WHat's with all the crybabies?

[AKWarp]

Last night someone (who shall go unnamed) was crying about not getting a 6 call.  

Everyone was throwing in their .02 worth, so I gave my opinion...and that is, a 6 call is a luxury.  It's no one's job to watch your butt except your own.  Try to give them, but ya know, if you get in a position that you need everyone else to bail you out, it's your own fault.

Anyway, this person got out of shape over it and told me I wasn't welcome on a channel he flies in.  Too bad it isn't his channel..anyway, he went to the bish side after having his fit.

Why do we seem to have all these crybabies all of a sudden?  It's a game, sheesh.  We all get angry or upset sometimes, but going that far is a bit much, eh?

[doobs]

Originally posted by AKWarp
Why do we seem to have all these crybabies all of a sudden?  It's a game, sheesh.  

whadda ya mean all of a sudden, been going on forever.


Don't you know yet your 14.95 includes babysitting duty.

[Vudak]

This game has more supposed 14 year olds who turn out to really be 30+ year olds then you'll ever run into anywhere else.

[Trikky]

These things go much better with a name. I tend to get irrate if I'm startled by unfriendly cannon fire, look behind and see friendlies using me as bait...not saying thats you though.

[Angry Samoan]

Originally posted by AKWarp
We all get angry or upset sometimes, but going that far is a bit much, eh?

Who got me? and who does upset fly for, bish or knit?


I think it was HONDO who said "check6's are like lil free gifts"

[hubsonfire]

Love doesn't make the world go round; stupid does. That's why the days are so much shorter in AH.

[FBplmmr]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Love doesn't make the world go round; stupid does. That's why the days are so much shorter in AH.

[OOZ662]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Love doesn't make the world go round; stupid does. That's why the days are so much shorter in AH.

See the MiniD quote in sig.

[Shamus]

Gee thanks warp...now we gotta listen to him:(

shamus

[SFCHONDO]

Originally posted by Angry Samoan
Who got me? and who does upset fly for, bish or knit?


I think it was HONDO who said "check6's are like lil free gifts"

Close Angry, I said  

"Check 6's are a gift, not a responsability of others. Always great to get, but never expect them"

[bkbandit]

its not my responsability but if im floating around lookin for somethin and see a con trailin one of my guys i press it and get into position, if one of ur guys is asleep at the wheel its hard to cap a base or defend, now imagine he is dead.  Some communication keeps ur guys alive which will increase ur own chances, but if one of ur guys is num in the head and goes low into a high swarm theres nothin u can do. if everyone was enageed and this guy didnt get a 6 call hes *****in for nothin, but if theres 4 guys just floating around well a con came in and eats him its kinda messed up that he didnt get a six call, or better yet a guy hungry for the kill goin after the nme. All we noe is that he was *****in, we dont noe the situation he was in, regardless if all of us are fightin im pretty sure u all want 6 calls as well as info on incomin cons. 6 calls and play by play doesnt bother me, it keeps the guys around u awake(yes i noe i shouldnt have to wake them up but again, num in the head).

[Zazen13]

Originally posted by AKWarp
Last night someone (who shall go unnamed) was crying about not getting a 6 call.  

Everyone was throwing in their .02 worth, so I gave my opinion...and that is, a 6 call is a luxury.  It's no one's job to watch your butt except your own.  Try to give them, but ya know, if you get in a position that you need everyone else to bail you out, it's your own fault.

Anyway, this person got out of shape over it and told me I wasn't welcome on a channel he flies in.  Too bad it isn't his channel..anyway, he went to the bish side after having his fit.

Why do we seem to have all these crybabies all of a sudden?  It's a game, sheesh.  We all get angry or upset sometimes, but going that far is a bit much, eh?

It's nothing new. There's always been whiners and they whine about the same things now as they did 15 years ago. It's not just check 6's, here's a brief list, feel free to add to it:

The Whiner's Playlist:

1) No Check 6's
2) Alt Monkies (anyone higher than them)
3) Ho'ers (when they lose)
4) Rammers (when they fail to pull off in time on HO attempt)
5) Porkers
6) Milkrunners
7) Stick Stirring
8) Plane X
9) Gang-bangers
10) Cherry Pickers

This game is about combat, and because it is a first person shooter basically, we tend to take that combat and the outcomes fairly personally, moreso than in most multi-player games. As a result emotions run high as does frustration levels. When a person is frustrated and emotional the first thing they want to do is vent, which often involves whining, this is healthy. Without this venting they let it build up, buy a semi-automatic rifle at Wal-Mart and open fire at a Luby Diner one day...So...It's all good...natural...healthy and the nature of the beast...

Zazen

[Reynolds]

Okay, collisions can be a biatch, especiacly when the enemy loses a wing in a HO, and decides to ram you. But the check 6... ive complained a lot about it, because you can see your guy is in trouble. Whenever I see a guy, and i even think hes got a hostile behind him, I send a check 6, because hes on my side, and any kills help me too. If you see it, you should call it. Plain and simple. But if you dont see it thats okay. What i hate is when you get shot down because theres a friendly behind you, who wants you to keep focussing on the hostile your shooting, so the enemy whos chasing you, gives your guy an easy kill. Using a friendly as bait (Without telling him) is the most.... i dont even think theres a word this bad... you can do. My .02, call it if you see it. If you dont see it, not your problem.

[SlapShot]

We all have had the situation where we have been used as "bait".

Ya get shot down and rather than take a deep breath ... some decide to flip out and go nuclear.

What they don't realize, and its been said a gagillion times ... your "6" is your responsibility every single second you are flying ... and after you are dead ... you get a new plane and get to do it all over again and again and again and again.

That is the beauty of this game ... you can play 24/7 if you so choose so why get a bent out of shape over 1 death whether it be any of the conditions that Zazen has pointed out above.

[Mako15]

Originally posted by SlapShot
We all have had the situation where we have been used as "bait".

Ya get shot down and rather than take a deep breath ... some decide to flip out and go nuclear.

What they don't realize, and its been said a gagillion times ... your "6" is your responsibility every single second you are flying ... and after you are dead ... you get a new plane and get to do it all over again and again and again and again.

That is the beauty of this game ... you can play 24/7 if you so choose so why get a bent out of shape over 1 death whether it be any of the conditions that Zazen has pointed out above.

I agree.....and me and SlapShot both have proof of this, as he kept dropping in on my six whilst I was target-fixated yesterday and shredding me in his FM2, lol