ACES HOG (take a serious look at this)

[MANDOBLE]

Take a serious look at the actual status of kills:
HOGC -> 16496 kills (1769 gvs)
Nikki -> 7521 kills (198 gvs)
SpitIX -> 7120 kills (283 gvs)

At half way down:
La7 -> 4476 kills (116 gvs)

Rest of the planes have as minimum 1000 kills less than La7.
For example:
HOG-D -> 3439 kills (203 gvs)
190D9 -> 3140 kills (63 gvs)

Another example related to buffs:
HOGC  -> 2410 buff kills
190D9 ->  586 buff kills

Sincerely, I'm getting bored encountering only Hogs C, nikkis and spits. Dont remember the last time I fought a P51B (for example). IMO, something should be done.

AH is becoming anything but a balanced planeset usage game, is becoming Aces HOG.

[ra]

MANDOBLE, did you just now notice this?

In the MA people are going to do whatever they like, so a lot of people fly the easiest planes to get kills in.  What we need is an alternative to the MA, like a historical arena.  Even 30 people in an HA is a lot of fun.

ra

[funked]

Remember we are on an ocean map, so carrier planes will naturally be the most popular.  And since HTC have not chosen to model some of the most formidable CV planes, the Chog is the best choice.

[MANDOBLE]

Sorry funked, but you know very well carriers dont matter at all. This is the same with any map.

And a final note:
I supposed perks were here to regulate the usage of planes. HogC is obviously out of range.

[This message has been edited by MANDOBLE (edited 04-19-2001).]

[Sancho]

 

Originally posted by ra:
What we need is an alternative to the MA, like a historical arena.  Even 30 people in an HA is a lot of fun.

How about the SEA?  Set it up with one of the historic terrains, historic planeset, only 2 countries active... Norway, Mediterranean, Channel (we got one of them?).

[This message has been edited by Sancho (edited 04-19-2001).]

[DamnedATC]

So whats your point, and what would you like to happen?

People chose the aircraft they are most likely to achieve in.  Whats great, is that there are many aircraft to chose from. Many excellent pilots fly P38's P47s D9's. Those, like myself do not have to time to master other aircraft, and are content with the F4C, Niki etc for now.   After all the object is to kill.  I only look forward to more aircraft to chose from.  The last thing we should do is limit them.  

ATC (Damned half bellybutton pilot and proud)
Damned MKL

[Tac]

well damned, the longer you or others stay in n1k or chog the less they will learn...or learn some really bad habits.

Try flying the c205 or la5 or the Yak9U. They are great nimble airplanes that you can treat like a n1k or chog manouver-wise (though you WILL stall and die if you stay with the point and click mentality), have good guns and will give you a good platform to learn both B&Z and T&B ACM'ing.

Like I said in another thread, its the damn isles map that literally demands the chog and fleet flak abuse in order to get something done. I guess ill become a 1 month on 1 month off subscriber because of this.

Wonder why some of those excellent player made maps arent considered for the MA  

[juzz]

I wonder which planes people would fly instead, if the F4U-1C, N1K2-J and Spitfire F.IX were gone?

[Citabria]

HTC dosnt have the nerve to perk the chog or n1k2.

people would stop playing and quit altogether in droves.

and they would!  

[Toad]

The never-ending story.

I will simply NEVER understand why people worry so about what the OTHER guy is flying.

Good sticks will kill you in anything. ANYTHING. I think Drex would have my number if he was in a Stearman with a only BB gun.

Most of the folks I see in F4U-1C's or N1K1's are thankfully not the really good sticks. Therefore, I kill them as much as they kill me. I kill them way more often than they kill me, if I fly smart. (Some are flown by the pros. KBman and Nash toasted me in their F4's the other night   )

A target is a target.  

There will always be a few planes that are significantly more popular than the others. Deal with it.

Now I'm going to go buy some Kimberly-Clark stock. Looks like Kleenex is selling well.  

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Toad

Fly what you like. Like what you fly. Don't worry about what the other guy flies. It's a game.

[BUG_EAF322]

just let em dweebs

I know some guys wich when i flew my first weeks on account flew the more manly planes.
(P38) and they now only fly chog or nik

How weak can ur soul be  
still the chog ain't that easy to fly like the nik IMO.

[janjan]

The isles map and carriers are the worst things happened to AH.

My squad already lost people and is very near to lose more just because of the CV flak umbrella attacks & isles map enabling that.

[Glasses]

Hehe Citabria I  agree, they know very well that the "laserwagen" provides most of the MA population kills and ease of use of the point and kill interface we have there.

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Glasses---I may have 4 eyes ,but you only have one wing.
Besser tot als rot

[sling322]

 

Originally posted by Tac:


Wonder why some of those excellent player made maps arent considered for the MA  

Ya know...I have seen this statement on numerous occasions in a lotta threads and if I recall correctly the reason these player made maps arent being used is because they are:

a.  too small or
b.  not equally balanced enough to be a MA map

Until one of these map makers creates one that is large and balanced for all sides then I doubt we will see a player made map in the MA anytime soon.


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Sling322
Not a Monitor!
Fat Drunk "Chute Shooting" Bastards

[gatt]

Exactly what Citabria said. Think about it this way ...: flying that cannons and turning crap (and paying) they allow other people fly men's planes    

     



[This message has been edited by gatt (edited 04-20-2001).]