I understand SNO where you are coming from but this is what killed me last night on there. When it was mentioned of Mid War planes and not turny planes I was hoping for some good P-47 flying and yet it seemed that even if I could catch a break it still didn't work out. What didn't help either is with how high you can only go up. Just up to 4K, and I understand turn fights or scissor fights, but I try to fly the aircraft in there as historically accurate as can be and I know the fighters like the wildcat and corsair and the thunderbolt were used in those roles. It pissed me off because it seemed even if I built up speed it felt like with fighters like the hurricane 2s could keep up and I was weping like a MFer. And I remember the old AVA had a setup where would could fly the historical aircraft on the historical maps. But the map for me isn't really my cup of tea, and thats why I fly scenario or FSO because the experience of flying a long mission and getting those moments of excitement or fright makes it more realistic in my opinion and the flight setup is more to it as well, but it just doesn't work in my play style that's the issue. Thats why I go with MA most times and sometimes I have bad days which yesterday was, and I have amazing 1v1s with good pilots like I had a good engagement one time with svaal in a 109K4 while I was flying an F4. That's the way I like to fly, get some time to setup my approach and fly historically correct, I am not trying to sound like a picker. I just want to have a more realistic approach on AVA. I hope you understand where I am coming from.
I try to have one Jaeger but usually after a long day or work or a day off when doing a lot of stuff around the house I want to try to have a good day giving it everything I have to get good kills and decent kill chains, and to have fun. But it gets squashed real quick and my SA can be good and most times its not. Even with SA it feels like my bird whatever I fly is sluggish or even if I can pull a good engagement I just get wrecked. Thats why honestly I go to MA more, and with what Easy said about the old maps not having attendance I actually enjoyed those ones. It gave me a real sense of knowing what its like flying like the real pilots on long missions. I understand AVA is about quickness which I attempt to use and sometimes I win and most times I lose. I honestly would like to see the original AVA with maps like BOB to use for Bombing runs or even English Channel fights or Pacific style ones as well IMHO. I hope you get where I am coming from.
From observation during MNM when you are participating:
1. Continuous talking (pretty much loud all the time) is distracting you from flying
efficiently. BFM/ACM requires concentration and precision to be effective.
2. Doing the same thing over and over, and it not working is frustrating. Frustration further
distracts you. Try something different. If that doesn’t work, try something else different.
If nothing is working to your satisfaction, there’s something fundamentally wrong with
your approach and basic skill set. Watch others, especially those who are successful.
Learn from observation. Seek help from one or more of them outside the arena on a
different day. Improve your skill set beyond excuses and blame.
3. If you are offered help. Take it.
4. Realize that when you are continually talking, frequently loudly, others on the channel
can’t communicate, are getting frustrated, and probably muting you. Ever wonder why
someone doesn’t respond back to you?
5. It’s not about you. It’s about us having fun. If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it
wrong.
6. Many of us miss the days past of large MNM size crowds in the weekly AVA scenario
setups. Numbers attract more numbers. Drag your squadies into the AvA. Start a
trend. It’s the same concept as MNM. Players see a large crowd on Monday nights,
come in, and check it out. Instead of complaining about the lack of participation, try and
do something about it.
7. Do some honest self analysis. Fix yourself. Don’t blame others, the game, or HT. See
#1.
8. HAVE FUN with this game. If you aren’t having FUN and continually expressing your
frustration and anger on the radio, you are affecting other’s fun. If it’s a bad day for you,
and we all have those, do something different. Don’t make it a bad day for others.
Just offering some, hopefully, helpful observations. Remember to have fun. This game is a great distraction from whatever we are all dealing with in the real world.
CHECK SIX!
Puma