Learn Who The Enemy Aces Are

[stephen waldron]

    You're right Adonai.  You won't teach me anything, anywhere.   Because i'm done being a newbie and i'm done being served up as cannon fodder for someone elses over inflated ego.   The only training i've seen in the MA is the "herd" mentality type of training.  You just let the rookies tag along, so hopefully you can hide in the numbers.   You're playing the odds, you're not training anyone.  And when i suggest you guys get serious about training new pilots..  you're come back is it's just a game. HAVE FUN.  Also before you suggest i don't know what every country is doing, remember, i said earlier i've flown for all THREE countries..  and they're all treating the new pilots the same way. 
    In fact,  i'll be delighted when Combat Tour is completed and i'm finally DONE with the personalites and egos in the MA.  When CT comes out, the MA is going to EMPTY of people like a house on fire.  Then you can have FUN playing with yourself.

[moot]

And that concludes a great Help & Training thread.


p.s.

I also know Agent could do it if he wanted but I'm guessing he's not excited about buffs, PT boats, base captures, etc... all the areas that you do have to play to get into the upper ranks overall and are, at times, quite boring.  I try to use those times as breaks, or diversions because those aspects of the game really are quite easy to master.

Yep.. I asked Agent to run me supplies so I could re-track and chase a turreted tank the other day.. He doesn't even have anything mapped.. He flipped over the Jeep on his way to me.  Three times.

[Adonai]

    If you're a newbie.  One thing you can do to increase your survival rate is learn the names of the best enemy pilots.  Check the Roster and score under fighter.  The guys you are looking for have a kill to death ratio of 5-1.   If you see somebody land with 7 or 8 kills, i recommend you write down their name.  You can BnZ these guys and get away with it, but you better do a good honest BnZ and get outta there if you don't kill em.  Don't stick around and dog fight with one or you'll likely end up DEAD.
    Don't return to a sector if you know a HOT SHOT enemy pilot is working there.  Unless you come back in a superior plane with alot of altitude advantage (not too much though, about 4K should do it), so you can easily disengage.   Like a P-57 versus a Zero.   You don't wanna still be climbing struggeling to reach your attack altitude when you enter the sector.  You wanna be level and fast to surprise these guys.   They do tend to fixate though on other newbies who try to hide under their own flak at bases and CV's.  So you might catch'em unaware.  But my advise is to avoid em like the plague until you get some experience.
     There are plenty of mediocre pilots out there you can practice on.  And even the AI in the offline arenas will give you a run for your money.  The advice about gaining experience by flying against the best in the MA is o.k, if you're interested in learning how to get yourself killed over and over again.  Just my opinion. 

Just so you know, kill/death proves absolutely nothing. I fly mostly 109g6's (30 eny plane) Mostly around 6k and hold 2:1 k/d
Far as landing 7-8 kills? Anyone can vulch or pick people and land that many.

K/D proves absolutely nothing except fact he/she likes to pick/vulch rather then turn fight. If you want to know who the good drivers are, simply ask on channel 200 or on the forums.

[Adonai]

    You're right Adonai.  You won't teach me anything, anywhere.   Because i'm done being a newbie and i'm done being served up as cannon fodder for someone elses over inflated ego.   The only training i've seen in the MA is the "herd" mentality type of training.  You just let the rookies tag along, so hopefully you can hide in the numbers.   You're playing the odds, you're not training anyone.  And when i suggest you guys get serious about training new pilots..  you're come back is it's just a game. HAVE FUN.  Also before you suggest i don't know what every country is doing, remember, i said earlier i've flown for all THREE countries..  and they're all treating the new pilots the same way. 
    In fact,  i'll be delighted when Combat Tour is completed and i'm finally DONE with the personalites and egos in the MA.  When CT comes out, the MA is going to EMPTY of people like a house on fire.  Then you can have FUN playing with yourself.

Done being a newbie? You must be an ace then, thats why 90% of your rant is complete newbie way of thinking. Inflated Ego? You bring it upon yourself acting like a Tard on the forums so get what you deserve. I have yet seen you ask politely without ranting for any help at all in training.
If you come off acting like a Turd of course people will treat you as one. Game Egos are game egos, nobody is trying to bully you or call you a newbie, but figure this you say your done with the "egos in the MA" how come you act like this on the forums? Not someone I want to fly or train at all. So far all ive read from you is ranting and no legit information or asking for help.

[NOT]

i'd still like to know his game ID.




NOT

[moot]

The show must go on!

[WMLute]

    You're right Adonai.  You won't teach me anything, anywhere.   Because i'm done being a newbie and i'm done being served up as cannon fodder for someone elses over inflated ego.   The only training i've seen in the MA is the "herd" mentality type of training.  You just let the rookies tag along, so hopefully you can hide in the numbers.   You're playing the odds, you're not training anyone.  And when i suggest you guys get serious about training new pilots..  you're come back is it's just a game. HAVE FUN.  Also before you suggest i don't know what every country is doing, remember, i said earlier i've flown for all THREE countries..  and they're all treating the new pilots the same way. 
    In fact,  i'll be delighted when Combat Tour is completed and i'm finally DONE with the personalites and egos in the MA.  When CT comes out, the MA is going to EMPTY of people like a house on fire.  Then you can have FUN playing with yourself.

Couple of questions for ya'.

How often have you taken advantage of our wonderful Aces High Trainers?  How many hours have you logged in the TA with TC, Murdr, WideWing, or any of the great trainers?

How many times have you asked someone to go to the DA and teach you a few tricks?

Do you have all the important links bookmarked?  (like netaces, trainers.flyaceshigh, etc)

Do you film your fights and figure out what you did "wrong" (or they did right)?

How often can you be found trying to better yourself?

Don't cry about the lack of "training" when i'm 100% you have not even taken advantage of what is readily available.

One CAN fly in the way you described in the initial post, but if ya' do that, all you will ever be IS cannon fodder.

If you don't wanna be "cannon fodder", then log the hours, put forth the effort and turn the tables on them.  It's great fun to work really hard to improve your ability, run across someone that used to kill you, shoot 'em down fair and square, and then land their scalps.  Granted that takes things like "practice" and "effort" of course, but what do you expect?  This game ain't easy, and the top pilots have logged many an hour, for many a year getting that way.


(and yeah, what IS your game ID anyway?)

[stephen waldron]

  My game i.d is the same last name i use in this forum.  Except i had to change the "O" to an "E" because of duplication issues.  As for the validity of my complaint, you only have to look at the shear number of requests in the "Help and Training" section of this forum to see i'm right.  There has been a considerable increase in the number of NEW posts offering training opportunities since i began this argument.  So apparently my "RANTING" has served some purpose. 
  However you still miss the point.  Training in the TA and even the MA doesn't amount to the same degree of "commitment" as adopting a new pilot as a "wingman".   The idea of critiquing someone elses combat performance from the ground or by watching a film from the safety of your armchair is a little WEAK.
   As for your critique of my general attitude.  FYI.  I left the F.D. at the rank of Captain.  I was elected Fireman of the Year in 1989 by my co-workers.  So you can stick your opinion about that wherever you wish.

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I need that list of the guys I should look out for please, and more importantly....i'm i on the list?  

[Motherland]

Holy chit. You fly as timidly as you do and your K/D is .17?! My K/D is crap this tour because of my new stick (first time I checked was for comparison just a couple of minutes ago... .8 ), but I also don't care and commonly fly my way into situations that I'll never get out of... because it's fun, and makes me a better player. Last month I did the same thing, with my old stick (that I was used to) and my k/d was 2.43 (still not great, but I honestly don't care). This month I'm 1.13 or something in the AvA so far and last month I was 2.73 in the AvA, again, not caring about my score and flying to have fun.

[Lusche]

There has been a considerable increase in the number of NEW posts offering training opportunities since i began this argument.  So apparently my "RANTING" has served some purpose.

Holy inflated ego, Batman!

Btw, your claim of having me shot down Yenny or myself while vulching was made up. Feel free to look it up.

And this is the guy

- asking for external views in fighters as to increase realism
- claiming that taking off from a turning CV is a "stunt" impossibble to do for about almost everyone
- giving valuable lessons on how to be successful & stay alive in fighters





Truly the one to give teach other new players about fighter combat.


Usually I won't comment on other guys score and even warn to read too much in them... but not when someone tries to impress other new players with complete rubbish.


This is just a rather extreme specimen of the kind of players that blames everyone/everything else for his own shortcomings. Suck SA?? Of course, they don't have external views on! I crashed on landing? Of course, someone else turned the CV! 

[Motherland]

He must be flying now then.... I could have sworn his current tour k/d was .17 when I checked a few minutes ago 

[Lusche]

He must be flying now then.... I could have sworn his current tour k/d was .17 when I checked a few minutes ago 

The scores are from a few hours ago.

[gpwurzel]

Sheesh - I'd not normally post a direct answer to something like this, but this guy is, frankly, misguided at best. The trainers will work with anyone, generally at a time that is mutually convenient (even if, being a numpty like me, you cant work out time differences and miss it).

They do not sit on the ground critiquing, they will up a plane with you, and guide you thru the process, describing what they are doing and why, and why its important.

I cant say anything about your k/d ratio (trust me, mines worse - especially this month, trying to learn the 38), but I can say that is not an indication of how good a pilot you are up against.

I suck at this game (ask anyone, most of the people in this thread have killed me one time or another), but you know what, I have fun every time I play - and oddly enough, I'm always learning something.

WTG on being Fireman of the Year (and I mean that seriously - whilst its not germane to this discussion, it IS something you should be proud of)

Wurzel

[uptown]

  Lusche let me get you a beer    That was outstanding