What makes AH fun?

[Hunter66]

fighting vs more than 1 nme..always fun and i believe skill building as well
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[Wiley]

You get to attack and destroy millions of dollars worth of the coolest military hardware ever devised for only $15 a month. 

Yeah, that's a pretty good reason.

I like to fly with my squad, or alone, and just enjoy flying against a bunch of other people.  No desire to be the best, no desire to score the highest, I just like to have fun and get into some fights in a side vs side environment.

Wiley.

[waystin2]

I have always been addicted to the chaos of the LW mains! 

[68ZooM]

Flying with and around and against some of the finest People Ive meet, oh sure theres a few tools but we wont go there 

[oakranger]

You get to attack and destroy millions of dollars worth of the coolest military hardware ever devised for only $15 a month. 

 

[NormH3]

and remembered what it was like when I was new.

It's bloody HELL!!! 

[Delirium]

I was one of those kids that had model airplanes on his bookshelf and I took them and would run around the backyard making engine noises and having pretend dogfights

I did something similar, but I used paper airplanes and lit them on fire as they got shot down. If no one was watching, I would dip them in gasoline before lighting them for a huge fireball which looked like zekes in Aces High.

[Plazus]

For me the fun is getting to act like a little kid and play cartoon fighter pilot.  I was one of those kids that had model airplanes on his bookshelf and I took them and would run around the backyard making engine noises and having pretend dogfights, since I would get put away somewhere if I went down to the park and did that today I have to settle for the cartoon world of AH.


It was a lifelong interest in these planes and the history surrounding them that first drew me to flight sims and what keeps me coming back.  I can literally track my AH "career" by the books on my shelf.  As long as I can find one of those white knuckle fights that sucks me into the screen and puts me in the cockpit every so often I wager I'll keep coming back for more.

This is the exact same reason I play. I have always been fascinated with airplanes since I was just a toddler. In game, I don't worry about getting shot down, or losing my kills, etc. I have had folks in game PM me saying that they won't engage because they were outnumbered and didn't want to lose kills. I just didn't know what to say other than think to myself "well you just lost a chance of a good fight".

I took a 109K4 out for a spin last night, had 6 kills under my belt. Saw a C205, a Spit, and LA7 and only had 15 rounds of cannon left. I figured "what the hell" and just gave them my all. Even though it was 3v1, and didn't stand a chance of making it back home, I just let them have a good fight. I died gloriously. I'm quite sure the other guys had a great fight too. Fights like these is what make the game better. When people realize the foolishness of their ways, and just play to have fun, it all falls into place. To make this game truly enjoyable, you must give... In this case, I "gave" my cartoon 109 the best fight I could give, knowing that I was outnumbered. I had fun, and so did the enemies who fought me. Had I chose to run back to base, they would not have had the fight, and I would have lost a chance to get more action. What fun is there in running to stay alive?

I think this game would be more enjoyable if everyone would just realize that this is just a game and quit worrying about kill-streaks, and staying alive. It's pretty sad- not to mention that when they play in this style, they often find themselves angry with the game. I never get angry with the game anymore simply because I accepted the reality of the whole thing: it's just a game. Every time I log on, I have a good time.

[Babalonian]

This thread is useless without some charts!   

[Hunter66]

then theres the chance you make it out plaz..that just sweetins the victory 

[The Fugitive]

Just fights, thats what makes it fun, win lose or draw, as long as it lasts a few turns I'm good. I treat this game like golf. You spend the afternoon running around swearing up a storm at how stupid the mistakes you are making, and then it all comes together and you have that one perfect shot that brings you back next time to try and do it again.

[Volron]

I'm just waiting for the strategic system to be upgraded.  Till then I will, at times, up an Ar-234 or a Mossy 16 and fly that very plane for as long as I'm willing/able.  I don't do it to land big damage, I don't go near a town unless we are trying to capture it and they request ords on town.  I turn it into something like a Tour of Duty type of thing.  I up that one plane and keep using it till I am shot down, the plane has suffered damage that would make it too risky to continue or if I MUST go afk right away.  If I need to do something that isn't sudden (hitting the crapper, make a snack, smoke break, etc.), I just fly that plane to a field deep in friendly territory and park it somewhere (I took a 2 hr nap once during a tour. ).  Switching between Bish and Nit fronts CAN be time consuming on some maps, but oh so worth it to me in the end.

My last Ar-234 tour, I flew for 4 hours on one front.  I just kept hitting a vh while our guys were trying to attack that base.  My final sortie, I saw that more than a few of us were hitting another field, so I opted to hit the town of my own volition.  We failed, but meh.  I survived this tour with little to no damage to my plane (did have some puffy on one run but didn't see any visible damage upon flight home and after I landed).

My last Mossy 16 tour, I flew for 12 hours on both fronts (this is the tour I took a 2 hour nap ).  I went around varies fields, knocking out ords, troops, fuel, dar and hangers.  The real tedious part was flying between fronts, which was usually 3-4 sectors one way.  I would choose a field that was itself, at least 2 sectors from front lines to refuel before I started hitting bases on the "new" front.  This tour ended with a disco...  What's worse is, I had started the tour two hours prior, which also ended in a disco.  14 hours of flight time (minus the 2 hr nap) down the crapper due to disco...yeah NOT happy.  :bhead  To make matters interesting though, I got 0.00 perks for my 12 hour tour.  I guess I had managed to hit JUST enough stuff to pay for my plane.


I'm hoping to eventually rope some folks into joining me one day but....I won't hold my breath.

[SmokinLoon]

I play AH for a multitude of reasons:

Being able to fly historical aircraft with a accurate flight model is a fun experience in itself.  I think many take it for granted, really.  The dog-fites, the attack runs, the NOE missions, the long range bombing missions, the gv attacks, etc etc.  There is simply so much to do. 

Also, being on vox with a bunch of good fellows helps too.  Without them, much of the fun would be dulled a bit.   

[gpwurzel]

For me, its the childhood dream of flying a real plane - never made that happen, but this works to fulfill that dream. Plus its the people I fly with/against.

If I can land kills, thats an added bonus, if I cant, hell, i'm still having fun. Could do with more time to play tho 



Wurzel

[L0nGb0w]

I play for the fights that I have to take a break after completion because palms are sweating and hand muscles cramped up.  The 1v1s and 2v1s that are knife fights in a telephone booth, when split second reactions and control input are the difference between "life" and "death".  Then I pop into another plane and do it again, because it never gets old.