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Title: Farewell
Post by: Raptor on January 13, 2009, 02:53:25 PM
AH has not been as much fun as it use to be for me. I have had the past month to play without obligations, and I was not too thrilled with what I saw. Scenarios are the only fun thing left, but those come around once every few months, and I do not have a stable schedule to commit time to them.

I am far too busy to play AH, I haven't worked on a terrain for the CM team in over a year. With a girlfriend and trying to get into law school, video games just aren't as appealing as they use to be. Maybe something in AH will change, but everyone always hopes for that. It's not just AH, it's my lifestyle as well. Friends, Family and significant others come before AH to me. The running joke has been my connection doesn't hold out. But often someone calls or comes over when I am playing AH and I simply alt+f4. I have learned a lot about aviation and history through people from AH like Dan, that is something I have always enjoyed about AH.

I have been here since Aces High 1, as well as making terrains since then. I have my HTC folder, including terrains, zipped up and put away. Aces High has been uninstalled, I may return in the summer months, however that would require a major change in gameplay and/or attitudes in this game. Good luck to all, I hope AH is more enjoyable for you than it is for you than it has been for me as of late.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: SEraider on January 13, 2009, 02:56:00 PM
See you next week  :O

Good luck, maybe we'll see you in the summer.  :aok
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Bosco123 on January 13, 2009, 03:00:04 PM
Raptor you cain't go! Just take a break for a year, then come back. Probably be a lot more fun when you come back.

<S>
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Anodizer on January 13, 2009, 03:33:48 PM
AH has not been as much fun as it use to be for me. I have had the past month to play without obligations, and I was not too thrilled with what I saw. Scenarios are the only fun thing left, but those come around once every few months, and I do not have a stable schedule to commit time to them.

I am far too busy to play AH, I haven't worked on a terrain for the CM team in over a year. With a girlfriend and trying to get into law school, video games just aren't as appealing as they use to be. Maybe something in AH will change, but everyone always hopes for that. It's not just AH, it's my lifestyle as well. Friends, Family and significant others come before AH to me. The running joke has been my connection doesn't hold out. But often someone calls or comes over when I am playing AH and I simply alt+f4. I have learned a lot about aviation and history through people from AH like Dan, that is something I have always enjoyed about AH.

I have been here since Aces High 1, as well as making terrains since then. I have my HTC folder, including terrains, zipped up and put away. Aces High has been uninstalled, I may return in the summer months, however that would require a major change in gameplay and/or attitudes in this game. Good luck to all, I hope AH is more enjoyable for you than it is for you than it has been for me as of late.

<<S>>  Class act all the way...
Good luck to you sir! :salute
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: texastc316 on January 13, 2009, 03:47:48 PM
SALUTE bud, hope to see you back sometime. I quit for a year myself and just came back in Oct. Its hard to stay into it sometimes.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: croduh on January 13, 2009, 04:02:13 PM
Tell me about.You have the exact same thing happening to me.It's just another phase, don't worry, you really will be back ;)
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: mensa180 on January 13, 2009, 04:10:31 PM
Hope you come around some time, Rap.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Shuffler on January 13, 2009, 04:24:44 PM
Both Raptor and CorkyJr/Guppy35 have left Ah. Both will be missed.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Banshee7 on January 13, 2009, 04:26:50 PM
1st yanks, then Corky, now Raptor...oh well... #S# and farewell...you'll truely be missed.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: uptown on January 13, 2009, 04:30:12 PM
 I hate to see good sticks go, especially the 38 sticks. But, it's understandable. Good luck in law school and I wish you the best.  :salute
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: pipz on January 13, 2009, 04:33:15 PM
Best of luck with everything Rap!Was fun playin AH with ya <S>

Pipz
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Banshee7 on January 13, 2009, 04:35:35 PM
I hate to see good sticks go, especially the 38 sticks.

will you miss me?  :( <---sad innocent face a child uses to get his/her way
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: pervert on January 13, 2009, 04:57:26 PM
 :salute
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: B4Buster on January 13, 2009, 04:57:51 PM
Another vet leaves

<S>
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Obie303 on January 13, 2009, 04:58:51 PM
Good luck with everything Raptor.  Hope to see you back in the summer.

<S>
Obie
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: uptown on January 13, 2009, 05:18:08 PM
will you miss me?  :( <---sad innocent face a child uses to get his/her way
I said "good" sticks  :lol
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: TequilaChaser on January 13, 2009, 05:23:02 PM
Both Raptor and CorkyJr/Guppy35 have left Ah. Both will be missed.

always is sad to hear or see someone you have flown with and against for many years, post they are leaving.

I 1st knew Guppy35/CorkyJr as Tiff ( +Tiff ) in my 2nd AW life ( AW4W when I could seriously 1/2 way afford the lowered fees), and remember asking if he was a female over the text channel way back when, we never had any VOX type programs regardless of ingame or outside of game, like have came along since those days.......

to see yanksfan leave, then Dan and now Raptor! makes me think that it is more the draining effect of the realworld distress we all are currently experiencing more so than anything else. In times /situations like these, everyone has to step back re-evaluate what is top priority and put certian things on the back burner until better times........

at least this is my observation as of late, and thats my story and I am sticking to it........I do not believe that these 3 fine gentlemen as well as other ol comrades who have contemplated this exact same thing, will just quit and never be seen again ......sometimes each individual just needs some time, and in time, a time will come that we shall all return for just one more time!
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Roscoroo on January 13, 2009, 05:32:58 PM
Good luck ya pesky Mouse pilot ...  :salute
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: uptown on January 13, 2009, 05:40:34 PM
The P38 has always been a enigma to me and I was hoping to learn from these guys someday. I better hurry up and get in one before Pawz, Delirium and Helbent leave too. :frown:
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: TwinBoom on January 13, 2009, 05:43:49 PM
The P38 has always been a enigma to me and I was hoping to learn from these guys someday. I better hurry up and get in one before Pawz, Delirium and Helbent leave too. :frown:

 :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: uptown on January 13, 2009, 05:47:47 PM
:rolleyes:
OH, and TB   :lol
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Shuffler on January 13, 2009, 05:50:05 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: TwinBoom on January 13, 2009, 05:56:52 PM
OH, and TB   :lol

TB And Shuff never get no Love :rofl
(http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8720/rodneydangerfieldky8.jpg)
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: uptown on January 13, 2009, 06:00:10 PM
 :rofl o cod i can't stop laughing at that picture  :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: TOMCAT21 on January 13, 2009, 07:32:32 PM
 :salute
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Banshee7 on January 13, 2009, 08:12:56 PM
I said "good" sticks  :lol

I'm truely hurt  :cry
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Soulyss on January 13, 2009, 08:40:40 PM
Take it easy Rap, <S> best of luck to you and hope to see you again someday.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: uptown on January 13, 2009, 08:51:33 PM
I'm truely hurt  :cry
It was a joke you 38 dweeb. Now wipe those tears and CHECK 6!!! :D
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: BiPoLaR on January 13, 2009, 09:19:40 PM
1st yanks, then Corky, now Raptor...oh well... #S# and farewell...you'll truely be missed.
me too
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Banshee7 on January 13, 2009, 09:54:17 PM
How could I forget about BP????  OMG that's weird.  I was in EOI all of 1 day before ya booted me...waaaaay back
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: maddafinga on January 13, 2009, 10:49:21 PM
always is sad to hear or see someone you have flown with and against for many years, post they are leaving.

I 1st knew Guppy35/CorkyJr as Tiff ( +Tiff ) in my 2nd AW life ( AW4W when I could seriously 1/2 way afford the lowered fees), and remember asking if he was a female over the text channel way back when, we never had any VOX type programs regardless of ingame or outside of game, like have came along since those days.......

to see yanksfan leave, then Dan and now Raptor! makes me think that it is more the draining effect of the realworld distress we all are currently experiencing more so than anything else. In times /situations like these, everyone has to step back re-evaluate what is top priority and put certian things on the back burner until better times........

at least this is my observation as of late, and thats my story and I am sticking to it........I do not believe that these 3 fine gentlemen as well as other ol comrades who have contemplated this exact same thing, will just quit and never be seen again ......sometimes each individual just needs some time, and in time, a time will come that we shall all return for just one more time!

There is some turnaround to this cycle too though.  I still see old AW guys on fairly frequently, and I'm not talking just aw2 or 3 either.  I came into aw when it first went to AOL at several dollars an hour, but you did get a couple of free hours in there.  I was glad to see it go all you can eat for sure.

In our squad (Musketeers) we've even gotten several of the old guys back on and several more on the verge of coming back.  At the very least we're pumping up the interest by posting films to youtube and our website and whatnot.  We've been hearing from guys that haven't been involved with sims in years and they're getting excited again! The pendulum swings, but then it swings back too. 

Lots of times for squadnights we have 10-12 people on.  I realise that is not a lot by the standards of some of these squads on here, but every one of them is an old school Muskie.  I may be the newest guy and I think I joined in 94. 

Don't lose hope is all I'm saying.

Also, it's great to seem some of the Damned around again too.  I used to fly with several of you guys back in the day.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Gianlupo on January 14, 2009, 04:55:54 AM
AH has not been as much fun as it use to be for me. I have had the past month to play without obligations, and I was not too thrilled with what I saw. Scenarios are the only fun thing left, but those come around once every few months, and I do not have a stable schedule to commit time to them.

I am far too busy to play AH, I haven't worked on a terrain for the CM team in over a year. With a girlfriend and trying to get into law school, video games just aren't as appealing as they use to be. Maybe something in AH will change, but everyone always hopes for that. It's not just AH, it's my lifestyle as well. Friends, Family and significant others come before AH to me. The running joke has been my connection doesn't hold out. But often someone calls or comes over when I am playing AH and I simply alt+f4. I have learned a lot about aviation and history through people from AH like Dan, that is something I have always enjoyed about AH.

I have been here since Aces High 1, as well as making terrains since then. I have my HTC folder, including terrains, zipped up and put away. Aces High has been uninstalled, I may return in the summer months, however that would require a major change in gameplay and/or attitudes in this game. Good luck to all, I hope AH is more enjoyable for you than it is for you than it has been for me as of late.

Alas, farewell, my friend.

It's so sad to see you going... we met in H2H, we subscribed together, you were one of the few friends left from that time. But I can see why you're doing this and wish you the best of luck for your real life (especially for the law school thing ... maybe one day we'll be colleagues ;)). I hope you'll be back some day, hopefully when the gameplay and, most of all, the attitude of most of the players will change.

<S> Raptor, good luck for everything.

:salute
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Max on January 14, 2009, 08:55:58 AM
Both Raptor and CorkyJr/Guppy35 have left Ah. Both will be missed.

Corky's left the game??? Where/when was that announced?
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Shuffler on January 14, 2009, 09:28:19 AM
Corky's left the game??? Where/when was that announced?

Was not publicly mentioned. He left last weekend. Mensa has taken the reins of the 80th now.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Denholm on January 14, 2009, 10:08:08 AM
Well, perfect landings get boring after a while. ;)
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Shuffler on January 14, 2009, 10:11:28 AM
Our way of having fun in the arenas will not change. We have Dan's picture hanging in the O Club and we have books on landings. He will be missed along with Rap and Yank too.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Max on January 14, 2009, 10:14:29 AM
Was not publicly mentioned. He left last weekend. Mensa has taken the reins of the 80th now.

Wow. That comes as a surprise.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Megalodon on January 14, 2009, 11:54:02 AM

I'd bet dollars to dimes +Tiff aint gone. Just jumped into another shade.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Ack-Ack on January 14, 2009, 12:28:24 PM
I'd bet dollars to dimes +Tiff aint gone. Just jumped into another shade.

Dan never used a shade account and it's rather insulting to him that you are implying that he lied to his long time friends and squadron mates. 

He had a chance of a lifetime and he took it, anyone that had a 2nd chance at fatherhood would.  So stick your head back where the Sun don't shine.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Guppy35 on January 14, 2009, 01:29:07 PM
FinE is correct, Dan did have a shade.  I had my late son's account. I couldn't cancel it for a while after his death. I used it on occasion. 

But no, there is no shade account.  And no there is no intention of adding one.  I had no intention of posting some farewell post.  The game passed me by.  When it feels like work, it's time to hang it up.

My little boy takes precedent.  I was almost surprised at how easy it was to quit.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: BlauK on January 14, 2009, 01:36:50 PM
Take care, Rap  :salute

See you again some day when your withdrawal symptoms grow too painful ;)
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 14, 2009, 01:41:41 PM
Dan never used a shade account and it's rather insulting to him that you are implying that he lied to his long time friends and squadron mates. 

He had a chance of a lifetime and he took it, anyone that had a 2nd chance at fatherhood would.  So stick your head back where the Sun don't shine.


ack-ack

Looks at Ack Dweeb  :rofl
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Kazaa on January 14, 2009, 01:44:20 PM
Take it easy Raptor man. :aok
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Guppy35 on January 14, 2009, 01:46:37 PM
Looks at Ack Dweeb  :rofl

Kind of a weak laugh when you take your shot at me with your BBS Shade Fin, and then come back as Fin to take the shot at AKAK.

So it goes.  Have fun gents :aok
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 14, 2009, 01:52:04 PM
Kind of a weak laugh when you take your shot at me with your BBS Shade Fin, and then come back as Fin to take the shot at AKAK.

So it goes.  Have fun gents :aok
personally i thought it was pretty good or on que,  so you lied to all your pals?  Really? Ack sticks his head where it dont belong all the time and if you hadnt lied there would be no shot at ack. Right?


Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Ack-Ack on January 14, 2009, 02:00:52 PM
Kind of a weak laugh when you take your shot at me with your BBS Shade Fin, and then come back as Fin to take the shot at AKAK.

So it goes.  Have fun gents :aok

It just shows that Fin is the same tool he was back in AW, guess some people just don't change.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Kermit de frog on January 14, 2009, 02:02:49 PM
It just shows that Fin is the same tool he was back in AW, guess some people just don't change.


ack-ack


Oh the irony  :rofl
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 14, 2009, 02:18:50 PM
It just shows that Fin is the same tool he was back in AW, guess some people just don't change.


ack-ack

Tool... K :aok  I dont fly around at 25k picking all the time your still a much bigger Tool than I   Ack.  :rofl
The people that dont change are the crowd you run with samole crap different year. Same board pounders.

Sorry you got you feelings hurt,

Fin
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 14, 2009, 02:21:12 PM

Oh the irony  :rofl

Hi Kermit :)
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Shuffler on January 14, 2009, 02:44:51 PM
lol only a weak link would attack Guppy/CorkyJr.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 14, 2009, 02:59:28 PM
lol only a weak link would attack Guppy/CorkyJr.

There is no attack here... just the truth.
Please show me the attack on +Tiff

As I said many times I think he's a great historian for ww2 planes.  <S>

We can only guess but strange it was the same weekend you all were toasting that kid for scorewhoring what was his name?

Winks at Shuffles 1 of the neet little round badge guys,


Fin
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Shuffler on January 14, 2009, 04:00:15 PM
Easy to see why this guy is a Parolee.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 14, 2009, 04:15:44 PM
Easy to see why this guy is a Parolee.

why is that Shuffles? I dont know why myself really.

Waits,

Fin
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: RedTop on January 14, 2009, 04:16:40 PM
Sorry to see ya Go Raptor....Take care Bud and thanks for everything you contributed to AH. :aok
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Banshee7 on January 14, 2009, 04:22:48 PM
<wishes there was a way to virually punch guys in the face> 
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Max on January 14, 2009, 08:54:06 PM
Kind of a weak laugh when you take your shot at me with your BBS Shade Fin, and then come back as Fin to take the shot at AKAK.

So it goes.  Have fun gents :aok

Corkey I can only recall a few times our paths have crossed in the air. Seems to me you had a wingman in a pink tutu flying with ya.

Sorry to hear your taking a break but please stay in touch via the forum. I've always enjoyed your posts and wisdom.

<S> and all the best to you
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Raptor on January 15, 2009, 02:34:10 AM
personally i thought it was pretty good or on que,  so you lied to all your pals?  Really? Ack sticks his head where it dont belong all the time and if you hadnt lied there would be no shot at ack. Right?
And this is why I wont have much trouble leaving AH.
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: FlyinFin on January 15, 2009, 03:05:47 AM
And this is why I wont have much trouble leaving AH.

 Sorry to see you go Rap good fights  <S> and you to CorkyJr always had good fights with you and the gang aswell <S>

Fin
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Obie303 on January 15, 2009, 07:15:44 AM
My little boy takes precedent.  I was almost surprised at how easy it was to quit.

Dan/Corky Jr.

I wish you and your family all the happiness in the world.  It's been an honor and a privilege to have known you through the BBS and the rare occasion I ran into you and the 80th in the MA. 

I will miss your 80th NOE style mission pictures.

Best wishes,
Obie
Title: Re: Farewell
Post by: Fianna on January 15, 2009, 03:11:03 PM
personally i thought it was pretty good or on que,  so you lied to all your pals?  Really? Ack sticks his head where it dont belong all the time and if you hadnt lied there would be no shot at ack. Right?


Do this in another thread. Dan (CorkyJr/Guppy35) is the best of what AH has to offer.