HOers v Vulchers (landing)

[SEraider]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
So, let's see who can kill raider, (Choose one: unethically/dishonourably), most often.

Well sunshine, I guess you can stand tall and represent both those adjectives real well could you.......

[shamroc]

Originally posted by SEraider
makes veterans such as myself (210lbs, 6'1'', 4th year out of southern cal).  

...as an old friend of mine used to say in situations like these : "Pull it out and let's see who the Best Man REALLY IS!"
ROTFL

Shamroc

[Murdr]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
I remember a time when there was such an unwritten code.
When yea you wouldnt vulch those landing.
When if your opponent called out "Bingo ammo" you would give them a "good fight" and let them go land
When if you saw a 1V1 fight you would stay out of it and let the two duke it out by themselves.
And so on and so forth.

Have discussed exactly that in private a couple of times in the last few weeks.

I had a personal exemption to the bingo call if I was in a FW.  If a spit pinned me down and then went bingo without killing me, I wouldn't allow a free RTB, lol.

So far this tour Ive already been vulched while landing, but Ive also vulched someone while landing.  It all balances out

[SEraider]

Originally posted by shamroc
...as an old friend of mine used to say in situations like these : "Pull it out and let's see who the Best Man REALLY IS!"
ROTFL

Shamroc

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[shamroc]

Originally posted by Serenity
While it was practiced in WWII, that was because killing an Me-262 STOPPED that plane from taking off again. Not so in AH. Which means there really is no purpose to attacking a landing aircraft.

Well by that logic there's no purpose in killing anyone - lives, and planes, are unlimited (perks aside) - doesn't matter if the guy is upping, fighting, or landing.  

Bottom line: A kill is a kill - and if it gets some holier-than-thou whine-dweeb's panties in a bunch, ALL THE BETTER!

Don't like the big-fish-eats-little-fish reality of the Big Pond (MA's) ?  Put on those little arm floaties and stay in the kiddie pool !

Shamroc

[pluck]

Originally posted by eskimo2
AH is designed to be a game and to be played as a game.

We tend to see ourselves as noble knights of the sky; our wives, kids, co-workers and friends, however, see us as computer dorks who play “airplane”.

They are right you know.  
Although it is a silly game, I'm not ashamed to admit that I like to play airplane.  It must be downright embarrassing, however, to explain to someone in the real world how there's this "code of honor" in a game that's all about blowing as many planes and people to smithereens as possible.  If you ever get upset while playing an online war-game, there must be something wrong.  If you don't laugh every time you play, there must be something wrong.  

eskimo

nice one.

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by shamroc
Bottom line: A kill is a kill

Reasonable minds can differ on this.

- oldman

[shamroc]

Originally posted by eskimo2

We tend to see ourselves as noble knights of the sky; our wives, kids, co-workers and friends, however, see us as computer dorks who play “airplane”.

They are right you know.  

Ultimately, that's about the size of it

If the average AH player put in as much effort into real life as they did into this game, we'd all be millionaires....  Fine bunch of Walter Mittys we all are...

Shamroc

[ink]

Originally posted by shamroc
...as an old friend of mine used to say in situations like these : "Pull it out and let's see who the Best Man REALLY IS!"
ROTFL

Shamroc

if thats the case the flaming skull... would win every time

[trigger2]

Landing Vulchers=10+
HO's (unless forced...only way i'll do em) 7
noobs coming in thinking that it's an easy game and don't have to really try...11 (had a few of those today...)

[waystin2]

I can kill a man in a fair dogfight, and if I think he's gonna start a fair fight I will kill him before he can.  Anywhere, anytime, anyway.

[rodak]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
People who whine about being shot down when they were about to land kills rate 10s.


I'm with you on that one hubs...

                      quote from seraider
 veterans such as myself (210lbs, 6'1'', 4th year out of southern cal) begin to question the authenticity of the victors skill.


hehe... Now that's funny!

[SEraider]

Originally posted by waystin2
I can kill a man in a fair dogfight, and if I think he's gonna start a fair fight I will kill him before he can.  Anywhere, anytime, anyway.

I respect that attitude and that is what I try to do each time I fight.

[hubsonfire]

Kill him before he kills you, or barring that, he isn't allowed to kill you?

[waystin2]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Kill him before he kills you, or barring that, he isn't allowed to kill you?

Nope.  It is kill or be killed.  What I intended by that comment was everyone (I assume) is trying to down enemy pilots regardless of the circumstance.  I know I am!  I will down an enemy plane high or low, landing or taking off, flying or sitting still, etc.  A new pilot like myself needs to take em as you see em.