Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: earl1937 on April 22, 2015, 02:29:34 AM
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:airplane: I know that all of us who love this game would like to see a better retention rate of people who "try" out Aces high as a form of entertainment!
Maybe when a new player signs on for a trail, he could be given some prompts to enhance his "trail" in here.
My suggestion would be: Have a window come up to tell him of going to the "off-line" arena, where he can try out the various aspects of the game, fly some aircraft, drive some tanks, etc.
While he is in the "off-line" arena, another window would come up, introducing him to the training staff. Then another window would come up and explain how to set up his radio's.
When he clicks on a aircraft or what ever, have a audible voice in his ear or on his speakers explain how to operate the equipment he has chosen, or if no speakers or headset, then a crawl at the bottom of the screen to assist him in enjoying his try at flying or what ever!
Have some volunteers who are willing to have a "newbies" name sent to them, in the interest of introducing them to an experienced player who can assist them when they come into a active arena!
I know when I came into this game about 6 years ago, even though I was an experienced pilot and could fly, there were so many things about this game that if it had not been for "Oddcaf" taking me under his wing the first week I was here, it would have taken me a year, I guess, to learn all the little things which make the game more enjoyable to play. Example: how to set up your "hat" switch, if you have a stick to start with. How to program your key board, and or switches on your stick and so and so forth.
we have some excellent training pages in here now, but they don't cover everything and it is a lot easier to compendia if you have someone experienced telling you about the various things which you need to know to enjoy this great game!
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Astec, no need to criticize.
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Earl, great ideas. I, too, want to be helpful to new players. I'm no great shakes as a fiter jock, but I have been at this for some time. So if any read this and want a hand, contact me. We have a good number of old ducks, myself included, who can work well with the 50+ year old new players. I hope we have the same going backwards through the decades from 40 to late teens.
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Astec, no need to criticize.
Your right...my apologies to you Earl.
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You'er a good man Astec. :salute
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I mean Aztec.
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Astec, no need to criticize.
Ya go easy on Earl Aztec, he's a hundred years old and they didn't teach them about paragraphs back then. :devil
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earl there was a game that I think was supposed to be the new air warrior or something. played it back about 5 or so years. I never made it past the "intro training" program. tried it for like 2 hours, I could never for some reason take off from a cv according to the instructions given. I finally grew frustrated and deleted the game.
and trust me on this thing, I have been playing for 8 years and I still forget to use rudder on some turns as I had switched from pedals to a twisty stick.
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earl there was a game that I think was supposed to be the new air warrior or something. played it back about 5 or so years. I never made it past the "intro training" program. tried it for like 2 hours, I could never for some reason take off from a cv according to the instructions given. I finally grew frustrated and deleted the game.
and trust me on this thing, I have been playing for 8 years and I still forget to use rudder on some turns as I had switched from pedals to a twisty stick.
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:airplane: Yes, there are some "flight sims" around which seem to be to difficult to learn, but Aces High is not one of them!
I had a girl friend a while back who had a 10 year grandson and I gave him a spare Logitech 3D pro stick and within one hour, had him flying by his self and enjoying the heck out of the game. I don't think he is playing right now because of school. the point is, it is a easy game to learn, if you have someone to assist you.
We have some great "trainers" in this game and they dedicate a lot of their time in hanging around the training arena's to assist anyone who wants it. Only problem with them is this, I played in here for about 3 months before I knew they were available to help me.
I just think with a few "prompts" when someone downloads the game to try it out, we would have a higher retention rate of keeping players who try the game out!
I still see players in here, whom I have a lot of respect for, crashing because they can't land a aircraft after a mission!