Author Topic: Outnumbered by Rooks...again (Read 6807 times)

Steve · « **Reply #150 on:** July 28, 2004, 07:23:52 PM »

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You reversed with a fairly flat turn and came right back at me!

I really don't recollect this encounter but I was willing to take your version at face value as I'm quite capable fo PM'ing someone w/ vitriol. Later, when I've gotten control of myself, I'll humbly apologize for my rude behavior. I'm not excusing it, I am flawed as a human in many ways and a bad temper is one of them.

When I say" was willing" to take it at face value I refer to your above quote. I haven't used anything akin to a flat turn reversal since my early days in AW. If this encounter was in the past 2 or 3 months it could very well have been my nephew as I've recently let him use my login in the MA since my interest in what is really just a beta version of AH has waned for obvious reasons.

Don't let the above possibility give you pause in pursuing your threats to report to HTC. I'm not ducking my responsibilty for my account and I don't respond well to threats.

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as I had heard you were a fairly good stick,

It's nice that someone out there thinks I'm a fairly good stick, my thanks to them.

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I also saw your thread claiming you were upset and going to quite this sim.

I did quit. And as my threads said it was mainly over icons and CTD's. They have reduced the CTD's some and they fixed/changed the icons so I signed back up as I said I would.

Since your threat about reporting to HTC pretty much eliminates any chance this could be resolved amicably you should probably send get to it. If you have the inclination, please send me a copy of your screen shots to: stevenbailey@cox.net. Maybe it will jar my memory.

SLO · « **Reply #151 on:** July 28, 2004, 07:35:37 PM »

relax Steve, I let about 4 or 5 of my nephews play with my account everytime they come to my place, and they are there almost every weekend, and then there's my DAD that I was tryin to teach(70yrs ol')

then I have dweebs calling me all kinds of names, like TIMID:aok

and yes Steve, you do drive planes well.

Mindless Furballin ain't for everyone.

But a good SA mixed with a good understanding when too attack and when to egress goes a long way in my book.

FT_Animal · « **Reply #152 on:** July 28, 2004, 07:59:46 PM »

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Originally posted by mars01
I guess what I am trying to say is Alt is an advantage but does not hold as much weight as everyone thinks.

A skilled pilot on the deck is just as dangerous as a skilled pilot with alt.

Zazen, I can say that I have had many a great pilot dive from above that couldn't get the shot and either moved on or sooner or later ended up co-alt and in fight not a cherry pick.

When you have two equally skilled pilots it comes down to the one who makes the first mistake rather than who has the alt advantage.

I think what's being said is that alt gives the advantage of the merge. I've seen, and done myself, had the alt and E advantage and just brain farted it all away on some poor choice of ACM. I've also waited for someone to dive 20k on me just to move enough to irrtate them and miss, then I just stay out of the way on every pass until they blow it all, milk em dry.

Alt does not mean you win the fight, it means you have a higher advantage in the merge.

The merge is everything.

SLO · « **Reply #153 on:** July 28, 2004, 08:24:55 PM »

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Originally posted by FT_Animal

The merge is everything.

Timing is everything.

FT_Animal · « **Reply #154 on:** July 28, 2004, 08:30:06 PM »

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Originally posted by SLO
Timing is everything.

Wrong, but right,.... timing is part of the calulation of the merge. ;-)

~A

SLO · « **Reply #155 on:** July 28, 2004, 08:43:35 PM »

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Originally posted by FT_Animal
Wrong, but right,.... timing is part of the calulation of the merge. ;-)

~A

there is no merge if the timing is right:p

FT_Animal · « **Reply #156 on:** July 28, 2004, 09:26:58 PM »

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Originally posted by SLO
there is no merge if the timing is right:p

You're trying to play on words with me. Timing is part of the calulation of the merge, period. The merge IS the end product, based on timing, preferred angle of approach, Alt and E, double checked with SA.

You're *trying* to convince me, or put doubt in my head, that I am wrong. But I'm not, I know it, and you know it, why play the word game?

That or I'm having a sarastic arguement, which is a waste of my time. ;-)

Take timing out of the calulation of the merge and what do you have?,... probably you're ars handed to you.

Timing IS everything, bt the merge is the end product of the calulation of timing.

I guess you fly your way, I'll fly mine, what ever theory works best for you. I know what works best for me. ;-)

Hyrax81st · « **Reply #157 on:** July 28, 2004, 10:26:27 PM »

... time to merge with a Guinness...

Slainte !

wrag · « **Reply #158 on:** July 29, 2004, 05:02:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Steve
I really don't recollect this encounter but I was willing to take your version at face value as I'm quite capable fo PM'ing someone w/ vitriol. Later, when I've gotten control of myself, I'll humbly apologize for my rude behavior. I'm not excusing it, I am flawed as a human in many ways and a bad temper is one of them.

When I say" was willing" to take it at face value I refer to your above quote. I haven't used anything akin to a flat turn reversal since my early days in AW. If this encounter was in the past 2 or 3 months it could very well have been my nephew as I've recently let him use my login in the MA since my interest in what is really just a beta version of AH has waned for obvious reasons.

Don't let the above possibility give you pause in pursuing your threats to report to HTC. I'm not ducking my responsibilty for my account and I don't respond well to threats.

It's nice that someone out there thinks I'm a fairly good stick, my thanks to them.

I did quit. And as my threads said it was mainly over icons and CTD's. They have reduced the CTD's some and they fixed/changed the icons so I signed back up as I said I would.

Since your threat about reporting to HTC pretty much eliminates any chance this could be resolved amicably you should probably send get to it. If you have the inclination, please send me a copy of your screen shots to: stevenbailey@cox.net. Maybe it will jar my memory.

Sir I have not sent it in, and I prefer to not send it in. You should be getting and email today or tomorrow per your request. As I said this was very shortly after AHII became required and tempers seemed to be running abit high. As to not responding to threats well, I understand as we are kindred spirits in that.

As I made some comments, on the public channel in AHI, about g00b one night, I found myself apoligizing, also on the public channel in AHI, the very next time g00b and i were online! Kept checking and waited for him to come on in fact. I had recorded our engagement and looked at it later and the way I was flying said it all

g00b just simply out flew me on that occassion!!! g00b

I wish you well Sir and appreciate anyone that can and will take responsibility for their actions, words, and deeds. SIR

P.S. Should we meet in the skys of AHII I hope I win!!!!....... or at the very least make your palms sweat, and your heart beat just abit faster LOL

maik · « **Reply #159 on:** July 29, 2004, 07:10:14 AM »

OH No , not again.

POOR Rooks.

regards

SlapShot · « **Reply #160 on:** July 29, 2004, 09:22:08 AM »

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Originally posted by Zazen13
The pilot without altitude would be doing well to force a stalemate. Unless the pilot with the altitude blows his E badly forcing angles too aggressively he should not die to the lower opponent. If the higher opponent knows how to use his E/Alt advantage being forced into a co-E/Co-Alt stalemate is about the best the lower enemy could expect. Obviously, with the plane match-ups we have it's never inconceivable the lower guy wins occassionally, but if I were a betting man (I am) , my money's on the guy with altitude 9 outta 10 times.

Zazen

Absolutly alt is a huge advantage ... no question about it. But when flying the Venus Fly Trap, I can tell in 2 passes whether the other guy knows what he is doing or not, and 7 out of 10 times, the guy doesn't know what he is doing.

Nothing better than to make them miss on each pass and watching the frustration take over. Once that happens, the leaves begin to close and the next thing they know ... its dark ... hehe.

rpm · « **Reply #161 on:** July 29, 2004, 12:55:45 PM »

Last night at 11:30 MA numbers were:

Bishop- 84

Knight- 84

Rook- 147

It's not just Sunday nights.

FT_Animal · « **Reply #162 on:** July 29, 2004, 05:48:32 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
Last night at 11:30 MA numbers were:

Bishop- 84

Knight- 84

Rook- 147

It's not just Sunday nights.

SO what exactly are you asking. No one is going to limit or command which side you NEED to be on to keep things even. How would you like your squad to be on one side and because the sides aren't even you have to play against your squads side because you were re-directed to the opposite side?

Your asking everything to bend to YOUR liking, and it ain't going to happen.

Do you think in a real war the generals stopped sending troops in because the sides were off balance?

rpm · « **Reply #163 on:** July 29, 2004, 07:07:35 PM »

No, just pointing out one side consistantly has an unfair numerical advantage. As for the solution, I don't have one.

Overlag · « **Reply #164 on:** July 29, 2004, 09:16:18 PM »

rooks are at it again, 180 players + 100 knits vs 120 bish...sigh.

oh look WWIIOL