Question about a Horde

[Cajunn]

dear god not this subject again get ready for 45 pages of crap  

my point exactly!

[Spikes]

NOE horde missions rule in what way?

Number of guys that don't know what they are doing.

[waystin2]

Who really cares anymore, just do what you do.  Expect to be shot down repeatedly and ridiculed though.  Then go try to find more people to hide with.  You'll still get shot down. 

Oh and Waystin, before spouting off in emoticons about something retarded, remember this is not war, a simulation of world war two or supposed to re-create WW2.  It's purely a game using WW2 vehicles and planes.  The only thing that can even remotely be compared to that are scenarios, never, ever the gameplay of the MA. 

But like I said, just do what you guys do.  You do it well... well, not really...

Oh and Stang before spouting off in text about something retarded, remember this is not real, it is a game.
     

[sethipus]

There is no real point, other than having fun, to anything we do in this game.

If every encounter is a beautiful, cold-merge 1v1 dogfight, where superior ACM can be displayed and the clock of the guy who can't fly as well cleaned, well, he can just up again immediately, and no lasting effect (except maybe to his ego) has been achieved.

If a base is taken, it'll probably be taken back overnight, and worse case scenario is a map change, in which case we wash, rinse, repeat, until the end of time.

There is no cosmic difference between furballing, nice dueling/dogfighting, milkrunning, horde base taking, etc.  It's all just different aspects of a game.  And sometimes different subsets of the playerbase are amused by the different aspects of the game.

I think those who complain about the hordes have no real point, other than "some other people are enjoying the game on their own terms, and I don't happen to agree, so WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH."

The best thing to do about a horde, IMHO and only MHO, is to up a good plane and go try to break the horde.  That's a good time, whether I succeed or fail!

[Wingnutt]

I only assign the "horde" tag if its an NOE mission with LOTS of planes..   giant mass bomber raids are not hordes, neither is 4 people sneaking a Vbase.    45 110s 3 feet of the ground swarming town like locusts is a horde..  

but hordes are not 100% bad, busting NOE horde missions can be pretty exhilarating,  your just taking off and climbing when suddenly everything starts flashing, you roll over and see just an absolute sea of red..    You can rack up the kills, just stay fast and avoid the HOs and you will probably get at least 5 scalps thanks to angering and town ack alone.  in circumstances like that, the enemy horde can be a blessing.

[Becinhu]

It is quite satisfying to find an NOE horde mishun, fly around the 110/niki HO wall, and kill all of their goons. But since I never tune 200 I don't get the see the whine-o-meter light up....

[CAP1]

why don't we get the hordes to fight eachother?

isn't that a furball? one of the most fun and exciting kinds fo fights in here? of course, i wouldn't know, as my 38 o deth doesn't survive long.............

[CAP1]

The sad thing is...about 15 of the 20 would be dead within 30 seconds because 3/4 of the hordes put together aren't taught ACM and are in 110s...the commander saying to them "Spray at the brown buildings with all your ammo"

spray with what? weed killer? 

[CAP1]

Nothing is to come about talking about it. Hordes will never cease to end.

uumm.....don't you mean "cease to be"?

[pluck]

I think you guys got a point.  AHII is supposed to be a simulation of WWII combat and, since there is no evidence...

jeez, they sent all that after 2 planes and an undefended base? actually the US was busy taking Japanese bases, while the Japanese were busy taking US bases. They just sent hordes into undefended bases and always sent 10 zeros to confront a lone p38 as that is the best tactical choice.  On another front, Russia was sneaking German occupied land without resistance, while Germany sat around spawn camping and hording with massive forces. The Germans figured if they could launch gv's into the HQ and kill the dar, they would be able to recover all the bases the Russians milked.  Meanwhile, Hartmann was flying around vulching fields and using his wingmen as bait all day to increase his fighter score.  AH reflects WW2 perfectly, I can really see how this is relevant.

[Steve]

While the horde doesn't bother me. There are things about it which amuse me.

Here's one of my  favorites:  the guy(s) in the horde over your base who are circling at 15 to 20K. This is always a source of amusement to me. Sometimes I'll check flims for names. Invariably, it's some guy who gets between 1 and 3 kills per hour; not necessarily a noob.

Seriously, where's the fun in that? When I try to talk to these high dots on 200, I get no  response.  Sure it's their $15 but for a kill or two an hour, I'd rather watch ice melt.


Steve

[Cajunn]

I'm usually the guy in the 110 that doesn't know what he's doing, just spraying building for fun! And I HO everything that comes off the runway because that's what my Master told me to do

[olskool2]

I erased everything I had typed when I read the kid's above me post.

[StokesAk]

the guy(s) in the horde

[B4Buster]

Game is full of hypocrites.