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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: G0ALY on March 21, 2005, 09:16:38 AM
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Would it be possible to add the ability to pick up downed pilots? I know not many players would do this on a routine basis… It would probably be used by the same group that is willing to fly vehicle supplies in a C-47.
I don’t see the need for any new aircraft for this feature. Just use the ones that other players can already join as gunners. Perhaps I am being simplistic, but what would be required other than enabling the ability to join another players plane (that is at a complete stop and within a VERY limited range) after a successful bailing out?… Right now you can only join another players plane from the tower.
I would be willing to pick up somebody behind lines in a goon. I also think rescuing a downed countryman during a CV attack by sneaking in with a Kate would be a hoot.
Anything that adds to the team play atmosphere would be good.
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I wonder what it'd take to impliment it, but it'd be cool...
kinda 'Vietnamish' ...
wonder if the pick up could be like the seals being picked up on a rubber dingy..
hold the loop out & we grab it as th eC47 drives by..."YANK!!" ...:aok :cool:
WD
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SAR rules :)
We could ask for special aircraft for it though. Just think of the Catalina! Or J2F Duck?
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1111432951_vccatali[1].jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1111432914_pby3[1].jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1111432878_j2f6-1a[1].jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1111432843_j2f_grumman_duck[1].jpg)
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Was asked for awhile back. I think HTC said no.
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It has been suggested, asked and begged for a million times now, but we can keep on dreaming can't we :)
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Ask yourself a different questions. How long would you wish to wait around doing not much of anything to wait for someone to pick you up.
HiTech
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Yep, that was the biggest counter-argument given and is a very logical and reasonable one.
Though sometimes an SAR aircraft happens to be nearby and decides to drop you a visit :)
And...when you have like 10+ kills or something, it would be awsome to still being able to land them. (This would be especially important in the MA)
And I could organize some awsome missions with them in the H2H!
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Very hard to land a plane after it has been shot down.
HiTech
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There's just no rationale for it. It could be a neat feature for use in limited-lives special events, but in the MA the novelty would wear off in 3 seconds, because only the most ridiculous score potatos would be willing to wait to be picked up so that they could get a "bailed successfully" instead of a "captured" on their record.
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ok ok it's monday...but there's no reason for sarcasm...
Well how I see it, a downed pilot (with the kills) is picked up by the (let's say) Catalina. If the Catalina lands safely at home-base, the rescued pilot still gets it's kills!
Oh and don't think this is a suggestion, I'm just talking about it. (I'm not expecting anything from it :) )
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I suppose I would wait around for awhile if a squaddie was on the way... Would it be any different than sitting in a disabled tank waiting for help?
I've flown a C-47 with vehicle supplies more than a sector to help someone who asked. So I'm not of the Run&Gun mentality.
HEY! it would also give some of these guys something to do with thier second accounts :)
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You're right Goaly, there are more than enough people willing to wait a little while for well-deserved help. (How else should we distribute the vehicle supplies anyway? it's the same with being rescued :) )
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Okay, you could'nt land a plane after it has been shot down.
But I'm sure there have been pilots who recieved credit for the kills they made before they were forced to bail.
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So a certain pilot is gonna wait for maybe 1 hour doing nothing, and wait for someone to pick him up just to save his kills, when in fact if he just returns to the tower and ups a new plane he could probably get more kills?
It just isn't a practical idea.
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It has its purpose especially in scenarios. It would be a reasonable addition if it did not take much work. For example, we already have join.. If it would work for a bailed out pilot within 500 yards of a m3 or c47 you have your rescue. HT, I think you underestimate the number of people who would do something just because. Not all are Quake monkeys.
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Neither am I.
But I'm definately not waiting for someone to pick me up.
*shrug* Maybe if it makes it through the list of priorities, it won't be so bad, since obviously it doesn't hurt anyone. It just won't be used that much.
So I guess, why not. *shrugs again*
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I'm not sure you guys realize how hard it is to find a downed
pilot in AH. During one frame it took over 45 minutes to find me
even while giving exact position reports and the aircraft being
in the same sector!
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I'd like this if they added the ability to capture downed enemy pilots. All HT would have to do is completely change the bailing coad so you can't simply exit to the tower. :eek:
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Only if we can capture them and torture them. :D
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Haha omg... :lol
Well ofcourse nobody has to wait for 1 hour....If your report it early enough, someone can be with you within 5 minutes, now that's not too long is it? And it gets you those long deserved kills ;)
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5 mins? didn't you just read it took 45 mins in a scenario even with exact coordinates?
however, considering there's a whole gob full of guys with k/t's of 1-2 per hour that i'm sure wouldn't mind waiting around for a 3 hr rescue to be effected... coad it!
:rolleyes:
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Originally posted by frank3
Well how I see it, a downed pilot (with the kills) is picked up by the (let's say) Catalina. If the Catalina lands safely at home-base, the rescued pilot still gets it's kills!
The way I see it is he got his Butt shot down. He didn't land his plane. He does not land his kills. If he wants to wait around for somebody to pick him up I have no problem with that. But he doesn't land his vulches.
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when i bail out over enemy territory i want to be rescued by a french resitance farm girl and then we drink wine and make love.
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Originally posted by hitech
Ask yourself a different questions. How long would you wish to wait around doing not much of anything to wait for someone to pick you up.
HiTech
I kinda figured that was the reason HT gave us the .45 - to sit and snipe at people while we were waiting to get picked up. Now, admitedlly, we would need a few extra magazines of ammunition to make the wait worthwhile.....:)
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And handgrenades, bazooka's, dinghies and signal guns :)