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Offline Xasthur

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2009, 10:10:05 PM »
1. Thing wrong with your post.... If the fight was fair, you planned it wrong.

2. Hoing was a tactic used in WWII

3. Picking- How the hell do you think pilots SURVIVED in WWII

4. the game is in a right direction IMO

Genocide was a tactic used in WWII also. Do you think that would be fun? Maybe we can find a way to fit that into the game?  :rolleyes:

It's a game for fun using the machines used in the largest world conflict in history as a platform. It is not a life or death struggle.

Suicide attacks were a much-used tactic.... Should we allow bomb-stuffed Zekes so we can have waves of 2-weekers and complete tards streaming endlessly into the CVs? No, that has been deemed as detrimental to gameplay and as such, crashing into targets does no damage.

Sonderkommando Elbe was a unit design specifically to ram Allied bombers. One pilot took out 2 B-24s with one such ramming attack. Should we allow players to crash into buffs?
The Sturmgruppen were ordered to do the same thing should they be unable to bring down bombers via their guns. Some did this and did so quite successfully. Why can't I crash my 190 A8, cannons blazing, into a B-17?

Because it is against the spirit of fun.

This game need not be one giant duelling arena and fights need not always be 'fair'.... but playing with no other purpose in mind other than pick the 4x cannon bird and spray head-long into anything with wings in order to 'win' is nothing short of ultra-dork.

HOs are usually easily avoided and also put the HOer at a significant disadvantage should they chose to continue to try and fight past the first merge.... So I don't often complain about it.... but advocating the HO tactic as a 'realistic' and therefore 'good' tactic is about as smart as sticking a knife in a toaster.  
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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2009, 10:18:17 PM »
I agree with Motherland.  If you think egos are bad now...well...  Get my picture?  :aok


So you're saying I need to get a picture of you, to see a really bad ego?

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2009, 10:20:39 PM »

So you're saying I need to get a picture of you, to see a really bad ego?

 :D

From what I hear yes  :lol

(and yes I get it :))

Just out of interest, may I ask how old are you Motherland?

I think he's about the same age I am (and I'm 17). 
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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2009, 10:26:58 PM »
I'd like a lot less gamers and a lot more sim enthusiasts/history buffs within AH.

It would make a difference, in both the MA and scenarios.
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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2009, 10:30:23 PM »
I'd like a lot less gamers and a lot more sim enthusiasts/history buffs within AH.

It would make a difference, in both the MA and scenarios.

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2009, 10:40:19 PM »
  Maybe its me but its seems the more people that play the less I enjoy it. Im sure its just because many of us started along time ago in other sims, but back then I knew everyone. Now I dont, and it just seems to blur. Koth is a good fun way to compete, and others have done ladders. Plenty in here to keep everyone happy.

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2009, 10:50:59 PM »
Kazaa:  Your idea would float well with the gaming community.  However some of us are flight simmers not gamers.

When AH first started it was little like it is now.  It was great fights, usually even and fun.

Ask Fester (citabria then) Shamus, Rob53,  Ripsnort, Cavalier, Wilbuz, Saw , StSanta etc.  We fought against one another and

had no problems with laughing at ourselves and the game had a touch of honor then. (If something like honor is

possible).  The game was in balance tilted to the flight simmer and not the gamer.  Within the last 6 to 7 years

it has become a venue for gamers.  They usually know nothing of WWII History.  They know little if anything about

the aircraft and the Pilots who flew them. SA and ACM are completely foreign to them.

I still fly the MA (lot's of gamers and those who game the game)  but my preference is FSO and Scenarios.

If it weren't for those two types of event, I'd have left this point and click fast results lookit me game the game a good

while ago.  I'm not in favor of anything that would make this more of a gamers paradise then it is now.

What a pity.  If the gamers only knew what they were missing.
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Offline Phantomz

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2009, 11:03:17 PM »
+1  Even though Hajo brings up good points... Hitech needs to still do something to spark and keep interest in the players that have been here for awhile anything is worth a try atleast once.
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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2009, 11:05:05 PM »
I’m sure the game could only benefit from more players, no matter what ages they are.
Sure, it's the type of people they are though.
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Offline caldera

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2009, 11:07:06 PM »
Why not just fly challenging aircraft? That will make the fights seem more challenging. Since you are so much above the level of competition, try BnZ-ing in a P-40B or TnB in a FW-190 F8.

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #25 on: May 16, 2009, 11:09:09 PM »
Well we would still get hoing, the only option would be to introduce a small frontal shield to make each player work for the kill. Either is fine with me.

Didn't they have a frontal shiled in AW?

No "frontal shiled" in AW. What they had was a randomized 10% chance of a hit on forward quarter shots. Except for planes with centerline gun packages.

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #26 on: May 16, 2009, 11:10:20 PM »
So motherland your saying Hitech is independently wealthy and couldn't use an extra quarter mill a year?  I call BS

Okay. For your call of BS on this...I call CLUELESS!!!  :devil

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #27 on: May 16, 2009, 11:45:07 PM »
After having played for a year or two I find I can have lots of fun just flying.

1) It's easy to find 1v1's.
2) It's easy to find 1vMany and vice versa
3) There are bombers to shoot at
4) There are ground targets to shoot at and bomb
5) You can capture a field
6) You can fight a ground battle
7) You can race jeeps
8) You can even race PT boats (no I'm not kidding  :rofl )
9) You can race other planes
10) You can shoot down planes while on the ground
11) You can command a task force
12) You can attack shipping
13) You can resupply fields
14) You can fly in scenarios
15) You can fly in FSO
16) You can fly in KOTH
17) You can even have an ego in a cartoon environment
18) You can meet your cartoon friends whenever you want
19) If you're old enough you can drink and fly
20) You can even win a war
21) You can make a movie
22) You can direct a movie
23) You can watch a movie
24) You can duel someone
25) You can win prizes
26) You can belong to a squadron
27) You can have your own squadron
28) You can be a cartoon General (not that anyone will listen to you)
29) You can game the game (no one cares since everyone knows you are doing it)
30) You can fly any number of different planes
31) You can keep the game going by continuing to play
32) You can fly in many different arenas of your choice (got that? your choice)

Tell me where else you can do that for 50C a day?

Now tell me how come it's never enough?

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Offline weazely

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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #28 on: May 17, 2009, 12:03:08 AM »
I know at least in the Halo 3 pro circuit you are considered burnt out around 27-30, not to be rude but there seems to be a higher number of people above this age range than below.

What I am trying to say is in the competitive gaming world, what ever the younger crowd follows is what will be a bigger hit so seeing as AH2 is more 30+ based I dont see it getting much more competitive.  As gameplay in the actual game goes I dont think you will ever see the perfect arena where everyone plays to get better and improve their flying, people want to have fun. 
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Re: I crave more competition!
« Reply #29 on: May 17, 2009, 12:05:08 AM »
"I would love to see HTC introduce something like World of Warcraft’s"


If WoW is such a great fun game whay not stay with it? My grandson plays it and I think it sucks
some of the  lanaguage I hear coming from that game and  kids use in the game is atrocious.
I would certainly hate to see AH turn in to a gamers game. Just leave it alone and have fun or leave
the game.

Plus I hate playing any game that has as much AI as WoW does even AW sucked with it AI IMO.
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