Author Topic: Limited lives in the CT Poll, Were you affected? (Read 1419 times)

eskimo2 · « **on:** January 19, 2003, 07:39:54 AM »

If you flew in the CT while the Lives per Hour limit was on, please answer these questions;

1. Did you ever hit the limit?

2. If so, what did you do after you hit the limit?
(and what happens/message did you get when you hit it)

3. Did you alter your flying/playing style at all because of the imposed limit? (if so, how)

Thanks,

eskimo

eskimo2 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2003, 07:44:28 AM »

1. Did you ever hit the limit?
no

2. If so, what did you do after you hit the limit?
(and what happens/message did you get when you hit it)
N/A

3. Did you alter your flying/playing style at all because of the imposed limit? (if so, how)
no

Note, I was only on for about 30 - 40 minutes or so last night. Flew 1 aircraft and 2 GV sorties.

eskimo

LLv34_Camouflage · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2003, 08:44:27 AM »

No, I didn't hit the limit. I flew for a couple of hours, only had time for a couple of sorties.

Imho 6 lives per hour is a lot. How long is the fuel endurance on the various planes?

Camo

ergRTC · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2003, 09:05:42 AM »

Fuel in a hurricane (100%) will give over an hour and a half of flight, as far as I can remember.

I cant even remember the last time I hit 6 per hour.

Please, drop it to 4. This will produce the wanted effect.

erg

Eagler · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2003, 09:50:21 AM »

I hit it .. kinda wanted to see if it would work and kinda didn't fly too smart

I got a message saying I had hit my death limit and could not replane

- so I logged

I thought it'd been more than an hour but I didnt know the exact time I logged on so I could be mistaken. Good idea - good fun.

Taiaha · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2003, 11:47:34 AM »

Nope, didn't hit the limit. Generally I don't go through that many lives in an hour even in the MA where I often fly a lot more stupidly than I do in the CT. I feel 6 lives doesn't really have that much of an effect if you fly halfway smart. And if you do a couple of bomber sorties (and do them properly, not low-level "kick me" runs) then they can take over an hour in their own right.

Four, as Erg suggested, sounds like it might have more of an effect. A good sortie fighter sortie in the CT I've found genrally lasts about 15-20 minutes for me, regardless of the outcome.

I was a little confused as to definition of life, and maybe that could be clarified in the MOTD. Wasn't sure if it was actual deaths that were counted, or rides (i.e., are bails and ditches counted against the total).

It's a great idea tho, keep playing with it.

keyapaha · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2003, 10:07:22 AM »

proabally would have spent 4 in 20min doing jabo someone was using mannable ack kept geting me so I gave up and went to the MA.

Jospe2 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2003, 03:15:41 PM »

Nope, never hit it. Probably came close tho.

Was in Jabo w/ Key and dido'd on manned ack. HAWK !!! ....

We de-acked VH rtb to A12 rearmed returned to VH about 3 min later and all ack were back up ??? The only thing I can think of other then the regen being porked is that someone resupplied it ???

Need to lower it one or two notches ???

Jospe

Kanth · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2003, 03:32:41 PM »

I flew some stuka fighter missions, didn't hit the limit but also didn't get credit for any of the kills I made

I'll still go in there and do it for the fun tho.

lowrider96 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2003, 04:49:04 PM »

i flew two bomber missions lost three plane each time. i think group bombing should only count as one kill but then again i like getting the three kills Catch 22. other than that i never met the 6 lives.

lowridin

tzr · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2003, 09:24:20 PM »

I never hit the limit....but in this map you fly for 20 min to get to fite!!

Naso · « **Reply #11 on:** January 21, 2003, 02:30:38 AM »

Never hit the limit.....

oh, wait...

I guess it's because the limit it's active in a time that usually I spend to sleep (GMT+1 here)

Extend the time limit full time (24/24 & 7/7) !!!

Any news about the gunner mode?
it's included in the lives limit?

What about Ditches, bail, capture?

Anyway, I think that Life limit it's a powerful tool for Scenarios.
Would be nice to test it at full in CT

kanttori · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2003, 07:09:41 PM »

3 lives per hour is my opinion. And it shall be always on. I think anybody cannot die 6 times in a hour in CT. Or if he can, he don't have the face to tell it here!:D

Ps. I'm very often near the limit...

Jester · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2003, 11:45:50 PM »

Flew 3 Sorties tonight (1/21/03) during squad time. Well over an hours time.

1. no
2. N/A
3. Caused me to fly a little smarter but did not influence my engageing the enemy. Flew like I usually do.

COMMENT: Many of the newer guys to the CT are not up to the calibur as the rest of us. Might leave it at 6 LPH for them. Definately not less than 4 LPH.

Widewing · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2003, 01:21:16 AM »

Tonight I flew 3 sorties using the Ju 88 as a fighter. Managed 6 kills and 13 assists without sustaining any damage, beyond an ack hit that took out my left landing gear. I also flew several bomber sorties, killed A12's FHs three times. Again, no losses. Finally, with only two enemy players remaining. I flew two fighter sorties, shooting down everyone who came up (just 3 enemy showed up). Once again no losses.

It wasn't like I avoided risk, furballing with a Ju 88... Somedays you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug, I guess.

My regards,

Widewing