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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: shake307 on December 02, 2015, 03:18:47 PM
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Well, I got the itch, again. I have played off and on over the years and I always seem to get frustrated with one thing or another with Aces High. I have gotten competent at flying various planes, but I stopped the last time because of the community. Now I am wanting to get back into it, but these forums are my only real window to the game without paying to play. All I can say is holy s***, some bad forum posts. Is it still worth it? Does anybody out there still enjoy this? I don't bomb and bail. I am not above bombing strats, running resupply, pounding towns, or furballing, but I won't run. I enjoy a fight. Does anybody on these forums play with any sense of honor or code of conduct? I really like aces high, but would like to see and hear some good before I take the plunge, again. :salute
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Come on back the water fine.
But you did answer a question I have been debating at the moment.
HiTech
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Regardless of what you read you'll only know how you like it when you're playing again. :joystick:
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I came back yesterday, been having a blast since then Dolby roughed me up and nknocked some of the dust off, then just now ZaZa in a pony came back to fight my Nikki been having good fights past couple days and flying wioth the squad again is a hoot lots of laughs last night.
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I still have a great time playing for the most part. Still a lot of competition, the special events are fun, the game is still challenging, and the fights are still there. I think if you just play to have a good time and not deal with the community, forums, or score, you will enjoy the game much more. :joystick: :airplane:
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The forums have calmed down quite a bit I think.
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Well, I got the itch, again. I have played off and on over the years and I always seem to get frustrated with one thing or another with Aces High. I have gotten competent at flying various planes, but I stopped the last time because of the community. Now I am wanting to get back into it, but these forums are my only real window to the game without paying to play. All I can say is holy s***, some bad forum posts. Is it still worth it? Does anybody out there still enjoy this? I don't bomb and bail. I am not above bombing strats, running resupply, pounding towns, or furballing, but I won't run. I enjoy a fight. Does anybody on these forums play with any sense of honor or code of conduct? I really like aces high, but would like to see and hear some good before I take the plunge, again.
I think you've answered your own question. You sound like you have a real positive attitude, and this game, like most others online, are what you make of them. There is ALWAYS going to be a percentage of players that aren't happy with various things, at various times, myself included, but I've found that still after 16 years playing here, that there is always something fun or new to do.
It'd be a really good idea to come back now, and shake some rust off, and meet some new people, as the new version is coming along, and you'll be a lot better set to get into that if you've come back before it and a whole pile of new players come along at that time.
I would also say don't judge the game itself from the forums. Play the game itself and then make up your own mind. I don't think you'll regret coming back if you do it that way.
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Well, I got the itch, again. I have played off and on over the years and I always seem to get frustrated with one thing or another with Aces High. I have gotten competent at flying various planes, but I stopped the last time because of the community. Now I am wanting to get back into it, but these forums are my only real window to the game without paying to play. All I can say is holy s***, some bad forum posts. Is it still worth it? Does anybody out there still enjoy this? I don't bomb and bail. I am not above bombing strats, running resupply, pounding towns, or furballing, but I won't run. I enjoy a fight. Does anybody on these forums play with any sense of honor or code of conduct? I really like aces high, but would like to see and hear some good before I take the plunge, again. :salute
Always remember the golden rule- If you don't have anything nice to say, put it on a forum...
Personally I rarely get to play and still enjoy it. As to the posts, I wish there was a number of players to complainers available, but I think a few minutes online will show you the difference. From what I can see, pretty minimal. Though the same ones do it a lot, for the same golden rule.
As hitech said , come on in , the water's fine. If a bit hard...
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Come on back the water fine.
But you did answer a question I have been debating at the moment.
HiTech
:noid
I like intrigue...
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Well, I got the itch, again. I have played off and on over the years and I always seem to get frustrated with one thing or another with Aces High. I have gotten competent at flying various planes, but I stopped the last time because of the community. Now I am wanting to get back into it, but these forums are my only real window to the game without paying to play. All I can say is holy s***, some bad forum posts. Is it still worth it? Does anybody out there still enjoy this? I don't bomb and bail. I am not above bombing strats, running resupply, pounding towns, or furballing, but I won't run. I enjoy a fight. Does anybody on these forums play with any sense of honor or code of conduct? I really like aces high, but would like to see and hear some good before I take the plunge, again. :salute
Welcome back! The small percentage of players who whine about everything and really seem like they don't enjoy it unless they are throwing their negativity about are easily squelched. There are a lot of great people on all 3 countries. Embrace it and have a good time.
one-eye
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Well, I got the itch, again. I have played off and on over the years and I always seem to get frustrated with one thing or another with Aces High. I have gotten competent at flying various planes, but I stopped the last time because of the community. Now I am wanting to get back into it, but these forums are my only real window to the game without paying to play. All I can say is holy s***, some bad forum posts. Is it still worth it? Does anybody out there still enjoy this? I don't bomb and bail. I am not above bombing strats, running resupply, pounding towns, or furballing, but I won't run. I enjoy a fight. Does anybody on these forums play with any sense of honor or code of conduct? I really like aces high, but would like to see and hear some good before I take the plunge, again. :salute
"Alls fair in love and war" so the saying goes. The complaints crop up when things become a bit excessive.
All the things you listed are available as well as a few others you missed. There are a lot of "fun" players, but like any other game out there in the internet their are a few bad apples as well. As others have said here, you'll only know if you take the plunge! It's only $15. Give it a go for a month and then you can decide.
Hope to see ya in the air...... in front of me, NOT in back of me. :devil
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:noid
I like intrigue...
Me too, do tell... :headscratch:
Coogan
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Come back and give it a try. Only you can decide if its worth it to ya. Me you ask? I am having a blast! :D
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Its alotta fun, dont pull Pipzs finger though! you have been warned
Let's get drunk and fly!
<S> Jimmy
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I have been working two jobs flat out for the last year and have played about 3 hours. Have a new stick that I can't get used to, forgotten about everything I ever knew which wasn't a lot. Have a few days break next couple of weeks so I am seriously considering stocking the beer fridge and locking myself in my games room for a few days. Need to start from scratch!!!
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Me too........
.....Danny is awesome.......and so is Zack......Pipz is only semi Canadian.... :old:
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I have been working two jobs flat out for the last year and have played about 3 hours. Have a new stick that I can't get used to, forgotten about everything I ever knew which wasn't a lot. Have a few days break next couple of weeks so I am seriously considering stocking the beer fridge and locking myself in my games room for a few days. Need to start from scratch!!!
I get locked into my game room all the time,I misbehave on purpose some my wife will banish me to the game room and lock the door!
Also,if you want to play,just set out to help the wife,ask her questions( best done with questions all about her),offer to help with the dishes,anything really and just basically be underfoot! I mean to the point if she moves she bumps you!!
Wont be long before she says"dont you have some cartoon planes to fly" to which you never reply,just disappear and fly to your hearts content!
Been married for 35 years and this has worked since day 1!!!!
YMMV
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Ill keep it simple ..YES :salute
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The game itself, for the most part, is the same. You will find pickers, face shooters, buff bailers and other vermin generally assigned to the GROUP W BENCH :devil
That said, most players are up & up and will give a good fight.
There are more GV'rs these days, so you might want to polish those skills.
Rule of thumb...disregard the hot air on the BBS and just have fun playing the game.
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Forums schmoreums! 2 weeks of free play to saddle up and man up. Then hunt and persecute those on the boards you wish to cleanse of all bad 'juju'. If you still can't have fun despite yourself, hang up the wings and go play pocket pool. Welcome back to combat simulation Inc.
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Please come back and play. You can even participate in the Alpha testing of the new AH3 graphics engine and other updates under development.
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The game itself, for the most part, is the same. You will find pickers, face shooters, buff bailers and other vermin generally assigned to the GROUP W BENCH :devil
A most timely reference sir lmao :salute
Hope you and your had a good Thanksgiving Max :aok
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The game is great and is missing just one thing, YOU. Come and play, all your friends are here having a great time.
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Like 1eye, I like the players in all three countries. I dont let the bad apples ruin my fun. If I get a nasty pm, most of the time I squelch their vox and text and forget about them. Overall it is a fun community. Ask for help and players give you hand.
<S>
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Still fun 15 years steady for me.. a way to help with this is find a good group of guys that play to have fun.
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Come on back the game is great!
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The BBS is like the news. If you use it as your window to the world, you'll just get depressed. What important is you jump in the sandbox and have a good time. There are still a ton of honorable and fun players in the game.
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Where can you have fun for about $0.50 a day :headscratch:
As for the "griefers", they always self-destruct anyway; so, ignore them and have fun.
:cheers:
LtngRydr
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I like intrigue...
You mean, like, what's the answer to the question: "Do ugly BBS posts keep potential subscribers from subscribing?"
Yeah, it's a mystery to me, too.
As for the OP's post, I'll go with Max. You'll recognize some of the same things that turned you off, but you'll still find lots of the things that kept you playing. It won't cost you much to confirm or deny that.
- oldman
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I havent played in a while either however love the comunity. Other games lack the kind of "small town" hospotality aces high has. I decided to withdrawal due to lacking numbers which is cause for stale game play in my opinion and of course financial reasons as i become independent in life.
Im ALWAYS on the forums keeping in touch enjoying debates and being educated as i watch the game progress from a far. As aces high 3 kicks im beginning to have the ace itch as well. Looking forward to high numbers again. :cheers:
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Well, hell. The great old one (hitech) was the first to reply. Good omen from my standpoint. I just dare wonder what question he was asking. A lot of good points made from everyone and super quick responses. Surprising, actually. As well as familiar or, dare I say, famous names. Well, anyways, I truly appreciate everything said and have renewed my sub. May be in need of some training, but will post in the proper forum. Time to knock some dust off. Call sign is shake307. If you see me say hello. Or get in front of me, whichever... :bolt:
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I am looking forward to AH3 to awake the force in me, the dark side that is.. :devil
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Shake it you won't break it :cheers:
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Shake it you won't break it :cheers:
That ain't what I was told. They also said I'd go blind.
So I only did it long enough till I needed glasses. No blind though. :lol
Coogan
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Don't let a few negative posts deter you from a great game and a great community there are some really great players that will not only be happy to kill you but if you ask they will also tell you what you did wrong and how to fly that particular aircraft you are flying and fighting against thus giving you tips on how to kill them later. as with any game there are a few bad apples but for the most part they are just posing to be bad apples but are actually sweethearts I have found even when I get frustrated with the game itself, it's the community that keeps me coming back for more <S>
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I've been playing Aces High for over 16 years, the fun is what you make it!
Learning good game etiquette is paramount as to how you find your way!
Learning the mechanics of game play, learning proper BFM, ACM and practice on building your SA (situational awareness)!
There are so many different aspects of Aces High to learn that one could play this MMO WWII Combat Flight Sim for the rest of their lives and never run out of fun, dogfights, special events, meeting new people/friends and adventure!
It's what you make it!
Hope this helps - come join the party
Sincerely
TC
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Mostly you get what you give. One of the biggest griefers has been retired, so the tone is a bit more up beat these days. You will still get the occasional taunt esp. if you have some talent or good tactics but that's due to peoples inability to accept their poor SA is their own problem, not yours.
:salute
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Well I hope that OP will come back. My advice to all players (and I need to remind myself on occasion) is to not take things you read on 200 and in this forum so literal. <S> Hetz
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Shake307 try the water and check out the new water they are building. :aok
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Come on back the water fine.
But you did answer a question I have been debating at the moment.
HiTech
Could it have had something to do with whether or not former players were sitting on the sidelines and monitoring ( and thus are still accessible via the BBS)?
You know you have my utmost respect, but throwing that out there and not letting on further is torture.
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PJ,
Look at it as proof of life for our game. Hitech is actively involved with it's future with this comment.
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That's the upside. Don't get me wrong, it is reassuring - especially given the idle speculation some have advanced here concerning the r word.
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Yeah do it.
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Could it have had something to do with whether or not former players were sitting on the sidelines and monitoring ( and thus are still accessible via the BBS)?
You know you have my utmost respect, but throwing that out there and not letting on further is torture.
I hope it means that some forums are restricted to account holders, and non players can only see folders that pertain to Q&A on how to join in on the fun.
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I hope it means that some forums are restricted to account holders, and non players can only see folders that pertain to Q&A on how to join in on the fun.
I'll need a new home page if they do that.
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I hope it means that some forums are restricted to account holders, and non players can only see folders that pertain to Q&A on how to join in on the fun.
Baaah. There's enough private forums for you to join.
Leave it like it is.
Coogan
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I smell something...
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.....Danny is awesome.......and so is Zack......Pipz is only semi Canadian.... :old:
How dare you!
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Shake307, I don't know you, but if this many people responded to your post, and in a positive way, then I'd say it is worth your time and money to get back in the game. I know that I couldn't afford to ignore this many encouraging requests: you must have a friend, or three, in here. C'mon back, we need good peeps. :airplane:
edit: OK I just read your second post: so, welcome back! :salute
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I hope it means that some forums are restricted to account holders, and non players can only see folders that pertain to Q&A on how to join in on the fun.
No new AH stats roundup in January then, I guess ;)
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Yes, but, otoh, you could confirm or refute the assertion ( and I expect you'll do so).
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Get back in here. It is people like you that made it fun. Not fun when people like you leave. You are a rounded player. I haven't logged much time lately. Mainly because of moving and family stuff coming up, plus my new commute being an hour and a half, I come home wiped out and fall a sleep on the recliner.
We need you and people like you back in the game. The true honor are the friends you make along the way. Spend no time worrying about how others play though...
Hope to see you again!
:rock
SlipKnoT
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its a great game. you should come back. avoid channel 200 and the forums and the worst elements of the community will not have a way to ruin your fun. I say this from experience.
I had come back to the game a few years ago after achievements were added and was having the most fun in AH id ever had minding my own business happy as a clam and building a new main arena as well at the time motivated by my rekindled interest in the game.
meanwhile on the forums some BBS trolls started a witch hunt because they did not like how i was playing the game and amusing myself. unfortunately some friends of mine told me some people were trashing me on the forums... i wish i never even paid attention because the things they were saying upset me in a way i had not been upset before. after a witch hunt threadnaught courtesy of the most hypocritical sadistic elements of this community I stopped playing the game completely as the whole experience was such a shock and so devastating...
going from having total fun to an absolute nightmare, I almost deleted the map I worked so hard on out of frustration and disillusionment but I finished it and submitted it anyway but I never flew a sortie after that horrible experience. I would log on once in a while to say hi to my squad mates and never even saw the map I made in rotation and never played on it even after this many years. that's how traumatic it was.
So please take this advice...
enjoy the game and play it the way you want and have fun. Avoid the BBS and channel 200 and the game will be almost blissful. Ignore the trolls they only want to ruin your fun because they are miserable and want to drag you down.
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its a great game. you should come back. avoid channel 200 and the forums and the worst elements of the community will not have a way to ruin your fun. I say this from experience.
I had come back to the game a few years ago after achievements were added and was having the most fun in AH id ever had minding my own business happy as a clam and building a new main arena as well at the time motivated by my rekindled interest in the game.
meanwhile on the forums some BBS trolls started a witch hunt because they did not like how i was playing the game and amusing myself. unfortunately some friends of mine told me some people were trashing me on the forums... i wish i never even paid attention because the things they were saying upset me in a way i had not been upset before. after a witch hunt threadnaught courtesy of the most hypocritical sadistic elements of this community I stopped playing the game completely as the whole experience was such a shock and so devastating...
going from having total fun to an absolute nightmare, I almost deleted the map I worked so hard on out of frustration and disillusionment but I finished it and submitted it anyway but I never flew a sortie after that horrible experience. I would log on once in a while to say hi to my squad mates and never even saw the map I made in rotation and never played on it even after this many years. that's how traumatic it was.
So please take this advice...
enjoy the game and play it the way you want and have fun. Avoid the BBS and channel 200 and the game will be almost blissful. Ignore the trolls they only want to ruin your fun because they are miserable and want to drag you down.
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10 bananas for fester.
and a thumbs up :aok
long live the dweeb. :salute
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That answer must come from within you comrade. If it takes others to gode you back in then your return may only be temporary. 15 bucks is a tiny investment for the fun and fellowship shared between like minded players. Rest assured AH has its share of jerks as does any gaming community but anything worth having or being a part of is worth taking alittle flack for. In the immortal words of Leonidas " there's no reason we can't be civilized is there?" Hope to see ya back sir :salute