"You have landed successfully."

[grizz441]

Let the records show that I do not think you should get a ditch for landing no wheels.  I simply think a small portion of the landed perk multiplier (what is it now 1.25?) should be a function of damage inflicted to your aircraft.

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It is, but its a flight simulator also.. approach and landing is a big part of flight sims.  that's why I dont think this is one of those "selective realism" things that hitech has mentioned before.. He already rewards people for landing.. why not reward them for landing correctly?

no its not even close to a "flight simulator" just because there are planes and they are modeled realistically and we fly them....its a COMBAT simulator..using WW2 tools.

period.... we are not reliving ww2......it is a  GAME.....a game to simulate COMBAT that happened during WW2.

I don't understand why that is so difficult for people to grasp

[Ardy123]

why are you all landing??? who cares, you get a brand new plane anyway...

[Guppy35]

It is, but its a flight simulator also.. approach and landing is a big part of flight sims.  that's why I dont think this is one of those "selective realism" things that hitech has mentioned before.. He already rewards people for landing.. why not reward them for landing correctly?

It still comes down to the same thing.  If it's important to you, then go for it.  How important can it be if folks need an incentive to do it?  There is nothing stopping anyone from flying their cartoon airplane any way they want.

The problem with starting something like this would be where do you stop? 

[grizz441]

It still comes down to the same thing.  If it's important to you, then go for it.  How important can it be if folks need an incentive to do it?  There is nothing stopping anyone from flying their cartoon airplane any way they want.

The problem with starting something like this would be where do you stop? 

But you are dismissing all the incentive related things already in the game.  An incentive is currently provided for returning to base and landing on the concrete. Incentive is provided for running troops.  Incentive is provided even for ranking high (Front page scores).  This would simply be an additional incentive, albeit small, that is being requested.  Even though my request is slightly different than the OP I still do see where he is coming from.

[kvuo75]

It still comes down to the same thing.  If it's important to you, then go for it.  How important can it be if folks need an incentive to do it?  There is nothing stopping anyone from flying their cartoon airplane any way they want.

The problem with starting something like this would be where do you stop? 

my point is, it's already started, there already is the incentive. HTC put the 1.25x perk bonus for landing in the game for some purpose I presume (to encourage people to land?).. Some of us simply think there is a difference in landing and being able to take back off, and landing and destroying the plane, and the perk bonus could be tweaked to reflect that.

if people don't care or need to land thats cool, any of this wouldn't matter to them anyway..

[hitech]

I may have missed it, but why do you land gear up?

HiTech

[Shane]

I may have missed it, but why do you land gear up?

HiTech

it gets down and stops "faster" 


and probably because they don't know how to avoid ground loops.   

[grizz441]

I may have missed it, but why do you land gear up?

HiTech

Reasons:

1) Faster to get to stop and end out.
2) As easy as with gear.
3) Less chance of bouncing off runway and then crash landing off side of runway for ditch.  Landing no gear and skidding to a stop pretty much ensures you will get a land.

I belly land my 262 every single time unless I am rearming.  In fact, I put my gear down to create more drag, get the last flap out, raise my gear and belly land.  Now if that isn't gamey I don't know what is.  Provide me either an incentive to land with gear or a penalty for landing without my gear and I will gladly land the airplane the proper way.

[SlapShot]

Provide me either an incentive to land with gear or a penalty for landing without my gear and I will gladly land the airplane the proper way.

In the long run ... who gives a crap how you land? ... why would they need to give a crap how you land?

If you want to belly land all your 262s ... why would I give a crap and why would I need to give a crap how you land? ... it's no sweat off my cojones either way. Belly landing or landing with wheels in no way effects me or others.

[guncrasher]

In the long run ... who gives a crap how you land? ... why would they need to give a crap how you land?

If you want to belly land all your 262s ... why would I give a crap and why would I need to give a crap how you land? ... it's no sweat off my cojones either way. Belly landing or landing with wheels in no way effects me or others.

it's not about how people play/land/whatever, it's about trying to get extra free points for yourself for doing nothing extra.  it cheapens the score horeders.

semp

[grizz441]

In the long run ... who gives a crap how you land? ... why would they need to give a crap how you land?

If you want to belly land all your 262s ... why would I give a crap and why would I need to give a crap how you land? ... it's no sweat off my cojones either way. Belly landing or landing with wheels in no way effects me or others.

Just because you do not "give a crap" how I land does not validate why there should not be a game mechanic/incentive that puts focus on a proper and safe landing.

I've already explained my stance in logical detail on this so I'm not going to retype what I already have.

[grizz441]

it's not about how people play/land/whatever, it's about trying to get extra free points for yourself for doing nothing extra.  it cheapens the score horeders.

semp

LOL, you need to adjust your tin foil hat if you think that is what it is about.

[PJ_Godzilla]

In the long run ... who gives a crap how you land? ... why would they need to give a crap how you land?

In the interest of making a boring thread more lively, let me say, it is I, slapshot, who will beach a nice one for the landing. After all, if a nice landing is not worthy of, how you say, "giving the crap", then when am I to give it at all? Such an occasion is worth a royal expulsion and I am proud to fill the bowl to the brim. Perhaps I'll take a nice photo to share with my friends of Aces High. Here is what I made after this hairy landing, friends. Enjoy its heaping majesty and know that this means I care.  

Kidding aside, it's just a style thing. I don't find it satisfying to land gear up a unless they're shot away. Crazy thing is, I have more trouble bouncing the 190 with it's wide track than landing the narrow 109. It's just practice, I think, and the higher landing speed of the FW.

 I'm supporting Grizz on this. Let's incentivize good form, but only a little and where/when we can do so objectively.

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I would probably land using gear if points were awarded for using them.....