Suggestion to deal with the ack huggers

[Masherbrum]

[Shuffler]

I've been killed by my own ack while trying to take off at a capped base.


Just about the time your going to lift splat.

[Imowface]

I have been chasing people and the angle that I followed them into the ack it works as a human shield and their own ack killed them for me

[grizz441]

I can't say that I have ever been killed by my own base ack in this game.  I've got my engine shot out a few times but that's about it.

Puffy though?  More times than I can count.

[pervert]

Its simple, give them your 6 get them far from the ack reverse them kill them. At the end of the day they want the same thing as you, a kill. They just want it in a lame way. If you don't play ball with them they will follow you out and you will kill them. Flying through the ack is just dumb no matter how much you want the kill. 

[bj229r]

Certain plane types---it's a better than fair bet they're gonna ho and run away/to ack---P47M..D9..a few others are the most common. I see that starting up, I don't even bother looking their way again. You'll not see them again unless they have a clear advantage in numbers/alt. Spit 8's/9's...F4u1's...quite a different story

[Ack-Ack]

I can't say that I have ever been killed by my own base ack in this game.  I've got my engine shot out a few times but that's about it.

Puffy though?  More times than I can count.

Got killed by a nice, sweet 1,500 yard shot from friendly ack last night.  Actually watched the two tracers come at me as I was diving on some Corsair hell bent on taking out the last fighter hanger.  First round appeared to hit the Corsair in front of me, the 2nd tracer passed by the Corsair where the Corsair's port wing used to be and then watched in curious fascination as the tracer came up and hit me smack in the nose, flew for about .5 seconds before my Lightning blew up and I was a victim of blue on blue fratricide.

ack-ack

[BMathis]

You were probably fighting a guy who just recently learned there is a scoring system in AH. 

 


 

[dirtdart]

Last night I was running down a member from a "elite fighter squad" and he headed to a friendly field to hide in the ack.  The field had just been deacked and all of it was down.... freaking hilarious.

[Ack-Ack]

Last night I was running down a member from a "elite fighter squad" and he headed to a friendly field to hide in the ack.  The field had just been deacked and all of it was down.... freaking hilarious.

Hehe those are the fun ones.  Had a situation similiar but the guy didn't know that his base had switched possession during our fight and ran to what he thought the safety of his acks only to be shot down.  We both had a good laugh at it, especially when I tried to land about 20 minutes later and the base was recaptured by the other side and I got killed by acks as I rolled to a stop.

ack-ack

[The Fugitive]

Yes!  I just LOVE 200 and PM insults thrown by misguided individuals.  We need MORE of that!  It will be a great way to attract new players to the game too.

 

Years ago this was the biggest deterrent to dweebery. New players learned fast that it was NOT acceptable behavior to HO, to gang, and so on. A person who dropped his troops on the field got a good dose of ridicule, but he also NEVER dropped his troops on a field again.

Of course back then the community did these things with a bit less "acid" in their comments, it was all in fun. Today we have too many "internet tough guys" with the express purpose of doing nothing more than being an irritant and pissing people off.

[oakranger]

I love it when I face a higher performance AC engaged on me to find out that I am no ordinary P-47D-25 flyer.  They either run away, HO, or head to field/town/CV, or ww ack for cover.

[Tigger29]

Different situation. And Ive commented on exactly that in another thread some time back. And yes in THAT situation I'd agree you've earned the kill.
But not with the autoack proxie.

When I follow a con into his own ack. Its normally out of frustration and disgust over the practice. Normally unless Im trying to help with a base capture/suppression attempt I try to stay far enough from the feild where it isnt an issue. If Im within ack range and get hit by ack. .Such as is usually the case when a CV is involved for example. Ok my bad, whatever happens happens. But I still dont see how someone has earned that kill.
I know I've gotten proxies on people whom autoack has killed that I didnt even know were there let alone engaged. I dont see why I or anyone should be awarded a kill for that.

Lastly, We have some people who's only tactic seems to be to flirt around just outside of ack range and then run to ack whenever an enemy appears regardless of advantage. Now if someone wants to play that way. Perhaps even for the reasons that Grizz gives. Fine. But I dont see why such behavior even if condoned should be rewarded. That isnt what the game, or the spirit of the game is supposed to be about.

Tell you what, you write the COAD that will determine if a proxy is socially acceptable or not.

And if it ever makes a mistake we'll make you drink beer out of Nate's shoe.

[grizz441]

Got killed by a nice, sweet 1,500 yard shot from friendly ack last night.  Actually watched the two tracers come at me as I was diving on some Corsair hell bent on taking out the last fighter hanger.  First round appeared to hit the Corsair in front of me, the 2nd tracer passed by the Corsair where the Corsair's port wing used to be and then watched in curious fascination as the tracer came up and hit me smack in the nose, flew for about .5 seconds before my Lightning blew up and I was a victim of blue on blue fratricide.

ack-ack

Must be a bomber thing then because I honestly have never knowingly been killed by it.

[Ack-Ack]

Must be a bomber thing then because I honestly have never knowingly been killed by it.

In my experience, it's a very rare occurance but it can and does happen.

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