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Offline simshell

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what is a horde?
« on: October 23, 2004, 07:37:39 PM »
im geting so sick of hearing this  people whine that 1 player should not have power to take a field then when a group of guys gets working to take a field you whine and call it a Horde

so if its more then 3 guys its now a horde that is bad but if its smaller they should not be able to take anything make up your mind

what is wrong with alot of people working to take fields you just call it a horde and act like its EVIL!


when is it not a evil hord huh?

even when are squad works as a team we get called a horde    missions get called a horde  and its evil or some thing

look it guys if you base a horde on just the numbers you see in 1 area then to you anything with a large group is a evil horde:rolleyes:
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2004, 07:47:28 PM »
Hordes are not a large group of people working together to take fields.  Hordes are large groups of people that get larger and larger because the safety in numbers, but they also almost always project their numerical strength on to an undefended field.  To come in with numbers is one thing, something that makes for a hell of a lot of action.  A horde is a 25 plane bish mission to a field that has no defense whatsoever.  Two hordes never collide, they always go the easy route, killing gameplay and making for no action at all except building busting and augering.  Basically, its a chicken sh*t way to be safe flying w/ a ton of guys yet putting yourself at no danger (yet many of the dweebs still die anyway) to win the land grab "war" at any cost.  If your side is being attacked, the horde will not defend, it simply goes and swarms some other undefended field on the front.  I can't tell you how many times i've seen a country's homeland under siege while this same country hordes a field far from their HQ just to grab a base.  It sucks, it sucks, it sucks.  A smaller version of the horde is everyone in a fight diving on the low easy con instead of engaging the high bogeys that are the real threat, just trying to grab an easy kill then run home to their base.  This is mostly referred to as gangbanging, but it is essentially the same tactic, just in air to air combat vs the land grab.  Again, all the lamers suck.  :mad:

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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2004, 07:55:31 PM »
The whiners are the "This ain't a Sim", Fly at 1K or less, Turn and burn, fly till ya die nobody's that want to tell every one in the arena how to play the game.  They haven't learned to play and let play.

Advice!  Ignore them.  Either AH will disappear (numbers decreasing daily) or they will move on to some other Quake Mod.

Ahhh well....

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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2004, 07:58:29 PM »
It depends who you ask as yo what a hoard is, but typically the whining starts when a numericly superior force overwhelms the defensive force at/near a base.  You see, there is this perception   that if only 5 poeple are defending, its rude to attack with 20 planes.....kinda silly I know.

The other thing is that its somehow wrong for the superior force to maintain cap over a field.  Personally I find it beyond boring to fly with 20+ friendlies all trying to be in the lead of the vulch O matic.  But I do think its fun to fly CAP in large formations sweeping the enemy from the sky.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2004, 08:01:08 PM by ALF »

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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2004, 08:11:59 PM »
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Originally posted by dracon
The whiners are the "This ain't a Sim", Fly at 1K or less, Turn and burn, fly till ya die nobody's that want to tell every one in the arena how to play the game.  They haven't learned to play and let play.

Advice!  Ignore them.  Either AH will disappear (numbers decreasing daily) or they will move on to some other Quake Mod.

Ahhh well....

Dracon


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Offline nopoop

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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2004, 08:18:22 PM »
Dracon you've turned into a bitter bastage. Read Stangs reply again. If it applies then you have something to think about.

Also Sax is correct, any more than that and they avoid the fight anyway.
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2004, 08:29:00 PM »
a hoard is a group of any number not interested in dogfighting at all, all they want to do is get their ord on a hangar, then try and vulch.
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2004, 09:15:24 PM »
What Stang, Sax and NoPoop said..... Yeeeaaah baaaabbbyyyyyy! :p

Offline Halo

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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2004, 10:03:45 PM »
a horwid is a buncha bad pipple ... (heave heave) ... that ... that ... s w a r mmmmmmm ... all over ... me and ... my ... val i ant .. fwends ... an .. an ... they shoot ... an an ... they rocket ... an an ... they bomb ... us ... until ... we ... are ...

compelled to issue yet another Why Me Why Me OH OH Why ME!
to the tune of Why Me a Wivver and O Man Wivver He Jes Kips Vulchin Alooooonngggg ...
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2004, 10:10:19 PM »
You can always tell the path of The Horde because the rooftops and trees are coated with spittle, ejaculum, and discarded, crusty tufts of fleece.

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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2004, 10:30:35 PM »
I'm confused...What's the difference between a "hoard" and a "horde"?

Which one vulches?

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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2004, 10:42:57 PM »
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I'm confused...What's the difference between a "hoard" and a "horde"?

Which one vulches?


Hoard (n): A hidden fund or supply stored for future use; a cache.

Horde (n): A large group or crowd; a swarm.

Offline Furious

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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2004, 10:53:48 PM »
The problem with hordes is that they never collide.

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« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2004, 10:55:57 PM »
We, the Rooks, were always accused of being a horde.

Well, we are not a horde, anymore!

I am enjoying flying from the disadvantage.  Actually haven't played better than I am right now.
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« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2004, 11:19:15 PM »
nopoop, Sax is not correct.  The Horde is a figment of a poor sports imagination.

As in everything it's your point of view.  You can't win the war without taking the fields.  You gotta have firepower to do that.  Can you say.....Blitz Krieg.

I will not be lectured as I and the 339th was Rook before being Rook was cool!

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