Author Topic: EEK ! "E" greed kills me ! (Read 1504 times)

Saintaw · « **on:** May 03, 2000, 06:51:00 AM »

Well, I'm havin it badly lately, it seems that I am going through different phases of fighting techniques...

You might have noticed that I fly the 190 98% of the time (1% Goon/ 1% Buff) and my K/D ratio is going dooooooooown for the moment, I just can't hit a thing anymore !

Reason is here : I am not folowing Cons anymore, I mean not at all, when I see one going for a Split S , I jut go Up, recover E and get on top of him & go down again.... Thing is whe I am in the last seconds (Killing position) I tend to be VERY E greedy and just wont blow it AT ALL to get that kill (max 3G turn)... sigh sigh sigh...are there any pills to cure me ?

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Sharky · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2000, 06:56:00 AM »

Saintaw,

You don't want to be cured. Following a Spit through the break in the FW 190a8 will just get you killed. Face it, if a Spit knows you're there your chances of killing him in a 190a8 is slim at best. Better to climb up on your perch and find a more cooperative target.

Sharky

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Saintaw · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2000, 07:05:00 AM »

I just went from a 1.5 K/D ratio to 0/7 !!!!!!!!

GAWD help me !

Spatula · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2000, 07:18:00 AM »

Saintaw,

I removed AH and reinstalled completely when 1.2 came out. And its been ALL BAD since.

I cant even hit the bloody ground if i tried...
I lost my JS setup and im just tweaking it again now.
Sigh, like yourself i went from 1.5 K/D to 0.9 or so - was 23rd now 123rd

It might the FPS cause thats dropped since 1.2 - i dont know...

Soldier on chum...

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Saintaw · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2000, 07:25:00 AM »

Nothing wrong with the framerate here (30 to 40 fps in 1280/1024). I had a phase like this 3 months ago when I suddenly stopped going under my opponent's belly for a Kill...

Weird...

RAM · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2000, 08:48:00 AM »

Oohhhh Sharky...so what do you suggest? that when we are a Fw190 and we see a Spitfire we must say "He's going to kill me I'm not in?"
HEH! ARE YOU CRAZY????...

Saw, its easy. Fw190 has a powerful punch. You can aim for the snapshot, dont try to pull harder, you must preview the enemy's next move. put your nose there and BOOOM! spit is history.

My favorite enemy when I am on Fw190 is a Spit...

I always win...or at least He doesnt win me

Ah, Sharky, when you want, let me jump you from 7K avobe on my fw190 you in Spit, and see if I kill you or not

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Saintaw,

You don't want to be cured. Following a Spit through the break in the FW 190a8 will just get you killed. Face it, if a Spit knows you're there your chances of killing him in a 190a8 is slim at best. Better to climb up on your perch and find a more cooperative target.

Sharky

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Sharky · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2000, 09:15:00 AM »

Ram,

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Ah, Sharky, when you want, let me jump you from 7K avobe on my fw190 you in Spit, and see if I kill you or not

Anytime Bud, With the exception of the lucky snapshot, the best you can hope for is a draw.

Sharky

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Soulyss · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2000, 06:04:00 PM »

Darnit Saw, whatever you have is contagious because I've caught it as well. I went from being ranked 9th in K/D ratio at slighty over 4:1 to under 2:1 in the course of about 3 days. my aim went in the perverbial tiolet as well. If you find that miracle cure let me know.

Right now I'm going to go have a couple pints of Guinness and see if that improves matters.

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StSanta · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2000, 09:22:00 AM »

Must be a virus - my flying lately has sucked greatly too. Just oprior to the tour shift, I started to do good - if I did not count my 38(!) disco's, my k/d ratio would be great.

Only 2 discoes this far (this time real discos, not caused by my puter but by connection) and only a few kills, and I've been shot two times, missed two glider landings and augered in once.

*sigh*

Hope it'll go away soon.

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Citabria · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2000, 10:42:00 AM »

I've shifted my objective this tour from having a high K/d ratio, always surviving sorties and getting high rank to...

killing as many ground targets as I can find with JABO attacks.

smashing those damn ack gattling guns to bits with rockets

rescuing anyone with a bandit on their tail at all costs.

digital death is trivial to me now.
it's more fun to live dangerously as possible.

Soulyss · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2000, 02:27:00 PM »

All worthy goals in my eyes Citabria

I allways try to have a high kill to death ratio and try to land my sorties but sometimes I do let it get a bit out of hand. Though I must admit no kill is as sweet swooping down from up on high and clearing a countryman's tail.

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Ghosth · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2000, 03:11:00 PM »

Saw,

Just remember, virtual life is not a smooth curve by any means. While at times you may reach fairly smooth going, it can at any time
go sour.

It happens to us all, & has had various terms described to it. "The Slump!" "pitsville",
or just plain "flying like toejam".

Do not dispair, it will not last forever.
For me the best medicine has always been to learn a new plane. Jump in that spit you love to kill and relearn firsthand how that 190 can kill you. The shock will cure your current problems, and heck, you might even find you enjoy it now & then.

Pick a plane & a style of flying totally diferent than what you have been doing. The more drastic the change, the faster it works.

Been in a bit of a long slump myself. Good luck on handleing yours!

Saintaw · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2000, 07:10:00 PM »

EEEK !!! I SAY

!!! Flying in a sissyfire ???

OK, will do

funked · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2000, 06:03:00 AM »

Yep he who flies only one plane is lost.

Jekyll · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2000, 09:11:00 AM »

Also bear this in mind. If you are chasing a breakturning spitfire, you don't HAVE to follow his exact flight path

Situation: He's 700 yds in front of your closing 190 and he does a break turn low and left. If you're doing 300 MPH it's going to take youabout 5 seconds before you get to the 'elbow' of his turn.

Why not use that time to displace your flight path away from his break direction, opening up your turn? While he pulled 5g's to break, you might only have to pull 3g's to follow him.

He breaks - you displace and lag him. The added advantage is that he never gets a chance to rest or recover energy.

Even a Spitfire has got to run out of E sometime!

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Author Topic: EEK ! "E" greed kills me ! (Read 1504 times)

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