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Title: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 06, 2018, 03:33:53 PM
I was encouraged to visit bbs again by a now former player how chaotic its been during the radar test.  Im really saddened by just how one sided the MA has become in regards to style of play.  So in light of the death to stealth and old tactical play I thought I would share a video or two made by a squad that has all but left the game to showcase just how beautiful and entertaining our style of play was. Complain all you want about stealth tactics this game is a time investment.  Forgive those of us who made sure that our investment was worth it. 

The HQ griefing was their and my response to shades and the lack of anything being done in the right way.  We loved this game but those days are gone forever.  Good times and great tactical play  :cheers:

Drive 2-8 hours for moments like these. Why you ask? Because it was then possible. Why not its a war...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5xzq1BztKxE

Great fights that required actual skill to accomplish something that may have last only a few seconds. Longer if you were lucky...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ER_Mz0FTXCA

This doesnt even begin to describe what they and many other who have left accomplished in a game that where your time invested was your greatest weapon.  Those days are gone :( all because numbers fell off and those most influencial we're catered to their style of play.

It was trainers and those who took the time to train most of us who gave us the chance to compete which is why we all stuck around. At the end of the day its not our game. We were just given a paint brush and canvas. Believe you me there were thousands of beauties painted over the years and i really miss those days. 



Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 06, 2018, 03:34:31 PM
Gues vraciu was almost right...

See you in another 2 weeks V?
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Vraciu on August 06, 2018, 03:39:12 PM
Gues vraciu was almost right...

See you in another 2 weeks V?

That would be ideal.    :cheers:
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: 1stpar3 on August 06, 2018, 03:40:35 PM
 :rofl STILL cheaper than Crack :neener:
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Vraciu on August 06, 2018, 03:41:48 PM
And almost as addictive.  :rofl
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 06, 2018, 03:47:51 PM
And almost as addictive.  :rofl

For myself,  the game had become an addiction for a few years.  Just being honest and anyone who knew me knows that was a sad fact. 

Everytime i tried to highlight what was possible in this game back in the day it was met with "your just self-glorifying" and rebuke for coming on bbs and "bragging". I eventually became that monster on here out of frustraition.  I was just recognizing the major problems that existed today back then.  What i was doing in regards to moving mud was possible for anyone and should have been an avenue to attract players but instead was shot down by the very ones who are still around today whinning this game away.

How is the ever shrinking pond working for you now.  DA is all but dead and the MA is the new DA. 
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: 1stpar3 on August 06, 2018, 03:49:46 PM
And almost as addictive.  :rofl
:uhoh ALMOST? :eek:  Eh...I was INVERTED :devil
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: SEseph on August 06, 2018, 03:51:10 PM
I loved many missions like this, probably to reason I mostly only do the scenarios and those are becoming sparse for me as well... I returned because my wife said I always found peace in the game when I would do very long missions for the side. I guess I waited a bit too long...
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 06, 2018, 03:55:43 PM
I grew to love getting shaded so im not one to complain.  In fact i eventually got smart and just bought cheap laptops and ran 2 sometines 3 pcs to accomplish my goals in base takes and logisitics to win da wars. Hard to shade someone working 2-4 bases at one time.  I was a Feen for that sweet white flag for a long time and grew into a drunken monster.  But man i always had fun until ebtire groups worked to stop me. 

I miss driving an m3 for 3 hours to a base wayy behind enemy lines,  while sending b29s to hit strats,  and lancs to white flag deack all at the same time. 

I miss investing 30 minutes to take 4 bases if everything went right.  I miss those instapop resup missions when a country tried to start a blitz without hitting our strats.

And i never ever once used the other accounts to shade.  This was my response to shades and was worth every penny of 45 bucks a month.  All that downtime we have ingame never lacked a dull moment when managing 3 pcs. 

Now its not worth it to fly on one pc.  Whats the point if you play to win the war? Bring back the old ways and hire part time trainers, invest in strategic marketing! Bring life back to Aces High the right way :bhead
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 06, 2018, 03:59:07 PM
Im gonna start playing the lottery again just so that if I win i can buy this game from Dale and bring back that style of play buahahaha

Alright im done have fun yall c u in 2 weeks
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Vraciu on August 06, 2018, 04:00:35 PM
See Rule #4
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 06, 2018, 04:32:28 PM
See Rule #4
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: flippz on August 06, 2018, 07:59:04 PM
See Rule #4
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: bozon on August 07, 2018, 02:25:12 AM
mERv,
You describe so fondly what I consider the worst gameplay behavior in AH. Running multiple accounts to "win da war", or spending 8 of your worthless hours to ruin my precious 45 minutes game session, are not what made this game great.

Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: 1stpar3 on August 07, 2018, 02:29:57 AM
There is no like button?
+1
You guys!  :x AKAK only "picks" me..AFTER some DUMMY says " I got you NOW" only to realize....I tied my own Noose with his new Hemp rope :bhead YA YA...I know...whats gotta happen before you can break that habit!  :headscratch: I'm WORKING on it!  :furious
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: The Fugitive on August 07, 2018, 10:02:25 AM
mERv,
You describe so fondly what I consider the worst gameplay behavior in AH. Running multiple accounts to "win da war", or spending 8 of your worthless hours to ruin my precious 45 minutes game session, are not what made this game great.

Agree 100%!       :aok
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Oldman731 on August 07, 2018, 11:19:47 AM
MERv,
You describe so fondly what I consider the worst gameplay behavior in AH. Running multiple accounts to "win da war", or spending 8 of your worthless hours to ruin my precious 45 minutes game session, are not what made this game great.


I was wondering if it was just a joke.

- oldman
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Wiley on August 07, 2018, 11:25:33 AM

I was wondering if it was just a joke.

- oldman

Oh no.  They really think they did something when they did that.  They actually made HT Change The Game, which I am sure gives them warm fuzzy feelings every night when they go to sleep.

When you're playing a multiplayer game, and the absolute perfect execution of your plan produces gameplay that is indistinguishable from offline mode and a Discord server, I question the value of that contribution to the game.

Wiley.
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Vraciu on August 07, 2018, 11:36:17 AM
Oh no.  They really think they did something when they did that.  They actually made HT Change The Game, which I am sure gives them warm fuzzy feelings every night when they go to sleep.

When you're playing a multiplayer game, and the absolute perfect execution of your plan produces gameplay that is indistinguishable from offline mode and a Discord server, I question the value of that contribution to the game.

Wiley.

+1000
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Shuffler on August 07, 2018, 11:52:22 AM

I was wondering if it was just a joke.

- oldman

Me too.... I can't imagine someone actually being proud of that.

Oh no.  They really think they did something when they did that.  They actually made HT Change The Game, which I am sure gives them warm fuzzy feelings every night when they go to sleep.

When you're playing a multiplayer game, and the absolute perfect execution of your plan produces gameplay that is indistinguishable from offline mode and a Discord server, I question the value of that contribution to the game.

Wiley.

Nail on the head!!!!!
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Ramesis on August 07, 2018, 02:02:08 PM
Me too.... I can't imagine someone actually being proud of that.

Nail on the head!!!!!

Unless HTC is keeping up with IPs or CC #s... I really don't see a way to prevent
shade accts  :furious
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Devil 505 on August 07, 2018, 02:17:25 PM
Unless HTC is keeping up with IPs or CC #s... I really don't see a way to prevent
shade accts  :furious

Shade accounts have little to nothing to do with the behavior of the OP being criticized.

This is about him and his friends avoiding other players in order to negatively alter the gameplay of those other players. That is called griefing. 
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: RELIC on August 07, 2018, 08:39:31 PM
mERv,
You describe so fondly what I consider the worst gameplay behavior in AH. Running multiple accounts to "win da war", or spending 8 of your worthless hours to ruin my precious 45 minutes game session, are not what made this game great.
Agreed.
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 08, 2018, 10:38:55 AM
See Rule #4
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: mERv on August 08, 2018, 10:41:15 AM
See Rule #4
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: Zimme83 on August 09, 2018, 02:02:23 PM
49ers where fun, they always offered a lot of free kills during their base takes. My double ace sortie achievement was earned in a Brewster defending against them.
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: bustr on August 09, 2018, 02:25:37 PM
Dang and here I gave them roads to drive un-obstructed to the strats if they can sneak a vBase in the backfield of any country. They could have run a convoy of tanks and supply M3 with them and shot up strats and trains.
Title: Re: The beauty of what this game used to be :(
Post by: molybdenum on August 09, 2018, 10:01:40 PM
Dang and here I gave them roads to drive un-obstructed to the strats if they can sneak a vBase in the backfield of any country. They could have run a convoy of tanks and supply M3 with them and shot up strats and trains.

Except, of course, for GV dar.

Anyone trying anything like that nowadays will not live very long. Or will divert some players who otherwise would be fighting and making the game more dynamic into an isolated game-within-a-game of hide and seek.