besides all of that the only reason a ho is looked down on is it wasnt allowed in the other game before aces high, in real life if you look at the combat films they shot head on every time the opportunity presented it self SO SALUTE FOR THE KILL
First off. HOs are looked down upon because they take no skill. You dont have to work for angles. You dont have to be good. A pilot who always looks for a HO is a dead pilot. Whenever I see guns blaring on the first pass, 99 times out of 100 i know its a dweeb who will be an easy kill. Its easy to avoid unless greatly outnumbered, and slow.
Like I said in my previous post, its OK to HO 262s in my book. Its ok because the 262 is an impossible plane to shoot down otherwise unless they are caught slow, and its just hilarious when it happens.
As for the real life HO. First off, If i were a real pilot, the last thing i would do is purposely give my enemy an easy guns solution. That's tantamount to suicide. Sure, it happened, but no way would any sane person purposely use that as a tactic to kill unless the enemy didn't have a firing solution, or they were taken by surprise.
Im so sick of the "they did it in real life" excuse. This is a game of skill, NOT real life. You only show how unskilled you are if you are taking a HO every chance you get. I admit I take a HO shot every once in a while if im forced to, but using it as an actual tactic is very lame and will not make you a better player.
Ultimately it is your $15/month. Do what you want. You will rarely see me complain about getting HO'd because I AVOID it. That doesn't mean i don't think its gamey and dweeby.
