hehe, Camels vs F/A 18s??? hmm, after you set that up, please set up a matchup of Pedro Martinez (or Randy Johnson) against Babe Ruth. that's something I'd REALLY like to see!
As for all your comments RG, nothing in a box game, and I mean NOTHING will ever beat flying with a squad in an online game. Not to me, and not to just about anyone else on these boards. You could give me the perfect FM and AI in a boxed offline game (if it ever could exist) and I'd still rather play right here in AH with a squad. I had flown with individual people in AH and it was fun, but it didn't even come close to how much fun flying with the Mongrels has been the past few days. Whether it be on Darling's wing in a P51 using Roger Wilco or MataHari's wing in Spits just using text to communicate, it's absolutely the most fun I've had playing any flight sim.
I have two favorite moments so far flying AH. The first was the P51 with Darling. I had a Niki on my 6, and Darling said he was coming over RW. I saw him in my view, and said I was gonna bring the Niki back the other way. He rogered my move, I called out my turn, and it pulled the niki into a perfect firing solution for Darling. Working as a team with another human and being able to verbally say things instead of typing them out (or hitting a macro key to tell an AI wingie what to do) is just well, a light year's difference in fun!
The next moment was the first time I got to fly with MataHari in spits. He was a bit away from the field engaged in a furball. He called out that he was in trouble, and I let him now I was on the way. I got there and he was engaged with a spit and a F6 (I think). I dropped on the Spit's 6 (was the more immediate threat to Mata) and put some lead in him, making him break. I stayed with Mata, and someone else who showed up got the spit, I only got an assist. Mata needed to RTB, so I stayed with him instead of going back for the Hellkitty or moving to the bigger furball just a bit away.
There is no possible way I could ever get that feeling of helping someone from a boxed offline game. I've played other boxed sims and made an effort to keep wingman alive, and it never came close to the feeling of helping Mata out (or Blutic during the Check 6 this past week.) Hearing "Thx Nifty!" over the squad channel or the country/room channel is the best thing for me in AH.
RG, give this game a chance and fly with a squad. You'll never want to go back to boxed sims if you find it fun, trust me. If you can't afford the $30, I can understand that, but if you can, you'll find it's worth it for the comraderie and joy flying with other people gives you. (Not to mention flying AGAINST other humans!!!)
