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Offline SlapShot

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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #45 on: May 06, 2011, 11:59:45 PM »
Quote from: icepac on May 06, 2011, 08:48:50 PM
Dad's got some pretty cool stories himself concerning the skyraider.

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That is one sexy bad-assed prop plane.

You see one of those dropping down on ya from the sky ... Just bend over and kiss your arse goodbye.
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #46 on: May 07, 2011, 11:40:00 AM »
Quote from: SlapShot on May 06, 2011, 11:59:45 PM
That is one sexy bad-assed prop plane.

^THIS^

bad-assed in a NFL linebacker kind of way.... not particularly pretty or graceful, but AWESOME in a "I'm here to get toejam done, you get in my way what's left of ya is going home in a zip-lock baggie" kind of way!
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #47 on: May 07, 2011, 02:16:10 PM »
Quote from: flakmgc on May 03, 2011, 03:05:18 PM
This would be able to let the "ditchee" get back to base and cash in points as
well as mimmick real actions that were taken in the war.


You want points for losing your plane and leaving it ditched in enemy territory.. :lol
Just how many points should you get to cash in for losing your plane?
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #48 on: May 07, 2011, 02:52:13 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on May 07, 2011, 02:16:10 PM
You want points for losing your plane and leaving it ditched in enemy territory.. :lol
Just how many points should you get to cash in for losing your plane?

Never been a request for points to be awarded to anyone other than the guy doing the rescuing.... not the rescuee.

The only thing the person being rescued gets is a "ditch" (or the equivalent to it, points wise, and no name in lights for any kills) once returned to the field, instead of a "captured" end to the sortie and the corresponding negative impact on k/d.
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #49 on: May 07, 2011, 03:08:20 PM »
add some new stats...amount of time getting rescued...number of times rescued...number of rescues landed...lusche could have a lot of pie chart fun with that
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #50 on: May 07, 2011, 03:32:45 PM »
Quote from: Reaper90 on May 07, 2011, 02:52:13 PM
Never been a request for points to be awarded to anyone other than the guy doing the rescuing.... not the rescuee.

You might want to read the original post again. The part where it says...

"This would be able to let the "ditchee" get back to base and cash in points."
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #51 on: May 07, 2011, 03:46:45 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on May 07, 2011, 03:32:45 PM
You might want to read the original post again. The part where it says...

"This would be able to let the "ditchee" get back to base and cash in points."

AHA! You got me there, I missed that part.

Well, I wouldn't and haven't asked for points to "cash in" when I've made this same request (rescues) in the threads concerning the PBY and using Jeeps to refuel aircraft.....

That being said, when you have kills and you get shot down and lose your plane, either ditched, captured, or killed, you are still awarded perks for those kills, are you not? Just not as many perks as you would have earned had you landed them safely.

Why would you not be entitled to the same perks after being rescued and returned as you would have gotten if you had just .ef and been captured?
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #52 on: May 07, 2011, 04:59:17 PM »
Quote from: Reaper90 on May 07, 2011, 03:46:45 PM
Why would you not be entitled to the same perks after being rescued and returned as you would have gotten if you had just .ef and been captured?

Dunno, but if they give people the option to be rescued they should give the opposite side the ability to capture downed pilots and make em talk.  ;)
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #53 on: May 07, 2011, 05:19:46 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on May 07, 2011, 04:59:17 PM
Dunno, but if they give people the option to be rescued they should give the opposite side the ability to capture downed pilots and make em talk.  ;)

 :rofl :rofl :rofl

YES! Or seize their perks and take them as my own! I would LOVE the be the guy who rides out with a Jeep and chases down the guy running on foot waiting to be rescued, and take him PRISONER!!!

Your perkies R all belong to ME!!!!
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #54 on: May 07, 2011, 08:41:07 PM »
Quote from: Shifty on May 07, 2011, 04:59:17 PM
Dunno, but if they give people the option to be rescued they should give the opposite side the ability to capture downed pilots and make em talk.  ;)

You could walk to friendly territory and get a "ditch" instead. That way you would get 75% of your score for that sortie instead of 40%.


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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #55 on: May 07, 2011, 09:55:41 PM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on May 07, 2011, 08:41:07 PM
You could walk to friendly territory and get a "ditch" instead. That way you would get 75% of your score for that sortie instead of 40%.


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Yep.
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #56 on: May 10, 2011, 04:42:34 PM »
Quote from: gyrene81 on May 06, 2011, 05:35:08 PM
some people haven't...and by all appearances, they would relish it more than "anyone need a gunner" or "i need a gunner, can someone be a gunner for me?".

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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #57 on: May 10, 2011, 05:08:52 PM »
Yup, country text channel would have many calls for rescue, so maybe introduce a new text/vox channel for rescue operations. People who are interested in rescuing downed pilots could have the channel tuned on their radio and downed pilots could use it to call for help. it would be country specific. I think this would help keep the rescue chatter on country channel to a minimum. Other than that possible solution, the next best thing that is already available is the .squelch command.
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #58 on: May 10, 2011, 05:20:15 PM »
I want a multiplier as I'd use a goon... it can carry 10 easily... right? And then I can drop them over a town and they can keystone kop it to the map room, shooting stuff with their pistols... maybe for a nominal perk charge to the picked upees to supply them with a carbine.... oh yeah, chutes are definately extra.  :x
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Re: Hitch-hiker vs. POW
« Reply #59 on: May 10, 2011, 08:09:21 PM »
extra charge for chutes? remind me not to climb into your plane!  :lol
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