Author Topic: i foresaw all this... (Read 1434 times)

vorticon · « **on:** September 15, 2004, 12:43:39 PM »

disclaimer: the veiwpoints portrayed in this post are by a uninterested bystander based on the unrepresentative viewpoints given out over a 1 year period of whining on this board.

i foresaw all this.

when the user calibrated bombsite came in, i pointed out that people would simply not bother, and up a p38 or a mossie because quite simply they hold the same amount, if not more tons of ord than most of the level bombers, and are pretty dern accurate in a dive bomb.

so lo and behold, people start suicide feild porking, because theres really no point in flying all the way back home.

they listened

the whines grew even louder

when they pointed out that hardening fuel would stop the problem, i pointed out that they would just up even more people and do it till it worked, which was even worse.

they didnt listen

so they reduced the effectiveness of it, forcing people to horde even more.

in desperation hitech came up with the ENY limiter, if only to return it to even sides attacking unguarded bases less than a sector apart.

the whines grew even louder, but at least this time the strat guys and furballers were on the same side.

when pizza and trinity came out, they were based on the strat guys idea that wide fronts would somehow make the game funner, everyone loved them for 2 weeks, then the furballers hated them because finding a fight was "to hard"

when festerma and ozkansas came out, they were based on the furballers idea that a narrowish front would make for a funner game,everyone loved them for 2 weeks, then the strat guys hated them because is was "to hard"

in 2 weeks the ki-84 is coming out, i predict that for 2 weeks everyone will love it, then they'll start b*ing because
A: its to uber because it doesnt fit with whichever of the 15 different data sets they decided to use.
B: its FM is porked because it doesnt fit with whichever of the 15 different data sets they decided to use.

TOD will come out, leaving the furballers to there utopian MA, and the strat weenies will get there straturgized utopia.

then the whines will start.

la7'sRule · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2004, 12:45:48 PM »

lankaster 3 = 14x 1000lb bombs x3 with formation.. = 36000 lbd's

I laugh at your p-38 ordinance remark

Furious · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2004, 12:51:00 PM »

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Originally posted by la7'sRule
lankaster 3 = 14x 1000lb bombs x3 with formation.. = 36000 lbd's

I laugh at your p-38 ordinance remark

Uhmm, 14000x3=42000

Kev367th · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2004, 12:54:46 PM »

Vorticon - You missed a few out

I don't have any fuel waaahhhh because my base is porked.
Dar is out waaaaahhhh because nobody upped to defend it.

gofaster · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2004, 12:56:12 PM »

Lancaster's don't have a forward-firing rocket load for easy "point and shoot" fun. They also make for piss-poor dogfighters in case the mission parameters change mid-route.

Octavius · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2004, 12:56:31 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
Uhmm, 14000x3=42000

WRONG. 26x2 = 42!

Morpheus · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2004, 12:59:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
Uhmm, 14000x3=42000

lmao!

Karnak · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2004, 01:05:15 PM »

Mathman needs to teach a remedial mathmatics course on this board I think.

SlapShot · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2004, 01:05:55 PM »

Gosh !!! .. should we now call you "Karnac the Magnificent." ?

Westy · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2004, 01:11:55 PM »

Note regarding one item;

IMO....

Players upping in heavy suicide-jabo's instead of bombers had nothing to do with the introduction of the calibrated bomb site.

It was a lame style of "gameplay" brought to AH from another (now defunct) game where it was an arena staple. Players there, and then later here, would choose heavy fighters in order in to ZIP past any base defenders. Something heavily laden bombers, especially like B-17's and Lancasters, could not hope to do unless they were at 25k or higher. These "pile-its" would also would auger after release and impact in order to be able to re-up as fast as possible for another run. For the end means was fast base wrecking which lead to the base's capture.

Karnak · « **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2004, 02:10:07 PM »

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Originally posted by SlapShot
Gosh !!! .. should we now call you "Karnac the Magnificent." ?

So long as we can call you Mr. Spock for your lack of humor.

bustr · « **Reply #11 on:** September 15, 2004, 02:20:29 PM »

So why do we calibrate the buff's bomb sight now days????? What is the real historical reason the sight was changed?

vorticon · « **Reply #12 on:** September 15, 2004, 02:25:57 PM »

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Originally posted by la7'sRule
lankaster 3 = 14x 1000lb bombs x3 with formation.. = 36000 lbd's

I laugh at your p-38 ordinance remark

p-38 carries about 3000 pounds of ord (just enough to destroy 1 fighter hangar) and without a formation, only the b17 b26 and lancaster carry more than 3000 pounds.

SlapShot · « **Reply #13 on:** September 15, 2004, 02:29:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
So long as we can call you Mr. Spock for your lack of humor.

Notice the spelling ... did you ever watch the "The Late Show" with Johnny Carson ? ... if not, then you probably missed the humor.

Oh ... and I would be honored to be called "Spock" ...

RTSigma · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2004, 03:37:07 PM »

You are always going to have people who want to X in Y time with Z amount of effort.