60 perkies

[MadBirdCZ]

Originally posted by Karnak
I was simply letting my mind wander one day, and I thought it would be real neat to fly from inside that big 'ol fishbowl on the B-29's nose.

Presto, its in my sig.  Just because I want to fly from a fishbowl.

Actually I would like to see B-29 in the planeset too one day and Im really ready to pay the price for it no matter how high its gonna be... But I also secretly hope that P-61 will make it in before the B-29

[Fatty]

There are some very underrated planes in the hangar, if you're not getting over 10 perks every sortie then sort them by eny and pick something with 50.  You'd be suprised at how many 6 kill hurricane I sorties you can get taking off from a vultched base.

[WBHoncho]

I tried Aces High before they invented the perk system, I hated it.  The perk system is a great idea.

Spit 14 seems alot slower than alot of unperked planes, at least low, according the the data Whels just posted.  Thhere are 15 planes that are faster than the Spit 14 at 100% throttle/ 10 faster while on WEP.  (not the sort of data that gives one comfort when you have 60 perks on the table)

[bigUC]

Sorry, but i need to post another whine:
God, I hate those people who whine until their uber-ride is implemented, seeing themself racing around the sky blowing everything to bits.  When it arrives, and is not so uber as they imagined and additionally is perked so the dweebs will be hunted down like dogs, they all go bananas on the BBS.

Look them up: They all spend their time in N1KI's, Spits and La-7's and not everyone is a newbie - several has been around for a year or more.  I have no problem being shot down by them, u know who they are as soon as they point their guns at you, their style of flying is easily recognisable. It's like being vulched, U ignore it and up again.

Another question always strikes me when it happens:  What do they get out of it?  I upped once  in a NIKI the last six months, and the three kills i got in a matter of seconds with this dead steady 4 gun rotating friggin UFO gave me nothing, just a feeling of embarrassment. I might suck, but not enough to justify being seen in a thing like that.  

What is wrong with those people?  Are they afraid that mummy's checking the scores?  Are they gonna evolve or are their gonads stuck at  5:59 PM?

Perk all dweebrides that are overused or have a high K/d ratio - It's only gonna hurt those who contribute nothing to the arena at all!
 
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[MadBirdCZ]

Well written BigUC I would lke to add something to it but there is nothing much more to be written...

Was in N1K (although I hate this plane and I try not to miss a single chance to kill it) once during maybe the whole year... It was one of Fariz's missions (and I think the only one with N1Ks) it was on Mindanao and we were geting kicked and vulched by hordes of N1Ks and planes like that... So Fariz upped a mission... By the time I was pretty upset about being vulched so I prolly lost my mind and I joined the mission. We went over the base from which the vulchers were coming... In a very short time I made 5 kills well 5 kills in 'normal' plane takes me some time to make... really... but in the NIK it was instant... Maybe after this sortie I was even more disgusted about NIKs than before... Its not an airplane its StarTrek(tm) Delta Flyer

Edit:
And YES I got shot down at the end of the sortie

[MrLars]

Originally posted by bigUC


What is wrong with those people?  Are they afraid that mummy's checking the scores?  Are they gonna evolve or are their gonads stuck at  5:59 PM?

Perk all dweebrides that are overused or have a high K/d ratio - It's only gonna hurt those who contribute nothing to the arena at all!
 
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Kind of a broad brush there don't ya think?

How's 'bout this, since you obviously have larger, um, equipment than I do , then how's 'bout you start paying my AH sub fee? It's only fair that you do since it seems that anyone flying either the La7, NIKI or Spitty are obviously inferior to you and are ruining your AH experience. Start paying my sub and I'll fly ANY plane you want me to fly.
If you want to limit the rides for all those that don't contribute to the arena, please post your requirements for contributing to the arena so the "dweeb ride" pilots can understand them...and laugh.

NOW PERK THIS UhOh, mixed company...never mind

[bigUC]

Well, It was a whine... I feel much better now

The answer, for those who care:
In order to evolve and become a great ace like me , you need to follow the 10-step program to get rid of your hit-sprite addicition and  then go in deeeep analysis to see how your dependency is attached to feelings of inferiority in the childhood.

After that, you can reenlist and develop a healty but nerdish relation to ACM -you will no longer feel anger or joy because of the outcome of the fight, but rather the fighting per se.

 This is not personal.  I fly spits and La-7's too - occasionally.  I don't categorise people in "dweebs or aces" (except on the BBS). I people who do clever or wise things in any plane.  I have an abysmal K/d ratio, and it bothers me...

You all keep your N1Kis or whatever in the air, it's not that you fly it once in a while, it when you constantly up in it in order to get kills you annoy me.  You'll just miss out on another aspect of the game if you have the wrong attitude, and you will still feel the need to say things like this when you "loose":

[funkedup]

[AKEagle+]

I up in the non-perked plane that gives me the best chance for the purpose.

Defending a base that is being vulched?  A nik or maybe a spit.

Attacking a base to jabo it? Probably a F4U-1, non-perked.

Attacking a gv or pt boat? probably a hurri with hispanos or maybe a F4UC (the only perk I will buy, it isn't marked "kill me".

Vulching?  A F6F.

Flying for pure fun roaming the arena? A YAK9U.  Great plane, but about the time you bleed off the other planes e and get ready to kill it 3 others come in and hammer the bogey out of the sky.  I only shoot D150 or less with the YAK and only then if it is a high percentage.

The perk system sux, it does and that is my opinion.  Your opinions are your opinions. I do not have to resort to name calling as some do. Grow up and express yourself as a man.  Name calling is for kids.  Adults can allow others to disagree without resorting to school ground name calling.  I left that behind long before I waded in a rice paddy in Vietnam.  

Try growing up, it really isn't that bad a deal

AKEagle+

[Pongo]

"This should force the whiners to whine more about HOs and gang bangs and vulching, and the newbies to leave.

Yep that is where HT should spend their time... producing planes no one can afford to fly, rather than debug that kee rap AH voice. Maybe then the rif raf will go to a game where they can fly what they want to?

AKEagle+"

Eagle
Just so you remember how we got here.
That was not in response to anything. Just a rude flame of HT and newbies. Maybe play nice and others will play nice with you.

If you did serve in vietnam then you should probebly not use the fact to try to add validity to your weak arguments and unneccesary attacks. It cheapens your contribution. I mean if you want to be honered for your service then why drag it down into a thread where you want to banish newbies from the game?

[SirLoin]

The perk system is great.The costs are spot on.But I wish the perk tag would vanish.Most people I have talked to agree with this.

[MadBirdCZ]

Originally posted by SirLoin
The perk system is great.The costs are spot on.But I wish the perk tag would vanish.Most people I have talked to agree with this.

I understand that it would be doable for F4U-4 and Spit XIV but it would be extremely unfair to Ta-152, 262, 234 and Tempest pilots who would have to keep their 'gangbang me' tag unless you want 152 to appear as 190 in icon, 262 and 234 as JET, and Tempest as TYPH because those 2 planes look almost alike... and doing so (renaming the perkrides) would prolly rise new wave of whines and disagreements on the BBS anyway... You can never do something that everyone else will like...

[SirLoin]

Originally posted by MadBirdCZ


I understand that it would be doable for F4U-4 and Spit XIV but it would be extremely unfair to Ta-152, 262, 234 and Tempest pilots who would have to keep their 'gangbang me' tag unless you want 152 to appear as 190 in icon, 262 and 234 as JET, and Tempest as TYPH because those 2 planes look almost alike...

Yes,I only meant the Spit 14 and the F4U-F...

[AKEagle+]

"This should force the whiners to whine more about HOs and gang bangs and vulching, and the newbies to leave.

That wasn't meant to be a cut a newbies but at the whiners.

I don't want to banish newbies from the game, but a lot of the lets perk anyting that isn't LW iron seem to. Perking Spits and NIKS and whatever, THAT will keep the newbies out and the game will die.  And that seems to be where HTC seems to be heading.  Why not make perk rides affordable?  At 8 pts the arena isn't being overrun by C hogs, and at 12 pts it wouldln't be overrun by Spit14s either.  F4U-4 is a low slow slug if you get it below 225 and 3 k, and that is where most fights end up and most "Dweeb" rides shine.  F4U-4 isn't going to be a ride of choice in the furball gangbang main arena.

As for my service in Vietnam, give me a private email jbuettner@gci.net

I meant it to express that I gave up name calling a long time before some of these name callers probably started school or even were born.  Some of us made a decision to grow up.

HTC has a sucky perk system, that is an opinion, my opinion, and the last time I checked I still have a right to my opinion to be expressed without you or anyone else resorting to calling names.

You want me to call you a name?  How about Pongo?

Sorry still won't play at that level, but nice troll.

AKEagle+

[Seeker]

I think we need more, cheaper perks.

As it is, we have the Chog at 8 perks (and Hogs are not to every one's taste), then you have a giant leap to the Ta-152.

We need a bunch of cheap perks at around the 5 - 15 perk range.

Because don't forget the satisfaction of achivement. Don't forget the thrill of your first kill, nor the excitement of your first perk ride.

It's addictive. And I honestly believe that a policy of having (for example, don't get bent out of shape) the P-51 B free, and the P-51-D at say, 5 perks would have an effect on gang bang culture.

We need more perk planes flying. Not neccesarily uber late war monsters, but something just a little better for the average pilot to aspire to on squad nights etc. Something that's priced around a level that means you'd need very slightly more than a one to one K/D to keep flying it, other wise perk points erode and you'd need to drop back to the "standard" ride.



Kind of like dressing up for Saturday night