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Offline Apers

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furballing vs. sustained offensive
« on: October 28, 2007, 07:21:08 PM »
One of the biggest sources of consternation for me in this game is how half the time everyone is content to just flit about above our own airfields and not actually attack the enemy.

I love a good sized furball, in fact, most of my kills are from just that activity, but I have always been of the school of thought that whenever you have conditions for victory, you should work towards that.

After all, furballing is fun, and you'll very rarely see me in a tank or half track, but twisting around in a big old furball while my base is shot out from under me just sticks in my craw something awful.


I much prefer to attack, and keep attacking, until my team wins, performing whatever job needs doing to the best of my ability. that's what I find fun, to dive from altitude onto the enemy base, pulling up just after I release my thousand-pounders, then climb back up to cover the next heavy bird from attack; to roll across the map, enjoying every furball that I run into, keeping the bomber gunners' attention as my wingman swoops in and severs a wing, then to follow when they turn their attention to him, to grab the other team by the nose, and to kick them in the ass, to support the campaign as an integral part of the combined force.



Am I the only one who thinks this way? I feel like the only one.
« Last Edit: October 28, 2007, 07:38:13 PM by Apers »

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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2007, 07:31:09 PM »
Without "furballers", the "win t3h wor" fanboi's would not be able to take their precious bases.  

Without "toolshedders", the "furballers", wouldn't have the furballs.

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Re: furballing vs. sustained offensive
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2007, 08:19:59 PM »
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One of the biggest sources of consternation for me in this game is how half the time everyone is content to just flit about above our own airfields and not actually attack the enemy.

May I be the first to call this a troll?

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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2007, 08:37:55 PM »

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Re: Re: furballing vs. sustained offensive
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2007, 09:23:12 PM »
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May I be the first to call this a troll?

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It's not. I just naturally sound like a bastard. I genuinely want to know if I'm the only one who feels like there's more to the game than circling in one spot and waiting for the enemy to come to you. And I would very much like to fly with like-minded people so I don't wind up just randomly yelling at folks.


which happens alot, mind you.
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2007, 09:37:08 PM »
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It's not. I just naturally sound like a bastard. I genuinely want to know if I'm the only one who feels like there's more to the game than circling in one spot and waiting for the enemy to come to you. And I would very much like to fly with like-minded people so I don't wind up just randomly yelling at folks.


which happens alot, mind you.


I would not want to be yelled at for playing the game the way I wanted to. I would not be yelling at someone playing the game the way they wanted to. I am not big on landgrabbing. I don't circle over my field either. I generally leave my field and go find a fight somewhere there is red icons. If it helps the landgrabbers that's cool. If it doesn't then don't yell at me, you will be making a fool out of yourself if you do.

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Re: Re: Re: furballing vs. sustained offensive
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2007, 09:56:24 PM »
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It's not. I just naturally sound like a bastard. I genuinely want to know if I'm the only one who feels like there's more to the game than circling in one spot and waiting for the enemy to come to you. And I would very much like to fly with like-minded people so I don't wind up just randomly yelling at folks.


which happens alot, mind you.


Join a sqaud of like minded folks... Simple really.

To push your idea on what I or anyone else should be doing is pointless.

1. You will be ignored and most likely squelched

2. You will look like an idiot

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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2007, 10:17:09 PM »
I prefer denying the other team their base takes.  it's also my favorite time to taunt on 200 as emotions are high and frustration is too.  today I was PM'd with an assortment of threats from some very disgruntled and stymied bish.  ahhhhh nothing as satisfying as a good days work.  bish DENIED at P55 in the EW details at 11.

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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2007, 10:25:26 PM »
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Join a sqaud of like minded folks... Simple really.


any recommendations?

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To push your idea on what I or anyone else should be doing is pointless.




Which is why I don't want to.


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I would not want to be yelled at for playing the game the way I wanted to.


I never said there was a reason for yelling, I just get frustrated and randomly yell things.

besides, I don't want to yell. I don't like it. it makes my throat sore and wakes up the neighbors.

Offline LYNX

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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2007, 10:40:42 PM »
Maybe I'm about to romanticise in my nostalgia but when fuel was porkable to 25% fighters actually left their field to meet the cons......I wonder why?

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Re: Re: Re: furballing vs. sustained offensive
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2007, 01:00:04 AM »
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It's not. I just naturally sound like a bastard. I genuinely want to know if I'm the only one who feels like there's more to the game than circling in one spot and waiting for the enemy to come to you. And I would very much like to fly with like-minded people so I don't wind up just randomly yelling at folks.


which happens alot, mind you.


So here's the deal from my perspective.  just got done with the scenario.  Flew 4 Frames, got 1 kill.  Had a blast.

I would classify myself as a furballer in the MA.  I don't care about taking bases in there.  One looks the same as the next to me.  "Winning the war" means a start over to me.  Seems kinda silly.

That being said, more power to ya if that's what you want.

I had no problem sticking with the plan and escorting bombers in the scenario.  Each side had similar numbers.  There was a goal, and working together served a purpose beyond a 'do over'.  More often then not in the MA it's a country with large numbers going after the one with small numbers.  

I don't see that purpose in the MA. More often then not in the MA it's a country with large numbers going after the one with small numbers.  
It is a place for all kinds of play and if you want to roll the map, go for it.  I'll be on the other side going up into the mob to try and shoot em down.

Bottom line, play how you have fun best.

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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2007, 06:09:21 AM »
Sounds to me like your wanting everyone to play your way even though you deny it, why else would you be asking if anyone else felt the same way you do about a game. As you stated earleir "you wanted to fly with like minded people" that's the same as "play my way".
I don't say how you play is wrong but let everyone else decide how they play and if you happen to fly near a group that seems to have the same goals as you ask if you could fly with them for awhile to see if it's a good match up.

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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2007, 06:14:52 AM »
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Sounds to me like your wanting everyone to play your way even though you deny it, why else would you be asking if anyone else felt the same way you do about a game. As you stated earleir "you wanted to fly with like minded people" that's the same as "play my way".
I don't say how you play is wrong but let everyone else decide how they play and if you happen to fly near a group that seems to have the same goals as you ask if you could fly with them for awhile to see if it's a good match up.



don't make silly assumptions about people's character.

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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2007, 07:11:01 AM »
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any recommendations?/B]
you can join the 5th SOAR they are always winning the war.  in fact the rth SOAR are probably the very pinnacle of AH base taking tacticians, so long as the base are undefended of course.

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« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2007, 07:28:27 AM »
this thread needs skuzzified before it goes in the totally wrong direction...and it can...it has...in the past.....so just end the madness before it starts :)
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