Duelers need your opinions here on this matter.

[DREDIOCK]

I dont do the DA

But this business of dumping ammo I think is more psychological then actual. I've been here now what? 12 years And in all that time I have never noticed a difference in flight characteristics regardless of if I dumped ammo or not. At one time several years ago I believe I was one of the top ranked 110 pilots and I have only dumped rear ammo on that once or twice out of sheer curiosity and never noticed any difference in how well the plane handled. It may have some effect. But I believe that effect in reality in game to be negligible at best.

[DREDIOCK]

His ammo load was probably not even a factor, but any energy advantage one can get over the other guy will be a deciding factor in the fight.

ack-ack

This. One of the tricks I use regularly is to come in at angles that will encourage an opponent to bleed E trying to follow me while I am improving my E rate.

[mechanic]

All the true masters of the 1 on 1 fight know that the very best way to win is to be slightly slower than your opponent

[JunkyII]

All the true masters of the 1 on 1 fight know that the very best way to win is to be slightly slower than your opponent

I think it was Sunsfan or Grizz who told me sometimes you have to give a shot to get a shot....ACM is so confusing sometimes

[iKo]

I find most of the big mouths in the game fly only one or two plane that they know very well and they will duel you, if they win 1 they run off blabbing away thinking they are all that. These people are usually are the ones that grab alt to dive to deck on deck merge fight looking for every advantage they can get. Why because they need it because of there skill level.

If you want to find good fights and get respect from both pilot and not there ego BS challenge them this.

Do 12 fights total 3 fights in same plane 4 different planes loser picks next plane.
Cold 1st pass deck merge or alt that both pick and no extending beyond 2k icon range for the guys that want to turn a duel into a B and Z MA fight.

I find that lame donut big mouths will not do this or will start out picking there best plane and if they win the 1st one or two they leave.

Sorry for they guys that i duel with a lot this wasn't for you and as you guys all know its all about the fight not the kill  

For anyone that would like to fight with these rules PM me, it will be fun.

[Fulcrum]

I find most of the big mouths in the game fly only one or two plane that they know very well and they will duel you, if they win 1 they run off blabbing away thinking they are all that. These people are usually are the ones that grab alt to dive to deck on deck merge fight looking for every advantage they can get. Why because they need it because of there skill level.

If you want to find good fights and get respect from both pilot and not there ego BS challenge them this.

Do 12 fights total 3 fights in same plane 4 different planes loser picks next plane.
Cold 1st pass deck merge or alt that both pick and no extending beyond 2k icon range for the guys that want to turn a duel into a B and Z MA fight.

I find that lame donut big mouths will not do this or will start out picking there best plane and if they win the 1st one or two they leave.

Sorry for they guys that i duel with that a lot this wasn't for you and as you guys all know its all about the fight not the kill 

For anyone that would like to fight with these rules PM me, it will be fun.

This is a pretty good idea.  I don't mind flying planes I'm not good in (which is pretty much all of them) but this also gives the loser a chance to pull the other into a ride they are not super comfortable in.  It also lets the alts vary.  I admit I'm not the best at deck merges and find them boring / unrealistic (if anything can be realistic in a cartoon airplane game).  I like 5 to 8K merges because it gives more options...but these rules would let you vary things up.

Would a long duel tho' 

[JunkyII]

Best fights I have had were when both pilots don't fly the plane they are dueling in.

I remember some serious C202 fights in the DA...you will never catch me in that crap in the MA

[Changeup]

Best fights I have had were when both pilots don't fly the plane they are dueling in.

I remember some serious C202 fights in the DA...you will never catch me in that crap in the MA

That's because only the real men like Batfink, Changeup, and Dodger fly 202s in the MA....they are perk-farming hanger queens.

[eeyore]

I don't like to go to the DA, if they want to fight me 1v1 then we can arrange a meeting in the MA. Case in point, last night ImSHRAP wanted to duel me. He agreed to meet between two bases, no defined altitude or specific plane. I was flying my 109F4, I was at 12K. He arrived in a 51D and was flying around 20K. No big deal, we never set an alt cap for the first merge. He ran, and ran, and ran, and ran, dove to the deck and ran as fast as he could. Then he starts running his mouth on Ch.200 on why I wouldn't chase him. I called it a forfeit, and he logged off.

Second set, I happen to find Tracers in his Mossie around 15K. We had a great fight and even arranged to meet again and had another great fight. If you want to duel me, find me in the MA. There is no need to go to the DA to prove that you have a larger johnson than everyone else.   

[mechanic]

I don't like to go to the DA, if they want to fight me 1v1 then we can arrange a meeting in the MA. Case in point, last night ImSHRAP wanted to duel me. He agreed to meet between two bases, no defined altitude or specific plane. I was flying my 109F4, I was at 12K. He arrived in a 51D and was flying around 20K. No big deal, we never set an alt cap for the first merge. He ran, and ran, and ran, and ran, dove to the deck and ran as fast as he could. Then he starts running his mouth on Ch.200 on why I wouldn't chase him. I called it a forfeit, and he logged off.

Second set, I happen to find Tracers in his Mossie around 15K. We had a great fight and even arranged to meet again and had another great fight. If you want to duel me, find me in the MA. There is no need to go to the DA to prove that you have a larger johnson than everyone else.   

what difference does it make to you in going to the DA to fight other than saving time and eliminating interuption?

[Bear76]

what difference does it make to you in going to the DA to fight other than saving time and eliminating interuption?

Lack of excuses?

[iKo]

Lack of excuses?

[eeyore]

Why do you have to go to the DA? Are people incapable of having 1v1 dogfights in the main arena? I will concede that during the East coast prime time it might be hard, but at 4am EST there is little interruption, and most are lucky to find any dogfight on the map.

[Bear76]

Why do you have to go to the DA? Are people incapable of having 1v1 dogfights in the main arena? I will concede that during the East coast prime time it might be hard, but at 4am EST there is little interruption, and most are lucky to find any dogfight on the map.

Well, it is called the Dueling Arena and you can set up the parameters in the fight. Plane, fuel, altitude, etc. If you doubt your ability pilot vs pilot, the MA is where you should be.

[ReVo]

Why do you have to go to the DA? Are people incapable of having 1v1 dogfights in the main arena? I will concede that during the East coast prime time it might be hard, but at 4am EST there is little interruption, and most are lucky to find any dogfight on the map.

I have had people who agreed to a 1v1 in the MA run a sector back to their ack after blowing the fight two turns in, and like last night with your Pony friend I have had 5k merges turn into 25k merges.

It also helps that I can throw people out of the private fields if they show up uninvited.

And some guys are just terrified of having their score ruined, so hopefully if I can drag them to the DA they'll actually give me a good fight.