Skyyr doesn't need my help. He is handling the whiners just fine on his own.
Vraciu, if this is so, why do you have more posts in this thread than anyone else?
Since you are a relatively new player, Vraciu, I will offer the following advice and experience with you one time. I hope you consider the following:
Several years ago, in my second stint flying in aces (2008ish) I was flying Bish (as all new players are assigned) as was rather quickly recruited into a Bish squad. They were a "base taking" squad, and known for "hording bases". It was good for me at the time, as I was learning lots about the game from them, but the squad was often vilified here on the forums for their tactics and specifically for the attitude of the XO (who later became CO), who would PM and berate guys whenever he got shot down.
The squad and our tactics were a common theme of the forums. As a loyal member of my squad, I felt inclined at the time to defend against some of the abuse against the squad brought here on the forums (not the PM'ing thing, as I never like that). But, I spent an undo amount of time and effort replying to what I thought were "attacks" against my squad and I. All of this was pointless, because people are going to think what they think.
However, as I got more experience in the game, I realized some of what others were saying was true. I was vastly limiting what I could learn and my ability to improve at flying in AH by flying with that squad and using the tactics they used. I soon thereafter left that squad. It took a little while before I was accepted into another good squad, who never-the-less ribbed me for a while about my previous squad affiliation. Eventually I became well-respected in that group as my skills improved even further, flying new aircraft and learning new tactics. I also felt I was becoming more respected in the community, as we generally stayed off of 200 and treated others with respect.
When I
really started to learn Aces High, I learned to challenge myself more and accept failure as a learning opportunity, rather than being focused on "always winning". I started flying by myself more, dying more often, but learning at a greatly accelerated rate. My point on that is this: Often taking a "win at any cost" approach to a game can be the worst thing for you.
I am NOT saying you should leave your squad. I am saying you should be careful what horse you attach your wagon to, especially if are going to vehemently defend your approach to the game right now, and particularly the actions and attitude (on 200) of the player you look up to the most. This is going to potentially stifle your growth and, more importantly, stifle your association within the AH community.
Case in point: You once asked if you could be a part of my gunnery training course when I started running it again. I told you I would PM you when I did. I haven't PM'd you, because the answer now is "no" -- you have established yourself to me as someone I don't want to associate with in any way at this point.
You can disagree and dismiss my comments just as you did Widewing's advice. I truly believe you should give both some more serious thought and let them sink in a little before replying to me, or to anyone. I have no intent to reply any further to you at this point anyway.
That is all, sir.
Respectfully,
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Ryno
