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Title: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: caldera on May 10, 2009, 03:05:42 PM
This 51 pilot flys like we only get one. I expect to get picked in any fight, but this one takes the cake.  (http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/smilies/rolleye0003.gif)

Watch the first 3:15 at 2X speed. 3 or 4 minutes of him diving to chase the low B-25 were edited out. I let him regain his alt. and he still runs.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ozyktmucmtx


Can somebody please help him? He needs a mentor.  :pray


Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Karnak on May 10, 2009, 03:24:45 PM
It is up to each player how to use their $15/mo.  I prefer to take off with the idea that I will be landing it later.
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: slyguy on May 10, 2009, 04:27:16 PM
What were you flying?
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: DamnedRen on May 10, 2009, 04:39:47 PM
More than 1, less than 15,000 in a 24 hour period?  :D

Ren
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: crims on May 10, 2009, 05:51:16 PM
It is up to each player how to use their $15/mo.  I prefer to take off with the idea that I will be landing it later.

LAND you can land in this game .......... there is a whole different ending then BOOM.

Why land why you can auger and up faster :D

Crims
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: DREDger on May 10, 2009, 05:53:01 PM
I regret that I have but 20,000 lives to give to my country.
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: skullman on May 10, 2009, 06:14:46 PM
I woulda never guessed we had an option to land.I never get that farI feel like a flying bullet sponge
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Reaper90 on May 10, 2009, 06:18:00 PM
I would land but apparently Mr. Scotty keeps beaming me straight out my cockpit and back to the tower.

 :noid
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Saxman on May 10, 2009, 06:25:41 PM
I enter this code every time I log in:

Up-Down-Up-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Start.

30 lives, baby.

:D
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Soulyss on May 10, 2009, 06:27:07 PM
Ultimately it's up to each player to decide how he wants to play the game.  Personally I take off each time the more or less the idea of landing the sortie when I'm finished.  What I try to do is not let that idea get in the way of situations where I'm forced to work at it, pushing my meager skills to the point of breaking.  Sure I "die" more often than not but it makes those successful sorties so much more satisfying.  Sooner or later the timid flyer will get tired of losing every time he/she is placed in a position where they lose the advantage and can't run, they'll seek out help and grow as a player.  
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: B4Buster on May 10, 2009, 06:27:34 PM
It's real frustrating caldera, I feel your pain  :(

Nice flying though
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: caldera on May 10, 2009, 06:53:56 PM
Thanks Buster. Almost decided to just fly straight and let the spixteen have the kill. I understand the desire to stay alive but not to avoid any kind of fight.
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: rkanjl on May 10, 2009, 07:41:59 PM
My wife came over and watched me take off once, as I was climbing up to altitude she said "Wow, how do you land it?"  I replied, I don't know, I haven't needed to yet.

rkanjl
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: grizz441 on May 10, 2009, 08:18:51 PM
less than 15,000 in a 24 hour period?  :D

Ren

Not if you are one of Cowboys from Hell's shade accounts.
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: DamnedRen on May 10, 2009, 08:40:54 PM
Not if you are one of Cowboys from Hell's shade accounts.

Hiya Grizz :)
 
Actually I went geek....15k is more than one death every 6 seconds. I don't think you can die and re-spawn in much less than 6 seconds.  :eek:

Thot u stopped flying???!!!???
Ren
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: grizz441 on May 10, 2009, 08:49:41 PM

Thot u stopped flying???!!!???
Ren

Change of plans, heh.
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Wingnutt on May 10, 2009, 10:04:10 PM
I enter this code every time I log in:

Up-Down-Up-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-B-A-Select-Start.

30 lives, baby.

:D

Fixed,

Your Contra is weak.

Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Saxman on May 10, 2009, 10:40:44 PM
Select-Start is only if you're going for two players. :p
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Wingnutt on May 10, 2009, 11:03:36 PM
Select-Start is only if you're going for two players. :p

I play them both, one in each hand.... beyotch  :eek:
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: froger on May 10, 2009, 11:14:44 PM
Ultimately it's up to each player to decide how he wants to play the game.  Personally I take off each time the more or less the idea of landing the sortie when I'm finished.  What I try to do is not let that idea get in the way of situations where I'm forced to work at it, pushing my meager skills to the point of breaking.  Sure I "die" more often than not but it makes those successful sorties so much more satisfying.  Sooner or later the timid flyer will get tired of losing every time he/she is placed in a position where they lose the advantage and can't run, they'll seek out help and grow as a player.  


10-4  :aok
Title: Re: how many cartoon lives do we get?
Post by: Wingnutt on May 10, 2009, 11:36:10 PM
I had an amusing encounter with a Dora today, I was TRYING to rtb with low fuel and here comes a dora.. he came in from high 9 at half the speed of light, fired, missed by a mile and kept going.. and going.. and going..  till 6.0 out.. then here he came again..  coming in at high 3.. zzzzzooooooommmmmm   not even close again.. and going.. and going and going.. to 6.0 out...   the third time when he got to 3.0 out I turned towards. him.. and he dove.. under me.. didn't even make an attempt to shoot.. and extended to 6.0 out and climbed again to make another pass..   at this point I was more or less ignoring him..   and ended up RTBing safe..   he never once tried to get on my 6.. just the high speed slashing passes like he was attacking buffs..  hell he didn't even go into the ack, he just turned and went away.   I understand timid flying, and I understand only taking high speed pick shots to avoid getting anchored in enemy territory.... but this was far beyond either of those, this was just... lunacy.