A perspective from a new player on payment/player numbers

[JVboob]

your 14 year low is better than my coming up on 15 year old high...

[bustr]

enVision the first month of AH3 on Steam with all of the new players with no ACM or SA clue to speak of in the MA, flying at you thinking it will be a piu, piu, piu fest and no problemo. Then imagine how your years will look to their 30 day ziltch.......

I just hope that multiplied by 200 isn't enough to chase them away.

[Ack-Ack]

enVision the first month of AH3 on Steam with all of the new players with no ACM or SA clue to speak of in the MA, flying at you thinking it will be a piu, piu, piu fest and no problemo. Then imagine how your years will look to their 30 day ziltch.......

I just hope that multiplied by 200 isn't enough to chase them away.

Give it a rest.  Heaven forbid that HiTech tries to bring in new players to the game.  Instead of whining, why don't you suggest something like a revamp of the training arena, maybe make a newbie arena along the lines that AW had for new players to acclimate themselves before entering the MA.  Your incessant whines does not help the game.

[nrshida]

why don't you suggest something like a revamp of the training arena...

+1,000,000

[Ramesis]

I consider that a reasonable thing to do when concerned about security.

Call me paranoid but of course I consider security whenever
I use my computers 
Adding Steam I think will increase that risk 
I have to pick and choose... Steam is not one I would choose 

[Skuzzy]

I agree.

[Rodent57]

Call me paranoid but of course I consider security whenever
I use my computers 
Adding Steam I think will increase that risk 
I have to pick and choose... Steam is not one I would choose 

Which is why we are glad that we can go direct to source to play the game!  If Steam was required, I'd be gone!

[DubiousKB]

Why all this hate for steam?!   

All you guys have no problem downloading continuous updates for AcesHigh3 from tiny company that is unknown vs an establish reputable entity such as Steam.

I think the comments were accurate on the greenlight page... it's ALMOST as if the author didn't really care about getting onto steam, more about the ability to shut up paying customers with "I tried!"...

just because it goes onto steam, DOES NOT MEAN, that will be the only login pathway... HTC STATED THIS ALREADY!

yikes...  the change is bad crowd need to take their dementia medicine. 

[horble]

Why all this hate for steam?!   

All you guys have no problem downloading continuous updates for AcesHigh3 from tiny company that is unknown vs an establish reputable entity such as Steam.

I think the comments were accurate on the greenlight page... it's ALMOST as if the author didn't really care about getting onto steam, more about the ability to shut up paying customers with "I tried!"...

just because it goes onto steam, DOES NOT MEAN, that will be the only login pathway... HTC STATED THIS ALREADY!

yikes...  the change is bad crowd need to take their dementia medicine. 

The geriatric crowd that hangs around here would rather have the game end than see any change whatsoever.


Most of them are still pissed they've had to update their computer within the last 15 years.

[AAIK]

Why all this hate for steam?!   

All you guys have no problem downloading continuous updates for AcesHigh3 from tiny company that is unknown vs an establish reputable entity such as Steam.

I think the comments were accurate on the greenlight page... it's ALMOST as if the author didn't really care about getting onto steam, more about the ability to shut up paying customers with "I tried!"...

just because it goes onto steam, DOES NOT MEAN, that will be the only login pathway... HTC STATED THIS ALREADY!

yikes...  the change is bad crowd need to take their dementia medicine. 

This is actually a solid point. Games on steam would have more vetting being done to them vs a lone company, which has no kind of 'police' keeping an eye on them.

Steam has actively removed companies from bad behaviour.

[Wiley]

Why all this hate for steam?!   

Similar reasons to why some people don't go on Facebook.  You either choose to let them record what you're doing with the games and what all you've bought, or you don't.  I'm not bothered by it, use Steam all the time.  Some people are.

This is actually a solid point. Games on steam would have more vetting being done to them vs a lone company, which has no kind of 'police' keeping an eye on them.

Steam has actively removed companies from bad behaviour.

More or less devil's advocating here, but what makes you think you can trust Valve to be all-benevolent?

Wiley.

[DubiousKB]

More or less devil's advocating here, but what makes you think you can trust Valve to be all-benevolent?
Wiley.

They have much more at stake than HTC....   And the all-mighty dollar Wiley

Not only does steam handle user information and credit cards, but also handles the exchange of money between users and developers... They simply have more at steak in the way of liability than HTC does. 

I mean think about this for a second...  A TINY company with all of what, 6-10 employees in a small office out of Texas, has the credit card information of all it's users whom trust the source completely and are used to multiple "updates" to their machines. 

LOL I'm not saying it's aliens.... But....

[Wiley]

They have much more at stake than HTC....   And the all-mighty dollar Wiley

Not only does steam handle user information and credit cards, but also handles the exchange of money between users and developers... They simply have more at steak in the way of liability than HTC does. 

I mean think about this for a second...  A TINY company with all of what, 6-10 employees in a small office out of Texas, has the credit card information of all it's users whom trust the source completely and are used to multiple "updates" to their machines. 

LOL I'm not saying it's aliens.... But....

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*shrug*  Just saying some people are more likely to trust the little guy than the giant corporation.  Not saying either side is rational.

People still deal with PSN and it's been hacked how many times?

Wiley.

[AAIK]

*shrug*  Just saying some people are more likely to trust the little guy than the giant corporation.  Not saying either side is rational.

People still deal with PSN and it's been hacked how many times?

Wiley.

Obscurity means less exposure and thus less hacking; that's about all about it.

[Arlo]

All you guys have no problem downloading continuous updates for AcesHigh3 from tiny company that is unknown vs an establish reputable entity such as Steam.

Not unknown to me. I've met Dale and co. face to face. Steam? Not so much.