The Check 6

[kj714]

I think it's more fun to send the check 6 after their plane is flaming meteor. Better late than never!

[68DevilM]

it saves me time alot of the time trying to read the players name that im warning of impending danger

[Arlo]

Originally posted by Tilt
I have never been without vox due to AH

Does it matter what it's due to unless it's intentional on your part? Point being .... the "check six" key still serves a purpose.

btw .... there are hearing impaired AH players.

[hyena426]

i get alot of check six's<~~but i hate when some one gives you a check six when your on the six of a enemy,,going in for the kill,,then suddenly you get a check six ,,look behind you,,just too see that guy who gave you the check six,,sneeking in tring to get you to break so he can grab your kill<~~i have had that happen a few times,,lol,,very annoying


i have broke a few times,,thinking there is a enemy on my six,,just to realize it was some doofus tricking me just so he can grab a cheap easy kill,,that sucks,,lol

[SOB]

I'll generally use the check6 key when I can if I'm pretty sure the friendly doesn't know there's a guy on his 6.  For the tardlets that gripe about no check6 after they've been killed, I always make sure to give them a hearty check 6 over country vox or the range channel.

[AKIron]

Give 'em when I can. Give verbal ck 6 when I can read and/or pronounce yer callsign. Eyes ain't what they usta be. Always keep my "damn, no ck 6" to myself, wish everyone did.

[Saintaw]

I mainly use this feature to annoy squadmates... repeatedly.

[straffo]

Originally posted by Saintaw
I mainly use this feature to annoy squadmates... repeatedly.

so true ... I wonder why I still didn't file a complaint to HTC.

[mipoikel]

Originally posted by Saintaw
I mainly use this feature to annoy squadmates... repeatedly.

... and me....

[empty]

I was listening to a guy whine about no-one giving him a check-6 on the "range" channel while I was shooting a YAK off his buddy.  Would have been nicer if he'd have given me a check-6 for the 109 I didn't see rather than complaining about things that had already happened.

Of course I hadn't heard any communication from this bozo except his complaining about check-6 calls during the entire defensive.

Check-6s are great when you can give them, and great when you get them.  When its 20 vs 20 in one big hairy furball it gets a little busy and its hard to keep babysit everyone else.  I usually just worry about my squadies in that situation.

Then there's the low La7 comming into the fight on the deck like the hammers-of-heck.  Nobody saw this one.

Then there's the other thought, you don't realize that the guy was droping on a specific target.  You set up the intercept, focused on the bog, at 600-yds you realize he has a friendly in his sights.  Would you rather have the check-6 or have me pull the trigger and solve the problem?  I can key the mic quicker, just hope you don't have an eye-chart line or your social sec. number as your handle.

Good check-6 calls come from experience.

As has already been stated in this thread however, its your arse, you may want to keep an eye on it.