Not seeing the forest for the trees

[Shuffler]

I fly the game for air combat as it was designed by HT. Others can get what they can out of it.

[Steve]

Not really steve, I think my statement encompasses most aspects of the game. I'm leary of all and wholly. Well since grade school anyway. Rarely does marking "all" on a test lead to a correct answer. 


Again, It was an observation. I'm not putting anyone down here. Dispute my observation if you like. Prove to me I'm wrong. I honestly don't care about whether any one likes furballing over team strategy. Plenty of room for both in mho. No need to get defensive and try to play lawyer with sentence structure.

Allow me to point out something here. I see many rooks landing multiple kills continuously. Meanwhile while they are landing all these kills Rooks are losing bases left and right. So while everyone is getting high 5s they are losing the war. Basically they are not seeing the forest for the trees. They don't take down troops at even isolated vbases. So if you want to boast about your stats. Please do. However there is much more at stake and much more to the game.

Your statement cleary speaks that there is "much more at stake and much more to the game" than furballing.  This my be right for you but wholly wrong for others. You've attempted to change your position in mid thread, you should be a politician.

[dkff49]

If you want to hug a tree then go ahead, but I prefer to play the game my own way and leave the "win the war" fanatics to do their own thing as well.

[Chalenge]

Just last night I met a guy that just loves to HO and loves to BE HOed. Takes all sorts...

[grizz441]

Then go there. For those who want more stay in ma.

About a week ago I looked took a look and it was 700 in MA and 20 in DA. Not a strong point for your cause. Maybe you should check now. Bet it is close to the same ratio.

But again let me emphasize this one more time. Fly the way you enjoy the game. I do.

Here's what the evolutionary perspective of the typical AH player looks like from my eyes. (Assuming he stays around for years) Each stage can vary in time.

Learn to control the aircraft>>Learn to Aim>>Learn some SA>>Help Friends and Country Win the War>>Get Bored>>Learn ACM>>Pwn T3h Noobz

Notice how 'Learn ACM' occurs after the WTW mentality in the evolutionary process.  You simply don't have many players who are very good pilots worrying about winning the fake war.  You'll get it some day getback. (maybe)

[Getback]

That's not how it was for me.

[grizz441]

That's not how it was for me.

I'm sure it's close.

[Motherland]

Grizz's post actually seems pretty accurate from my experience personally and what I've observed in others.

[Steve]

I don't see the learn the ACM part anymore. What I see is arenas full of hordelings who simply have no concept of ACM.  Three's literally hundreds of them in the LWA's.

[Getback]

Here folks, let me make it easy for you. I was laughing thinking about how I would reply to such a post. It's somewhat of a 2 parter.  One you could say yes we see the forest for the trees and choose to play the way we play. But yeah, you are correct in your observation. Or of course you could mix the two in a couple of ways or maybe more. Like I said play the way you enjoy. It's just an observation.

Also, Later I thought how would I post these in a more postive note. I wish I would have asked what does your country have to offer a new player? However, I'm done posting on the subject.

[NoBaddy]

I don't see the learn the ACM part anymore. What I see is arenas full of hordelings who simply have no concept of ACM.  Three's literally hundreds of them in the LWA's.

...and why not? The game doesn't punish them for suiciding to accomplish their "mission". No need to put any effort into the game. 

[grizz441]

...and why not? The game doesn't punish them for suiciding to accomplish their "mission". No need to put any effort into the game. 

The punishment for this type of game play is boredom.  It's not sustainable.

[Getback]

I don't see the learn the ACM part anymore. What I see is arenas full of hordelings who simply have no concept of ACM.  Three's literally hundreds of them in the LWA's.

Some days!

[Rich46yo]

For the record. I dont care how anyone plays. I dont care if they horde, mob, go off alone, GV, furball, mission their arses off. I couldn't care less if we lose or win every map that comes along. Actually I have far more important things on life to worry about. That and I aint paying nobody elses $$ every month so I figure I dont have the right to tell them how to play.

Some of this stuff I hear on the comms is ridiculous. Who cares how somebody else wants to play?

The only exception are the gamey crap that smells like 5 day old road kill, IE; Lancs flinging 1,000 lb bombs like stukas, PT boats upping/launching 40 times in a row, bombing and bailing...ect

[killnu]

seems like this thread blew up in the poster face.