When I first played online it was in a WW1 sim called Flying Circus in 1996.
I started out with all intentions of being an Honorable player (whatever that means).
I would allow a defeated opponent to RTB with his crippled plane, giving him a salute. That player would repay my "Honor" by coming back with his buddy targetting and gang banging me, making sure I crashed. Not a salute. This happened so many times. The better I got, the more I got hunted, targeted, taunted, and gangbanged.
I would allow a plane on an enemy airfield to get co alt before attacking. Those pilots would respond by vulching me when the table was turned.
Eventually I started to make sure that a bogey was down, and down hard when I shot them. That bogey would respond by targeting me, hunting me, nailing me with his buddies and taunting me on the all country channel.
I started to get meaner, more cold hearted, started to vulch, gang bang, and taunt on the all country channel.
I stopped having fun.
Then I went to Red Baron, same kee rap. So I stopped saluting, stopped talking on the all country channel. I got razor toting mean. I became as cold hearted as an ice pick.
I started having fun
By the time I got into Aces High, I was a black hearted, merciless scumbag. You fly near me, you die near me if I can kill you, no mercy given, and no expected.
So my definition of Honorable behavior is not to taunt an opponent on the all country channel. Not to criticize him if he defeats me, or to ridicule him if I win. Seldom do I salute.
I give my opponent the honor of an anonymous death if I kill him. No need to taunt him, that is how I protect his honor. Nor do I criticize him if he wins, even if it is by gang bang or vulch.
That is the only honor I understand, other than that, you fly in front of my guns, and I will try to shoot you down.
Your mileage may vary
