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Offline Icer

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #135 on: July 22, 2019, 05:02:30 AM »
At the very least, we can link our FB pages to:

https://www.facebook.com/flyaceshigh/

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #136 on: July 22, 2019, 03:55:06 PM »
Fugitive please be specific about what those game changes could be.


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I and others have made many suggestions, you want to read them do a search. The point is when a company stagnates and doesnt continue to change with the times it falls behind and can never catch back up.

I dont know if Hitech plays the game any more. After coding and working on the game all day Im guessing his "release" is to unwind with a glass of scotch and hang out with his wife and kids. If that is so, he dosent see what the game has turned into. I dont think what we play these days is any where close to the game he use to play when he first started.

I know its not like I remember it. Of course with the lower numbers the "issues" become a bit more glaring. Yes we have the HOin and ganging and so on just like we did before, but now you cant move to "another fight" to try and get away from it as there is only the one fight, unless you the lucky team being ignored by the other two and so have no fights. You cant defend another base because they are not attacking another base, they are all on one because due to lack of skill and planning its the only way they CAN take a base.

The last game play change that HTC made I think was the GV dar. While it was a good idea to make it easier for new players to find a fight, I think it proved to be a bit over the top and the almost "pin pointing" the spot an enemy gv was in chased away many of the GV crowd and didnt seem to really help bring in/keep new players.

Changes need to be made to make game play better. Changes need to be made to make it easier for gamers and their mouse/gamepad setups to be able to compete in the MA. Changes need to be made to the subscription model to give an option to play for free as much as gamers want. Give them transaction for perks, or planes or vehicles. If they would rather be nickeled and dimed in stead of paying the flat rate that the rest of us do, who am I to care. If it makes them more comfortable with that type of pay model why not.

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #137 on: July 22, 2019, 11:27:18 PM »
I had fun this evening.
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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #138 on: July 23, 2019, 07:24:54 AM »
I think the "Furballers Club" is BS.

What the hell is is "Furballers Club"?

Never heard of it


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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #139 on: July 23, 2019, 08:17:11 AM »
What the hell is is "Furballers Club"?

Never heard of it


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Because you don't talk about furballers club. Duh!

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #140 on: July 23, 2019, 08:38:31 AM »
Because you don't talk about furballers club. Duh!

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"When one considers just what they should say to a new pilot who is logging in Aces High, the mind becomes confused in the complex maze of info it is necessary for the new player to know. All of it is important; most of it vital; and all of it just too much for one brain to absorb in 1-2 lessons" TC

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #141 on: July 23, 2019, 09:04:44 AM »
Some people got their own click.



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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #142 on: July 23, 2019, 03:23:01 PM »
Spanky and the other members of the He-Man Woman Haters Club find out that Alfalfa has been secretly courting Darla. After a trial they sentence him to forget about her and other girls forever. Alfalfa is having trouble with his punishment, particularly since the new rich kid is moving in on his territory, and he works to win her back.

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #143 on: July 23, 2019, 03:52:08 PM »
Spanky and the other members of the He-Man Woman Haters Club find out that Alfalfa has been secretly courting Darla. After a trial they sentence him to forget about her and other girls forever. Alfalfa is having trouble with his punishment, particularly since the new rich kid is moving in on his territory, and he works to win her back.

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He's a spy I say!   :old:

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #144 on: July 23, 2019, 11:01:52 PM »
Spanky and the other members of the He-Man Woman Haters Club find out that Alfalfa has been secretly courting Darla. After a trial they sentence him to forget about her and other girls forever. Alfalfa is having trouble with his punishment, particularly since the new rich kid is moving in on his territory, and he works to win her back.

 :D

Since he gave up women.... his spike has laid down.
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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #145 on: July 24, 2019, 09:20:32 AM »
some times I wonder how much Hitech pays you guys to side track these types of threads.

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #146 on: July 24, 2019, 09:37:18 AM »
some times I wonder how much Hitech pays you guys to side track these types of threads.

I see a (para)noid.  :D

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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #147 on: July 24, 2019, 08:47:44 PM »
some times I wonder how much Hitech pays you guys to side track these types of threads.

But isn't that getting off the subject a bit too? Ebb and flow of a discussion is important to keep it alive...... you are welcome.  :D
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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #148 on: July 26, 2019, 01:52:15 AM »
#1 not accepted.  Every other game has a learning curve and if you hop over to DCS or IL2 they are on a par IMO with the learning curve.
2.  Home page is like something from the 90's BUT does it really affect the issue?  HTC has openly stated they can get them in the door but cannot keep them much past 30 minutes.

I believe that is the issue your many brains need to consider.

I think there are a couple of problems.

1...the game is called Aces High.  It will naturally attract 'fighter pilot' type players.  Fighter combat is lacking.  Much hitting and running but not much fighting
2...Invisible GVs.  I have never understood that.
3...The lack of a balanced fight.  2 sides can be going at it but the third is sat idle with no combat.  That does not promote a fun time.
4...ENY - whichever way you look at it this is a divisive element of the game especially when combined with point #3.  I can be denied a plane based on ENY yet be locally outnumbered.  Of course people will leave.
5...Trees at the end of a runway.  Why have 'auto takeoff' when if you take a heavy fighter if smashes you into a tree and you die.  Does not seem in the spirit of 'Auto takeoff'
6...Points system - yeah we all need a way to measure performance however the AH system rewards hit and run over stay and fight.  I can name many players who I can beat 1 on 1 but never get the chance because they run.  Yeah yeah, it is an open sandpit.  I get it.  But if you want to know why people leave or do not stay, I believe it is a factor.  Links in with #1

To many these may seem trivial however to a new player these are fun killers and you lose them before you had the chance to get them.
Cant really argue about you post! Then again....I wish to return to the Dagobah system...to finish my P-51 training. :rofl It breaks my heart seeing you guys flustered in these times of reduced numbers! Especially the Folk I truly/Honestly respect! Like it or not....you folk are family in my eyes  :rock
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Re: Follow up on "Were did everyone go"?
« Reply #149 on: August 01, 2019, 07:45:33 AM »
When I'm home I play everyday usually 5:30am PAC time. Not many on at that time but I still have fun. I love this game. It's not for everybody that's for sure. But the people in it, get it. I'm out of town at the moment and I wanted to log on to the website and get up to speed on aces high world and couldn't get to the web page...( The hotel blocks it.) I was panicked! I thought that the game finally closed shop. So it told me that I do really love this game and am ok with it as long as it's still available, with 20 people or 100. I only got to experience more than 100 a few times when I first started, and I admit it was awesome. It would be great to have that again but we are a special breed of gamer, Becoming extinct. +1 for aces high, never quit!
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