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Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Sho on July 02, 2007, 03:31:27 PM: Hi. I'm Shoshonni.
My husband, Gaidin, got me hooked on this game (well the off-line version of it anyway.)
I have yet to try to play on-line. (Yah I'm terrified of it!)

I love to blow things up, so I'm hoping I get guts enough to go where the real fun is soon!
Title: Re: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: VansCrew1 on July 02, 2007, 03:33:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sho
Hi. I'm Shoshonni.I love to blow things up

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl i had to im sorry :t :t
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Furball on July 02, 2007, 03:38:18 PM: Welcome :)

I think she was referring to Gaidin's inflatable sheep Vans.
Title: Did I..
Post by: Sho on July 02, 2007, 03:39:54 PM: forget to mention I'm not shy and I never can back down from a dare? :p

*runs off to add that to her sig*
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Furball on July 02, 2007, 03:47:01 PM: I dare you never to post here again :t
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Brooke on July 02, 2007, 03:51:02 PM: I think its excellent that Gaidin's wife likes AH! :)

Shoshonni, I hope you end up liking the on-line portion as well.

Also, there is a scenario coming up that will have B-24's and B-17's. It is probably going to run sometime in October. I hope you end up playing in that one.
Title: Now that..
Post by: Sho on July 02, 2007, 03:51:13 PM: would just be stupid. I am neither stupid nor am I easily baited. :)

I bet I could make you cry though. *smile*
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Meatwad on July 02, 2007, 03:53:29 PM: :noid
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Sho on July 02, 2007, 03:55:16 PM: Quote

Also, there is a scenario coming up that will have B-24's and B-17's. It is probably going to run sometime in October. I hope you end up playing in that one.

I heard! Gaid's told me 4 times already. My joystick and I are currently having issues however, as I have small hands and cannot find a stick small enough to accommodate my grip. (Yah, I suspect Vans will jump right on that one. Stick. grip. go for it. )

If anyone happens to know of any place I could find a joystick designed for smaller hands, that would be lovely!
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Husky01 on July 02, 2007, 04:00:25 PM: St 290 Pro. Works for the younger bro hes only 5ft 3 or something like that.
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: weazely on July 02, 2007, 04:12:34 PM: hey i am 5 foot 3.5 thank you very much!!

But yeah the st290pro is just fine to start out with ive been using mine for over 2 years and it works fine!!!!:aok
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Ghastly on July 02, 2007, 04:14:25 PM: I have relatively small hands, too - and the best I've found so far is the CH Fighterstick. I then cut a piece of foam from a camping mattress and taped it on top of the hand rest on the handle.

I tried the Sytek Cyborg at one time, which had an adjustable hand rest. I liked that feature, but hated the sloppiness of the stick itself.

Good luck finding something that fits - and welcome to the game.
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: LYNX on July 02, 2007, 05:05:43 PM: Shoshonni.

Take the plung you'll love it.

May I also add I'm sure plenty here would love to errr cover your 6 ;)
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: NoBaddy on July 02, 2007, 08:48:36 PM: Kewl...a marriage this game might not kill. :)

g'luck & g'fun...(btw, ignore the lil boys...you will find plenty that online :))
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Slash27 on July 02, 2007, 09:20:42 PM: Quote
Originally posted by LYNX
Shoshonni.

Take the plung you'll love it.

watch your mouth pal:furious
Title: Thanks all
Post by: Sho on July 02, 2007, 09:34:52 PM: for the welcome. :)

And.. the warning. lol

No worries here. Im a big girl - little boys stopped bothering me around the age of 12. :p
Title: Re: Thanks all
Post by: E25280 on July 02, 2007, 10:10:51 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sho
- little boys stopped bothering me around the age of 12. :p
. . . which is around when Dirty Old Men started bothering her.

Er . . . so I've heard. :o
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Rondar on July 02, 2007, 11:14:46 PM: If you can ever locate a Microsoft Sidewinder Pro Force Feedback, that is a very very durable joystick. I use one currently and have had it ever since I had a 486 DX25, well over 10 years old and never glitches. My hands are not big and this joystick is not cumbersome and full of 50,000 switches and buttons you probably will never use. I have the force feedback unhooked from the a/c adapter and use mine that way, ie no centering springs or anything, the handle literally flops around. It makes it very nice to shoot when I get in a GV and go to tanktown.

One bad thing tho is since it wont center itself when you let go is if you are on autopilot it can drift out of center and lose autopilot. But I am used to it and like the way it works very much.

I dread the day when it ever quits.

PS welcome to AH
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: morfiend on July 03, 2007, 12:28:30 AM: the X52 has an adjustable hand rest might want give it a try.

Btw,stop by the training arena,ya dont have to worry about short sorties there.
Title: Re: Re: Thanks all
Post by: Jackal1 on July 03, 2007, 06:29:22 AM: Quote
Originally posted by E25280
. . . which is around when Dirty Old Men started bothering her.

Er . . . so I've heard. :o

I beg your pardon! Until now I have never even heard of her. :mad:
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Ghosth on July 03, 2007, 07:09:49 AM: Hey Sho, come see me in the TA sometime!

Heck you can even set a "date" if that works better. (Wink)

Lets see if we can't get you blowing chunks off planes first and worry about picking up names later. :)
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: Nilsen on July 03, 2007, 07:40:04 AM: Welcome Sho :)

I look forward to shooting you down.
Title: Uh toh it's a newbie
Post by: xbrit on July 03, 2007, 12:13:29 PM: Good hunting.
ST290 isn't a bad stick and very affordable at just $20 from WalMart, been using mine for a couple of years now and no problems, not even needed to recal like I did on a regular basis with the Evo.