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Offline grizz441

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #75 on: July 13, 2011, 05:11:15 PM »
that is true grizz, except sometimes I'll be the 4th or 20th guy when I realize that single con doesnt just roll over and die and I dont really want somebody on my six close to me trying to take down as many as he can before he dies.  i have gotten shot down by that single cons with 4 on his six who refused to die.  so now if I am gonna be nearby and that con is still up, i will come down and pick him.

seen you fly and you really dont horde or pile up as much as we do, but we are all trying to learn.

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That's true, but I'm talking more like, you are flying and you see a guy getting ganged 2-3k below you.  I always fly by, whereas most players will dive in being 5th or 6th guy trying to steal the kill.  What makes it even worse is when 2-3 of them whine on range about getting an assist.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #76 on: July 13, 2011, 05:24:48 PM »
That's true, but I'm talking more like, you are flying and you see a guy getting ganged 2-3k below you.  I always fly by, whereas most players will dive in being 5th or 6th guy trying to steal the kill.  What makes it even worse is when 2-3 of them whine on range about getting an assist.

If I may add to this.  I like circling around them for a bit watching for that 1 or 2 or 3 guys maybe coming into the fight.  Maybe I can keep them occupied while the fight plays out below me.  At least you give your buddies a "5 more inbound gents, better finish it up and egress" heads up.  If my friendlies are killed in the fight I've stayed out of, will I dive on in and kill that enemy ?. You bet.  Then I'm a picker of course.  BTW gotta big kick last night when killing a fighter attacking a friendly buff when he called out that he thought I was a picker because of it.
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #77 on: July 13, 2011, 05:28:41 PM »
I am currently taking donations so I can fly the way YOU want me to :aok.  Just PM me with verification that you paid my sub this month, and how you want me to fly for said month. :aok :salute :salute




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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #78 on: July 13, 2011, 05:29:01 PM »
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #79 on: July 13, 2011, 05:33:14 PM »
Let's recap....

For Honor                             2

For Kills                                5

For not being 4 friendly in line   3

For finding another con            3

Hey look at this belly buttoin lint  1


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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #80 on: July 13, 2011, 05:38:47 PM »
WOW what a stupid pile of drivel!

I agree, but I'll try to read your post anyways.

Sure lets say you can carry your ball to the green in golf and count it as one stroke. OH I know lets say when the linebacker runs down the sideline and a player off the field trips him he still down because his knee hit the ground.

Right, because breaking the rules of the game is exactly the same as doing what's allowed within the rules of the game.  Hint- The only enforcable rules in AH are done through code.  In other words, what you can do in the game, and what you can't.

The point being is if two of your squadies are working a single con and nobody else is around your a dork if you dive in to help.

Right.  In a vacuum, that's a perfectly valid statement.  However, in a situation like that possibly, perhaps, because people are doing different things in the arena, maybe there's a goon or bomber formation or strike package 2 minutes out that needs to go through the airspace the singleton is occupying.  I know it's far-fetched, but it does happen.

*snip anti-horde screed*  I don't get upping with a bunch of green toward an undefended base either, that's not my cup of tea.


Its a game, it's suppose to be fun. Playing a game with a little class, honor, sportsmanship to me, makes it more fun, kinda how life is.

It is supposed to be fun.  Why is it you guys who are looking for 'fights' (meaning duels) leave the dueling arena?  If you're looking for 1v1 controlled contests, why are you in a free for all arena and expecting it to bend to your will?  The best part is, you're bleating on and on about how 'classy' and 'unselfish' you are, while demanding people stop what they're doing and conform to your narrow view of how the game should be played.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #81 on: July 13, 2011, 05:41:55 PM »
I fly with my honour intact, but if your a Brewster my honour goes out the window as soon as I see it.
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #82 on: July 13, 2011, 05:57:36 PM »
It's still good to fly with Honor in this game, it shows the quality of Person to me. i'll still fly into a headon 1v1 cold trigger, sure in the back of my head im thinking here comes the HO but if that happens i can get out of the way no problem usually, but it's when both pilots hit that headon merge with the same honor mindset and you pass inches from each other with cold triggers, that's when i know i'm going to have that adernalin filled, fun and memorable fight and when i find those fights it's always the pilots i've known and fought with for years, win or lose that doesnt matter it's that fun that seems to be harder to find lately for me.
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #83 on: July 13, 2011, 06:16:38 PM »
This is an interesting thread .    What if everybody were extremely honorable - no shooting you on the re-arm pad, no shooting on HOs, no ganging, etc.?    It would be surreal.   Part of the fun of the game is the brutality of it.   It creates feelings of anger and a lust for vengeance that would be dangerous in real life.  

Personally, I often fly alone into clouds of enemy fighters.  I up from capped bases and I never shoot on the HO.  I once flew wingtip to wingtip for about twenty minutes with an enemy fighter with an AFK pilot.   When he returned he panicked like you wouldn't believe.  Great fun.   So, am I honorable, or merely a lemming?   Honor is within and its very difficult to be consistently honorable in this game.   Better to be honorable in real life and a lemming in this one.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #84 on: July 13, 2011, 06:23:39 PM »
When I run outa fingers to count how many are ganging me, honorabley fighting is the last thought to cross my mind.
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #85 on: July 13, 2011, 06:46:22 PM »
Oh the many reasons I don't fly in the MA's anymore :lol.  Me personally, if you removed the MA's, only leaving FSO's, Scenarios, and other special events.  I'd still subscribe.  Leave me only the MA's, I'd be gone in two weeks at this point.   :salute to those that put on the special events, you guys keep a lot of us vets around that would otherwise be long gone :aok

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #86 on: July 13, 2011, 06:48:33 PM »
I agree, but I'll try to read your post anyways.

Right, because breaking the rules of the game is exactly the same as doing what's allowed within the rules of the game.  Hint- The only enforcable rules in AH are done through code.  In other words, what you can do in the game, and what you can't.

Right.  In a vacuum, that's a perfectly valid statement.  However, in a situation like that possibly, perhaps, because people are doing different things in the arena, maybe there's a goon or bomber formation or strike package 2 minutes out that needs to go through the airspace the singleton is occupying.  I know it's far-fetched, but it does happen.

*snip anti-horde screed*  I don't get upping with a bunch of green toward an undefended base either, that's not my cup of tea.


It is supposed to be fun.  Why is it you guys who are looking for 'fights' (meaning duels) leave the dueling arena?  If you're looking for 1v1 controlled contests, why are you in a free for all arena and expecting it to bend to your will?  The best part is, you're bleating on and on about how 'classy' and 'unselfish' you are, while demanding people stop what they're doing and conform to your narrow view of how the game should be played.

Wiley.

The only point I'm trying to make here is at some point you cross over into "over kill" thats where honor and sportsmanship comes in. In the above mentioned scenario you think two guys on one isn't enough to save a goon in the area? Having 50 guys take a base is over kill, having 30 guy do it NOE is even worst! The point being that at some point an honorable player will step back and look for another fight, where an "Ahole" continues to push the stupidity over the line.

While I do go to the DA and fight squadies, and sometimes even run around furball lake, I prefer the MAs the "war action" believe it or not. Some believe I can't stand the "win the warz" crowd, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Had we more skilled, honorable, sportsman type players I think you'd see far more battles in the war than you would see "stealing base" type things that you see now.

I don't want people to play my way, I'd just like to see people to play the game and not game the game.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #87 on: July 13, 2011, 07:21:45 PM »
This is a good thread. A similar one in nature to this came up, regarding two-weekers and how to retain them. One point was the 'alt f4' joke on new pilots. It strikes that i've seen less of this. If there is to be honor it starts by example leading to expectation.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #88 on: July 13, 2011, 07:34:49 PM »
I try fly with some honor. Have I done all the the bad stuff (gang,vutch,pick,etc....). I have but not much anymore.... Not here for the kill I'm here for the fight. But I fly my way which fun for me. Other fly thier way which fun for them.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #89 on: July 13, 2011, 07:48:48 PM »
Let's recap....

For Honor                             2

For Kills                                5

For not being 4 friendly in line   3

For finding another con            3

Hey look at this belly buttoin lint  1


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