General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: thndregg on June 06, 2022, 09:58:05 PM
Title: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 06, 2022, 09:58:05 PM
It's been several years since the good ol' fun days of escorted massive B17 runs..
I'm thinking about it.
Haven't subscribed yet, but I finally downloaded AH onto a fairly new laptop. Shook some of the rust off offline.. To my ol' 91st BG buddies (TTflier, Hawkeri, etc..) I'm sooooorrrrrrrrry. My brother Flayed keeps relaying the message from you guys telling me to get back on.. :D
Maybe we'll get something going again..
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Volron on June 07, 2022, 12:10:15 AM
If you figure out how to get the guns to cooperate, please let me know. :)
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: TequilaChaser on June 07, 2022, 03:08:02 AM
Bout time you got back to the game....
It's like "Hotel California"....you can check out, but you can never leave! :D :x :old: :bolt:
:cheers:
TC / Johnny
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Dichotomy on June 07, 2022, 04:52:18 AM
It's been several years since the good ol' fun days of escorted massive B17 runs..
I'm thinking about it.
Haven't subscribed yet, but I finally downloaded AH onto a fairly new laptop. Shook some of the rust off offline.. To my ol' 91st BG buddies (TTflier, Hawkeri, etc..) I'm sooooorrrrrrrrry. My brother Flayed keeps relaying the message from you guys telling me to get back on.. :D
Maybe we'll get something going again..
EGG
I'm working on getting back. Just saving my nickles and dimes for gear, vr capable computer, and a new chair. Can't wait :)
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 07, 2022, 09:54:50 AM
It's like "Hotel California"....you can check out, but you can never leave! :D :x :old: :bolt:
:cheers:
TC / Johnny
Yeah.. I knowwww :lol People have been bugging me about it for years. Good to see many of the familiar names from nearly 20 years ago.. (Has it really been that long?)
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Shuffler on June 07, 2022, 12:51:15 PM
Pfffft. :rofl
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: steely07 on June 07, 2022, 05:20:29 PM
Salute Egg, come on back, those raids we used to do were epic!
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Arlo on June 07, 2022, 05:25:21 PM
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Dichotomy on June 07, 2022, 06:39:24 PM
Yeah.. I knowwww :lol People have been bugging me about it for years. Good to see many of the familiar names from nearly 20 years ago.. (Has it really been that long?)
EGG
It'll be 23 years for me being here coming this late September and October....unreal heh 😅 🙃 :old:
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Molsman on June 07, 2022, 10:52:47 PM
The days of escorting the 91st was a blast good to cya again Egg
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: lunaticfringe on June 07, 2022, 11:07:18 PM
If you figure out how to get the guns to cooperate, please let me know. :)
LOL, yeah. It'll take me a bit to get my gunnery skills back up to snuff. I went up against some pretty bad-ass buff killers back in the day. Lots of patience leading to some suspenseful moments. :cool: :uhoh :D
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: oboe on June 08, 2022, 11:06:18 AM
Come back, EGG. There are so many new and updated B-17G skins to pick from. Would love to see the sky filled with big formations of these.
LOL, yeah. It'll take me a bit to get my gunnery skills back up to snuff. I went up against some pretty bad-ass buff killers back in the day. Lots of patience leading to some suspenseful moments. :cool: :uhoh :D
EGG
Definitely. Very few actually took the time, which meant my "name in lights" more often than not. The ones who actually took their time though, man, that was the stuff! You eventually learn who it likely is by how they are flying to set up too, and how they pressed their attacks.
For example:
Every time I was intercepted by Challenge, he would fly a reasonable distance out in front before turning in and making a 5-20 degree high off my nose, 11-1 head-on.
Snail was a wild card; came in from very high 9:30-10:30 or 1:30-2:30, and came in really fast. Sometimes he would actually go out in front in and come in more or less 11:45-12:15. It's how he flew his setup that has him stand out to me. He would check his position relative to my own a lot (wing dips, course adjustments, etc). I've not encountered another interceptor who would keep checking like him.
This is how my encounters with these two usually went. :D
LedMagnet is one I've actually got into a dog fight with, with my bomber! That was hella fun! :D He intercepted my set of Ju-88's in an F4U-1 and shot down two of my aircraft. Since I didn't have drones holding me back, and wasn't likely to return, "It's show time!". The fight lasted a min or so, and ended when I lost one of my horizontal stabilizers and tried to pull a maneuver too low for that. If I still had it, I would've completed it, but I ended up in the drink instead. :rofl
Got into another one with him, only in a B-26 instead. He had to let me go as he was running out of fuel, and oh boy, the B-26 is most definitely not suited for it. The Ju-88 is an A6M2 in comparison. Kept him occupied long enough to live though. :rofl :D
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 08, 2022, 03:41:37 PM
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Snail was a wild card; came in from very high 9:30-10:30 or 1:30-2:30, and came in really fast. Sometimes he would actually go out in front in and come in more or less 11:45-12:15. It's how he flew his setup that has him stand out to me. He would check his position relative to my own a lot (wing dips, course adjustments, etc). I've not encountered another interceptor who would keep checking like him.
Ah, yes.. Snailman a.k.a Lusche. I have not forgotten the high alt draw that it came to when he was going after my 17's. High enough that it was difficult for him to set up with his 262. At best, he'd catch up to my level 3:00 and 9:00, trying to get ahead of me but not having a lot of luck as he would take a few swipes. Other times, if I was at any lower alt (20 down to 15K), he would clean my clock from up high, but I managed to make him pay for it. Fun times.. ;)
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: CAV on June 08, 2022, 04:42:17 PM
salute.... thudregg you still on the other side of Snake River?
Come on back to the game is still fun to play just not as many people as it once was.
CAV
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Shuffler on June 09, 2022, 02:47:33 AM
I hear more bomber engines :D
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 10, 2022, 04:58:36 PM
salute.... thudregg you still on the other side of Snake River?
Come on back to the game is still fun to play just not as many people as it once was.
CAV
CAV!! <<S>> For the moment, I've been back on this side of the river (and the ocean, for that matter) for over a year. I was living in the southern Philippines (Davao City, Mindanao) for a few years up until this BS pandemic took all the fun out of being there. I'm waiting to be *allowed* :rolleyes: back in.
You still in the North End Boise?
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 10, 2022, 05:02:19 PM
It is a possibility. I have been flying some lately. :D
I've been working! :D Haven't had much playtime. I'll have to change that, I guess. <S>
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 12, 2022, 12:00:51 AM
A little update..
Subscribed tonight and got a little time in. It is indeed good to be back. First kill was a 163 who made the mistake of coming up from underneath at 25K. Fun stuff.
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: oboe on June 17, 2022, 07:37:02 AM
:aok
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Zener on June 18, 2022, 10:05:24 AM
Good to hear you are alive and well, Thndr!
I ended up mostly flying mornings, logging into the overnight 2-man base takes and strats under 50%. Got too routine and tedious for me, so I haven’t flown in months. Built a nice new i7-based speed demon of a machine, still waiting for a mortgage to afford a respectable vid card.
I just ended my subscription because there wasn’t a lot of interest in bombing missions anymore. Might be back someday, just not sure.
Glad to know you are back, though. Flying with you and Flayed1 were the best times I ever had in the game, even better than the old, old days when we flew with the Bops under Falconwing and Shubie.
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 18, 2022, 02:12:08 PM
I just ended my subscription because there wasn’t a lot of interest in bombing missions anymore. Might be back someday, just not sure.
Agreed, sir. It's good to be back. Thought about it for a long time as well. That was one of the game-related reasons I left, too. Right now, I'm just killing time trying to enjoy what little remains while I'm here stateside. Those old days haven't been back since. Feels a bit like a boomtown that went bust. But, I've been on with TT, Waldo, Deadman, Angus and a few others having fun with what's left. Maybe we can get a few more people to come back in.. who knows.. ?
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: Eagler on June 18, 2022, 02:28:10 PM
Welcome back!
Eagler
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: thndregg on June 28, 2022, 02:29:26 PM
So far, it's been 10 days since I re-subscribed. Played a fair bit most days doing my thing- mostly in bombers (as usual for me), but a few things in fighters and such. In my opinion, although I had to adjust my idea of fun after years of "old school MA", it's been an entertaining experience. There's still action to be had, even at 20+K with some opponents intercepting. No, it's not possible to recreate the old scale of main arena impromptu missions we did before- the numbers are still not there, but it's alright. One can always hope for a comeback influx of new subscribers. I'm good with it. Hope the player base grows again..
Good game. <S>
EGG
Title: Re: Haven't Dropped in Here in Forever...
Post by: RELIC on June 28, 2022, 10:09:46 PM
Been good to see you back. Hope you stick around. >S<