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storch

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« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2007, 01:33:59 PM »
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 The only thing that matters is who lives and who dies, not how it happened.
oh lord.  tell me where I can send you a quarter, you need to buy a clue.
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Offline captkaos

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« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2007, 01:35:12 PM »
I do not intentionally turn head on towards someone, but it does happen in furballs.  Yes, it is not smart to fly directly at someone.  Often, however, others turn and head towards me at 1K or less.  yes I shoot and turn.  When they die, they complain about the HO.  

I am not talking about flying at someone 5 K and shooting at 1K.  I am referning to when you turn and find yourself in an unintentional head on.  

I will admit, that when in a 110 or Mossie, I have no problem with flying directly towards anyone stupid enough to fly directly at a 110.

Also, lets not forget when someone has altitude and E on you, the best defense is to turn your guns directly towards them to get them to break and give up E.

So in review, NO, I do not fly a standard fighter to intentionally HO.  But we all know that HO's can happen in any turn fight.
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« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2007, 01:37:25 PM »
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Besides, where is the skill in putting your plane directly in front of an enemies guns.


actually, I am close to nose on w/ the nme on most merges.

and I rarely get ho'd.

well...  

I rarely get shot, i'm constantly ho'd at.

typically i'm already 1/2 way around on 'em b4 they let off the trigger.

I LOVE HO'rs.

ezy kills.


(edit: i'd like to add that I find much humor in being on their 6 after one move and watching them flop around not having the slightest idea what to do when they are not jousting.)
« Last Edit: October 02, 2007, 01:39:39 PM by WMLute »
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« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2007, 01:40:16 PM »
To HO or Not To HO that is the whine.   Anyway, I try  not to HO, not saying I've never HO'ed someone, but the more and more I play I try to avoid it at all cost. By chance if I do go against a pilot that does not HO on the first shot, I will salute them and let them know I appreciate the opening Non-HO pass.  If they do HO on first pass and I die, I just up a new plane and head back for the HO'er.  It then becomes my responsibility as the HO'ee to send the HO'er to the ground in a ball of flames.:aok

Sorry for all of the odd lingo, closing on my first home, so all the ers and ees are stuck ing my head.
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« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2007, 02:10:57 PM »
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spoken like a true tard!  :rolleyes:



Spoken from a true tard.
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« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2007, 02:11:35 PM »
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oh lord.  tell me where I can send you a quarter, you need to buy a clue.



You might want to keep that quarter, you apparently need it more than I do.
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« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2007, 02:36:23 PM »
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Unless of course, they are in line with yours.


You must have meant 'yours' in the possesive....never mind.

The only rules outside of HTC's that I react to in the MA are the inevetable wife ack rules, hard to ignore those...yesserieBob!
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« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2007, 02:54:58 PM »
Countless John Wayne & Jimmy Stewart movies have teached me that shooting a man in the back is dishonorable - he has to face you!

I try to follow that rule in the MA whenever I can :t ;)
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« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2007, 03:29:33 PM »
The way I see it, Ho'ing is no different than Furballing, cherry picking or vulching.  You are attempting to kill the enemy in whatever manner possible given your current situation.
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« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2007, 03:30:38 PM »
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actually, I am close to nose on w/ the nme on most merges.

and I rarely get ho'd.

well...  

I rarely get shot, i'm constantly ho'd at.

typically i'm already 1/2 way around on 'em b4 they let off the trigger.

I LOVE HO'rs.

ezy kills.


(edit: i'd like to add that I find much humor in being on their 6 after one move and watching them flop around not having the slightest idea what to do when they are not jousting.)




And this is coming from someone who stays at 12K BnZing all day :lol  j/k Lute, I will shoot you down one day :D




If you choose to HO then by all means go for it, if not then don't; simple as that. if you die in a HO then you obviously did something wrong.
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« Reply #25 on: October 02, 2007, 03:49:58 PM »
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if you die in a HO then you obviously did something wrong.
Makes sense to me, but I bet 100 fighter perks, someone will whine in disagreement in a few seconds.
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« Reply #26 on: October 02, 2007, 06:33:55 PM »
I didn't know that there were specific rules on when you could shoot an opposing gamer down.  If they come into the gunsight, shoot them.

No matter what angle, altitude or condition.  If it is flyhing and can fight, kill it ::aok :noid :noid :t
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« Reply #27 on: October 02, 2007, 06:57:41 PM »
this thread is full of folks that wouldnt know an acm if it bit them on the nose and take pride in being a gamey HO twit tard!:aok
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« Reply #28 on: October 02, 2007, 07:05:33 PM »
What this really boils down to is how much the novelty of getting kills for the sake of getting kills has faded for a particular player. For those who still get really excited about kills then who lives or dies not how it happens will be their thinking. For those who have lost the novelty of getting a kill because it has happened so much, they will prefer the its how it happened not who lives or dies.

Really, both ways of thinking are valid, I believe the first is from a less evolved player, and the second from a more evolved player, in terms of how long they have played the game and how much their skill has improved.

I suspect a really good dog fighter will simply get bored cherry picking. What that player looks for is a really good fight, win or lose.

The only problem I see here is a lack of willingness to appreciate that the Aces High community is made up a a great diversity of personalities and skill leves.

Todays cherry picker is tomorrows dogfighter, he simply needs to get bored of cherry picking and wish to improve his skills to become a good dogfighter.

I have reached that point, and wish to take the next step and rely less on cherry picking for kills and become a more effective dogfighter. But I need some help, anybody up to the challenge? Let me know I want to learn.
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« Reply #29 on: October 02, 2007, 07:08:32 PM »
I HO only noobs and gangers. And pickers. Vulchers too, I guess. Occasionally I will HO to clear someone's six, or at least fire a few rounds past someone's nose to encourage them to break. I think that works better than actually HOing them, because you get a nice planeform shot when they break.

I won't try to rationalize it, it's simply what I do. You will get shot down a lot more going for HO shots, I can tell you that.
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