Drex

[Max]

In an other thread (which I think has ran its course):



Imagine that: a skilled pilot not trying to force everyone to worship him, but doing the art for art's sake. Sounds like my kind of FPH but he was before my time. What did he fly and which style of Kung Fu did he use? Any film? I've seen a few Levi films but nothing about Drex.

Levi (Leviathon - Dead Man Flying) was equally gifted. I recall him defending a base with myself and one other against 10 +/- attackers. He dispatched a Spit 5 and methodically took down all but 2, who ran for the hills. He never wasted an ounce of energy nor a round of ammo.

[DmonSlyr]

If the MA is "too easy and there isn't much competition" in your eyes. Simply change your plane to an early war or early midwar. That will drastically change the level.

You have to think, how good would these players really be by limititing themselves to the hardest fighters and see how successful they can be. That's where the real skill and measurement is, but it also makes it a lot more fun for everyone else.

[LilMak]

I don’t remember ever running into Drex. I’m guessing he would’ve been a fun fight. Skill and who’s better/best is certainly subjective. The game is generally too nuanced and run over too long of a span to ever answer that question.

One thing is certain though. The dynamics of the MA have certainly evolved over the years. Back before the P-47N/M showed up I was much more deadly as a Jug pilot. Not because I was that much better (I was though) but because no one ever expected it to be a pure fighter. At the time it was used almost exclusively as a heavy dive bomber. So, when I came lumbering along low into a horde, players were often genuinely surprised that a dog fight started. That gave me an early advantage in a lot of engagements back then. I remember doing almost exactly what was described Drex did earlier in this thread regularly.

The reciprocal was and still is also true for me. When I see a P-51 for example. I usually write that guy off as a pure “one pass haul a…” and still can get occasionally caught off guard when one actually turns in to fight after the first pass.

The game certainly isn’t populated with the best of the best these days. But the average overall skill level of players is certainly much higher. Your chances of running into a truly good stick on any given sortie are multiplied greatly as well (maybe 1 in 5 instead of 1 in 30). The days of waxing a couple noobs/average players before the better sticks can react and challenge you are pretty much nonexistent. Combine that with certain game features (awacs) and your chances of flying away from a low and slow 4v1 are greatly diminished. Especially if you aren’t in a quick accelerating fast aircraft.

[SuperDud]

Those were fun days. Drex, Levi, Nath, furball, morph, hub, jaxxo, lazy, badboy, max... among a few others. I wasn't nearly as good as any of them, but I was ok. It was incredible to watch 5 or 6 of us up and head into 15+ and absolutely annihilate them. Some of the best times I've ever had playing a video game.

[nopoop]

Agreed !!

[Gooss]

Drex fought against plumbers.

I miss Filth. 

He was a plumber. 

[The Fugitive]

I remember 3 or 4 of us attacking Levi about 5-10 miles off our base. I know I died at least three times before and the others were close to the same before someone finally shot him down. He must have had 10 kills that run twisting and turning on the deck. 

[Lazerr]

I miss Filth. 

He was a plumber.

Filth fought hard

[DmonSlyr]

Filth fought hard

Awesome stick in the p40   

[nrshida]

Remarkable no one has a single ahf file! I could make a YouTube vid, still have AH2 installed on my laptop. 

[JOACH1M]

Remarkable no one has a single ahf file! I could make a YouTube vid, still have AH2 installed on my laptop. 

The people who would have those films are either dead, have a new PC, or they no longer view this board to even see this post…

Sadly

[nrshida]

The people who would have those films are either dead, have a new PC, or they no longer view this board to even see this post…

Sadly

It's hard to say goodbye isn't it Jo 

[The Fugitive]

Remarkable no one has a single ahf file! I could make a YouTube vid, still have AH2 installed on my laptop. 

I have a zipped DREX folder but when I opened it all the films were just a second long.....odd

I do have some Levi films that work along with many other OG players.

[fudgums]

drex account still lingering around in the last week... 

[Shane]

Remarkable no one has a single ahf file! I could make a YouTube vid, still have AH2 installed on my laptop. 

I have a bunch of films from 2011/2012...  some of the terrains are no longer with us, and display as night time and dark, blank terrain... 

whoa, I found a Drex film - I'll post!  2011ish (I was amidst a return of my own and happened to see him (after being gone for years already - guess he paid a short visit) in a ki84 and decided to loosely follow and wing up with him - Drex, right?!?  The film terrain is pitch black and the sky a midnight starfield, so the film can be sort of watched with trails on.  It was a furballish situation from 10k down to about 3k. I got 4 kills and 2 assists, not sure about him since system msgs were more constrained back then, but I guess you could watch from his perspective and kind of see some of his kills. Mayvbe tweak gamma somehow to lighten up the playback, I dunno.

I may even have some of the 8th dueling ladder matches with sunsfan and slash27... I think I also found Joachim vs Dr. Spek for the final round of the 8th bracket. Also found a series of 11 duels with Bruv (not sure if Bracket or ladder or fun, but think maybe funsies or ladder as I can find no bracket match vs him.) Think it was 7-4 (I won first 2 and last 2) in his favor so the last few may have just been for funsies if it was a ladder match. I'll post them in film forum if you want - the terrain shows clear and daylight.