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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: USAFCAPcTSgt on January 03, 2013, 06:08:15 AM
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For those among us who have played the game for years, it is a love/hate relationship for this game. It's time to take that complexity to the next level. We, the Players, should work together to buy this game and have HiTech Creations work for us directly.
I propose we form a coalition of players to pool together massive amounts of lotto tickets each drawing. Players wishing to be an equal part owner would have to put up front a small Buy-in fee that is refundable should they choose to leave.
Once the grand jackpot has been won worth millions, we buy the game for $1,000,000 dollars and retain the staff and increase their wages. The new owners get to choose the new aircraft and vehicles plus other additions to the game.
All in favor raise your hand and say,"I'll but that for a dollar!"
Details to be worked out by those interested in the takeover operations.
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:huh
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Is HTC privately owned?
If so, buying it out isn't an option.
It would be like me walking up to someone and saying:
Me: I have money. I'm buying your house.
Someone: But my house isn't for sale.
Me: IRRELEVANT! I have money.
At least that's my common-sense take on it.
The last time someone got really p-ed off by an on-line sim and wanted change, they had to go and try to make their own.
Target Rabaul, I believe it was.
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( the don voice from the godfather) we'll make them an offer they can't refuse.
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:rofl who is this clown? :rofl
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:rofl who is this clown? :rofl
I know, right! :rofl
Makes ya wonder what HE'S smoking! Lot of that goin around it seems.
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this thread has clear potential :aok
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Me thinks HTC is not for sale... but everything has its price.
While I agree that AH is lacking in certain areas, it is still the top dog in terms of air combat sims thanks to rather good flight model.
My biggest issue with AH is the hardness values assigned to the ground game, the rank and scoring system, and the lack of an accurate ENY/OBJ system.
HTC has done well over the years I do believe, granted if they did have the funding perhaps another "coader" or two may speed up the addition of new aircraft and the updating of current aircraft (been in a SBD or C205 lately?).
There are lots of things we down here in the trenches have no clue on what is going on the behind closed doors of HTC. I say give them the benefit of the doubt. ;)
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zarkov, the guys who made "Target Rabaul" were not game designers, just sim enthusiasts. They never understood what makes a game "good", only that they wanted it as realistic as possible, because in their closed little minds they thought everyone else wanted that.
NOBODY WANTS REALISM IN A GAME WITHOUT A HINT OF INSANITY. :D
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HTC should go public, and long time players get stock. Free of course :aok
:cheers: Oz
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:rofl who is this clown? :rofl
Same botard who suggested we get rid of CM's in FSO.
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
Can you put in a caveat that if it's purchased by a lotto winner it's 50% of their winnings or $10M, whichever is higher?
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
I will talk to my wife about that. :noid
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
Sounds fair... 5 mil.
We put you and your team under contract for 10 years.
We will make you VP
You immediately start work on a new engine and AH3.
You will implement multilingual support.
You will add the Spit16, 51d, K4 and La7 plane factories.
You will give us the Death Star and the Bomb Ride.
You will give us an In-game Duel Function.
And last but not least... You will add the Dewoitine D.520 and the CAC Boomerang adding new countries to OUR game. :x :rock
When can we cut the deal?
:cheers:
Edit: Sweeten the deal...
We will add the spring lamb from all the herds in Wellington and a Barrel of you favorite Malted beverage. :)
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When can we cut the deal?
show the money :noid
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show the money :noid
Give me a minute :aok
My share where is yours?
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I demand longer lunch breaks.....free health insurance....and unlimited wep for jugs
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Can you put in a caveat that if it's purchased by a lotto winner it's 50% of their winnings or $10M, whichever is higher?
ill see your $10M and raise you $2M!
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:rofl
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
I bet you where just laughing inside when you read this post. Ill put in my 5 and give hitech my 81 transam next year when completed. : p
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We put you and your team under contract for 10 years.
Nope this is show stopper.
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What you do is angel invest the money, and let them continue to do what they have done for the last ten years... produce a whole lot of awesome on an indie budget.
If you disagree you can always go check out the wide selection of competitors... :rofl
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Same botard who suggested we get rid of CM's in FSO.
I suggested for one FSO to have no CIC's to have the squad CO's work together. You have o have CM's to run the event.
You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
We have offer and counter-offer. Negotiation can commence. We raise the bid to $3,000,000.00 and throw in a VIP package for a week at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, spend the summer in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House, expunge all speeding and parking tickets, and the big kicker.
We get them to bring back 8 track tapes. :pray
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lol no chance i want someone else owning this game. pretty damgood just like it is
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lol no chance i want someone else owning this game. pretty damgood just like it is
Oh come on, design by committee has worked so spectacularly well for many online games! There was... er... :bolt:
Wiley.
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Why is it we constantly seem to get guys coming in here and after two weeks or so they seem to think they know what "we" need to make this game better? They haven't been in the game long enough to figure out how to put their friggin gear up but they know. It's just annoying. The FSO thing just left me shakin my head. Must be some good crack goin around.
I'm with the get thy buttocks back to X-box tribe.
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I will talk to my wife about that. :noid
Well what did she say? :D
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For those among us who have played the game for years, it is a love/hate relationship for this game. It's time to take that complexity to the next level. We, the Players, should work together to buy this game and have HiTech Creations work for us directly.
I propose we form a coalition of players to pool together massive amounts of lotto tickets each drawing. Players wishing to be an equal part owner would have to put up front a small Buy-in fee that is refundable should they choose to leave.
Once the grand jackpot has been won worth millions, we buy the game for $1,000,000 dollars and retain the staff and increase their wages. The new owners get to choose the new aircraft and vehicles plus other additions to the game.
All in favor raise your hand and say,"I'll but that for a dollar!"
Details to be worked out by those interested in the takeover operations.
Ummm...no.
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/Changeup1/demotivational-posters-imagination.jpg)
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Ummm...no.
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/Changeup1/demotivational-posters-imagination.jpg)
:D
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Oh and.....
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/Changeup1/demotivational-poster-10085.jpg)
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"Hey guys I found something cool! Lets screw it up!"
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Who boy. How did I miss this one? :lol
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Don't worry, you didn't miss a thing lol
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If this is like purchasing any normal software house, you need to make a direct offer for intellectual property and patent rights to Mr. Hitech aside from the outright purchase of his company.
Without those he can sell you the current business entity and code while taking his genius else where. $5Mil sounds about right for that excluding the patents and genius. Who knows, he may have one more competitive venture in him that will migrate your customers away from your AH just like they did from War Birds to his AH. He has a very talented history of creating games and customers following him to newer better games. You could never pay him personaly enough to stay on as your coad slave while giving away his genius for a paycheck I will venture.
Why do you think he would?
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I suggested for one FSO to have no CIC's to have the squad CO's work together. You have o have CM's to run the event.
We have offer and counter-offer. Negotiation can commence. We raise the bid to $3,000,000.00 and throw in a VIP package for a week at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, spend the summer in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House, expunge all speeding and parking tickets, and the big kicker.
We get them to bring back 8 track tapes. :pray
Watch any Bruce Willis movies lately?
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Am I the only one who thinks that the original poster is Hitech in disguise making some retirement plans? :noid
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Am I the only one who thinks that the original poster is Hitech in disguise making some retirement plans? :noid
Yes....yes you are. :D
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:rofl who is this clown? :rofl
I thought the government closed down all Meth Clinics some years back?
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For those among us who have played the game for years, it is a love/hate relationship for this game. It's time to take that complexity to the next level. We, the Players, should work together to buy this game and have HiTech Creations work for us directly.
I propose we form a coalition of players to pool together massive amounts of lotto tickets each drawing. Players wishing to be an equal part owner would have to put up front a small Buy-in fee that is refundable should they choose to leave.
Once the grand jackpot has been won worth millions, we buy the game for $1,000,000 dollars and retain the staff and increase their wages. The new owners get to choose the new aircraft and vehicles plus other additions to the game.
All in favor raise your hand and say,"I'll but that for a dollar!"
Details to be worked out by those interested in the takeover operations.
You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
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Watch any Bruce Willis movies lately?
Why? Is he important?
If I win Powerball in the near future and decide to buy this game, then everyone will wished they jumped into this once in a lifetime oppurtunity.
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This thread is funny.
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Is HTC privately owned?
If so, buying it out isn't an option.
It would be like me walking up to someone and saying:
Me: I have money. I'm buying your house.
Someone: But my house isn't for sale.
Me: IRRELEVANT! I have money.
At least that's my common-sense take on it.
The last time someone got really p-ed off by an on-line sim and wanted change, they had to go and try to make their own.
Target Rabaul, I believe it was.
Interestingly enough that’s exactly how I bought my home 30 years ago. We drove up and down the streets in the Town we wanted to live in , made a list of addresses that we wanted to see and contacted a realtor. Of the 15 or so that we liked , three agreed to discuss selling. So it does work, however, AH is privately held with several investors. One would have to approach them and the OP’s price tag is way off the mark.
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If I win Powerball in the near future and decide to buy this game, then everyone will wished they jumped into this once in a lifetime oppurtunity.
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Is HTC privately owned?
If so, buying it out isn't an option.
It would be like me walking up to someone and saying:
Me: I have money. I'm buying your house.
Someone: But my house isn't for sale.
Me: IRRELEVANT! I have money.
At least that's my common-sense take on it.
The last time someone got really p-ed off by an on-line sim and wanted change, they had to go and try to make their own.
Target Rabaul, I believe it was.
False. Everything is for sale for the right amount ;)
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
I would say raise it 10 fold. It's worth at least that much.
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We put you and your team under contract for 10 years.
Nope this is show stopper.
Gutsy... but alright, I guess we can do 15...
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It's Saturday. Make sure you buy them lotto tickets. Powerball or Mega Millions.
Brave sould to mortgage your house and sell all items then head to the nearest casino and bet everything on Red 5.
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For those among us who have played the game for years, it is a love/hate relationship for this game. It's time to take that complexity to the next level. We, the Players, should work together to buy this game and have HiTech Creations work for us directly.
I propose we form a coalition of players to pool together massive amounts of lotto tickets each drawing. Players wishing to be an equal part owner would have to put up front a small Buy-in fee that is refundable should they choose to leave.
Once the grand jackpot has been won worth millions, we buy the game for $1,000,000 dollars and retain the staff and increase their wages. The new owners get to choose the new aircraft and vehicles plus other additions to the game.
All in favor raise your hand and say,"I'll but that for a dollar!"
Details to be worked out by those interested in the takeover operations.
Seems to me Hitech and HTC in general is already working for us. If we at any time dont like what they are doing. we can fire them by quitting and it wont cost us a cent.
Which would certainly be cheaper then buying it only to have it go inevitably under. Not to mention the aggravation factor that would take place with a couple hundred "owners" all wanting things done their own way.
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Not to mention the aggravation factor that would take place with a couple hundred "owners" all wanting things done their own way.
We already have that. Which is why having Hitech as the owner is still our best solution. :salute :cheers:
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I think the better idea is to fund HT enough cash to hire some more employees. HT is reasonable,I'm sure if you paid for payroll and benefits, I'd bet HT would let you pick the next plane.
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:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
You guys are Dreaming!!!!!!! :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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This is a BS thread...turds.
GO HERE!!.............http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,343697.0.html
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Throwing a metric ton of cash at game development is guaranteed success! Just ask Curt Schilling!
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Throwing a metric ton of cash at game development is guaranteed success! Just ask Curt Schilling!
Its not worth his sock now...
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:bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead This is dumb ! :old: :old: :old: :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead
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Fantastic!
We agree You stipulate to everything else :)
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Nope this is show stopper.
Yes it is... this game is worth about as much as the space between my thumb and forefinger when I make the okay sign without you and your team. Anybody who buys this game and does not tie you to it would be foolish.
Let me ask.. is it you or your team or ten years you object to?
:cheers:
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Fantastic!
We agree You stipulate to everything else :)
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Yes it is... this game is worth about as much as the space between my thumb and forefinger when I make the okay sign without you and your team. Anybody who buys this game and does not tie you to it would be foolish.
Let me ask.. is it you or your team or ten years you object to?
:cheers:
All of the above.
1. Me , I tried working for someone else at a game company In which I previously was the boss, it didn't end well.
2. You can't make a contract with out giving the person something, what exactly was included in the offer to the current employs including me.
3. 10 years , yea that's works just great given the past of #1.
HiTech
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One might look around in the arenas and think "Why in the hell would I want to be partners in a business with all these folks?" The partnerships I've been in over the years never really worked out. They never seemed to get it when I said "We'll do it my way".
one-eye
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You may wish to raise that price tag about 5 fold.
HiTech
hmm 5x revenue multiplier.... prob a PE of ~25 hmm, we all need dreams :D
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hmm 5x revenue multiplier.... prob a PE of ~25 hmm, we all need dreams :D
He didn't say it was WORTH that much....he said that's how much it would COST. :D
(Ima bet that the PE @ 5M is about 110) :devil
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All of the above.
1. Me , I tried working for someone else at a game company In which I previously was the boss, it didn't end well.
2. You can't make a contract with out giving the person something, what exactly was included in the offer to the current employs including me.
3. 10 years , yea that's works just great given the past of #1.
HiTech
how about this offer. forget the 5 million bucks. each one of us pays let's say 15 bucks a month, you own the game, control direction and every once in a while you ad a plane or a tank or perhaps some new medals for us to win.
is this offer better?
midway
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Wonder how many software designers know ANYthing about the aerodynamic concepts incorporated into this game
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Wonder how many software designers know ANYthing about the aerodynamic concepts incorporated into this game
They're mathematical formulas programmed to direct lift vectors for the airframes and wings. I sat in HiTechs office and he tried as best he could to describe it. I didn't get it but it didn't matter because it looked unbelievably cool on his monitor.
He was nice enough to run through their QC process on verifying the integrity of their flight modeling. Very very cool