Originally posted by Steve
None taken Urchin...after I hit 125, I started flyin like a scared girl... was truly relieved to get blasted
Steve....
This is what Lazs is referring to....late war planes flown in a manner avoiding agressive fights....the disengagment is what is frustrating....anything wrong with that? No, of course not....each player should fly the style they choose in order to have fun.
Lazs's point is this....when you have a group of early war or late war planes fighting agressively, it's fun....it's not fun to fly around and play dodge ball with late war planes. If one decides to engage, loses it's advantage and then runs, that's not fun for the guy in the slower ride. Lazs, along with others, simply desire an area or arena within the arena where more parity exists...it's not a personal afront to you or your plane of choice or your style of fighting.
Now, will Dale change it? Probably not....so in response to that, I find myself in my pony, in the weeds, hoping for just one good fight without interference from other higher and faster planes....I die alot, my score is a non-issue to me.
I used to fly just as you now do....dying sucked, killin enemy and LANDING those kills were my priority....I enjoyed the game and could care less what anyone thought of my methods...piss on em is what I used to say...I actually enjoyed their whinin. Then I realized that my skills were so one dimensional and that when forced to get after it, I lacked the skills necessary to compete in a situation where I didn't have the advantage or couldn't disengage, I no longer was satisfied with my limited skillset.
Each of us here has the right to prefer whatever style floats their boat....for some to criticize others without offering up an alternative solution, is selfish and whiney imho....one thing about Lazs, he has remained consistent in asking for what he believes would be fun...can't really criticize that.
My suggestion for you and others is to walk in his shoes for a tour...it will open your eyes and reveal your weaknesses in short order....I did it and I'm most certainly a much more complete human being having lived like a wild man rather than a sky accountant.
And please don't tell me about dying alot....I have members in my sqd and know others in the sim that have the skillset to deal with 3v1 engagements and walk away the victor...it is this that I'm going to continue to pursue until I quit flying these sims or they put me in the dirt....I'm an old hasbeen that still can't accept mediocrity...it's my personal problem, but at least I have a goal eh?
