To the old sticks...

[Shane]

A related question, maybe to these ubber sticks. How long did it take you to really reach that ability level? I can sense for most sticks the learning curve never gets out of the shallow end of the pool. For those names mentioned, and our current ubbers...

And any suggestions on getting to the next level?

Boo

Hmmm about 2 years in AW3 and then about 8-10 months in AH learning the new-to-me FM and modeling.  I flew both FR and RR in AW3. I probably then maintained that for about 3-4 more years in AH before taking a pretty long break, coming back fior a few months and then another fairly long break, and here I am again. <never once did a "go on... without me..." thread>   

There are at least two important factors at play, skill and talent (and aggression/willingness). Anyone can obatin skill, not everyone has talent. Those who have both talent and skill...     Without aggression/willingness, you may very well box yourself into one specific ride or role.

I'd say if you're not where you think you should be after at least 3 years-5 years, then you're probably not going to get much better.

[Karnak]

I fly a small number of sorties each month.  Last time I flew was about a week ago.  I lost my first ever Mosquito Mk XVI to an Me163B after I bombed the capitol.

[Guppy35]

Hmmm about 2 years in AW3 and then about 8-10 months in AH learning the new-to-me FM and modeling.  I flew both FR and RR in AW3. I probably then maintained that for about 3-4 more years in AH before taking a pretty long break, coming back fior a few months and then another fairly long break, and here I am again. <never once did a "go on... without me..." thread>   

There are at least two important factors at play, skill and talent (and aggression/willingness). Anyone can obatin skill, not everyone has talent. Those who have both talent and skill...     Without aggression/willingness, you may very well box yourself into one specific ride or role.

I'd say if you're not where you think you should be after at least 3 years-5 years, then you're probably not going to get much better.

Yeah but you suck!

[Guppy35]

Yikes.  It's been 16 years since I first played Air Warrior, but I haven't played Aces High with any regularity since about 2006/2007.  I don't get credit for the lost years between then and now, alas.

You were a mere kid then.  Some of us were old when we started.  Now that you are old, some of us are ancient!

[ROC]

Now that you are old, some of us are ancient! Smiley

*cough* some more ancient that others.....^^^

[Changeup]

The old competitor in me says, "you turds are quitters and to some extent, the real talent may have been the first talents and they still got it but are too prideful to try". 

However, I too have gone through bad cases of "the tireds"...tired of fights that last 5 mins...tired of arriving after its over, tired of the same guys (and AKPeppr, TXmom, and WldsBabe notwithstanding), tired of MY same old moves that don't really work too well anymore, tired of running 51's even though I know that in real war they would run till they got an advantage, tired of my stupid same old stick that blows, tired of looking up at 315AM and not understanding how it was just 915PM, tired of listening to the same tards typing their exact same moronic crap on 200 (me included), tired of DAR being taken out by some noob that was dared by a vet because its funny, and tired of F3 in the DA.

HOWEVER, what do you really do for competition in your life anymore?  You want your bosses job?  You think you can still "play ball"? You dress up in your kids uniform and coach?  What does it mean to ya?  In here...for a couple of hours every night or so it means everything.  You get that from other games?  Come on..Xbox?  First person shooter games?  Tank warfare?  Paintball?? Mens freakin kickball?  In here, 1 v 1 is really 1 v 1...it means you won or lost...its freakin awesome...for the old and young because the game doesn't care about how old you are or how young you are.  It just does its thing.

Competition...fire in your belly and I know some of you don't have it anymore and I can certainly see why with all the years logged in this game and  BTW...awesome.

But ask yourself...what do you do for real competition?  14bucks a month to kick the hell out a horde, defend something that you can pretend to feel is yours, yell at that idiot named after some Islands on a map, lie about your greatness, but either way in here...the game doesn't care who you are...it just allows you to compete again...and make some damn good friends...then kill them.

Just do it...you know what would be greatness?  For all of ya to come back together...what a freakin furball that would be!!  Oh well...

[ACE]

What happened to SkatSr

[Changeup]

What happened to SkatSr

That's what I'm talking about!!! Call his country bellybutton up and get him back in here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ACE]

He was a Bo$$ in a P51D

[Midway]

But Star Wars: The Old Republic comes out in less than a month...

 

[Midway]

We tried to make Kazaa come back a few weeks ago, saying that we would kick his ass. He came, kicked our asses, and left us crying 

Kazaa 

[Midway]

Hey I flew last night... Ask Midway...

 

Did... and he good

[Midway]

no point, they are usually popularity contests anyway. Who knows how good drex/levi or anyone else of the 'old' was? Could they beat Grizz or Kazaa at their peak, who knows... their peaks will never coincide, so the top 20 is almost impossible.

I know cause I have films that show me.  They're awesome!

[Oldman731]

I'd say if you're not where you think you should be after at least 3 years-5 years, then you're probably not going to get much better.

(grimaces)

(looks at his feet)

(turns and walks away, wiping a tear)

- oldman

[Midway]

Look...it's time for you guys to start flying.  You left, you took your breaks, you've done the wifey lists and all the BS that the rest of us non-squeakers have to do now quit blowin your "oh back when I flew hoo-rah-rah" and your BBS warfare (which is entertaining I might add) and get back in the dam game.

I like reading your posts about how it used to be and when your coming back and why you left but your opinions get more and more hollow as the days go by .  You can't make a play and you can't put it any substance behind your BBS comments sitting on the sidelines.  Get your butts back in the game.

All of ya....you know who you are.  Put your skirts back in the drawer....don't post your reasons why you can't because no one cares.  Get back in the dam game girls

Maybe many are flying under new names.  Afterall, if still on the BBS, the interest must be there... eventually that should lead to flight again.