Why?

[RTHolmes]

Player titanic3 did not fly in Late War Tour 152

Player titanic3 did not fly in Late War Tour 153

Player titanic3 did not fly in Late War Tour 154

 

[titanic3]

And this is not a thread asking people to change the way they play, it's a thread asking why? It's already shown if you want score, then it's not the best way to get it, so then why do it?

[titanic3]

Im currently TitanMD in game. Did not fly last tour or the tour before (I think), if I did, it was under BackHand, CoolWhip, TitanSTD and TitanMD, Titan, respectively. You can look it up. I have none or almost none bomber sorties, Or GVs. Fighters and the occasional Attack is all I fly. Everytime, I was under the sub 50 fighter rank.

Edit: Tour 151 was the only tour I flew as BackHand. Before that was Daddkev's account, which he lent to me while I was looking for a job.

Fighter Ranks:
Tour 151 - 21
Tour 150 - 17
Tour 149 - 8
148 - 18
147 - 13

[minke]

So what about 1v1s? Do you avoid them because you don't have someone helping you out? Why?

I dont avoid 1v1. I tend to watch then react, rather than let the red mist descend upon me. It all depends on the situation.

[titanic3]

I dont avoid 1v1. I tend to watch then react, rather than let the red mist descend upon me. It all depends on the situation.

Red mist?...but it's a 1v1... 

[Stalwart]

I literally saw a guy make one pass at me in a Tempest, dive away from 15K to the deck and into his base to land. Seriously, what the hell is the point of that?

Last time i did that, it was because i was out of ammo.

[titanic3]

Last time i did that, it was because i was out of ammo.

With zero kills? -_-

[Stalwart]

@RTHolmes   Since you're looking up statistics... Some of us have call signs in the game that are completely different from out forum name.  So if you want to look up stats you'll need to know our call sign.  For example, I fly as "topjmy" these days.

Why?  Well, I can only speak for myself.   My forum account was created August 02, 2008, but I've had three different subscriptions to AH in the time since then.  I don't want and don't need to start a new forum account each time I return to AH.

[Stalwart]

With zero kills? -_-

^^^
Ditto to you titanic3

[titanic3]

^^^
Ditto to you titanic3

Didn't mean you, meant the Tempest I was talking about. 

[minke]

I've lost count of the times over the years ive seen people lose their heads whenever they see a con. All SA goes out of the window, check 6's get ignored. Boom, dead.

1v1's never stay 1v1 for very long. Getting a kill asap or getting killed just as quickly doesnt appeal to me. I'm patient. I can wait for my kill. A handful of assists with a successful rtb is worth more to me than 2/3 kills and a death. My SA isnt perfect by any means, though I have developed a very good awareness of what every single visible icon is doing or likely to do. I like my immersion, enjoy lulling low eny/perk rides into a fight with my A8.

Now i'm rook this tour. Still looking forward to fighting hymi, as a result I now dive on spits a lot. Have possibly merged with him, infact. Those spixteens are slippery, but I always fight MY fight.

[Stalwart]

Didn't mean you, meant the Tempest I was talking about. 

Fair enough.  Could be his plane took damage?  Just guessing.
My inclination would be to refuel and re-up if i my systems were all good.

[titanic3]

I've lost count of the times over the years ive seen people lose their heads whenever they see a con. All SA goes out of the window, check 6's get ignored. Boom, dead.

1v1's never stay 1v1 for very long. Getting a kill asap or getting killed just as quickly doesnt appeal to me. I'm patient. I can wait for my kill. A handful of assists with a successful rtb is worth more to me than 2/3 kills and a death. My SA isnt perfect by any means, though I have developed a very good awareness of what every single visible icon is doing or likely to do. I like my immersion, enjoy lulling low eny/perk rides into a fight with my A8.

Now i'm rook this tour. Still looking forward to fighting hymi, as a result I now dive on spits a lot. Have possibly merged with him, infact. Those spixteens are slippery, but I always fight MY fight.

My SA is not perfect (no one is), but I've been in plenty of 1 vs x-amount, that my SA hasn't failed me yet. When I get killed, I know what killed me and I could see it coming. Avoiding it is the problem when there are too many and some one will eventually find the right angle on you. But then that's the fun of it. I respect some one who fights a 1 v 2 or more and survive more than I do someone who lands 20 kills. And there is always a chance for survival, regardless the amount of enemy planes involved. So why not take that chance? You have an unlimited amount of lives in this game.

People who tries to run yet they know they'll be caught anyway confuses me even more. Why not just fight instead? At least then you'll HAVE a chance of survival rather than being straight and level on the deck.

[minke]

Disengaging is not necessarily a bad thing. Pulling 1 or 2 away from a furball to increase the odds for your country can sway the fight, and often does. Secondly, with plenty of speed in my A8, I'm still dangerous on the defensive. Its a good indicator of enemy pilot skill when you see them break off immediately or press the attack. I like to know who i am fighting, its as important to me as the plane type.

[RTHolmes]

Not interested in score
Not interested in flying for 20+ minutes to throw it away for 1 kill
Not interested in balls out aggression every sortie
I prefer 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 if it happens
I will engage if e states and numbers are marginally against me
If e state or numbers are heavily against me, I disengage. Though will stay in area.
I live to land kills.
I ask before jumping into someones fight
Give check 6 and tactical info wherever possible

we are apparently playing exactly the same game


Titan, I dont think its possible to get a consistent sub-25 fighter rank without being strategic/careful in one way or another. I havent checked but I very much doubt that your style involves flying a P40E or C202 into the biggest bunch of bad guys you can find regardless of E-state or friendly support. but that is the point - there is a massive range of skill in the game, and almost as many games being played as there are players.

your tempy may have been out of fuel/ammo/luck, it may have been a noob using (and trying to protect) his first 50 fighter perks, he may have been bounced by 3 D ponies so high that you didnt see em, he may have a pw and was trying to sneak another kill while rtb, he could be going for a PB kill streak, he might be taking sustained wifeack to do some chores, there could be a 100 reasons ...

a guy runs ... so what? you neutralised the threat, move on to the next bad guy.