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Offline Wadke

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« Reply #75 on: August 15, 2006, 12:49:30 PM »
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Offline Oldman731

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« Reply #76 on: August 15, 2006, 04:11:01 PM »
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That happens alot, I'll chase a guy for a long time, and when fuel gets low I'll turn off, or I'll see another friendly with a con on his six and go after him....all the while watching the guy turn around and come after me again. Not alot bothers me in this game, but that does...why not just straight up fight...sure if you get speed and extend a bit that's fine, but at least have the dignity to turn around again if someone is chasing you...don't wait for em to give up before you decide to face em again.

Quite often the other guy is just trying to get some separation before he turns back.  Chasing him prolongs this.  Once I realize that I'm not going to be able to run him down, I just turn 90 degrees away from him.  If he wants to fight he'll see that and turn back, and we can continue, this time with a different merge.

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« Reply #77 on: August 16, 2006, 02:15:12 PM »
what the DA teaches you is how to win on the merge with a single oponent when there is very little or no e advantage.

What this teaches you about life in the MA is little or nothing.

Probly 90% of the fights I get into in the MA involve more than 2 planes and have me at a pretty substantial alt/e disadvantage to start with.

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Re: Low Ranked Pilots
« Reply #78 on: August 16, 2006, 02:49:40 PM »
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Ok, so there's currently a HO thread, and a La7 thread, might as well start a rank thread :D


So.....  How come it seems like you can never get a low ranked pilot into the DA for some friendly duels?


rank 2118 this month in ma - low enough for you?

be glad to get out of ma for a duel or two, just ask
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« Reply #79 on: August 16, 2006, 10:24:16 PM »
Mr. Fork.....I love your Avatar!!!!:D


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« Reply #80 on: August 16, 2006, 10:38:51 PM »
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rank 2118 this month in ma - low enough for you?


Yeah...  Next time I whine about this, I'm definately going to use the term "high" :D

And yeah, Eagler, I'm down.  I had a blast fighting you in the AvA a few weeks back, and wouldn't mind going a few more :)
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Offline Grayeagle

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« Reply #81 on: August 18, 2006, 10:57:55 PM »
Just my 2 copper ..

...why would anyone run from a zeke? It's dog slow, can't climb, and sure can't run.
Everything in the game is faster, climbs better, and is more durable.

I just get on top of 'em an ride 'em till they give me a shot :)
(LOL .. I *have* run outta gas doin just that, tho .. the zeke driver was just too good to lemme shoot him!)

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Offline wetrat

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« Reply #82 on: August 19, 2006, 02:04:00 AM »
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what the DA teaches you is how to win on the merge with a single oponent when there is very little or no e advantage.

What this teaches you about life in the MA is little or nothing.

Probly 90% of the fights I get into in the MA involve more than 2 planes and have me at a pretty substantial alt/e disadvantage to start with.

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to me, this smacks of a very narrow-minded view of the happenings of ACM's and whatnot. I learned how to fight effictively through dueling. Gain angles, reverse without running like a fairy, etc. From that, I learned how to apply that to multiple targets in the MA, mostly by flying around low and fighting anything that came by. Had I not learned how to fight effectively against a SINGLE plane, I never would have been able to get to the point where I can handle 2 or more and get away with some kills, or at least make a good fight of it (without running).


and howi, it's true that the guys you mentioned fight outnumbered and take the tough fights regularly, but noen of us are above clubbing seals from the pack of retards (read: green icons) when nothing of interest is available ;)
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« Reply #83 on: August 19, 2006, 08:45:30 AM »
so wet.. you believe that the DA is a stepping stone to learning how to fight in the ma?    That is probably true.   It makes sense.  

I never learned that way tho.  I have gone there with guys like drex or hooli and had em try to show me how to do reverses and such but not really "dueling"   the use for the set piece, exact same alt and e merge with no one else around is pretty worthless and boring to me.

I look for where there is a big fight or I try to let the other guy think that he has an advantage so that he will engage...  

mostly these days in the MA if the opponent doesn't have a clear advantage he will take the HO shot and then continue running...  probly has an important toolshed to battle or something and can't be bothered to lose valuable time in air combat...

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« Reply #84 on: August 19, 2006, 08:51:27 AM »
edbert, the "swinging purses" post made my morning.thanks for the out loud laugh i got.