Originally posted by Dastrdly
when i fly i fly to dogfight im usually in a lower classed plane with lighter ammo. i try to avoid the hordes & furballs. i fly the edges or use darbars to track/head off individuall planes. i like to fly/start at a decent alt....15k tops. i put alot of time into my flights between gaining alt & trying to actually find something away from the masses. other wise i end up with a whole lot of assists.
their has been some talk on 200/country about there being no such thing as a 'steal' most comon replys are 'u played with your food to long' or 'looked like you needed help'
alot of my fights do take time, working from a bad position or avoiding to get a reversal, always flying against higher classed planes.
there is nothing worst that putting that time & effort in just to have a friendly come along after i have wore my apponent down & pluck them out of my site or run my apponent off. usually guys that fly strait into the swarm over & over with no plan or planning....lookinf for easiest softest way to get a kill.
i hate 'pickers' to begin with always looking for an easy shot but friendly picks in my books are worst of all!!!!!
funniest thing about it is i fly on lowest numbered side just so there is lots of targets to go around!
Knowing you as I do ...Dick Dastardly. I have some thoughts and comments to add however, I know that any reasoning with you will not be taken in. It takes you about a year of banging your head against a brick wall before it finally dawns on you.
Caught you in the furball conga line twice the other day. Once on the deck and once at 15k. If your a red plane in a sea of green the tower awaits your impending arrival, irrespective of who gets the kill. If you think 1v1's exist in this situation you are deluded beyond reasonable belief. All your typing on 200 isn't going to change it.
Random thoughts and comments in no particular order......Kill stealing is ONLY when you have plainly killed the guy and a friendly pumps the carcase full of ammo on the way down. Can't live in the melee then stay outta it. The edge of the furball is, get this, still the furball. Weak guns beget assists. An anvil gets hammered. Your SA is dreadful. Be vocal on vox and TELL friendlies to "please stay out" of your fight. Kill quicker before your problem is likely to be someone else's problem and fair game. (see weak gun comment) Learn to lead your shots better (see your hit percent). Lot of newbies don't know whats what. DA arena is the only true 1v1 arena. MA is a mix of etiquette, common courtesy and bloody luck when we talk of MA 1v1's. It's not a god given right. Yes it's rude for a guy to blast your hard fought for quarry but get this.....it's the MA. It's going to happen.
If your thread was pertaining to one particular player consistently cherry picking your fights then I would wholeheartedly be with you. There have been players that habitually did this under the guise of "clearing your 6", even though the foe is clearly at your 12 O'clock. They'll engage your con rather than the con coming into your six then get the con that gets you. These guys are worth shaming for their gutless kill tactics. Or as I do... set them up to be killed. However, your thread doesn't do this. You mention one incident by one player. Again.... it's the jungle commonly referred to as the MA.
There's a wall around here somewhere...go knock yourself out:rofl
