Picking

[SkyRock]

A couple weeks ago, I was having a wonderful little running fight with a couple of the 80th guys.  I was mostly (completely?) getting my arse handed to me, but in the spirit of the prevailing wisdom of this BBS I was seeking out these guys who have mastered the 38.  I was looking for the honorable fight, even if I was outnumbered most of the time.  There was an interloper or two throughout this series of fights, but I successfully avoided most of them.  Then... BAM.  Tower.  I see a familiar name.  Now I know he wasn't one of the 38's... where the hell did he come from?  How did I not see him?    OMG, I'm such an idiot.    A PM to the pilot confirmed that he had come from outside of the fight.  Instead of hateful, "You picked me you f*%#@^g tool", I instead blamed my poor SA for not knowing he was there.  Had I got vis on him before he killed me, I doubt I would have felt much different.  

Well, what is your opinion of that guy... the one that jumped in an already outnumbered fight for the red guy to steal the kill...  the OP wanted you to discuss picking....  please don't say "it was my own fault"...  we'd rather know how you really feel about what that guy did and what you think of that type of play...  'I see a familiar name' you say, so you know he's not new, and I sense you know he is known for doing this... what is your opinion on a vet who always seeks out that type of engagement?

[Shade]

Picking.  BnZing.  Taking a pass and running.

It's all the same.  It's a way to engage a person without putting yourself at risk.

If you don't like it, go to the dueling arena, and stay there.  Because obviously the scary possibility that someone might work at preserving their aircraft, and give you as little chance to respond is one that you don't like.

[SkyRock]

blah blah blah, I support lame gameplay! 

fixed! 

[nrshida]

Because obviously the scary possibility that someone might work at preserving their aircraft, and give you as little chance to respond is one that you don't like.

Preserving their virtual aircraft is of course a very important aspect of keeping these old historical aircraft flying, it's not like they grow on trees in Aces High after all.

[morfiend]

 I have a question that maybe the experts can answer about picking.






     If your nose is on strike would you pick it?



   

[SkyRock]

Preserving their virtual aircraft is of course a very important aspect of keeping these old historical aircraft flying, it's not like they grow on trees in Aces High after all.

[Changeup]

98.4% of the time when I die, I blame myself in some way, shape, or form.

A couple weeks ago, I was having a wonderful little running fight with a couple of the 80th guys.  I was mostly (completely?) getting my arse handed to me, but in the spirit of the prevailing wisdom of this BBS I was seeking out these guys who have mastered the 38.  I was looking for the honorable fight, even if I was outnumbered most of the time.  There was an interloper or two throughout this series of fights, but I successfully avoided most of them.  Then... BAM.  Tower.  I see a familiar name.  Now I know he wasn't one of the 38's... where the hell did he come from?  How did I not see him?    OMG, I'm such an idiot.    A PM to the pilot confirmed that he had come from outside of the fight.  Instead of hateful, "You picked me you f*%#@^g tool", I instead blamed my poor SA for not knowing he was there.  Had I got vis on him before he killed me, I doubt I would have felt much different.  

Differences in worldview, I suppose.  

 

 

Triton ALWAYS fights 

[muzik]

Without going through all of the "you don't play like I want you to play whines" AGAIN, as this horse has been ground to dust already...

the bottom line is, this game has a several different ways to enjoy the game. You can pick and choose any one of them at will. You don't have to fly in the MA or near the busiest bases were the odds of getting picked go up 10000%.

I loved almost every one of the different "fighting styles" in this game. They all provide and demand different skill sets. I have been in 3, 4, and 5v1's and come out on top in every imaginable scenario and died in the same scenarios 98% of the time. Only I didn't complain when I died. As some of the wisest here have already said, I blamed myself.

If all of you 1v1 tards got your way in the MA, this game would be dead. There would be no Levi, or Grizz to aspire to become. It would be so diddlying boring that no one would ever come back to it.

[JunkyII]

2 v 1 where both cons fully engage....fun
2 v 1 where one con engages and the other sits high waiting for easy shots...not fun.

I'm a 1 v 1 tard....i guess...but it's about actually fighting. In the second example 2 out of 3 are fighting...the high con not fighting will most likely get the kill....

Is it starting to make sense...."It's about the fight" doesn't have a secret 1 v 1 meaning behind it...if your only they for the kill...you are missing the combat portion of this game.

[Shade]

Wah, Wah, people are using their altitude advantage they have against me!

People are so picky in this game.

"Oh, you can use an altitude advantage you have... BUT!  You can ONLY use it like this, and ONLY this specific situation, and ONLY with these aircraft!  Otherwise you HAVE to come down and turn fight!  You're not allowed to do anything else!"

BnZing, Picking, whatever.  It's the same damn thing.
It's using an altitude advantage you have over someone else to give the hostile the least chance to hit you back.  

Don't like that?  Go to the DA and you'll never have to worry about someone having 5k feet on ya ever again.

[RedBull1]

Don't like that?  Go to the DA and you'll never have to worry about someone having 5k feet on ya ever again.

This statement is about as true as midway being in the top 2%.

[BaldEagl]

BnZing, Picking, whatever.  It's the same damn thing.
It's using an altitude advantage you have over someone else to give the hostile the least chance to hit you back.

Umm... no, it's not the same.

You don't need an alt advantage to pick.  You only have to go after enemies that are already engaged thereby posing no threat to you.

B'n'Zing on the other hand can be honorable sport.  The only problem is so few know how to use it to press an attack without running.  A good B'n'Zer will beat any plane in the game on repeated passes without extending more than 2.0-3.0K.

These two things are worlds apart.

[SkyRock]

People are so picky in this game.

"Oh, you can use an altitude advantage you have... BUT!  You can ONLY use it like this, and ONLY this specific situation, and ONLY with these aircraft!  Otherwise you HAVE to come down and turn fight!  You're not allowed to do anything else!"

BnZing, Picking, whatever.  It's the same damn thing.
It's using an altitude advantage you have over someone else to give the hostile the least chance to hit you back.  

Don't like that?  Go to the DA and you'll never have to worry about someone having 5k feet on ya ever again.

you haven't read the thread have you?  nobody said don't use your altitude advantage, altitude has nothing to do with picking....  get it?   So, your "go to DA" hard talk is off point.  The thread is about picking.   

[SkyRock]

Umm... no, it's not the same.

You don't need an alt advantage to pick.  You only have to go after enemies that are already engaged thereby posing no threat to you.

B'n'Zing on the other hand can be honorable sport.  The only problem is so few know how to use it to press an attack without running.  A good B'n'Zer will beat any plane in the game on repeated passes without extending more than 2.0-3.0K.

These two things are worlds apart.

QFT!

[lyric1]

The thread is about picking.   

http://www.frogview.com/show5.php?file=8561