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Title: Gone missing
Post by: easymo 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.

Title: Gone missing
Post by: Yeager 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.

Yeager

Title: Gone missing
Post by: Swager on April 28, 2000, 02:55:00 PM

Credit for kills is overrated!

"As long as the bastard is down!!"

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[This message has been edited by Swager (edited 04-28-2000).]

Title: Gone missing
Post by: Glasses 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.

Title: Gone missing
Post by: easymo 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.

Title: Gone missing
Post by: Azrael 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.

Az

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II.(K)/JG2

Title: Gone missing
Post by: easymo 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.

Title: Gone missing
Post by: By-Tor 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.

Title: Gone missing
Post by: StSanta 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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StSanta
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