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[Spikes]

Lots of times I'd get booted because I shot the host down, and like you said many I'd get plastered on the runway because I had DT's...Den's airport room was fun though.

[Denholm]

Imagine my distress controlling 31 players...



I said turn LEFT!

You also had idiots controlling the rooms.  Can't recall his name, started with a B though and fancied himself as an 'experten' P-38 flyer and would tout he had one of the better behaved H2H rooms.  So I went in there looking for a good fight, run into the guy and easily shoot him down each time he engaged me.  After around the 5th time I waxed him, he boots me from the room and 'banned' me from ever entering.  All because I repeatedly shot him down.

There were also the H2H rooms with those idiots that tried to force you to have them check you out before you were able to take off.  Got booted from one of those rooms for taking off with a DT, because according to the host, DTs can be used as bombs.  It was my experience while H2H was around that most of the rooms were hosted by complete and utter idiots.

ack-ack

Yes, you are correct. You also have to remember most of these "idiots" were people who decided to get a feel for the game before transitioning to the MA. H2H was a "getaway" for regular MA players and somewhat of a training ground for new players who didn't want to spend $14 learning how to play online.

[jolly22]

How about people that have been playing for at least 2 years , are the only ones to e able to start a game. Can this be possible??   ideas????

[Spikes]

Can't do anything like that, because people create accounts, play for years, leave for a few months, then come back...yadda yadda...

I also remember the rooms with the 10x ammo...always made me laugh...those Hurri guys who start spraying at 1K out, all you do is pull up, let em stall, then kill em on your way down.

[Penguin]

Ooh, what's the airport room?  That sounds like fun!

*Imagines flying a B-17 full of people, and the frantic pace set by the tower* 

Ah what fun that could have been.

-Penguin

[Denholm]

It was supposed to simulate modern-day aviation procedures. Every airport was a Class B airport controlled by an Air Traffic Controller (usually one person.... me). Every aircraft would have to request permission to taxi and takeoff. ATC would generally file the flight plan and control the aircraft after departure.

Was a lot of fun for me, since I was constantly trying to rearrange traffic for "the perfect approach." What always amused me was my request that an aircraft descend and maintain an altitude. I would expect a gradual descent, but instead the aircraft would roll over and dive down to altitude! I can only imagine the thoughts of those passengers and the expression of the pilot when those passengers stormed the cockpit.

[Penguin]

That sounds like fun!  What if you vulched the guy taking off? 

So what's "the perfect approach"

-Penguin

[Spikes]

He had no ammo as an arena setting.

[Denholm]

I removed all ammunition from planes and kicked unresponsive players (only took 4 seconds before their slot was replaced, airport was that popular).

The perfect approach was to guide aircraft to be lined up 4 miles from the runway, on glide-slope, without causing a traffic conflict. It was fairly rare as people didn't know how to remain at altitude or follow a heading.

[jetster]

Spikes that avatar is awesome......... Reminds me of an ole girl friend many moons ago......