YeetMcDabbington Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just asking because I am broke right now but still want to learn for a little bit before my next check comes in. When will the Apache be available for trial? I know how to access the trial page. Just asking when the Apache will be added to the helicopter section. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted March 17, 2022 ED Team Share Posted March 17, 2022 Hi, free trial is not available yet, but will be in the near future. thank you 3 1 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighskybruh Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Are we gonna see the AH-64D trial anytime soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagdgeschwader Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Hi, This question has already been answered in this thread: Edited March 17, 2022 by Jagdgeschwader 1 "If we don't end war, war will end us." H. G. Wells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted March 17, 2022 ED Team Share Posted March 17, 2022 Trial will come later, I dont have a timeline at this point. Sorry. 1 Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Thunder Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Also looking forward for the free trial. 2 12700k | 3090 | 64GB DDR4 | WD SN850X | Quest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyC Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 How near is near I'm also interested in the AH-64D but want to see how it works for me and with my setup before forking out the money for it even at a discount. That's what the trial licenses are for after all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconPlot16 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Maybe after few weeks just like Mosquito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veenee Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Not sure why anyone could be expected to buy a pig in a poke, so it is a bit of a shot in the foot for ED, imho. If the product is good, it would only help sales. 3 So many modules, so little time... www.mikphotography.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) So....any news about when the rest of us who are on the fence can try the helicopter in the trial? Not asking for an exact date, but would really like to know whether it's coming while the Apache is still in 20% EA discount or not? Thanks in advance. Edited March 31, 2022 by Lurker Specs: Win10, i5-13600KF, 32GB DDR4 RAM 3200XMP, 1 TB M2 NVMe SSD, KFA2 RTX3090, VR G2 Headset, Warthog Throttle+Saitek Pedals+MSFFB2 Joystick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26-J39 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 yeah id like to get a friend in the CPG seat, trial would be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted March 31, 2022 ED Team Share Posted March 31, 2022 In the near future, I can not give a date currently for the free trial. Obviously the team want the AH-64D to be as stable as possible for people to try, the early access launch and 1st bug fix patch have been completed, now early access continues, we will get feedback and reports from our teams and users and then we can decide how to move forward. Early access 20% discount will remain until early access is finished, I dont have a date for that, but it wont be soon, early access does take time. thanks Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 44 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said: In the near future, I can not give a date currently for the free trial. Obviously the team want the AH-64D to be as stable as possible for people to try, the early access launch and 1st bug fix patch have been completed, now early access continues, we will get feedback and reports from our teams and users and then we can decide how to move forward. Early access 20% discount will remain until early access is finished, I dont have a date for that, but it wont be soon, early access does take time. thanks Thanks for the reply. Specs: Win10, i5-13600KF, 32GB DDR4 RAM 3200XMP, 1 TB M2 NVMe SSD, KFA2 RTX3090, VR G2 Headset, Warthog Throttle+Saitek Pedals+MSFFB2 Joystick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettt777 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Is the AH-64 ever gonna have a 14 day trial any time soon? I can't buy it without a test drive. I was gonna buy the Mi-24 a while back but thought I better try it first. Glad I did. I absolutely hated it. So I gotta have a test flight in the Apache before it ever sits in my hangar. 2 I7 4790K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z97S SLI+, 32GB HyperX 2400 DDR3, GeForce RTX-3060ti 8GB DDR6, Rosewill 80plus Bronze 1000w, Corsair Hydro H100i, Intel 160GB SSD for OS, Seagate Barracuda 2TB, Intel 1TB SSD for DCS, P3D, Star Citizen, Sound Blaster Zx, Thermaltake Overseer RX-I, Logitech G940 FFB stick, dual throttle & pedals, TrackIR 5, Surround Speakers & Subwoofer, Oculus Quest 2 VR. :joystick::pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagdgeschwader Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 vor 54 Minuten schrieb brettt777: Is the AH-64 ever gonna have a 14 day trial any time soon? I can't buy it without a test drive. I was gonna buy the Mi-24 a while back but thought I better try it first. Glad I did. I absolutely hated it. So I gotta have a test flight in the Apache before it ever sits in my hangar. This question has already been answered, the trial will be available soon. "If we don't end war, war will end us." H. G. Wells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 ..for an official response 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted April 5, 2022 ED Team Share Posted April 5, 2022 posts merged Free trial is planned for the near future. The team obviously want the free trial users to have the best possible experience, once the team are happy the bigger issues are resolved with the early access I am sure we will see the free trials start, but it is the teams call. thanks 5 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fo1 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 After 1 month , AH 64 D TRIAL ,? Coming this summer or ? Someone have a news ? Ty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMH Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Another broken promise. 11 June 2021: Quote Today, we are also introducing a new Free to Play system that lets you evaluate all of our modules (aircraft and maps) for 14 days. You can play each module sequentially for 14 days or any number of them at a time. Once you have ‘consumed’ the 14 days, you will be given another 14 day free trial period for all modules six months later. Enjoy the offer and please tell your friends! Understand that it's not in a condition you want to show off yet but whose fault is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc196 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 The AH-64 is in awesome condition. Been flying it since release and have very few complaints. 2 AMD Ryzen 9 5900 - AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 64GB 3200 - Win 11 - 2 TB SSD (game drive) - Quest 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toge Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 12 hours ago, SMH said: Another broken promise. Understand that it's not in a condition you want to show off yet but whose fault is that? Entitled much? Seems like an awful attitude, or then I misinterpreted your meaning. Please understand that it's an early access module in a very early stage, essentially open beta testing. It's not a finished module. The fact that we have access to it now is a privilege, not a basic human right, as you seem to assume. They could have chosen to finish it to the point where they could be sure it's ready for everyone to enjoy fully and bug free, but then we'd all be waiting for another 1-5 years for them to finish all the features and to do very extensive internal testing so that no one could be able to complain about bugs and such. But instead they chose to open it to the public in the beta stage, which means that now we can enjoy the features that are (almost) finished, and also provide them feedback to make it better. In either case, you wouldn't get that free trial access yet. If you wish to take part in the beta, you can buy it at a discounted price. If you wish to evaluate it for free, you have to wait until they decide it's ready enough. That said, it's a wonderful module and while it still has (minor) issues, the advertised features are there and it's an absolute joy to fly and play, especially with a human copilot. On purely my own opinion and speculation, I'd just give some time for the flight model/SCAS behavior to stabilize and mature (there were some quite big changes in the latest patch) and more intelligence to the George AI (to be more enjoyable in SP) before giving it out for free trial. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMH Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Toge said: Entitled much? Seems like an awful attitude, or then I misinterpreted your meaning. Please understand that it's an early access module in a very early stage, essentially open beta testing. It's not a finished module. The fact that we have access to it now is a privilege, not a basic human right, as you seem to assume. They could have chosen to finish it to the point where they could be sure it's ready for everyone to enjoy fully and bug free, but then we'd all be waiting for another 1-5 years for them to finish all the features and to do very extensive internal testing so that no one could be able to complain about bugs and such. But instead they chose to open it to the public in the beta stage, which means that now we can enjoy the features that are (almost) finished, and also provide them feedback to make it better. In either case, you wouldn't get that free trial access yet. If you wish to take part in the beta, you can buy it at a discounted price. If you wish to evaluate it for free, you have to wait until they decide it's ready enough. That said, it's a wonderful module and while it still has (minor) issues, the advertised features are there and it's an absolute joy to fly and play, especially with a human copilot. On purely my own opinion and speculation, I'd just give some time for the flight model/SCAS behavior to stabilize and mature (there were some quite big changes in the latest patch) and more intelligence to the George AI (to be more enjoyable in SP) before giving it out for free trial. So, not appreciating being lied to over and over again is "entitlement" now? 13 hours ago, ddc196 said: The AH-64 is in awesome condition. Been flying it since release and have very few complaints. Then why don't they let us demo it? Edited May 2, 2022 by SMH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, SMH said: So, not appreciating being lied to over and over again is "entitlement" now? Then why don't they let us demo it? Because those of us who paid for it have dibs. And yes, you are entitled much. It seems to me that new modules won't come to free to play immediately, I think that is a wise decision, or pre-orders will probably be a thing of the past. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Raptor9 Posted May 2, 2022 ED Team Share Posted May 2, 2022 Free trials of products are not a "nice thing to do", they are intended to increase the success of a product by providing a sample to entice a potential customer to purchase it. It is a tool for marketing, and is subject to standards of finality that the developer may wish to set that they feel will provide that intended result. Early access and the Open Beta is a voluntary program that let's paying customers actively take part in the development process by providing feedback and bug reporting to cover a much wider range of use cases and hardware configurations. There was no such promise made that a product is released for free trial the same time it is released into Early Access. Welcome to how the world works. If you want a product at your convenience, purchase it. If you are not willing to pay for a product, expect to receive access to it at the developer's convenience, and when they feel it is appropriate for the success of the product. 7 2 Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 19 hours ago, SMH said: Another broken promise. 11 June 2021: Understand that it's not in a condition you want to show off yet but whose fault is that? oh, how I wish for a thumbs down reaction, it is sorely needed to show our disagreement with entitled posts 2 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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