the lengths some people go...

[Tumor]

Nice to be able to throw out accusations without having to retract them when proven wrong, isn't it? 

Maybe you can get a job at the New York Times.

Gotta admit this board is entertaining.  AH folks have this uncanny tendency to filter information presented, make up parts that fit their needs, then pronounce themselves King of the More Cleverest!

I didn't say you got me, I didn't say I got you.  I did though  watch you do this for an hour maybe 45. (you know that thing where other people get shot down, you know, and you like... ask them who shooted them down... and they like tell ya.  And then it happens more times again?) Gosh, you were good at it.  It was kinda cool.  You were one of 1 or 2 other "reds" in the area, in the air.   It was mostly a GV fight.   You had me being quite carefully attempting to bomb**** and avoid you at the same time.  Good Show man, awesome show, BRAVO!!  I'll try not to insult you so hard next time....  I hate to give Junky more ankle to hump.

P.S.  Sorry no, I don't run around with film running all the time.  I mean, if someone's doing something really awesome, or questionable, sure.  But, you're not that good, or questionable.  I'll film you next time your around there, so you know, I can send you film of yourself doing stuff for your entertainment.  Great.

[JunkyII]

Tumor, you'd be one of those turds in the MA flying for garbage kills and failing to do it well.

Long story short is your bad at this game that you have played since Beta....just sayin''

[pipz]

You guys restore my faith in the human race.   

[LCADolby]

Reading comprehension isn't my thing

And teaching it isn't mine.

[Tumor]

Tumor, you'd be one of those turds in the MA flying for garbage kills and failing to do it well.

Long story short is your bad at this game that you have played since Beta....just sayin''

Ankle porn. 

[DREDIOCK]

  Oh ya, I remember this well cuz I was laughing like a drunk Hyena the whole way.  OK FWIW... I never made a move towards you to begin with.  You picked me up after I made a pass through at least 4 almost-as-high-as-me "reds", (our base below was being severely horded at the time so, not an option).  Literally maybe 3 Green dots in a sector with at least 10 red.   I went up and came back through, fast.  I wasn't worried or concerned about you let alone aware of you, until you were in close at 1000.  But, then you locked-on and I was out of options. So, please don't be all about how you out-clevered me with your badassery to get on my tail.  My nonchalant zip-through showed you my 6, and you wouldn't look away.  I can't say I blame you.  Then, I pretty much figured it was you, because... well, it was a 190, it was fast, and it was fixated, and it was knit.  See, for years I got picked by higher 190's and stuff... I know how not to do that.  AND you DO tend to get fixated Dred (just a friendly note).  I might add I think I thought I could faintly hear you rage-crying "A RUNNER A RUNNER, LOOK A RUNNER, KILL KILL KILL", but I'm not sure.   Anyway, I made it to ack and you turned and "picked" Fearless... so then I knew for certain it was you.  So that takes care of up to about pass 1.5 or 2 through the top end of my ack.  I know it's friggin unreal that a pony managed to outrun you all that way.  <shrug>

  Now, at this point knowing it's you Dred...  I can't fly to a merge with you, because I KNOW there's a 100% chance I'll get HO'd with superior (and highly practiced) firepower.  Oh, and I lose around 99% of those, so I just don't (because, it's lame).  100-PERCENT-CHANCE of full-frontal-metal-high-velocity-Dred-precipitation.  I would add... you actually TRIED to HO me from about 1500 lol.  I'm not flying straight at you Dred, I'm not in to jousting.

 My one advantage was ack, as you consistently zoom climbed to deny me any sort of level playing field, over and over and over and over.  I patiently used ack to MY advantage until you made a mistake.  That's what I did... and you did, and you went to the tower leading 3 or 4 of us on a jerky flip-floppy 5min chase. YOU waited too long, lost your SA, and let TriTip get over you, and that was the end of you.

  The kicker to this extremely enjoyable event was the friendly banter going on between myself, my hero Tritip, and Fearless.  Once you popped, we were all like.. what are we gonna be, Clowns or Cowards.  It was Cowards! Thank you Dred.  The inevitable Ch200 DredIock Rage because you.... got whacked!   

  But, here's the deal.  I dont' fly, or play this game, or whatever you want to call it... to present a target to YOU or anyone else.  I play in MY way to make as many Red guys die as I can while I remain among the living.  I don't care HOW I do it, and I certainly don't consider stopping and fighting every red guy I see just because he's there, or "for the fight".   I'm not even remotely concerned with putting myself into losing situations, chest-thumping, out-clevering, score xxx'ing or whatever (uhh, beyond K/D).  I ENJOY treating this thing called AH as a simulation of sorts, I mean I know it's not really, and I know HTC didn't design the game for pilots to act like... WW2 pilots, apparently , but there you have it.  I ALWAYS plan on landing when I leave the runway (and I'd say I'm at least decent at that).  I always depart with 100% fuel, a lot of the time with DTs... or fully loaded with bombs and rocs.  This often lends itself to not getting into any kind of turn-fite at all, cause well... a whole LOT of people have much better performing (turning) aircraft and they never have more than 25%.  Numbers is another little SA thing I keep in mind.  I find it terribly entertaining to fly in a stealthy manner, to a stealthy spot, over a horde and totally PICKTARD people, or even better, those who are AFK while on their way to join the local horde.  Ask Yucca.. I'm kinda rusty right now and my aim is pretty much normal so I missed and accidentally 6-crashed him last night lol and I (deservedly) am the one who got the damage.  My ~input~ if you will, to the game, is to help MY side in whatever way I can and like it or not, I do what I can to remain among the living while doing it. (Ya Hitech I know... flying to stay alive is akin to not even worth playing the game right?, well, opinions are like those stinky things? Everyone's got one)  I'm patient... I've refueled up to 5 maybe 6 times.  I enjoy what I do.  I'm NOT good at the whole turn-fight thing.. at all.. never was, especially not in the Pony.  There's a certain balance in cartoon flying between, pretending to do things like a pilot would do, and doing gamey things no "pilot would ever do.  I lean hard to the pilot thing, so I'm at a distinct disadvantage almost 100% of the time.  I do MY thing the way I want to do it for the price of MY subscription the way I know is best for ME.

  You died.  I landed 2.   FOR ME, I caused you to cartoon-die, even if indirectly.  End of story.  Maybe HTC could implement a new branch of the game and call it "Courtrooms High" so you can SUE ME! For not allowing you a kill shot!! 

<signed> The Cowardly Clowny Pony
 

You ARE funny! Because nimrod. I wasnt even referring to you for one point and for another you have to be confusing me with someone else because while it is possible that such an event took place at some point in time as I usually do end up with 4,5,6+ chasing me.  I not remember the encounter you describe ever taking place. And it certainly wasnt even the one I was describing. Yanno how I know that? because the encounter I was describing  the pony that ran back to his base wasnt even a base that was being hoarded In fact I WAS the only knit there. And in fact I WAS the only knit in the sector let alone vicinity of the higher pony I attacked. Add to that it wasnt FEARLESS I killed. whom I broke off to kill in hopes the coward pony would leave the ack to fight and maybe try and rescue his countryman.
Another little factoid was the pony that ran to ack and then came back (with advantage) only to run to ack again and again,,and again. Only actually stayed to fight when a high tiffy came in and because of him and the position Fearless (not you) had forced me onto the defensive. after which the fight lasted MAYBE a minute. Not 4-5 because Fearess got a pilot wound on me and I was forced to bail.

Now if that pony WAS you. I still say you're a flipping coward because it wasnt just HO shots you shied away from. But any time I turned in your direction.
Like a little kid flinching whenever daddy raises his hand thinking he's gonna get smacked.

[Volron]

Purses at dawn!

[APDrone]

Purses at dawn!

[JunkyII]

And teaching it isn't mine.

Be that way

You guys restore my faith in the human race.   

What we cant get in purse fights on the BBS anymore??? Heck there is more action here then there is in game these days

[Tumor]

  I not remember the encounter you describe ever taking place.

Ohhhh.... well, now you know. 

[guncrasher]

see fugitive this is exactly why I play the way I do.  I play it to entertain myself.  read the last couple of pages and you will understand that for some it's more like ego rather than gameplay.

I'll keep running, vulching, hoing if it makes me laugh.


semp

[Vraciu]

Some people enjoy simulating a WWII combat environment.  Aces High ain't quite that... but it's the closest thing out there.

Pay my subscription costs and I'll fly "your" way, until them I'm going have fun my way.   

Flying to lose is, well....stupid.

Who the hell flies to lose? I fly to win! ... I'm not going to blow 15k of alt just so you can shoot at me.

 

[The Fugitive]

see fugitive this is exactly why I play the way I do.  I play it to entertain myself.  read the last couple of pages and you will understand that for some it's more like ego rather than gameplay.

I'll keep running, vulching, hoing if it makes me laugh.


semp

But thats my point, if your running, vulching, hoing "that makes you laugh" is what is causing other players to cancel their subscriptions then you are part of the problem. By making a few small changes in your game play it could help OTHERS have more fun and STAY. Wouldn't that be something worth while or are you too self center and think "your style" of play is more important than helping make it more fun for everyone?

The OP points out the "lengths people go to" as his complaint. If these things are what is making people leave why cant other point out the issues and players "man up" and help increase the fun instead of the animosity.

[Molten]

I'm almost certain there are few that get on here just to chat on 200. They don't want to fight, they want to talk. Not sure if it's against rules to call some people out by, so I won't. But the name that comes to mind most sounds a lot like, "I'll Race You."

[puller]

I'm almost certain there are few that get on here just to chat on 200. They don't want to fight, they want to talk. Not sure if it's against rules to call some people out by, so I won't. But the name that comes to mind most sounds a lot like, "I'll Race You."