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Offline NikonGuy

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HO
« on: February 21, 2012, 06:56:01 AM »
Apparently this is a HO now .. just for everyones benefit.. hehe :P

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Offline DEECONX

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Re: HO
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 06:58:28 AM »
Everything's a HO now-a-days. Forget about it and move on.

Offline NikonGuy

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Re: HO
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 07:03:01 AM »
hehe yeah I know .. just thought it was funny is all :P

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Re: HO
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2012, 07:13:09 AM »

Nice pick.
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Re: HO
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2012, 07:13:30 AM »
<S> Nikon, you should know by now that some people can't be beat
unless it's by a ho :rolleyes: :rofl :rofl
In their minds, it had to be a ho to beat them,
that's their justification to losing :aok
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Re: HO
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2012, 08:03:54 AM »
A true Head On takes two players to accomplish.  Most of the children forget that.

The only argument someone may have is when they have the absolute angle on an enemy plane with guns trained and range is closing and the target plane chooses to turn head on instead of performing a defensive maneuver.  But even then, the attacker has the option of pulling up and re-setting his attack and not allowing the Head On to happen.  So it truly is a double edge sword.

The absolute worst low-life "ACM" in Aces High (yes, the HO is an actual ACM) is the stick-stirrer.  Nothing is more comical to watch than some supposed "ace" to jerk his stick around like he just a seizure and think he is actually being a stud pilot (you know who you are).  If HTC would do anything to AH, tightening up the "Do no move your controls so quickly* parameters would be near the top of my wish list.  The first time that stick is jammed in 4 opposite directions (up, down, L, R) within a 2 second period it would lock up and the message "Knock it off, idiot" would pop up instead.         
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Re: HO
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2012, 08:21:56 AM »
A true Head On takes two players to accomplish.  Most of the children forget that.

The only argument someone may have is when they have the absolute angle on an enemy plane with guns trained and range is closing and the target plane chooses to turn head on instead of performing a defensive maneuver.  But even then, the attacker has the option of pulling up and re-setting his attack and not allowing the Head On to happen.  So it truly is a double edge sword.

The absolute worst low-life "ACM" in Aces High (yes, the HO is an actual ACM) is the stick-stirrer.  Nothing is more comical to watch than some supposed "ace" to jerk his stick around like he just a seizure and think he is actually being a stud pilot (you know who you are).  If HTC would do anything to AH, tightening up the "Do no move your controls so quickly* parameters would be near the top of my wish list.  The first time that stick is jammed in 4 opposite directions (up, down, L, R) within a 2 second period it would lock up and the message "Knock it off, idiot" would pop up instead.        

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Offline wil3ur

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Re: HO
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2012, 08:30:31 AM »
Ahh... the spixteen Cartwheel of Doom!    :rofl
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Offline NikonGuy

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Re: HO
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2012, 08:33:40 AM »
It was a 2 v 1 .. Debrody and Syrax's G6's vs my 38L .. Debrody went down first then Syrax .. hehe.

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Offline Debrody

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Re: HO
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2012, 08:35:29 AM »
Get off the high horse NG.
While it clearly was NOT a ho, you only had 10-12k on us and was bragging about how lame we are. Also called "nice gang" on a 3v2 situation like 7 minutes earlyer. Dont wonder he got angry...
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Offline wil3ur

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Re: HO
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2012, 08:44:49 AM »
Get off the high horse NG.
While it clearly was NOT a ho, you only had 10-12k on us and was bragging about how lame we are. Also called "nice gang" on a 3v2 situation like 7 minutes earlyer. Dont wonder he got angry...
No need for the drama. <S>

I'm seeing two other red in that screenshot, not cointing the 109 going up in flames, and your attacker is a P38.  Are you really complaining he wasn't down on the deck where you guys can swarm the piss out of him as an excuse for crying HO?    :cry
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Offline Debrody

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Re: HO
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2012, 08:53:53 AM »
I'm seeing two other red in that screenshot, not cointing the 109 going up in flames, and your attacker is a P38.  Are you really complaining he wasn't down on the deck where you guys can swarm the piss out of him as an excuse for crying HO?    :cry
Where you seen any compliment in my post? lol... The two other cons were trying to deack the town, on the other side of the ack, i dont think they played any role in this.
Only said he had much alt on us yet hes claiming "ownage". If you think it is, right, okay, our definitions might be different.
And yessir, thats the way to win a 2v1. Extend, climb. I would do the same. Just no need to brag about our lameness.
Also said, no need for the drama,  yet youre feeding the fire...  .
« Last Edit: February 21, 2012, 11:35:37 AM by Debrody »
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Re: HO
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2012, 10:02:31 AM »
Just remember, if you died it's because you made a mistake. Learn from your mistakes and make less of them  :aok

While I hate the HO shot, if I die because of one it's because I failed to avoid it properly. It's not the other guys fault.

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Re: HO
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2012, 11:12:42 AM »
The HO is one of the tools in the fighter pilot's toolkit.  Sometimes it is even the correct tool to use.  It gets used much more often than that in AH, but not as often as it is whined about.
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Re: HO
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2012, 11:24:29 AM »
I call HO when a trend is manifest. At some point in ACM two birds are going to approach dead ahead. Slight difference between a HO and HA pass. ACM is taking place and at some point a trigger is pulled. There it is.

When I mention trends, every now and then, in a particular furball it seems every red guy is trying to ram you, zero ACM taking place just screaming fanatics ramming and ho'ing. At some point it is just a mess. Whatever, annoying but....

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