Question....

[FALCONWING]

Falc...Sweetie...you always leave me  satisfied. Especially on Fridays!

Fridays are the BESTEST...maybe you are missing those moments the most!!! 

[Banshee7]

It happens Nate, for the first time since AW died I've let my account in here lapse. I've decided that the unused charge was better off as rum & cokes in my belly or as green fees at the golf course   As Steve said, I've always found ways to balance the game with other things to keep it interesting to me. If you take a break, whether it's a short one or an extened one, when you come back it will be the same exciting game that you remember from days past

My squaddies and buddies on here was the main reason I kept the account active without playing for so long! Can't wait for Dayton again next year, you had better be there!!!!

Pete

p.s. Happy B-Day~!

I wish you'd come back.  Whenever I get online no one is on.  I enjoyed talking to you at Dayton, but never hear from you in game  . 

Soulution = Buy Modern Warfare 2

Lot of time going into that game right now 



NATE:

Stick with it man, maybe take a break now and then.  You are one of the few players that I can actually have a sensible conversation with in this game. 

[Little Dragon]

Soulution = Buy Modern Warfare 2

YES!!  lmao     definitely a great game. 

  SWkiljoy

[xbrit]

Stick with it man, maybe take a break now and then.  You are one of the few players that I can actually have a sensible conversation with in this game. 

OK when did you start this sensible stuff ??

[Banshee7]

After a 2 month break from AH 

[blutic]

  Even had I guy tell me he doesn't fight unless he has the advantage.

Is this wrong?

[ink]

  Even had I guy tell me he doesn't fight unless he has the advantage.

Is this wrong?

absolutely

[Guppy35]

Lately I have been finding AH dull.  I've been tried everything from flying high ENY planes, to GVing using M8s, to dogfighting in TBMs and SBDs.  Currently my squaddies are are the only thing that motivates me to fly.

It seems that I am having trouble finding fun in the MAs as of late. The same maps come up over and over, which produce the exact same fights from week to week.  I see a lot of horde vs horde tactics, pick and run, gang and run.  Even had I guy tell me he doesn't fight unless he has the advantage.  Which really just blew my mind. 

It also seems that the quality of the fights have gone down.  Example:  I seen a large darbar at a rook field.  I was already in a Brewster so I head over there to see what is going on.  I see 6-7 spitfires upping.  I look around and its just me.  Then here come the 6-7 spits all fighting each other for the assist.   

So here's my questions, what do others do to keep the excitement and fun in the MA and am I the only one feeling this way lately?  As of right now I am only looking forward to FSOs and the scenarios. 

Track down a book on something about the airwar in WW2 you don't know about.  Whenever I get too bored with it, I do that and learn all I can about something else.  Then it's time to fly the bird in question and do something dumb

I've pointed a few of the 80th guys to my favorite fighter pilot book  "Nanette" by Edwards Park.  He flew 39s in the early part of the war in the Pacific.  THe 80th also few 39s early before the 38s so when all else fails a few of us will hop in 39Ds or Qs and throw ourselves into the crowd.  If that doesn't work, light B25C strafers are good fun to take out on the deck looking for shipping to strafe.

It's usually the history that gets me going again.

[Shuffler]

 Even had I guy tell me he doesn't fight unless he has the advantage.

Is this wrong?

No. Just means he probably can't fight well yet.

This is a game... he should jump in and try to improve.

[5PointOh]

Dan, you know any good books about the 20th FG??


Thats how I feel Shuffler.  Typically I fly the 51B, and I know low and slow on the deck with Spits is a bad place to be, but it doesn't stop me from trying.

[doc1kelley]

Ya know Copperhead, I have to lump you in with todays youth as you folks have no stamina.  There are lots of us in here that have been doing this stuff non-stop for years and don't suffer the burnout that you are suffering.  I've been playing nonstop since 1995 and the only break I took was in 1999 when I suffered a massive skull fracture and was down for 3 months.  There are a lot of guys here that have been non-stop much longer from back in the DOS days and the SVGA AirWarrior days.  I may be wrong but it seems that you have let the game become more than just a distraction from the real world.  Most of us "old-timers" come here for stress relief from our real world lives and you could consider it group therapy for those of us that don't seek professional help .  If you are now bored with the gameplay, try something else to distract you and then come back when you are ready.  Where else can you get together with a bunch of friends and have fun for a while and still make it to work and deal with your wife and children or grandchildren, while retaining a bit of sanity?  It's all about priorities and only YOU know what they will be and where this game falls in the list.  I hope you regain the desire to play but only you can decide what ya wanna do.

All the Best...

    Jay
 awDoc1

[Yossarian]

SORRY ABOUT THE SEXTUPLET POSTS 

My browser never finished loading the 'post successful' page, and when I hit refresh it didn't show me as having posted...so I keep hitting the button...and tried again later...and came in here just now expecting to find zero posts by me...I FAILED!

[Guppy35]

Dan, you know any good books about the 20th FG??


Thats how I feel Shuffler.  Typically I fly the 51B, and I know low and slow on the deck with Spits is a bad place to be, but it doesn't stop me from trying.

There is a Squadron Signal book on the 20th FG by Ron Mackay.  Jack Illfrey wrote a book on his experiences with both the 1st and the 20th FG called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy" that is good also

[SunBat]

"Happy Jack's Go Buggy"

I saw the Happy Jack Go Buggy P-51D at the Wings Over Houston Airshow a couple of weeks ago.  See was a bute.

[Shuffler]

I saw the Happy Jack Go Buggy P-51D at the Wings Over Houston Airshow a couple of weeks ago.  See was a bute.

I didn't make it to the show again. Saw a 24 fly over my home though