Author Topic: Vultching, HO's (Read 699 times)

badhorse · « **on:** April 18, 2006, 10:07:37 AM »

I am still very new to AH, so my opinions and observations may not mean much, however I must say I am having some trouble understanding the complaints against vultching and head on attacks. In the reading I've done about WWII catching an enemy aircraft taking off or landing was an ideal situation and just about the prefered method of taking out an ME-262. Now I have been vultched and it is very frustrating I admit. But I look at it as part of the game. As far as HO's I would think that any time you have an enemy in your sight (and for a newbie like me that can be a very brief time) I say take the shot.
Again sorry if I am pouring salt into anyone's wounds.

indy007 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2006, 10:12:45 AM »

I vulched a RL best friend while he was landing kills.

Then I laughed at him.

TinmanX · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:12:06 AM »

AH isn't RL.

A lot of the people who play the game do so in the hope that they'll find an enemy worth fighting, by which I mean one who is prepared not to take the HO shot and instead use their planes performance and their own technical abilities to overcome an enemy.

HOing is essentially putting your plane into anothers flight path and firing. No E management, no ACM's,no using of your planes ability, no gunnery skill required.

Vulching though.....

If someone wants to up at a capped field, they should be prepared to be vulched.

Meatwad · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:29:27 AM »

If I am attacking a base, I will avoid every single HO.

Now if I am defending, I will HO every enemy

TinmanX · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:31:35 AM »

Oh hell yeah, defending against a swarm, take every shot you got.

EN4CER · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:35:58 AM »

Vulch, HO, Camp, who cares as long as your having FUN.

Meatwad · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:46:48 AM »

Last night I was running around TT in an M8 and a jeep every now and then chasing other jeeps around and also trying to jump panzers on hills. I die every time but it was still fun

Yoshimbo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:58:17 AM »

When I'm trying to take a base I vulch the mess out of that airfield and I do it with A big ol' smile on my face.

now as for Ho'ing that I shy away from, seeing as how my aim isn't quite up to par with the more experenced pilots and because I love to fly my trusty A6M5b.

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yayyyy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:17:57 PM »

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Originally posted by TinmanX
AH isn't RL.

you cant read. he said a RL best friend.

as in his best friend from real life plays this game. and as his friend landed kills on aces high he vulched him.

indy007 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:13:01 PM »

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Originally posted by yayyyy
you cant read. he said a RL best friend.

as in his best friend from real life plays this game. and as his friend landed kills on aces high he vulched him.

and laughed about it. i would've expected no less from him. I've seen true griefers. I watched them crash an online memorial service that was being taped, and then make a parody video out of it and put it online. That's like showing up at a C-47 memorial flight and gunning them all down in a 262, then running around with it on video at the con screaming "I PWN J00R FACE N00BLETS*(&^!@!*#&!!!"

I won't do all that... but I'll vulch you... while you're landing... with kills... and laugh at you if I know you

Saxman · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:37:08 PM »

It's been my experience that EVERYONE shoots on the merge, whether they admit to the HO or not. I don't think there's been a time in the MA where I've been in a front-quarter merge, rolling like mad to avoid the HO and NOT have the guy take a shot at me.

Kurt · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:45:21 PM »

Is it just me or do I smell a dead horse here?

*SMACK* *SMACK*

dedalos · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:08:19 PM »

Well, I have vulched HOs in the past

Other than that, nice try

Oldman731 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:28:58 PM »

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Originally posted by TinmanX
AH isn't RL.

A lot of the people who play the game do so in the hope that they'll find an enemy worth fighting, by which I mean one who is prepared not to take the HO shot and instead use their planes performance and their own technical abilities to overcome an enemy.

HOing is essentially putting your plane into anothers flight path and firing. No E management, no ACM's,no using of your planes ability, no gunnery skill required.

Vulching though.....

If someone wants to up at a capped field, they should be prepared to be vulched.

Was with you there until the vulching part. To be consistent, if you really are looking for enemies worth fighting, then you should let them up so that they can fight you.

- oldman

TinmanX · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:58:43 PM »

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Originally posted by yayyyy
you cant read. he said a RL best friend.

as in his best friend from real life plays this game. and as his friend landed kills on aces high he vulched him.

I was refering to this....

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Originally posted by badhorse
In the reading I've done about WWII catching an enemy aircraft taking off or landing was an ideal situation and just about the prefered method of taking out an ME-262.

But good one on the hypocrisy 'as in', be quite, 'as in', if all you've got is unfounded insults go away:aok

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Originally posted by Oldman731
Was with you there until the vulching part. To be consistent, if you really are looking for enemies worth fighting, then you should let them up so that they can fight you.

- oldman

I'll vulch a base to keep cap if we're trying to capture it. You see some though come in, de-ack and then vulch for the sake of vulching.