Author Topic: start your own furball (Read 954 times)

Citabria · « **on:** August 08, 2003, 01:01:44 PM »

It is a lot easier than you think to get a large furball going that your country can keep going for a good hour or two. especially on these horrid maps where there is no action even with high numbers of players on. everyones looking for the dogfight but no ones lit the match to create one, heres where you step in and rally the gang to the right area and get the chaos going

simplest method is to find the largest unopposed concentration of enemy planes attacking our country and call upon all dogfighters

all you have to do is be Paul Revear and sound the call for all furballers and dogfighters to take up arms and head to the area where the enemy is attacking en mass. head there directly in a fast plane even if no other friendlies are there to begin scouting out what is going on in the enemy attack and what they are flying and how high they are

it will take several announcements over the country channel as you need to make everyne who is looking for a fight aware that they and all other furballers will find one if they all head to this location.

I did this yesterday in the biglobotomy map where there was no dogfights but in one spot two full sector bars of bishes were attacking a field defended by one or two players who were being vulched ad nauseum.

it took several minutes to get the word out but the rooks massed and conterattacked the bish with a huge furball ensuing, the bish still captured the base but only for a few minutes because the strat guys came too along with the furballers and recaptured the field.

there was a large furball in the place where only a gangbang and vulch once was and in the end the bish got outnumbered becuase all the rooks seeing the furball also joined the fight there and the bish got discouraged and left the area lol. yet the furball lasted just under an hour with both sides showing multiple full sector bars with most of the fight below 15k

gofaster · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2003, 01:21:40 PM »

Or fly a Ki-61, buzz the stream from the enemy base but get only close enough for them to see your plane ID, then leave and see how many follow you away from the rest of the herd.

Once you've whittled them down to 2 or 3, call out the planes that are chasing you, their alt, and see if a countryman or two would be interested in some easy kills while you drag. Let your teammates get the kills, then come around and drag out some more from the herd. Kill a few yourself and go home happy.

Citabria · « **Reply #2 on:** August 08, 2003, 01:26:27 PM »

thats small scale.

I'm talking about finding full sector bars of enemies and filling up their area with full sector bars of friendlies.

if a furball is already lit and rolling its not necessary, but on these big maps sometimes it is.

Dux · « **Reply #3 on:** August 08, 2003, 01:58:31 PM »

So what you're saying is that, with only a little bit of effort and teamwork, you can exploit the resources that are already programmed into the game, and play the game in a way that's enjoyable for yourself and many other like-minded pilots?

Interesting.

lazs2 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 08, 2003, 03:30:17 PM »

he is saying that it appeared to have worked for him one time.
lazs

Dux · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2003, 03:34:08 PM »

Still, it sounds encouraging, huh?

lazs2 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 08, 2003, 03:44:32 PM »

maybe but... it's never worked for me so I would need to get citabrias schedule for playing.
lazs

JB73 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 08, 2003, 04:38:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Citabria
thats small scale.

I'm talking about finding full sector bars of enemies and filling up their area with full sector bars of friendlies.

if a furball is already lit and rolling its not necessary, but on these big maps sometimes it is.

it helps to have a guy named "fester" low in a 262 that everyone and their brother is trying to kill...

nothing like knowing the location of one of the "premier" pilots to get people in the air.

i cant count how many times i announced over country that i found shane... you shoulda seen the planes rolling that way wepped

BTW fester <~~> ty for the 6 calls ... i was really sucking it up bad there.. air musta smelt like rotting dog or something~~

Citabria · « **Reply #8 on:** August 09, 2003, 12:49:11 AM »

jb73 thats the best avatar yet.

but back on topic i tried this again tonight and it worked great.

furball lasted about an hour and the base ended up being captured after the furball got one sided.

Citabria · « **Reply #9 on:** August 09, 2003, 09:50:21 AM »

i guess it only works for me

SlapShot · « **Reply #10 on:** August 09, 2003, 10:10:17 AM »

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Originally posted by Citabria
i guess it only works for me

Thats is probably the case ... If "fester" is asking for help, the horde will come ... if "joe regular" is asking for help ... you might get a handfull.

lazs2 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2003, 09:50:13 AM »

Oddly... my name sometimes brings response but... not "helpful" response. There are even some sad people (bless their little hearts) that have said that they wanted to know where "lazs's furball" was so that they could pork it (like they really had the skill to even auger into a toolshed).

I guess my handle might draw a crowd of sorts. I wouldn't count on it being a viable furball draw tho. I do notice that a lot of the dedicated furballers tend to end up in the same area when there is a good fur and sitting in the tower when there isn't.
lazs

JB73 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2003, 04:09:24 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
...that have said that they wanted to know where "lazs's furball" was so that they could pork it...

funny i never thought of doing that until now.... it's a good idea

Rude · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2003, 04:28:26 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
Oddly... my name sometimes brings response but... not "helpful" response. There are even some sad people (bless their little hearts) that have said that they wanted to know where "lazs's furball" was so that they could pork it (like they really had the skill to even auger into a toolshed).

I guess my handle might draw a crowd of sorts. I wouldn't count on it being a viable furball draw tho. I do notice that a lot of the dedicated furballers tend to end up in the same area when there is a good fur and sitting in the tower when there isn't.
lazs

You're quite the little trouble maker now aren't ya?

lazs2 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 12, 2003, 08:33:04 AM »

You are welcome to try jb... most of the strat guys are all talk tho... they won't go where I am cause there is too much action... not the same as killing undefended toolsheds. the big mouths won't auger into the fuel and can't kill it with cons around so their only hope is to convince some newbie to do it or go with the crowd which allways contains a few puppy like newbies willing to do the heavy lifting for em by suicide porking. besides... you guys fly LW so I won't be running into you much.
lazs