Honestly? I’m fine with it not being a “flight sim” as long as real tactics work with the aircraft in the game as they should. Which, from the video, they appear as if they might.
The more people I can get playing “flying games” that aren’t Battlefield levels of ridiculousness the better 
And apparently it is out
And it’s real bad. No hate, just a very real opinion.
Yeah the thumbnail is clickbait-ish but… the message is well articulated
Curious if any of us have actually tried it, though. Is it SO bad as to just frustrated and anger a normal flight sim aficionado, or is it a fun enough to pop on for a short dogfight?
Not kidding look at the video above. It’s very clear about the positive and the negatives.
Ok, I was curious at first but… HOW MANY TIMES have I been burnt by GIJIN Entertainment? Way more than I would like to admit. I played WT till I realized it was a scam. It is based on the more money you throw at the game, the better you are… Thanks not skill building, that is me building someone else’s assets portfolio. I had a look at Aces and YES it looks fun. Truth is, after a couple of hours, I will be bored with it. Back to DCS…
I held off replying because I wanted to wait and see how things shook out with a bit of time and feedback first.
Update:
TLD(W) please anyone?
I started watching it but then -Poof- WORK!
Will report.
But at the beginning it reported that Gaijin, did listen and added full controls for planes and a mission-less Air-Quake mode… which… ehrrr… okay? 
Like- how is this different from actual War Thunder?!
The Venn diagram of these two games is War Thunder as a massive circle with Aces of Thunder being a MUCH smaller circle that’s almost entirely inside the big one.
