM
Why are there no German insignias on the Bf-109?  :bhead
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: MrMeanie on August 08, 2011, 11:39:04 PM
Why are there no German insignias on the Bf-109?  :bhead

Russian made game so i wonder why.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: WYOKIDIII on August 09, 2011, 12:26:35 AM
All the perk rides you want , no skills required , just spend about 30 bucks a month I'm guessing .
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: mechanic on August 09, 2011, 12:51:33 AM
don't like those graphics, prefer what we have in AH. If you want to see really nice graphics have a look at cliffs of dover.

(http://gamer.ru/system/attached_images/images/000/328/165/original/11_IF.jpg?1298534801)


AH still has the best flight model of the lot though. Even FSX has a less detailed flight model imo.

Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: B-17 on August 09, 2011, 12:53:37 AM
If you can get it running on top graphics settings, as my friend has finally managed to do, it looks BEAUTIFUL.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: fbEagle on August 09, 2011, 10:06:12 AM
Man didnt HTC get a patent here lol
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Rob52240 on August 09, 2011, 10:14:01 AM
It will be advertised like WoT. It will get people into flying combat games, some will inevitably come to Aces High looking for something more.

I agree.  I have a feeling that it will attract large numbers of players but I expect the kids to stay and the adults to tire of it and find Aces High.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: AHTbolt on August 09, 2011, 10:41:53 AM
WoW launching FA trying to come back what is the world comming to. Crap most likely.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Grayeagle on August 09, 2011, 12:34:01 PM
IL2:Cliffs of Dover is very nice lookin .. love the instrument panels .. the screenshot of the hurri down in the grass is pretty amazing compared to our flat world surface in AW long ago.

We've come a long way.

I still want my Holodeck :)

-Frank aka GE
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Reschke on August 09, 2011, 12:44:37 PM
This is going to hurt FA like nothing else...FA is going to get stuffed like a hooker during fleet week when this goes live...Arcade flight model and everything is right up the alley they are shooting for or so it seems.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: PFactorDave on August 09, 2011, 12:46:17 PM
It will be advertised like WoT. It will get people into flying combat games, some will inevitably come to Aces High looking for something more.

Unfortunately, many will go there instead of ever trying AH.  Hope HTC is advertising some.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Tank-Ace on August 09, 2011, 01:02:06 PM
If its even remotely accurate, us AH guys will have a massive advantage over the average run of twits.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: james on August 09, 2011, 01:49:59 PM
Cliffs of dover looks soooo much better
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 09, 2011, 03:14:03 PM
I can just imagine the matchmaking whines, "why is my I-16 in a fight with an f86"

LOL!  Like the poor Ltraktor that got stuck in a Tier 5 battle full of T-34s.

ack-ack
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 09, 2011, 03:15:26 PM
If you want to see really nice graphics have a look at cliffs of dover.




Pretty graphics for sure, unfortunately it's got a crappy flight model and pretty much a crap game.

ack-ack
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Plazus on August 09, 2011, 03:48:01 PM
It would be nice if AH had those beautiful clouds like in Cliffs of Dover or in FSX.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 09, 2011, 04:46:30 PM
It would be nice if AH had those beautiful clouds like in Cliffs of Dover or in FSX.

The unlucky ones that purchased Cliffs of Dover would probably rather enjoy AH's graphics, as it would mean that the game would at least be playable and not stutter at 10fps with the beefiest of gaming rigs. 


ack-ack
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Tank-Ace on August 09, 2011, 07:00:22 PM
Once you've gotten to the AH standard of graphics, I think its fine to stop.

I personally don't care if I can see my reflection in the glass of the houses, or see my prop blowing the tops of the trees around.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: steely07 on August 09, 2011, 08:18:03 PM
The unlucky ones that purchased Cliffs of Dover would probably rather enjoy AH's graphics, as it would mean that the game would at least be playable and not stutter at 10fps with the beefiest of gaming rigs. 


ack-ack

too true unfortunately :(
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: BoilerDown on August 09, 2011, 11:27:19 PM
It will be advertised like WoT. It will get people into flying combat games, some will inevitably come to Aces High looking for something more.

This is a great point.  Back in the days of Everquest, every time a competitor came out with an MMO, at first people left for the new game and subscriber numbers dipped slightly.   But very quickly people came back in much larger numbers than what left.  Three things happened: original players came back who didn't find a game they liked better, new players to the new game came to EQ after being told about it, and the market for MMORPGs expanded.  After this happened a few times, the EQ staff publicly said they looked forward to more competition, because they became better off each time a new game came out, even when the competitor was actually good.

I expect the same thing will happen for Aces High.  Of course the big cautionary tale is that when the one really good MMO came out, World of Warcraft, it didn't turn out so well for Everquest.  But WoW's success was built on really great design and technical competence above and beyond what Everquest ever delivered, and the perception by gamers that Blizzard never produced a bad game.  I think the only one of those that World of Warplanes could possibly do better than Aces High is design, so it looks pretty good for HTC.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Grayeagle on August 10, 2011, 12:13:32 PM
Thing is .. a company of fanatics would really have to burn long and hard to top what Aces High delivers.
It's not somethin you can just slap together with a few models and a bit of terrain.
It has become an awesome sim.

Aces High graphics have been improving almost every patch ..the model upgrades look very much like they should, finally :)

(now all we need is a video of that King Tiger runnin over a sheep
..with gibs!)

-Frank aka GE -evil grin-
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Babalonian on August 10, 2011, 04:39:04 PM
Seconded, except I feel they're far from fanatics of the genre and more in it for a dollar of their own.  I doubt most AHers would get as immersed into playing it as they do with AH.
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: 68ZooM on August 10, 2011, 05:42:09 PM
Most likely be the same as WOT, fly around in external mode then zoom in to your gunsite to shoot. that way all the development can be done on the external eye candy and Flight model. has anyone ever seen the inside of a WOT Tank?
Title: Re: World of Warplanes website launched
Post by: Karnak on August 10, 2011, 07:20:06 PM
The P-39 in AH looks better than the P-39 in the WoWP screenshots.

Not impressed.