HONOR

[SD67]

HO's yeah I've been known to take the HO shot if I'm left with a HO or die option. (Think pulling up during a fight to see a 190 diving in front of me buns a'blazing) though I did used to do it more times than necessary.
I BnZ quite a bit when I'm in an aircraft that lends itself to that kind of attack. Since I fly the La (Russian squad that actually did fly the La7 in WWII) a lot I will try to force the turn fight but I'll use it to BnZ too if needed.
If I die, it's because I made an error, either not knowing when to leave a bad engagement or making another tactical error, or simply because I was bested by a better virtual pilot in the fray. If I was going to be spending significant time in hospital recuperating from the battle then I'd be a tad upset. Since I get a new plane within seconds and another chance to wreak haoc on the enemy hordes I don't think I'll be sweating it.
I will however keep friendly aircraft appraised of the actions of enemy aircraft in the battle zone. If particular aircraft are displaying consistent tactics they will be announced on range to allow friendlies the information they need to counter their attacks, but that's just good teamwork IMO.

[BnZ]

  i was in a spit16(awesome plane) i had alt on a spit 8 i think it was an 8(he was NOT low and slow), i drop down on him and start to turn with him
i dont use my e advantage i turn with him,a few turns hes dead, he types over 200 "did ya have enough alt.."

Dollars to doughnuts he expected you to come in way too fast and overshoot repeatedly until he turned the tables and killed you, and was pissed when you didn't.

Sorry, but the fact that "I didn't use my e-advantage" doesn't constitute some great act of chivalry your part either. You had a plane that was comparable in turning ability, better in roll, in that case, dumping E and saddling up on him was the most simple and direct way to kill the other guy, as opposed to BnZing/Efighting him. You killed him, he did not kill you, good for you, bad for him. That is all.

"Honor" doesn't come into it. One generally avoids HOing because it is a 50% chance of death, you generally don't jump on the bandit with 4 friendlies already on his tail because you have at best a 20% chance of getting the kill and because there will always be higher cons coming in to gang the low gangers, like zombies in a graveyard. The man who is, for instance, skillfull enough to beat a neophyte Spit pilot angles fighting in a 190A8 (I've seen it done) doesn't do it because he is so darned "honorable", he does it because he CAN, because like everybody he likes to kill, and because it puffs the ego even more to beat someone in an outrageously disadvantaged situation. (OTOH, if he is less skilled than he thought he was and gets whacked doing this, he is not "Captain Honor" either, he is "amateur-who-should-have-dove-and-run-from-that-spit"). You treat the green guys right (don't steal kills, help them out when practical) primarily because you might, probably will, need them at some point.

"Honor*" is a silly term to bandy about in regards to a video game, a video game that simulates an activity that never really resembled some sort of chivalric tourney in the first place.

*Okay, there are a few activities which could in fact be called "dishonorable", because they violate tacitly agreed up rules of the game. Deliberate warping, hacking, etc, but I am convinced that these are very, very rare. "Spying" would fall into that category, although it is incomprehensible to me that anyone CARES about this base taking stuff enough to bother with it.*

[Blammo]

Well said, BnZ 

[kculon]

I'm new to AH but when I flew WB I had my own code of honor. I never expected anyone else to show me the same, it's just the way I played.
1) I never shot at a plane that had lost it's engine.
2) If the fight was good and the con was damaged and had to ditch I would fly by and waggle my wings...let him ditch and tell others to leave him alone.
3) If I was beat in a fight I would always send out a <S>
4) always respond to a distress call.
5) gave six calls even if no one called mine
Results?
1) No one ever let me ditch....
2) Never had a con protect my ditch...
3) made a lot of freinds...
4) made a lot of freinds...
5) made a lot of freinds...

I never complain about being killed. If I'm killed I made a mistake plain and simple.
Outside of that any tactic is fine by me, HO, vultch, flying at 20k+, etc.
Show me what you got 

As I said I'm new to AH and I have been having a great time here.
I hope to make more friends and have some great fights.
<S> kc

[RoGenT]

If someone is hurting and it is obvious such as half wing, smoking engine; I won't engage that person, not because I know I probably won't get the kill to my credit, but because if the player is trying to make it back to base then probably has kills they want to land. I'm not saying I've never shot down returning planes because I have in past. I just don't do it anymore. As for landers, I hate it when I get shot down when returning to base or landing so again, I don't shoot landers. As for 1vs1 - If i see one going on, won't come down and help out unless my countryman asks for help

Not saying i'm Saint of AH world, I just believe in honor 

[Xjazz]

There's no honor without good old fashion guts, the real 'Sisu' stuff 

[A8TOOL]

I wrote this in another thread months ago


The way you play this game is a reflection of who you are in real life.

Some are brave

Some are cowards

Some are team oriented

Some are loners

Some have honor and respect

Some have none

Some are helpful offering kind words

Some could care less, as long as they get what they want

Some shun the thought of cheating

Some look for every possible way to cheat

Some had good family and parents who taught them well

Some grew up like weeds and never listened or were taught a thing
Word to your mama


As in every part of life, young to old, you are judged by the people you surround yourself with since they are who you inspire to be like.

<S>Kculon and the like

[A8TOOL]

Coming from a base taking squad I got to say.. If we're trying to take a base and your trying to stop our troops from landing or making it to the ground, I'm Ho'in. I'll either try to kill or partially blind you if I can. It just takes to much time,effort and luck/skill to not try to do all i can to capture a base if you and your buddy's are set on stopping it from happening. <S> to you as well for giving it your best shot.

I see more disrespect and dishonor on 200 than anywhere else BTW and rarely subscribe to that channel.