Author Topic: Loosing faith... (Read 2829 times)

jodgi · « **on:** January 11, 2005, 12:36:22 PM »

I'm considering flying the lala these days!

I flew it as a noob, but stopped when I noticed that everyone was flying it. It just wasn't fun for me. I came to think of the lala as a crutch, I wanted to get by without crutches

I've enjoyed flying "the lesser" planes for the longest time. It is the extra challenge I get, by not choosing plane from the topmost shelf, that has fueled my enjoyment.

Today, I fear, I can feel a change coming.

I have seen too many runners, too many people hiding in ack or numbers. It would be ok once in a while... but not like this.

I confess to having flown a lala today.

I chased down a running tiffie after he had vulched our field for a little while. I caught him as he was landing on his, fully up, field. A friend of his upped a spit I had to dispense of, before dealing with the runner pilot again. He had upped a lala ofcourse. I killed him once more before dying to the ack I'd been trying to avoid while fighting.

What other plane could I have used?
What plane can chase down a tiffie intent on running, and then with equal ease dogfight a spit?!

Am I losing it? Am I becoming a lala person?

Part of me felt unclean after that sortie, part of me felt refreshed. Ah, the ambivalence!

Can I blame the MA runner culture for this, or is it only me?

hitech · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2005, 12:51:22 PM »

Sounds to be like you just chose the right tool for the task at hand.

HiTech

Slash27 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2005, 12:54:53 PM »

Fight fire with fire:aok

jodgi · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2005, 12:59:54 PM »

What happened to "turn the other cheek", Slash?

humble · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:01:31 PM »

I'm always amazed at all the lala bashing...its a very good...but very limited plane....

Obviously its the best low alt E fighter in the game....

But...

It's got very limited range
It's got poor vis
It's got poor ballistics

Hitech hit the nail on the head...for the circumstance you were in it fit nicely...but overall its just another piece of iron with a propeller attached.

dedalos · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:03:37 PM »

What do you want to do?

Do you want to be 'annoing' in 4 on 1 low while defending a base and actually win the fight? Get in a SpitV.

Do you want to chase runners? Get in a lala, g10, 262, etc

Do you want to engage 4 or 5 guys with a dicent chance at winning? Get in a d9, g10, lala, 51 etc and some alt

Do you want to kill some GVs before getting into AA combat? Get a 38, 47 etc.

Do you want to kill bombers? Dont get in a spit. Take a 110

As HT said. Chose the right tool for the job. I think people- including me - get frustrated when they chose the wrong tool. For example, I'd be looking for runners in a lala only to find 2 or 3 low spits. Or, I will up spitv for base deffence only to find several hi 190s. Wrong tool for the job. Not the 190s fault.

MANDO · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:17:08 PM »

And most important, Lala is the king of all the runners.

jodgi · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:17:51 PM »

You all make sense.

However...

lala bashing is politics.

dedalos · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:25:21 PM »

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Originally posted by MANDO
And most important, Lala is the king of all the runners.

Nop, that would be the 190s. Lala can run but not for long. However, I have chaced 190s for up to 4 sectors before I ran out of fuel.

jamusta · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:42:39 PM »

jodgi!!!!!! step away from the light!!!!! I repeat do not go into the light!!!!!!

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:43:06 PM »

The tempest is about 40-50mph faster than EVERY other prop plane in the game. I think IT is the run king. As evidenced by the fact that 90% don't know how to use it and only run from fights and do mindless HO attempts. There is 8% that actually try, but usually end up being cheap-shot-taking HO, run, reverse, HO'ers. Then there's the 2% that actually know how to fly at all in any plane, and just choose to fly the Temp, and do a relatively good job of it.

I might be wrong, but I think it goes Temp, F4u4, D-9, La7, for speed... maybe... it's been a while, I can't remember

Clifra Jones · « **Reply #11 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:52:44 PM »

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Originally posted by dedalos
Nop, that would be the 190s. Lala can run but not for long. However, I have chaced 190s for up to 4 sectors before I ran out of fuel.

You got that right. Dive form ungodly alt, spray and pray, run like ...., I give up, climb my SpitV or N1ki back to 8-10k and wait for him to come back and do it all over again.

If you time it right you can setup a lead turn where they come out tight under your wing tip and fly through your bullet stream. I'm sure they are quite surprised to be going 400+ MPH and get shot down by a SpitV.

I can only get this right about 1 in 8-10. the timing is critical.

bustr · « **Reply #12 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:53:22 PM »

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Originally posted by humble
I'm always amazed at all the lala bashing...its a very good...but very limited plane....

Obviously its the best low alt E fighter in the game....

But...

It's got very limited range
It's got poor vis
It's got poor ballistics

Hitech hit the nail on the head...for the circumstance you were in it fit nicely...but overall its just another piece of iron with a propeller attached.

Humble,

Use TrackIR in dot mode. LaLa got great vis now. Just make sure you set your best 6 view and F10 it. Dot mode pulls from that file. Ballistics, take the 2 gun package. They just a bit better at 250d. Range, you can milk it by reducing your RPM's until in range of your fight or just cruising. Use WEP only when you need to. Funny how you learn to manage fuel when you start flying Jugasours most of the time.....

Vudak · « **Reply #13 on:** January 11, 2005, 01:59:30 PM »

Jodgi - fly whatever darn plane you like. I gathered from your first post that you actually like to fight once in awhile. If so, who cares what plane you're in - you'll be fun to run into.

Oh and as far as being run-90's... Nah, they are the salute-earning potatos if you ask me. All you have to do is stick around and try in one and people are practically falling all over themselves saying thanks

FiLtH · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2005, 02:20:18 PM »

Never be embarrassed by the plane you fly...as long as you kill em wtf it matter?