loss of members

[Hungry]

hungry the pitch is already there.  right now anybody can play ah3 for free.  not credit card or anything else needed.


semp

Where other than the AH website?  granted I may not be in your circles but I haven't seen it, what's the reach of it.

A lot more to my post than play for free, personally a budget, a round table discussion with players (off of this board) and a facilitator to moderate the discussion would be a great place to start

[FLS]

Would you promote it before it's ready? I would wait until they start marketing AH3 before I criticized their marketing strategy.

[Hungry]

Would you promote it before it's ready? I would wait until they start marketing AH3 before I criticized their marketing strategy.

Its not a matter of promoting it before its ready although that timeline is open, teasers and plenty of them, just as we like to get in on betas and feel special so does everyone else.  Get them a taste and let them play 2  / 3 regardless I think its close enough, besides how many here take great pride in saying "I started AH during the first Beta"

[FLS]

When I tried the first AH beta I heard about it from other players.

[The Fugitive]

This is where the social media group should be working now. Post often, add the link to the Beta, post that is free every where and any where.

[Hungry]

When I tried the first AH beta I heard about it from other players.

Most likely because you had AW at the time?  There is no viable AW to AH connection anymore is there? By that I mean in AW's place where would the recommendation come from? FA is gone and WB is struggling, WOP? or DCS those guys to me want something other than AH, not all but most.  Oh yea a few WW1 Sims maybe?

[Hungry]

This is where the social media group should be working now. Post often, add the link to the Beta, post that is free every where and any where.

100% correct, every joystick manufacturer should have a post on their forums suggesting that I found out my ch gear for example works well on Aces High has anyone else tried it.  the marketing research wing should know all the connections relative to AH and make sure everyone is "touched" by AH info in someway.

NVidia forum, Post fyi driver xxx works well with the new AH3 beta anyone else try it any tweaks you'd recommend, anything to stir the pot.

[Max]

It's VERY simple! We need HOP back 
capture

[FLS]

Most likely because you had AW at the time?  There is no viable AW to AH connection anymore is there? By that I mean in AW's place where would the recommendation come from? FA is gone and WB is struggling, WOP? or DCS those guys to me want something other than AH, not all but most.  Oh yea a few WW1 Sims maybe?

I had left AW and was in Dawn Of Aces at the time, virtual pilots talk to each other about flight sims, that's why I tried DOA. I left DOA/WB because AH was better.

HTC has been successful for many years, I'm not worried.

Have you tried the beta?

[FLS]

This is where the social media group should be working now. Post often, add the link to the Beta, post that is free every where and any where.

Bringing new people in while the beta is buggy may have the opposite effect instead of what you intend.

[Hungry]

I had left AW and was in Dawn Of Aces at the time, virtual pilots talk to each other about flight sims, that's why I tried DOA. I left DOA/WB because AH was better.

HTC has been successful for many years, I'm not worried.

Have you tried the beta?

I started AW in 95 or 96 and came here with the mass migration when AW closed, yes Ive been in there my patches are up to date and the new vid card  (a 970) is raring to go.  HTC has been successful for a long time but these I think are different times overall for the multiplayer game players way more choices, on one hand you have a lot of chatter on these boards about "loss of players" then you have Bustr towing the line and shooting down anyone who dissents.  I just wish HT was being more pro active.  I've been through one close AW I don't want to do it again.  Sometimes I even wonder what if AW could have pulled off the MV version successfully and stayed in business, how many AW folks would maybe have stayed.  You might not have ever seen 600 or whatever arenas.  Not sure on that cause I don't remember the timing exactly but you get the point.

[Ack-Ack]

Bringing new people in while the beta is buggy may have the opposite effect instead of what you intend.

That's the double edged sword for promoting beta access, you'll get the majority that really isn't interested in testing, they are more interested in playing the game and will complain how lousy the game is because they expected the beta to be just like a polished final release and are upset at the bugs they encounter.

[CAV]

Sometimes I even wonder what if AW could have pulled off the MV version successfully and stayed in business, how many AW folks would maybe have stayed

I would still be there..........

Cavalry

[jedi25]

What loss of members or players you all talking about..? the vets are on some well needed rest and recreation after years of air combat right now.
I still have my account and I am sure most still have their accounts active just waiting for AH3 and let the mayhem begins.

  jedi

[Taps]

Howdy Everyone,
I'm new to AH, spent a few years in AWs and I'm really glad to be here! What a concept eh! I've read every post in here and I have to say things don't seem too bad. A lot of good ideas and criticisms. I would like to offer up a good suggestion to bring in more flyers. At this time I feel totally unqualified to do so. Learning a lot from all of you.

I've flown AH2 and the beta and even with the few glitches I've noticed It appears to be pretty far along in development. At least to the point of be enjoyable for me. That being said I've invited over 10 friends to get in and give it a try. It doesn't seem to me very fruitful to spend a lot of words pointing out what's wrong with the sim right now, especially criticizing hi-tech for where they are or are not at this point. I'm fairly sure they are as focused as they need to be getting AH3 complete.

What does concern me is that I've seen one suggestion that is directed at recruiting new flyers. It's only my opinion that this should be the focus of this group. The condition of AH3 is not going to prevent new participation and by the same token it should not run off anyone. Each current member should consider what they can do to bring in new recruits. Coming here and discussing what they've found to work and what has not worked in this effort. Perhaps getting hot on social media, adding an invite in the right blogs could help. Put up a new website aimed a showing off the sim, current events and participation in very encouraging methods. Some feel this should be entirely hi-techs responsibility and there's some validity to that. If they've gotten to this point in the gaming business I'm fairly sure they are savvy enough to have a plan of promotion for AH3 that fits well.

So the question is what are each of us doing to help move things along? Pony up some ideas  and we all benefit from effort.

Regards.
Taps