POLL: Why don't YOU join missions?

[Dux]

Hiya Midnight.
   Actually, I was online last night when you posted the mission... I thought "oh boy, a mission". I checked into the maproom to learn more.
   Personally, I'm really tired of the planesets in the typical missions... it's always p-51s, Chogs, etc. Just once I'd like to see P-38s, Typhoons... something other than the usual.
   So I decided to furball instead, in planes that I prefer to fly.

   Otherwise, I love to join missions.

[hblair]

What burns me up is when we got a mission in the planner, you announce it, people join, 5 minutes before roll time some dorks start attacking the field your mission is headed to, throwing the whole mission out of sync, and dangerously shrinking the fields "goon ready" time window.

[Westy]

"furballers can have their fun and not piss off the folks who want to play for a purpose."

 That's IT Raubvogel!!!  Thank you!

 See. the folks who furball are NOT pissing anyone off. The folks getting pissed off are pissing themselves off.

 And folks who choose to furball are not less intellegent, less enthusiastic or less caring. They are a little less anal, less frustrated and a hellof alot less Napoleonic for sure.

  My time, my money, my own fun.

  If you sTRAGEDY types don't like that? Well,   good!! It's partial payback for all the channel two drivel that everyone has to endure.

  -Westy   (independant and proud of it!)

[LJK Raubvogel]

Westy, if you're going to quote me, at least use the whole sentence.

"Just make a simple arena with 2 invulnerable airfields and no teams, then the furballers can have their fun and not piss off the folks who want to play for a purpose."

I'd like to see a Free For All arena just to keep the squeaking down in the MA. Hell, make it a spawn in the air arena with unlimited ammo and fuel. Then the furballers could REALLY have fun. lol

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LJK_Raubvogel
LuftJägerKorps

 

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[Tac]

I try to join as much missions as I can.

However, sometimes people put up missions that are extremely ridiculous imho. A few nights ago A10 and A9 were under serious attack, and someone posted up a mission to attack A1!! For crying out loud!

The person making the mission is another factor. I will rarely join a mission made by someone I dont know. Why? Because in most cases those missions are so ill planned or so full of inexperienced pilots that it is doomed to become yet another furball. Time and manpower wasted.

Last version ZIGRAT did so many missions and so great that people FLOCKED to them. We knew they were strategically wise missions as well as effective. Now I see missions by Unknown Newbie screaming for people to join his 3 b-26 and 2 pony "mission to take A1" (with no goon or jabo included in the mission).

I do agree that mission anouncements should be in a different color, many times im dogfighting and miss the announcement.Perhaps a bright pink text would help  

[Kieren]

Raub-

This is the last time (today  ) I respond to this type of thinking- you know, "we need a separate arena so you guys that don't play the way we (strat) want won't piss us off" and the lovely allusion to intelligence associated with the type of play you find undesireable...

I don't care how you play, please don't care how I play. I thought this thread sought to understand why people don't elect to fly missions, and I answered. If you want to think you're smarter or somehow intellectually elevated because you play to save your virtual life, go for it.

BTW, I don't sport too bad a k/d ratio for a mindless furballer.  

[Westy]

 Raubvogel, even the full quote doesn't change anything. Nothing at all so I kept it to the meat and potatoes of your point that you wrote.


  "I'd like to see a Free For All arena just to keep the squeaking down in the MA"

  The furballers are NOT squeaking online. Can't you see that?  Even if furballing was outlawed by the minority, the AcesHigh Inquisition, and had all been converted or killed there would STILL be a huge amount of squeaking on channel two!  squeaking because the land grab/war playing type has this fundamental need to just plain old squeak. They'll squeak at each other that the focus isn't where they deem it should be. They squeak that the wrong place is being attended to. They'll squeak and argue about being defensive versus offensive. They'll squeak, lambaste and outright verbally assault the new guy who accidentally botched a bomb run or troop drop. They will just squeak, squeak, squeak...
 Remove the furballer and the squeak quotient will not drop. Howver, remove the "land grab/war player" and I guarantee the squeak drop will literally disappear because the source will be gone.

  -Westy

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[LJK Raubvogel]

Westy...where exactly did I say that the furballers were the ones squeaking? You have a talent for extrapolating toejam that was never written.

Kieren, furballers don't piss ME off. I could care less. Hell, they give me something to do on the way home if I haven't found anything. My only gripe are the folks who will allow their country to lose 4 airfields while they keep furballing at A1 with no apparent purpose in mind. You can furball and still help out your country's defense/attack.


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LJK_Raubvogel
LuftJägerKorps

 

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[Ripsnort]

Midnight, I posted my response in the Gameplay forum, under "Missions and flying them" post.


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[Westy]

<sigh> Raub, you said furballers can "not piss off" folks by playing your way and Sling talked about land grabbers "squeaking" and Furballers "complaining"  It's all the same thing. I'm not extrapolating anything far fetched here at all. You appear to be wanting to play semantics though.  

   -Westy

[lazs]

Ok, I'm not interested in any mission since they tend to want to overwhelm something and there is very little actual fighting.   I am not interested in finding a non-fight.

raub... you don't get it.   people go to the action.  Any arena will generate furballs.   What is needed is an HA arena for the few who enjoy hiding from each other for hours at a time.   The regular MA will suffice for us "furballers".
lazs

[AKSeaWulfe]

Furballing is like mozarella sticks or hot wings with a lot of beer. A lot of fun to eat, especially after 7 or 8 beers and you're with your buddies.

Strat is like a fancy steak dinner at an expensive steak house with a really hot chick. You don't want to do it too much cuz it costs a toejamload, and it gets dull (lack of beer) real quick.
-SW

[Pongo]

Midnight.
this is a survey not a poll.

[LJK Raubvogel]

 

Originally posted by lazs:
Ok, I'm not interested in any mission since they tend to want to overwhelm something and there is very little actual fighting.   I am not interested in finding a non-fight.

raub... you don't get it.   people go to the action.  Any arena will generate furballs.   What is needed is an HA arena for the few who enjoy hiding from each other for hours at a time.   The regular MA will suffice for us "furballers".
lazs

Actually lazs, I do get it. That's why I suggested that they have a separate arena without any strat targets or strategic purpose at all. That would ensure that no one would spoil your "fun."

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LJK_Raubvogel
LuftJägerKorps

 

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[Kieren]

That's good enough for a sig file!

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"What is needed is an HA arena for the few who enjoy hiding from each other for hours at a time."  Lazs