So are Rooks the most timid country?

[Urchin]

For a while I'd have said no, all the countries have their share of really godawful timid fliers.  For instance, most anyone who flies LW is timid by default.  "Fighting" a run09 or run90 is about as exciting as picking your teeth.  

But man, you go to "fight" rooks and it is just impossible.  Doesn't really seem to matter what plane they are in, your average rook makes a seven year old girl scout look like a doberman rampaging through a preschool.  

So far the only sure way I've seen to get a rook to engage is to be landing, although 6 or 7 will occasionally make lame duck bore n zoom passes if you manage to saddle up on one who has managed to blow all of the 7k alt advantage he started the "fight" with.  

I suppose the average level of skill in the MA has declined precipitously since I first started playing this game way back when, but Rooks seem to embody all of the bad things about this game to me.

[RTKenny]

i am rook and therefore the bad.

Cya
RTKenny

ps
it is not allowed to shoot down Kenny (first rule in the game)

[Dead Man Flying]

Oh, I dunno.  I'm flying Rooks quite a bit lately, and I don't feel any more lame than usual.

Which, I guess, is pretty lame.  But still.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[BlauK]

And all this from a Bish Niki astronaut who thinks engaging equal to HO and low level turnfighting in a senseless furball? LOL

[ccvi]

something strange has happened:

[RTSigma]

So, about a handful of Rooks made you mad?

[Wotan]

For a while I'd have said no, all the countries have their share of really godawful timid fliers. For instance, most anyone who flies LW is timid by default. "Fighting" a run09 or run90 is about as exciting as picking your teeth.

Now you are just being mean. I never ran...

[Roscoroo]

Originally posted by RTSigma
So, about a handful of Rooks made you mad?

Rook Stratigy 2004.11 is working I see ...

Now watch us pull 45's out of our hats .

[BlauK]

Originally posted by ccvi
something strange has happened:
 

Looks like bunch of Rooks have moved over to Knights

[jaxxo]

lol a graph. Those stats can be manipulated anyway wth any spin on it.

[Flyboy]

i find bishops the most timid.
they allso have that awfull lemmings stratigy, pathetic IMO

and i flew for all 3 countries

[XrightyX]

Originally posted by ccvi
something strange has happened:

YUP, JBs switched countries

[LazerTED]

Poor Bish...

[XrightyX]

Urchin,

while your K/D is impressive (the only stat I consider to be a worthy indicator of pilot skill) and I respect you as a pilot...

All I have to say is "SHADUP" you big whiner.  Claiming that a country typifies one sort of behavior or another is the oldest, most pathetic whine in this game.  

You say that ' "Fighting" a run09 or run90 is about as exciting as picking your teeth?'

Well, I hope no one looks at your stats for the past few months...lots of kills in ponies, D40s, 190s, 109s and a few in  Ta152s.  You like the "running" planes don't you?

As I've said, it seems like you are a decent pilot, but judging by your choice of planes, you like to have the altitude advantage and to dictate the terms of the fight.  Don't get pissed if Rooks (or any country for that matter) decide to use alt against you.

In fact, you should be flattered.  Your skill in battle must precede you forcing Rooks to flee the other way in search of more "lame" kills.

[FiLtH]

That graph accurately depicts when I joined in june of this year..when I tried to get a good k/d, and how my play has changed to up/die/up/die of late.


   As for the types who fly "timidly", those are the guys who fly smart. How they play that way day after day to me is had to grasp as I like engaging at either players terms, mine or his. They have fun doing what they do, as I do playing my way. Yes, it can be frustrating seeing a guy extend time after time, but all I can say is, if ya cant catch em..get a faster plane.