The dweeb from dweebistan

[dirtdart]

don't start sticking your nose in the air and act like some elitist just because someone is flying a plane you think doesn't take any skill compared to the plane you choose to fly.

ack-ack

Was looking for your spin, not mine.  Bone flys spits nearly all the time.  He is not a dweeb.  Largely because in nearly every other plane in the set he is very competitive.  I guess there are those who stay inside of their comfort zone without ever challenging themselves. 

Elitist..pfft.  I am not a member of any of the overt/covert groups of "experts" around.  As I recall the post merely asked, which planes other posters thought might be the least "dweebiest" to them.  What are on your list? 

[gpwurzel]

So what if a veteran experienced player likes to fly Spitfires?  It is no different than the player that likes to fly Corsairs, Bf 109K-4s, etc.  This whole idea that once you reach a certain level of skill you shouldn't fly Spitfires or any of the easier to fly planes is utter nonsense.  Fly whatever plane you want is my motto.


I think the most fun in this game is enjoying whatever plane you choose to fly regardless of what anyone thinks.  I get a lot of grief for sticking for one plane, most refer to it as being cheap and that I should fly other planes but you know what?  I don't enjoy flying any other fighter as much as I do the P-38, even after all of these years.  Why should it be any different for someone that enjoys flying Spitfires, La 7s, P-51Ds, etc.?  If you think you have to challenge yourself by flying as many different planes as you can, then go for it and have a fun time doing it but don't start sticking your nose in the air and act like some elitist just because someone is flying a plane you think doesn't take any skill compared to the plane you choose to fly.

ack-ack

Quoted for truth (IMO only)

I prefer fighting the better sticks, win or lose (I generally lose), but will fight anyone in anything - if I die (mostly do), I'll try again and again.

Grizz in a 262, ack ack in a 38, bruv in a spit, kazaa in anything, Rumble in a ki84, Ink in a hurri,  bring it on - I'll at least die trying.

Wurzel

[Ack-Ack]

another example would be you in your 38. you have flown it so much the plane is easy mode for you. take the Hurri I into the LWA and start landing multiple kills in it. i bet you wont land as many as you do in the 38.

it is both the plane and the pilot in combination that make it easy mode.

Honestly, I would probably land more.  The last time I took something up other than a P-38 was a Ki-84 about a couple of years ago for a few sorties.  First time flying it in the MA and each sortie I RTB'd with 6+ kills without being shot down or even hit, actually found it easier to fly than the Lightning.

Even though I have flown the P-38 for a long time, I do not consider it to be an easy ride as it still takes a lot of know how to push that thing around when you're turn fighting Spitfires and the like.  Us dedicated P-38 flyers might make it look easy but we really do work hard flying the little twin engine biitch goddess.

I think BagRat summed it up best.

I think what makes somebody a "dweeb" is how much of an advantage they must have to actually engage. Somebody who flies a spit16 or p-51 is not a dweeb, but someone who fly's a plane and won't engage an enemy in the same plane without alt advantage or numbers is.

ack-ack

[cobia38]

I get a lot of crap for flying the 152 but I think it is more my flying style. Same with 51 pilots the plane helps them with their dweeby style.

Planes I think are tough to get kills and land would be the 110-c and A-20 people see these and dog pile them.

  soooo true, if i had a dollar for every time i was dogpiled in a A-20 i could retire 

[kilo2]

I think the most fun in this game is enjoying whatever plane you choose to fly regardless of what anyone thinks.  I get a lot of grief for sticking for one plane, most refer to it as being cheap and that I should fly other planes but you know what?  I don't enjoy flying any other fighter as much as I do the P-38, even after all of these years.  Why should it be any different for someone that enjoys flying Spitfires, La 7s, P-51Ds, etc.?  If you think you have to challenge yourself by flying as many different planes as you can, then go for it and have a fun time doing it but don't start sticking your nose in the air and act like some elitist just because someone is flying a plane you think doesn't take any skill compared to the plane you choose to fly.

ack-ack

Exactly how I feel about the 152. Even though a couple people would rather I mix it up and fly all planes in the plane set I just cant get away from the 152. I feel like there is something new to learn every time I fly it.

[kilo2]

  soooo true, if i had a dollar for every time i was dogpiled in a A-20 i could retire 

Flew the A-20 for a while and it really helped my SA so many planes pass up others to get to you.

[grizz441]

Grizz in a 262, ack ack in a 38, bruv in a spit, kazaa in anything, Rumble in a ki84, Ink in a hurri,  bring it on - I'll at least die trying.

Just to clairfy, I only fly me262's against hordes for target practice.  Associate me with the actual plane I fly most please, the 109k4

[gpwurzel]

My apologies Grizz, was only meant as a point of view fella.

Mind, I'll fight ya in the 109k4 too 

Wurzel

[CAP1]

Just to clairfy, I only fly me262's against hordes for target practice.  Associate me with the actual plane I fly most please, the 109k4

a bit off topic, but i'm gonna ask ya anyway.

 in a co-alt merge, p-38, p-39, or p-40 vs the k-4....how the hell do we beat that dam thing?

[dirtdart]

Hope the guy in the 109 turns flat or split S down?  Not the stick others are, but I just climb until I have the advantage, then roll into them.  Then, I do some tibetian prayer wheel chants that the taters will connect as a scream down at em...

[CAP1]

Hope the guy in the 109 turns flat or split S down?  Not the stick others are, but I just climb until I have the advantage, then roll into them.  Then, I do some tibetian prayer wheel chants that the taters will connect as a scream down at em...

 

i seem to kind of do ok against decent pile-its on the deck...unless i brain fart and follow em up in the 39, then i die......but when i come up against the really good sticks, it's only a matter of seconds before i'm on the defensive...and it normally goes downhill from there, as i seem to never be able to dodge those dam taters.....

[grizz441]

I guess the Muppets would have to fly an easier plane for them if they can't take my little ol' Lightning in their Bf 109K-4s 

In all seriousness, the majority seem to blame the plane for killing them and do not take into account that a plane only does what the person flying it tells it to do.  So when I get shot down by a Spitfire Mk XIV or any other plane, I don't blame the other plane for doing it, I got shot down because I either screwed up or I was out flown by the other pilot and not the plane.  So in your example, I was shot down because I was ganged by a hord of pilots and not because they were flying Spitfire Mk XIVs. 

I know you understand what I am getting at but are purposefully acting rather obtuse, because you know when it comes down to it, it's the pilot and not the plane.  Hopefully the majority will get a clue and this moronic nonsense of calling a plane "EZ Mode" or a "Dweeb Ride" will cease but I'm not holding my breath.

ack-ack

I'm sorry for being obtuse, but the point is, there are many players that are less skilled than you in this game that when put in the Spit16, would hand you your bellybutton much more often then you would hand them theirs.

[grizz441]

a bit off topic, but i'm gonna ask ya anyway.

 in a co-alt merge, p-38, p-39, or p-40 vs the k-4....how the hell do we beat that dam thing?

Hope that it isn't a Muppet flying the K4 and you are ok.

[CAP1]

Hope that it isn't a Muppet flying the K4 and you are ok.

there's some excellent non-muppet k4 pile-its out there too ya know......

[Oddball-CAF]

  P-47 and Mosquito MkVI. End of story. And K4s ARE a cartoon ride. Been that way ever since
they toned down the FM a couple years back. Why do you think they're so popular now?
They're the La7 for guys that don't want to be caught in one of those.
  Granted some GREAT pilots fly them, but in the vast majority of cases, they're flown
by guys who like the fact they can dance on heads with 'em all day using that 4.0 ROC or
better that -no- other plane can match.