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Offline easymo

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« on: April 28, 2000, 01:12:00 PM »
 I got into it with a 109 during the wee hours. It was a good fight (1v1) and at some point i got a little edge and shot him down. I got no kill message. When I asked He answerd with "nice kill". So he saw me kill him, and I saw me kill him. Why no message.

 This has been happening to me a lot lately. Ive just been writing it off to ppl useing the old ALT f4 trick. But this guy was still online. So now im starting to wonder.

 This is a biggie, IMO. Without kills, this is just a flight sim. Might as well buy a boxed sim and enjoy the eyecandy.

Offline Yeager

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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2000, 02:04:00 PM »
Without kills, this is just a flight sim. Might as well buy a boxed sim and enjoy the eyecandy
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I havent had this happen to me (that I can recall).  The kill message is a decent little *pat on the back* but a kill is a kill and thats what counts for me.  Boxed sims are bloody great.  Do you not play them easy?
Im digging MigAlley and PanzerElite at this time.

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Offline Swager

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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2000, 02:55:00 PM »
Credit for kills is overrated!

"As long as the bastard is down!!"

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Offline Glasses

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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2000, 03:10:00 PM »
I've had this happen to me in a number of ocassions blkast the bastard with bullets he explodes but no kill message and no kill awarded to anyone around.

Offline easymo

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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2000, 03:50:00 PM »
Yeager. If you dont get the message, how do you know he is even down. Could just look that way on your FE.

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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2000, 04:08:00 PM »
If the con is out of action (fighter attacking the buffs has a smoking engine and goes down, attacked buff has 3 engs out and goes down) it's enough to concentrate on the mission. If your only goal and mission is getting kill messages, bad luck. I heard there's a FFA field in the TA.

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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2000, 04:23:00 PM »
 You gentlemen are free to enjoy the sim in any way you see fit. I reserve the right to do the same. The difference here is, if the game does not work as advertised. It lessens my enjoyment.

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« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2000, 01:14:00 AM »
 When I became proficient in the art of airial combat to the point that I could hold my own in a fair fight -I came to realize that it was my ego that had driven me to need to see my kills (or score) displayed for others to marvel at.
 Now I fly for the FUN of it-Which is why I started itno WW2 air-simming in the first place.

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« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2000, 05:25:00 AM »
It has happened to me a few times, but it is a rather rare phenomenon.

And, I've also been granted kills for which i have done very little (once I was landing when a 51 bounced me. The ack killed him after he pinged me some), so I feel all in all the balance is quite good.

It's a minor irritant to me, and one I can live with since it is rare.

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