Tell me your definition of "Scorepotato"

[Fatty]

I'm not sleeping with you, no matter how many points you have.  I'm not that kind of potato.

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Fatty
Fat Drunk Bastards
"I ain't givin none of you bastards a hug who ain't bought me at least 6 beers."

[This message has been edited by Fatty (edited 05-19-2000).]

[easymo]

 Scorepotatos are people who join squads. They cant make it on there own, so they join a gang.

[Dead Man Flying]

 

Originally posted by easymo:
Scorepotatos are people who join squads. They cant make it on there own, so they join a gang.

As always, easymo cuts right to the heart of things and exposes the truth.

-- Todd/DMF

[Fury]

If I knew how a particular action I took affected my score, I'd probably be a scorepotato.

For now I just fly and have fun.

Fury

[weazel]

 Scorepotatos are people who always fly the "plane de jour". By that I mean whichever plane has the biggest advantages be it guns,speed,or a combination of traits.

 Usually they do this to inflate their egos and puff out their pigeon breasts while making the claim it`s "skill". Does this mean these players are wrong by getting satisfaction from this?

 Not in my opinion,
do whatever blows your skirt up-just don`t expect everyone to idolize you for it.  

[Luckyone]

Vermillion,
(Ao2, pops a top of a can and passes it on around the circle as he addes some jp-5 to the fire, for effect and pops another for himself.) A scorepotato is probabley...uhh not going to last too long in this enviorment. The naked truth can be given at anytime. Scorin' Yup, I look at it but it's just to size up me against the mass. I've had bad scores at times and great times online with my quadies. Heck, it's not real until the rivets start poppin and the deaths are for ever. I've wanted this for 30 years. I'm gona have fun with it! IF YALL LET US! Okay so I just dated my stick...I was 9 in 1970!   flew some not so safe shower currant planes and a sensna 310's too, @ 200mh about 5' off of the runway made me the bad one around then...uoh back then.....now I'm big time slow (I've neveer been in the sst or close too the space program or even space.(cept, for the offline bug) I liked that for about 4 flights.
Don't forget that every Dog gets his day!

AO2
THUNDERBIRDS


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[hblair]

 

easymo said: Scorepotatos are people who join squads. They cant make it on there own, so they join a gang.

The pukin' dawgs were pretty good at this easymo.  

By the way, have you heard from crow- lately?

[easymo]

 No he quit when that mess happened. I never heard from him again.

[blur]

This definition comes down to cause and effect. A "normal" person's score is the result of flying. While a scorepotato's flying is determined by score. I know. I've done both.  

[Suave1]

Whats all this talk about potatos in AH ? I haven't seen any, what are they at the officers club or something, becuase I still cant find it . So obviously we need more potatos in AH. And I'm not talking about those second rate curb scank work for food stamps potatos either . Can never have to many potatos around .

[humble]

Interesting question, and no real pat answer for it...but I'll add my two cents...since you posted verm I'll use our last encounter...I had a blast in that 1 on 2...maybe I could of run...but why...did I have wing no...guess i'm not smart enough  ...now to me that was a nice fight..had multiple merges at alt...nice middle game going down..and 2 remerges with spit low...in the end I took what i thought was a reasonable risk and got beat on a nice shot...but if i'd managed it just a wee bit better I'd of had the spit and now i'm one on one with a pony low and "semi-slow"...day before rolled into 3 38's (one was dinged) let him go (crippled to hit wing...and 3rd came in to nail me...gave his 6 to nother kniggit to save his wing (died for it to)...anyway to many here that avoid the good fight...abandon there cohorts and look for the odds...doesnt sound like fun in my book  

To get that shot verm you had to come down in the dirt with me and Icer...I've seen a lot of times where the pony wingie stays high till the T&B is "decided" and either bounces me when the wingie is smoked friqizie..or if the other guy wins the merge(s)...zooms in for the shot on my break and in effect steals a kill he didnt work for...both you guys stayed engaged and took some measure of risk...obviously Icer was in the "lead" role based on my choice of plane/tactics...he made a mistake (one i'm sure is only FM related since he's a hell of a stick) and if you were "suzie safepony" he'd of payed for it (least i'm 90% certain)..or if you'd missed the frigging shot  ...damm 1 pass pony drivers piss me off to no end ...I'd of been fine. I never mind "smart" flying...I just hate all the weenies we've attracted  

[This message has been edited by humble (edited 05-20-2000).]

[Vermillion]

Was a great little fight.  

I made a few tentative passes at you before Icer showed up in his Spit, but you never let me have the easy shot. So I decided to just pin you down and wait for him to showup to help.

To me the N1K2 is an extremely dangerous opponent for a Pony, so I always make sure that I keep up my speed and never ever let that evil green nose get pointed at me without alot of speed and seperation between us   [IMO a Niki is twice as dangerous as a F4U-1C]

So then I let you and Icer go at it, while I went into cover mode, taking what shots I could get, and trying to get your attention whenever it seemed that you were getting angles on him. Very fun fight.

Then we got down on the deck and I got a pretty good firing pass on you, but missed cause I was just a little too hot. And instead of keeping my seperation or using a hi yo yo (which is what I was doing earlier in the fight), I immediately pulled straight into the vertical and over the top, which gave me a quick followup shot (for a Pony at least). It seemed like you didnt expect me to be back into the fight that soon, and you were lining up on Icer, when you saw me.

I thought I had you cold, and you *still* almost evaded me   You pulled that Niki around tight and I lined up for the raking deflection shot from nose to tail, and all my hits were right on your tail. If you had seen me a half second earlier I would have missed that shot as well. Quite impressive flying.  

And Icer...  do you realize that he is still in his first week of his free trial period? He is a very good stick over in AW, and has picked up the FM here so fast its scary.

We were doing some 1 v 1 work in the TA in Spits, and I got him the first couple of times, and then he started killing me off regularly.

Now if I can just convince him that $30/month is worth it, and to stick around after his two weeks.

Anyways Humble, very nice fight <S!>. It was great fun  


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Vermillion
**MOL**, Men of Leisure
"Real Men fly Radials, Nancy Boys fly Spitfires"

[humble]

Icer was one of my measuring sticks back in AW...he was always a step or two ahead of me then...and I'm sure he'll be right back in front in a couple more weeks here...he's always been a great T&B/E fighter.

Your recap exemplifies what I'm trying to articulate...all in all it was a well flown encounter on all sides, it intensified in a logical progression since all three of us had the same goal...wax the other guy(s)...as the fight progressed options used eliminated unused choices...till we reached the "final act" in our little encounter...a week from now i'm probably stalemated with Icer there..and we'd of gone another act...as it was I pushed my edge he countered it well...and you cashed in your chips to protect your wing...a great fight...a well deserved kill...and most of all...a hell of a lot of fun for all involved.I just wish i could find more than 1 or 2 of those a day. Back near the end of AW on AOL I'd have 15 of those a day. Maybe one day  

[This message has been edited by humble (edited 05-21-2000).]

[-raxx-]

Raxx stands up and walks to the small podium at the front of the room.  Blinking because of the harsh light focused on the stand he coughs and shuffles nervously.

"err My name is err Raxx", he stutters "and I've been a score potato since day one.  Well actually since ver .26 and there weren't even scores then!"

Actually it's just the way I've always flown, (I even flew conservatively in Warbirds and ranked top 50-60 in buffs there).  I'm not particularly good as a fighter pilot, (26 sorties in just over 5 hours for one landing this tour).  I'm not the worst bomber pilot that ever flew, (16 sorties and 10 landings for about 4 hours flying), and I've only captured 3 bases this tour.  Yet for some bizzare reason I still get pegged in the top 50 each tour on overall ranking.

I'm a lone wolf who hunts other lone wolves which are usually bombers, (or I'm in a bomber defending againt lone wolves).  This tour is harder than usual because I'm learning to fly the LA5, (I dunno if the LA-5 is the plane du jour, but if that makes me a score potato then so be it).  I usually stay out of other peoples fights, but will clear one of my countrymen if he's in trouble or I'm in a faster plane and can chase down the con sooner.  I do "milk run" bomber missions because buffs always get killed where there is a lot of fighter activity and it's stupid to draw attention to yourself.  However I also fly the C47 into defended fields and several times in the last 3 tours managed to snatch a field only because the con rolled and banked left instead of right and didn't see me.

I'm not good at any one thing, but I do a bit of everything.  If that jacks up my score then paint me scarlet and haul me in front of the magistrate.  If the way I fly causes offence then I can only offer two suggestions.

Fly higher and smarter.

Spotcha in the Air

[pzvg]

Textbook example of a scorepotato(names omitted to avoid flamewar) I was taking on a N1k a few nights ago, He was good, a real good stick, with determination(and a lot of luck) I managed to get him down on the deck low E,no speed, Lining up for my kill shot (I really suck at gunnery so take shots with care) a fellow country dives in from a coupla of grand above, blasts the N1K, and pulls back up, while I sit watching parts fall off my plane, cuz the lowlife flew into my bulletstream(btw killshooter bites in this instance) I did not need help, I did not want help, it was clear the N1K was dogmeat, so the only excuse is... HE DOVE IN TO STEAL A KILL! to pad his friggin exalted holier than thou score, crap It's hard ta believe that some of the clowns flying here are the end product of 30 million years of evolution.

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pzvg- "5 years and I still can't shoot"