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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Randy1 on February 26, 2014, 03:34:59 PM
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I have been a Rook over a year now. After a year you start getting to know people having heard them talk on the Vox many times over. You hear funny things and sad things sometimes. Each time you get a little piece of their life. Not a lot, but just enough to start drawing a mental image be it right or wrong.
My wife even knows some of the names now.
Probably want ever change counties I figure.
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There are even more people, and even more stories, in the other countries.
- oldman
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i know what you mean randy1--i'm a knight-and i've only changed countrie's twice in 2 years and that was just for the 12 hrs..plus i needed a change. the last two squads i was on toured so i got to know people in all three countries. :cheers:
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Flying for different countries offers a chance to fly with other people and make friends and get a different slice to the game. I have flown( crashed) for all three countries but have spent majority of time on the rooks and I agree with lunatic and Oldman. I think some people get turned off to the notion of switching countries because they may be looked as spies ( I said it ) and hence being riddiculed. I remember when the old Rolling Thunder were invited to fly rook and they came over for an hour or two.
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I am a Bishop, but my squad switches around for numbers. I try not to fight against my Bish friends but have to say I don't hate the Knits and Rooks as much now that I have flown with them. As DmdFess says, "We are all friends here, mate."
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I am a Bishop, but my squad switches around for numbers. I try not to fight against my Bish friends but have to say I don't hate the Knits and Rooks as much now that I have flown with them. As DmdFess says, "We are all friends here, mate."
+1 :aok
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The good side of changing countries is that you get friends and enemies on every chess piece :)
Plus people start frothing at the mouth and calling you a spy (or worse - I was once accused of being ManAWar :D) when you talk on country channel, which is fun in a troll-ish kind of way
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I found that it was better when I started moving about....I found that the red guys were just like me...not the big ugly smelly fire breathing troll types I had pictured......well....the fire breathing troll types in any case..
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The good side of not changing countries is that you can continue to spout nonsense like
"they never fight each other",
"ENY is totally biased against us all the time",
"they NEVER fight, only horde & run",
"only we are never organized",
"we never win a map"
"(insert country) are alt monkeys/bomb****s/etc"
"HT openly favors (insert country)"
and so on without ever realizing you're just a moron :rock
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The good side of not changing countries is that you can continue to spout nonsense like
"they never fight each other",
"ENY is totally biased against us all the time",
"they NEVER fight, only horde & run",
"only we are never organized",
"we never win a map"
"(insert country) are alt monkeys/bomb****s/etc"
"HT openly favors (insert country)"
and so on without ever realizing you're just a moron :rock
you forgot... *Spies
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The good side of not changing countries is that you can continue to spout nonsense like
"they never fight each other",
"ENY is totally biased against us all the time",
"they NEVER fight, only horde & run",
"only we are never organized",
"we never win a map"
"(insert country) are alt monkeys/bomb****s/etc"
"HT openly favors (insert country)"
and so on without ever realizing you're just a moron :rock
Who says that?
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The amusing thing about people who change countries is they ridicule you for something when on an opposing country. Yet never seem to mind and will even say thank you when they are playing on the same side and you cover and/or save their arse by doing the exact same thing they ridiculed you for a week prior.
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Who says that?
Half of knitland and presumably half of bish and rookland.
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Who says that?
Idiots
By that I mean 75% of the ingame population of Aces High, regardless of chess piece affiliation
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Well I can only speak for RookLand but I never hear anyone who cares about who plays what side. At most one or two names have been mentioned as having remarkable psychic abilities about enemy locations but Ive never heard broad accusations. Because....who cares? Who cares how whomever spends their $15?
To make a statement that 1/2 the game does is just silly. Dont accuse the 99% for the silliness of the 1%.
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Well I can only speak for RookLand but I never hear anyone who cares about who plays what side. At most one or two names have been mentioned as having remarkable psychic abilities about enemy locations but Ive never heard broad accusations. Because....who cares? Who cares how whomever spends their $15?
To make a statement that 1/2 the game does is just silly. Dont accuse the 99% for the silliness of the 1%.
Lol you must be going round mot reading text then, I used to see this regular on Rooks. Not knocking Rooks the others do it as well.
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Well I can only speak for RookLand but I never hear anyone who cares about who plays what side. At most one or two names have been mentioned as having remarkable psychic abilities about enemy locations but Ive never heard broad accusations. Because....who cares? Who cares how whomever spends their $15?
To make a statement that 1/2 the game does is just silly. Dont accuse the 99% for the silliness of the 1%.
I was actually making a statement that 3/4 of the game does that.
Percentages, how the f do they work?!?!
Easy to tell why you joined the military... :rofl
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3/4 of the text buffer and vox is not 3/4 of the players. Its usually 5% of the players. :D
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3/4 of the text buffer and vox is not 3/4 of the players. Its usually 5% of the players. :D
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you mean 5 players
semp
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See Rule #4
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First thing I do when logging in is check the number of players on each country and if the gay-ass 12 hour rule isn't holding me down, I move to the little guy.
Made a lot of friends on each country doing it this way and it can be fun to get the "welcome backs!" when you visit. :cheers:
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You mean there's more than one country?
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Well goooollllyy!
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There are even more people, and even more stories, in the other countries.
- oldman
yup... :aok
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+1 to Oldman. Even the bishs have some good faces :neener:
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There are even more people, and even more stories about how the knights are better fighters, in the other countries.
- oldman
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The good side of changing countries is that you get friends and enemies on every chess piece :)
Plus people start frothing at the mouth and calling you a spy (or worse - I was once accused of being ManAWar :D) when you talk on country channel, which is fun in a troll-ish kind of way
I miss the days when people were accusing me of spying when I switched sides. I remember one time the second I switched someone tried to get everyone to report me and get me muted. :lol It was some good laughs! Now people just accept the fact that I'm just unloyal to all 3 countries. :)
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Flew Rook only for the first 5yrs of the game, then switched to Knights about 2 or 3 yrs ago .....Switch back to Rook now and then just to say hello.....What i learned from this is that 2/3rds of the people in this game are pretty friggin cool......minus the knucklehead hear and there
Think next month ill slide over to Bishops and take a month long tour :aok
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I have been a Rook over a year now. After a year you start getting to know people having heard them talk on the Vox many times over. You hear funny things and sad things sometimes. Each time you get a little piece of their life. Not a lot, but just enough to start drawing a mental image be it right or wrong.
My wife even knows some of the names now.
Probably want ever change counties I figure.
You miss that connection with 2/3's of the players that way.
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over the years, what i have found is that if you never talk to someone except on the boards, you can hate them with a passion. the first time you have a phone conversation or happen to be on the same side as them, you find out they're not so bad.
I've experienced this over and over. i won't list examples, but can tell you one person made my blood boil....until i talked to to him. when i did, everything changed. i would consider him a friend now, not that I've ever met him in person.
don't limit yourself and don't base you opinions of people on these boards and on what people type.... you will be missing out on a lot of good people and potential friends by doing that. take the time to get to know people. you'll find that everyone that plays this game is all good people. granted some are quirky, and some will stir the pot just for fun, but in the end, its worth talking to them in person, not typing 200 or on the boards. switch sides often and you'll find the world is a better place and there are great people out there that you will never meet if you feel the need to stay in one place. my 2 cents!!
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I have gotten way to many crybaby's in my pm from bish to ever join that side,and knits seem kind of week. :cheers:
:banana:
:bolt:
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When flying in a scenario you get a good mix of all the countries. Aligned for a common goal you forget those past transgressions. There are a few that when they end up on the same country their egos clash and their personalities are laid bare for all to see. :rolleyes:
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I don't mind changing sides every once in a while. Some decent gnats on, and besides gnats will fight.
You wont find me on the rooks side, though...nope, not The Village People.
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I don't mind changing sides every once in a while. Some decent gnats on, and besides gnats will fight.
You wont find me on the rooks side, though...nope, not The Village People.
We want to party with ya big feller. :D
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Just when you think the other two countries are full of scum and villainy, you change countries to find that your own side is also full of scum and villainy. :)
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Just when you think the other two countries are full of scum and villainy, you change countries to find that your own side is also full of scum and villainy. :)
The flavors change slightly between countries, but yup.
Wiley.
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I've found that fighting other players is a far better way of distinguishing those with good character.
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Other then Rooks Ive only flown with the Nits before. Good bunch, enjoyed it.
No doubt the other chess piece is made of the same.
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I've found that fighting other players is a far better way of distinguishing those with good character.
QFE :aok
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well said.
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over the years, what i have found is that if you never talk to someone except on the boards, you can hate them with a passion. the first time you have a phone conversation or happen to be on the same side as them, you find out they're not so bad.
I've experienced this over and over. i won't list examples, but can tell you one person made my blood boil....until i talked to to him. when i did, everything changed. i would consider him a friend now, not that I've ever met him in person.
don't limit yourself and don't base you opinions of people on these boards and on what people type.... you will be missing out on a lot of good people and potential friends by doing that. take the time to get to know people. you'll find that everyone that plays this game is all good people. granted some are quirky, and some will stir the pot just for fun, but in the end, its worth talking to them in person, not typing 200 or on the boards. switch sides often and you'll find the world is a better place and there are great people out there that you will never meet if you feel the need to stay in one place. my 2 cents!!
+1
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I've found that fighting other players is a far better way of distinguishing those with good character.
Well said mate.