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Offline BTHayze

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9 Years Later
« on: July 21, 2011, 04:36:28 PM »
 :O

I can't believe I remembered my login info!

<S> Not sure who is all still around...

I registered for and started playing AH back in 2002. I was.. 15 at the time. Wow! Yes.. that made me a squeaker. I played AH religiously. Until, one day my video card was unable to play the game for whatever reason. I have to give MAD props to Skuzzy back then.. he spent countless emails trying to help a poor kid try to get back into the game. Unfortunately, it never happened. And being a poor kid, couldn't afford to get a new rig.

Flash forward to 2011, I am now 24 and work as a system administrator supporting my companies servers/network. I still occasionally glance at the AH forums, so I guess the desire to play never really left me. But college, girls, work, girls, friends, girls, motorcycles, and girls always seemed to get in the way. My last relationship ended in April and I moved into my own place and just enjoying life. Lately, I have found myself with a ton of free time seeing I moved across the country from my family/friends.. no girls now (lame!), and no motorcycle now!

I have toyed with the idea of suiting up for some AH again, however.. I am a bit intimidated. The community seems to have taken a turn viciously. It seems every other thread is a cry of "OMG U HO'er!", people not "having honor and taking noob shots" etc. Back when I played... we flew in squads. And in our squads, we flew with wingmen. And it was all about flying in the MA with your squaddies with wingman tactics. Now.. it seems everyone wants the 1v1 in the MA? I thought that was what the DA was for? Boy am I confused. And back then- I wouldn't HO simply because it was a 50/50 chance of getting yourself downed and leaving your buddy stranded. Now, people seem to be throwing it out left and right. And based on some threads, people want to cry "HO noob/dweeb" anytime they are shot down when slightly facing someone whether it is after the 1st or 8th merge.

So question 1) .. based on today's standards in this new decade.. would I be considered a HO dweeb because I would take deflected shots? It seems now.. unless you are dead on someone's 6.. you are going to be raged against and called a HO noob/dweeb etc in 200. Nice. Oh, and of course.. I would have NO HONOR in real life because I would take a deflecting shot at someone and not being "honorable" by waiting until one of us was on the other's 6?

Question 2) Do people still fly in squads? That is one thing I miss severely about AH. The camaraderie experienced on Squad Nights. The squad I was in, Blue Thunder, flew together all the time. We had wingmen we were always paired up with. BTDiver, BTPage(aka Hanzo), BTEmilio, BTFrog, etc. We would emulate historical type of missions such as bomber escorts, base capping (which seems to be frowned on now), etc. Is this still going on at all.. or is it pretty much a "give me 1v1 fight, or I am going to cry on 200/forums"? Serious question. I enjoyed playing because of the community. But now if I am expected to up and 1v1 everything and not participate in group interactions.. Pass. No, I am not looking for random furballs, ganging, vulching, etc. Just seeing if people still practice squad combat.

Anyhow, hopefully I'll see a few people around I recognize. <S>
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Offline Midway

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 04:46:06 PM »
Go the hangar, pick your favorite aeroplane and start flying.  See what you think.  Some are in squads, some not.  Some HO, some not.

Lots of variety around, not everybody flys the same way.

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Offline Tupac

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2011, 04:49:34 PM »
Quote from: Midway on July 21, 2011, 04:46:06 PM
Go the hangar, pick your favorite aeroplane and start flying.  See what you think.  Some are in squads, some not.  Some HO, some not.

Lots of variety around, not everybody flys the same way.

 :airplane: :joystick:


Thats some pretty solid advice, doesnt matter what others think, just fly.
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Offline waystin2

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2011, 04:52:22 PM »
First of all, welcome back.  You can check out but you can never leave.  Anyway, the game is what you make of it.  Fly for fun and ignore the small (yes I said small) percentage of bad apples that can ruin your day if you choose to let them. 

See you up there,

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Offline Zoney

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2011, 05:01:08 PM »
Only the extremes of the game are discussed here.  This is NOT the majority of what goes on in the game sir.  Nothing has changed, if you had fun before, I'm sure you will again.  If things people did made you miserable before, I sure they will again.  If you made friends before, you will again. 


Come play, it's alot of fun.

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2011, 05:01:30 PM »
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Offline Tr1gg22

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2011, 05:02:01 PM »
recently I just started turning 200 off.  Although it was just a small majority of bad apples I found myself turning into one myself :uhoh So I just tune it off 200.. There are plenty of squads that work wingman tactics ,and plenty who do not.. There are plenty of things that will keep you busy :salute
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Offline Wiley

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2011, 05:09:13 PM »
Zoney's post contains all the correct info.  Sure, you've maybe got a half-dozen or dozen people yammering on 200 about the unjustness of their most recent shooting-down, but that's with 3-400 people in the arena. :)  Detuning 200 goes a long way to happiness unless you enjoy laughing at people whining.  For people blathering about whatever on the country channel, don't forget about the '.squelch guysname' command.

Being a young guy with a decent paying job, subscribe, drop some money on the gear you want, and have some fun.  I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding a squad that works the way you want to.

Wiley.
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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2011, 05:58:04 PM »
Welcome back!

Yup, people still complain about HOs, especialy when they loose.  If you want to be one of the minority though, you can avoid taking them, but it's only considered a HO if both players had gun solutions on each other at the same time.  For now though, I'd just go with whatever results you're happy with, like most players, lol.

Plenty of camaraderie still too, feel free to checkout vox 152 if you're ever on the knights.
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Offline BTHayze

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2011, 07:44:57 PM »
Thanks for the welcome backs guys :)

Good points made all around. Got to keep in mind the number of people who do not venture to the forums. I do believe I will dust off the old stick I have in storage and resub tomorrow. Look forward to getting shot down multiple times!
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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2011, 07:49:48 PM »
Plenty of squads will let you jump on their channel to listen and tag along with.

Have fun and check out some of the special events that are out there. See you in the unfriendly skies! 
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Offline kilz

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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2011, 08:02:24 PM »
there are some squads that are still around from then

LTAR
Blue Knights
daddogs squad cant remember the name

lots of squads these days

jump on and have fun
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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2011, 08:03:38 PM »
Quote from: kilz on July 21, 2011, 08:02:24 PM
there are some squads that are still around from then

LTAR
Blue Knights
daddogs squad cant remember the name

lots of squads these days

jump on and have fun
332nd is daddogs right?
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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2011, 08:53:01 PM »
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Re: 9 Years Later
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2011, 08:58:56 PM »
No matter what you do, people will whine.
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