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Offline lyric1

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Answer from HTC please.
« on: August 13, 2014, 01:09:10 AM »
Two issues.

#1.
Is there any plans HTC may have to address the bomb & bail plague that just seems to be getting worse?

#2.
Proxy kills.
Has something changed with bombers & even being within 2.5K you get nothing now when they bail?

No answer on the bug forums on this topic so I will try here.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,363896.0.html

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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2014, 02:18:24 AM »
Hitech needs to add a "Beavis and Butthead" sound effect laugh when they bomb and bail cause you know that's what they're doing  :furious

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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2014, 03:34:48 AM »
Hitech needs to add a "Beavis and Butthead" sound effect laugh when they bomb and bail cause you know that's what they're doing  :furious

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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2014, 05:47:11 AM »
I think they should increase the range from 2.5k considerably.
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2014, 05:54:51 AM »
Isn't it 1.5k?
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2014, 07:19:54 AM »
You can check ManueverKillRange in the arena settings. In the MA, it's set to 6000 (feet), which is 2k yards on the plane's icon.
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2014, 07:44:57 AM »
whats the difference between a bomber who bails from being caught by a fighter or a fighter who runs from a bomber ?
 or a fighter that runs from a fighter ?  in all cases its to escape being caught.

 or what about the guy who ups a 190 and porks ords/dar and ditches ?
 

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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2014, 07:48:49 AM »
whats the difference between a bomber who bails from being caught by a fighter or a fighter who runs from a bomber ?
 or a fighter that runs from a fighter ?  in all cases its to escape being caught.

 if you punish one you must punish the other

I think the bail proxy should be at least icon range (6k) for all aircraft.  :aok
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2014, 07:56:09 AM »
Not until the bombers are lightly (or legitimately) perked and there is far more emphasis on successfully landing (i.e., earning perk points), will there be any change in the bomb-n-bail types.

The easiest thing HTC could do is shuffle the ranking of "landed, ditched, bailed, crashed, captured, killed" (or whatever it is).  Put bailing at the bottom.  Give the player a reason to stay alive and in the air as long as possible.

I agree though, few things irk me as scouting out and intercepting enemy bombers only to get a few thousand yards away and watch them bail.  I've started to record every occurrence like that and I've sent a few friendly PM's asking them why they were so shy for an engagement. The excuses are rather lame.
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2014, 08:00:17 AM »
I think the bail proxy should be at least icon range (6k) for all aircraft.  :aok

   This ^^

  As a frequent bomber pilot (Who doesn't bail when engaged) it would not bother me at all. 
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2014, 09:54:20 AM »
Two issues.

#1.
Is there any plans HTC may have to address the bomb & bail plague that just seems to be getting worse?
I don't answer loaded questions.
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#2.
Proxy kills.
Has something changed with bombers & even being within 2.5K you get nothing now when they bail?
Nothing has changed.

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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2014, 07:54:31 AM »
I think that in this case the issue is that 2.0k can be anything from 1750 yards to 2250 yards, and if you're over then you're over.
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2014, 08:09:17 AM »
I think the bail proxy should be at least icon range (6k) for all aircraft.  :aok

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I'd go beyond icon range to vis range where they even show up as a dot.
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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2014, 08:10:47 AM »
I think the bail proxy should be at least icon range (6k) for all aircraft.  :aok

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Re: Answer from HTC please.
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2014, 09:50:04 AM »
A gv it's 6k to get successful landing?

 Is it 2k in a gv to avoid giving the other guy a proxy?

2k for bomb and bail'rs giving the other guy a proxy?
They're casting their bait over there, see?