Players killing game with boring play

[Shane]

Says the guy who hopes to bring back some boring old players, err farts.    How's that going?    Hope they come and stick around. 

Nope, I placed it here it was intended.

[Animl-AW]

Says the guy who hopes to bring back some boring old players, err farts.    How's that going?    Hope they come and stick around. 

Actually, at least on the boards, there are more returning "old farts" than new players, it actually has movement. I've seen the average MA population tick up to 124-140 on most days/nights, not just weekends, and it's summer. That is an increase for an average, since I've been back. We may hit 160 as an average this fall/winter. a 200 range is comfortable.

Most of us have grown past the emotional side of the MA. Many of us just learned to have fun with it, despite it's coding and not RL.

We all sounded like you at some point.
Brat, Rauml, Skyrock (AH) and AKAK used to constantly go at it with me, it was rivalry that pushed the envelope. I get it. I even had 5-6 of them get mad at me on Bigweek NNTP newsgroup, hunted me down through shade accounts, and tried to gang me,... I was in my prime then, I killed every one of them. Just made them madder. They were then angry "someone like Animl" became a AW Game Staff/Tech/Arena Moderator.  Pretty sure some heads exploded. I'm just here for the fun and help where I can now.

Just pay attention to the fun part. Some of the alternatives just don't seem to make the "fun" grade.

To be honest, some of the stuffff on ch. 200 is one of the biggest deterrents.

[GasTeddy]

So everyone not as brilliant as Shane is boring? Everyone who does not act exactly as Shane expects, is boring? Everyone should be doing exactly as Shane demands? Wow! 

Perhaps time to go back to some other sims...      ...if these are the requirements here nowadays, as I'm boring bomber pilot who sometimes jumps in fighter and offers too easy kills for masters and aces. And masters get bored when kill is too easy and also it's boring, if noobie happens to have lucky shot to hit The Master...   

On the other hand, if the idea of this ranting is to get my kind of boring noobies out, keep on going and whining, you may very well have some success.      I'm sure HiTech will be very grateful to have boring ones cleaned out. My five cents, over and out.

[Shane]

Be honest - you're just upset that I remarked on the lack of cooperative gameplay amongst morning knits (you are one).  And went Rook for a change of pace - I've yet to encounter your bombers since I generally don't hunt them. I attack, rarely defend, unless the attack also helps the defense.  I often state offense > defense.

And I'm not the only one to have noted and remarked on that.  8 knits on doing 8 different things, well maybe 3 trying to defend vs the morning locusts.  You do you - it just strikes me this is a cooperative game.

So everyone not as brilliant as Shane is boring? Everyone who does not act exactly as Shane expects, is boring? Everyone should be doing exactly as Shane demands? Wow! 

Perhaps time to go back to some other sims...      ...if these are the requirements here nowadays, as I'm boring bomber pilot who sometimes jumps in fighter and offers too easy kills for masters and aces. And masters get bored when kill is too easy and also it's boring, if noobie happens to have lucky shot to hit The Master...   

On the other hand, if the idea of this ranting is to get my kind of boring noobies out, keep on going and whining, you may very well have some success.      I'm sure HiTech will be very grateful to have boring ones cleaned out. My five cents, over and out.

[Dadtallica]

And I'm not the only one to have noted and remarked on that.  8 knits on doing 8 different things, well maybe 3 trying to defend vs the morning locusts.  You do you - it just strikes me this is a cooperative game.

He stilllll doesn’t get it and is just not a serious human. Your very short sided gripe is the exact beauty of the MA. We all pay the same and none of us sign a contract that says we have to take and defend bases at all costs.

Sometimes when you’re pointing at everyone else, you are the problem. Probably most times with you.

Only one person cares how good you are. I’m done feeding this click bait. 

Perhaps time to go back to some other sims...      ...if these are the requirements here nowadays, as I'm boring bomber pilot who sometimes jumps in fighter and offers too easy kills for masters and aces. And masters get bored when kill is too easy and also it's boring, if noobie happens to have lucky shot to hit The Master...   

Same here keep bombing away! Don’t worry he doesn’t have the mental acuity to sit still that long.

[GasTeddy]

Be honest - you're just upset that I remarked on the lack of cooperative gameplay amongst morning knits (you are one).  And went Rook for a change of pace - I've yet to encounter your bombers since I generally don't hunt them. I attack, rarely defend, unless the attack also helps the defense.  I often state offense > defense.

And I'm not the only one to have noted and remarked on that.  8 knits on doing 8 different things, well maybe 3 trying to defend vs the morning locusts.  You do you - it just strikes me this is a cooperative game.

I'm honest: No, it did not upset me at all, I'm used to that. It has been pretty much same in every sim I've been flying. I just got fed up with your endless demands "everyone do as I say". In game and in here.

I tell you what I find boring. Yesterday, in 2 separate flights, Spitfire comes from my 6. It comes so close I could almost hit it w/ barrels of .50 cal. D 0.01, filling the whole gunsight, I pour everything on it what comes out from my guns and 0 hits. Zero, nihill, null, and it shoots me down. All of my boomers, one by one, same way, twice, without scrath. That's boring from my point of view. Or 109, what sends three B24s down w/ 1 short burst to the fuselage of one them.

From my part, this topic is dealt with, carry on.

[Shane]

      maybe ask for tips on getting better.  Or an escort?  You know, cooperative efforts in a team-based game.  And really, the claim  of "endless demands to do as I say" is... an outright exaggeration - I notice a certain type of personality likes to do that. 

I'm honest: No, it did not upset me at all, I'm used to that. It has been pretty much same in every sim I've been flying. I just got fed up with your endless demands "everyone do as I say". In game and in here.

I tell you what I find boring. Yesterday, in 2 separate flights, Spitfire comes from my 6. It comes so close I could almost hit it w/ barrels of .50 cal. D 0.01, filling the whole gunsight, I pour everything on it what comes out from my guns and 0 hits. Zero, nihill, null, and it shoots me down. All of my boomers, one by one, same way, twice, without scrath. That's boring from my point of view. Or 109, what sends three B24s down w/ 1 short burst to the fuselage of one them.

From my part, this topic is dealt with, carry on.

[Shane]

Here's an update showing:  27 bish 9 knits  10 rooks - but look at the numbers in air and see #B below.

A) the increasing time of the locust swarm over the day
B) the all-in aspect of the swarm (no bish/knit action - a little knit/rook action)
C) the spillover effect of less numbers
D) the tone of the evening play set by all of the above (guess which side will struggle to find fun tonight?)

ENY has zero impact. Side switchers have minimal impact, and often create gaps on both lower sides as they hop.
 
<shrug>  I found a little fun milk-running knit bases in a bomber and getting 3 kills, but, I guess I gave those 3 knits some "fun" as opposed to trying to take on the swarm.

[Shane]

So much fun to be found!

What could it be?  Maybe they got bored?

Feels more like 3am than noon... 

[Dadtallica]

Some of us have jobs.

Trolling doesn’t pay well.

[Shane]

So you're replying on company time?  Many of us are retired.  What are you trying to virtue signal? 

I play in mornings and track numbers while trying to discern motivations... numbers are dropping which has a spillover effect to your ride or die evening play.

Seems to me you're the one trolling since you have no experience with morning play.

Some of us have jobs.

Trolling doesn’t pay well.

[Dadtallica]

So you're replying on company time?  Many of us are retired.  What are you trying to virtue signal? 

I play in mornings and track numbers while trying to discern motivations... numbers are dropping which has a spillover effect to your ride or die evening play.

Seems to me you're the one trolling since you have no experience with morning play.

I don’t punch a clock…

Played plenty in the mornings in my day and it has always been light.

[Shane]

So, we'll see you in mornings this week, boss?   

You know, so you can compare your "day" with what it's like now.  Good time to pop in would be around 8am-10 CST.

I don’t punch a clock…

Played plenty in the mornings in my day and it has always been light.

[Shane]

so much boring.  all-in vs one side.  so much boring.  eny means nothing. 

[CptTrips]

so much boring.  all-in vs one side.  so much boring.  eny means nothing.

If I were Bish, I'd be lovin this 3-side design.

Nothing like dividing your enemy in two that might have near parity combined.

It seems to be working for ya.  Well, at least seems to be working well for the Bish.