I have just left Aces High. Having been around for more than a few years I decided to give it some thought on why. You must appreciate this is just a personal perspective and it will be different to each player. - There is no right or wrong, just my own thoughts.
First and foremost what was it I did enjoy - Simple, the fight and by this I mean even when grossly outnumbered having enough fighting on your side to deny the enemy a victory was as much fun as winning. Interaction was the key element.
If you were to ask me did I enjoy being part of a hoard to steamroller over an virtually undefended base to take it in record time the answer is no, been there done that, great that we win a base but that's it, no satisfaction in it though. - This does happen from time to time, it is part of the game like it or not. This is not a reason for leaving, but part of the game I did not enjoy. Like wise I did not enjoy being on the receiving end when the numbers differential is extreme to the point of no defense possible. I would simple leave the hoard to it and look for a fight elsewhere.
As I started to log on less frequently it seemed to me very hard to find a fight so I find myself doing a lot of time flying and not finding the fights. If a large arena was up I would simply log off if the fighting was too hard to find.
So for me the interaction simply was not there any more. I need to add that I simply do not have the time to commit to the organised events where it must be virtually guaranteed.
I have the Beta as well and the graphics are great, but you know, it really is the game play that is important (to me). Yes there is a need to improve graphics to keep up with the times but unfortunately it seemed to me that is all it is. I could not see the changes having any significant impact on the game play, only to make it visually more attractive.
I did try to see if I could suspend my account, take a break if you see what I mean, but for whatever reason the absence of a response to a couple of emails meant that I ended up hitting the delete account button which also permanently removes your game ID from future use. It is probably just silly of me, but knowing that means that, it is less likely I would bother to return. I have no idea what impact this would have on others but somehow it is like losing your other self for good.
The selection of reasons for leaving when deleting the account did not seem fitting after being around so long I felt it deserved something more.
