Players to admire

[BigR]

I admire anyone that is willing to fight....Being able to fly your plane to its abilities is important, and i applaud people who have the patience to never deviate. I just dont enjoy flying that way. I can properly fly a P51 if i wanted to, but i rarely do because its boring as hell. I will die because of that, but oh well, the Rooks seem to always give me a new plane.

This game is very cyclical... flying styles and philosophies evolve over time. Its fun to watch how new people change things, good or bad. There is a counter to every move. ..People eventually adapt and the cycle starts all over again.

[Copprhed]

But... you don't know how to E fight 

IkO will walk all over you. What on god's earth has happened to you....

[DrBone1]

IkO will walk all over you. What on god's earth has happened to you....

You are not helping.

[JOACH1M]

I agree...
Players like m00t, Drex, Levi, Shane, kappa, Fester, etc. set the bar very high. Some still play, which is good. Anyone entering the game after this era does not have a clue...

Not saying these guys were not good, but at one point AH's damage model was a circle around the whole plane...making it much easy to kill and make amazing shots.... because now you actually have to hit the plane instead of the circle...

[-ammo-]

Getting back on track...

I nominate JUDAS. If he doesn't end up killing me, he always makes me work for the kill. My favorite fight ever in this game involves my 109F and his Ki-84. A 7 minute knife fight the left both of us surging on adrenaline.

That guy is a lot of fun in a fight.  Doesn't complain, just fights till the end.

[FLS]

Not saying these guys were not good, but at one point AH's damage model was a circle around the whole plane...making it much easy to kill and make amazing shots.... because now you actually have to hit the plane instead of the circle...

When was that? Please give the version number.   


Air Warrior had a hit bubble. It also had a player who thought he could make a better flight sim.   

The good players mentioned did not have anything easier in AH then we have now.

[DREDIOCK]

When was that? Please give the version number.   


Air Warrior had a hit bubble. It also had a player who thought he could make a better flight sim.   

The good players mentioned did not have anything easier in AH then we have now.

AW had a hit bubble. I dont remember AH ever having one. I do remember that point being a frustration for many new players. the lack of the hit bubble that is.

I could be wrong but I dont think so

[DREDIOCK]

This is going back a whole bunch of years. Who was that guy that had that amazing U turn move? Hell. I dont even know what to call it let alone figure out how he did it..

Shane was simply amazing in the La7. Seemingly always putting himself in a severe disadvantage and seemingly almost always coming out on top.
Never seemed to matter to him. outnumbered. outgunned. Lower E, lower alt. Lower E and alt. Someone told me he was deaf ta boot.
Had some of the best SA I've ever seen. Never had to HO and just when you thought you had him. He usually proved you wrong.
I learned a lot dieing at his hands LOL. In fact some of the moves I use with the D9 I learned from watching Shane fly the La

[Slate]

  When I started in 2003 I was awesome in the LA 7 but they called me a dweeb. I should have stayed with it for now they would call me awesome.  

  The players I admire you can admire their real persona. They don't give you rage pms but a hearty  when they win or lose.

[mechanic]

I'm pretty sure in early AH1 there was a bigger hit bubble than there is now. Routinely making shots from 1.1k was not an oddity. Hitech might correct me on that though.

[xPoisonx]

IkO will walk all over you. What on god's earth has happened to you....

Ask him how our last duels went 

[Slate]

I'm pretty sure in early AH1 there was a bigger hit bubble than there is now. Routinely making shots from 1.1k was not an oddity. Hitech might correct me on that though.

  It was a totally different damage model. You can ask any long time player that as this game has evolved you had to relearn your shooting skills at several major updates. 

[Changeup]

The good players mentioned did not have anything easier in AH then we have now.

This is not true.  AH1's hit model was different. AKAK has mentioned it repeatedly by version.

[FLS]

This is not true.  AH1's hit model was different. AKAK has mentioned it repeatedly by version.

If you think AH ever had a hit bubble surrounding the aircraft please post your reference.  

Also keep in mind that any differences in damage and gunnery worked both ways.

[Aspen]

Whatever the hit bubble size, every player had it.  The brawler wading into 5 cons with no E and no alt was a bigger target just like the guys he was fighting.  It may have been easier to hit planes, but the plane you were in took hits easier as well.