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Title: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: diaster on April 10, 2014, 01:53:40 PM
What do you try to achieve in Aces high. ie. your own personal agenda, KvD, numbers of kills, taking bases, acm, survivability, damage caused

My personal goal is to not die (survivability) irregardless of what my mission is/was. I strive to land it.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: DubiousKB on April 10, 2014, 02:58:09 PM
as silly as it sounds, for me (less than a year in), it's the other players!

I find I have the most fun when i'm taking off of a runway with other plays for a common goal... The freedom to do what I want lonewolf style is always nice for those sorties a guy's not sure how much time he has.

I realize that the "horde" is an unfavorable term at times, but I just seem to have the most fun on those sorties with other players attempting to achieve the same goal.... Even if that goal isn't a "base capture", it's still fun. I suppose that's why I enjoy the Special Events and scenarios; I feel like i'm ACTUALLY part of a team instead of another Knit.   :banana:

It would sure be nice to tweek the Pickup Missions to attract more pilots somehow, but simply using it more would also help. I was thinking the other day of posting missions overlapping one another even if I wasn't in them...

.... At any rate, My personal agenda includes saving/helping at least one friendly per night, wing up on someone and watch their 6 until i'm out of fuel or ammo...

Secondly it's to get one kill from my b-17's gunners... Gunner's need action too!

 :salute
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: SPKmes on April 10, 2014, 03:00:26 PM
Not to die....but I like to get amongst it too so my main goal is pretty hard to stick to.....
I like to fight red guys not green so I put myself in stupid situations and hope/expect the best.....
My biggest like is to defend...that is what I do....
If I can thwart a base take....or even just make it difficult I am happy....
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: shoresroad on April 10, 2014, 04:06:44 PM
Recreating historic events.  So flying FSO and Special Events has been the most fun for me.  ET also has some fun missions in the MA that are based on history sometimes.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Latrobe on April 10, 2014, 04:09:14 PM
My 2nd main goal that I am still working on is to fight literally everything I come across, no matter the odds, and kill everything.  :t

But 1st and foremost what matters the most to me is to have fun.  :aok
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Ack-Ack on April 10, 2014, 04:11:07 PM
Having fun.

ack-ack
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: waystin2 on April 10, 2014, 04:12:23 PM
My fellow Pigs, close seconds go to accomplishing orders given in Scenarios and killing red guys in the late war main arena. 
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: zack1234 on April 10, 2014, 04:12:40 PM
Achieve?

 :rofl

Not a thing :old:

Goals?

Yes to be the first UK President of the US :old:

Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Oldman731 on April 10, 2014, 04:12:50 PM
your own personal agenda


Just over the trees, flaps full-out, stall horn blaring, flat scissors, watching to see where the other guy's going....If I can have one good fight each time I log into AH then my day is complete.

- oldman
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: BluBerry on April 10, 2014, 04:15:19 PM
Getting high and flying low.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: craz07 on April 10, 2014, 04:25:16 PM
Having awesome times with great guys and gals.. makes every day worth it..  :rock
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Volron on April 10, 2014, 04:48:16 PM
Having fun.

ack-ack

This. :aok
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: lunatic1 on April 10, 2014, 05:29:38 PM
having fun no matter how many times i get vulched or shot down---and trying to land more than 2 kills
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Widewing on April 10, 2014, 05:30:35 PM
Having fun.

ack-ack

This.....
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: NatCigg on April 10, 2014, 05:36:16 PM
I like forming up in missions where every man has a purpose and a roll to take on and achieve a goal.  kinda like how a war general would plan it out.   :old:

Organised events are very fun but very time consuming.  :salute

I also like taking up a nice fighter plane and getting into a heart pounding arm aching stress filled dogfight.  :x

Mostly it is hanging and playing with people that have the same intrest in the game as me.  :cheers:

Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: scott66 on April 10, 2014, 05:46:10 PM
My score and stats speak for themselves:) I just wanna kill and die pretty!!
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: deadstikmac on April 10, 2014, 05:47:00 PM
At first it was all about fighting and knowing when to rtb... Now I look for overwhelming odds and see how long I live.  :x
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: WEZEL on April 10, 2014, 06:17:34 PM
Having fun is first.

The friends I have made playing the game.

Killing red guys.  :devil

Learning to better myself in the air, this is one tough game to get good at and I like a challenge.

I dont play for score or K to D ratio, I play for quality kills landing is just a bonus  :joystick:



Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Latrobe on April 10, 2014, 06:18:46 PM
At first it was all about fighting and knowing when to rtb... Now I look for overwhelming odds and see how long I live.  :x

That's the most fun you can ever experience in this game! Always a blast watching 6 planes overshoot all at once and not knowing who to shoot first!  :x :x
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: texasmom on April 10, 2014, 06:37:08 PM
Playing when my Dad is also online is what is most important to me.  It's the whole reason I started playing.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: save on April 10, 2014, 07:06:28 PM
having fun with squad mates, and a good many vs many fight.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: LCADolby on April 10, 2014, 07:13:40 PM
What matters most... to you in Aces High;

That there is piece of pixel tarmac I can get a pixel 109 to take off from.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Hoplite on April 10, 2014, 07:26:35 PM
Blowing sh......ahhhhh.....   stuff up.  :D
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: madrid311 on April 10, 2014, 07:40:25 PM
What matters most to me right now is finding trouble, engaging, then landing with kills or no kills. Trying not to be a dweeb. That's a hard one. Lol.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Lab Rat 3947 on April 10, 2014, 07:49:38 PM
Quote
Having fun.

ack-ack

that about sums it up    :old:


LtngRydr
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Someguy63 on April 10, 2014, 07:59:19 PM
What matters to me....
Having fun, chillin' with awesome people :rock
And kicking butt :D

Score and achievements matter less to me.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 10, 2014, 08:18:20 PM
To kill more often then I am killed and to be as much of a general PIA to the opposing teams as possible
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Changeup on April 10, 2014, 08:39:02 PM
My fellow Pigs, close seconds go to accomplishing orders given in Scenarios and killing red guys in the late war main arena.  

+1

The people you meet and fly with.  Keep the good ones and chunk the others but there are a ton of great people in this game.

Edit:  giant, never ending furballs
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Changeup on April 10, 2014, 08:40:04 PM
Playing when my Dad is also online is what is most important to me.  It's the whole reason I started playing.

 :salute
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Max on April 10, 2014, 11:15:00 PM
Closure on Midway's 6 while he's pounding away on ch 200  :devil

Have done so with substantial frequency.  :banana:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Bear76 on April 11, 2014, 01:00:16 AM
Achieve?

 :rofl

Not a thing :old:

Goals?

Yes to be the first UK President of the US :old:



Hard to believe, but we have elected dumber people.  :D
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: zack1234 on April 11, 2014, 01:38:01 AM
Cheers :)

Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Wiley on April 11, 2014, 01:57:27 AM
1) Having fun with people.
2) Accomplishing whatever task I've set out to accomplish on this sortie.
3) Returning to base after doing what I set out to do.
4) Crushing my enemies.
5) Seeing them driven before me.
6) Hearing the lamentation of their women.
7) Profit.

Wiley.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Midway on April 11, 2014, 05:36:08 AM
Closure on Midway's 6 while he's pounding away on ch 200  :devil

Have done so with substantial frequency.  :banana:

 :O

I do not recall this.  :old: :bolt:



What matters most to me?  Running into a highly skilled pilot to whom I become but a cheap toy for their amusement..  :salute My FPHs :rock
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: mbailey on April 11, 2014, 05:43:07 AM
Hard to believe, but we have elected dumber people.  :D

Zack would be a solid improvement  :aok
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: -ammo- on April 11, 2014, 06:41:21 AM
The playful banter with my squaddies :rofl

I am affectionately called Commander Quiff by some.  Then there's Lt. Taint, Capt beotch lips.....
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Reaper90 on April 11, 2014, 09:03:23 AM
What matters most?

Giving myself the shakes and sweats.

'cause that means I'm having fun.

Example: yesterday afternoon, cruising towers a bish airfield in my glorious Yak-7b at about 4k. Red icons above me, 2 spit-16's and a p-39q about Co-alt... Ruh roh, Raggy, here they come. Spitfires dropped in as I engaged the 39. Seemed like an eternity, probably only lasted 3 or 4 minutes, if that... All 4 of us on the deck.... Then 3, then 2, then just one...

The flight back to my field lasted maybe 10 minutes. I don't think my hands quit shaking the entire way.

THAT, to me, is what it's all about. I don't live through many of those, but that doesn't matter so much...as long as it gets the heart rate up....
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Max on April 11, 2014, 09:05:06 AM
:O

I do not recall this.  :old: :bolt:

Oh, I do. It was a moment of giggity...followed by shame and sorrow.  :ahand
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Nath[BDP] on April 11, 2014, 09:16:43 AM
Friendship, love and harmony
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Banshee7 on April 11, 2014, 09:22:42 AM
As already stated, what matters the most to me in AH are the friends that I have made throughout the years.  As some of my new squadmates are finding, I spend a lot of time in the tower just watermelon chatting.  Most of my time is spent in the Training Arena just talking to the players, new and old, that come there.  I was talking to a former player yesterday on Facebook, and we both agreed that the fellowship is what brings us back.  It's amazing how the friendships made in game have developed into friends outside of the game, whether we have personally met or not.  I just like to fly and die with good friends!

#S#



Josh
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: diaster on April 11, 2014, 01:19:25 PM
What matters most?

Giving myself the shakes and sweats.

'cause that means I'm having fun.

Example: yesterday afternoon, cruising towers a bish airfield in my glorious Yak-7b at about 4k. Red icons above me, 2 spit-16's and a p-39q about Co-alt... Ruh roh, Raggy, here they come. Spitfires dropped in as I engaged the 39. Seemed like an eternity, probably only lasted 3 or 4 minutes, if that... All 4 of us on the deck.... Then 3, then 2, then just one...

The flight back to my field lasted maybe 10 minutes. I don't think my hands quit shaking the entire way.

THAT, to me, is what it's all about. I don't live through many of those, but that doesn't matter so much...as long as it gets the heart rate up....
really cool
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: diaster on April 11, 2014, 01:20:18 PM
It's amazing how the friendships made in game have developed into friends outside of the game, whether we have personally met or not.  I just like to fly and die with good friends!
that is strange but so true, same here
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Reaper90 on April 11, 2014, 02:08:15 PM
really cool

Well, was luck more than anything.  :D
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Banshee7 on April 11, 2014, 02:13:42 PM
that is strange but so true, same here

With the exception of a few players, the ones that I consider friends outside of the game I have actually met in Dayton.  The ones that I haven't met, I have known in game since I started playing 7 years ago!

#S#



Josh
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Rich46yo on April 11, 2014, 02:20:14 PM
Being able to do something that Helps my "Rooks" team.

Even if it means flying a long boring mission to take out One VH or set of ords thats causing us problems, and even if I never get credit for anything. Knowing I did something for the team is enough.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: danny76 on April 11, 2014, 04:13:13 PM
I enjoy the hard fight, pretty equally matched pilots/planes and a hard fought victory whoever wins.
I also love the rare times I manage to egress from a multiple red scrap having given a few picker types a bloody nose :old:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: F77 on April 11, 2014, 04:31:34 PM
I really enjoy just having a go.  I'm far from artistic, but I have a skin in the game, done movies, my own off-line terrain etc.  And then there's the friends I've made.  Sometime I'll just sit in tower and go and do something and wait for someone to login.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: 10thmd on April 11, 2014, 05:56:04 PM
Right now getting the Hans Rudel achievement using only planes he flew.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: TOMCAT21 on April 11, 2014, 06:50:29 PM
 participating in FSO and just plain having fun trying to fly a plane.  :D
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: SAJ73 on April 11, 2014, 07:31:33 PM
Friends-Fun-Squad, that's the ingredients I put into my blender. That makes my day if I get the just perfect dosing of the three.  :banana:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: JimmyC on April 12, 2014, 03:56:19 PM
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1bXMsvVJZpE

Clink    :cheers:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: grizz441 on April 13, 2014, 04:49:08 AM
Maximizing lethality and trying to stay alive but never shying away from an engagement theres a way to win. Now that's fun.

What matters most is of course friends in my sqwad.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Debrody on April 13, 2014, 06:25:55 AM
Anything that makes my score better.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on April 13, 2014, 08:31:17 AM
1) Supporting squad members at all costs

2) Bombs falling on target

3) Sending intercepting aircraft to their doom

4) Landing safely

 :aok
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Bizman on April 13, 2014, 09:44:11 AM
I just returned home from what I consider being the most important thing in Aces High. It's the community, all the good friends I've made during these years. It totally was worth the drive, about 400 km (250 miles) one way, to meet a bunch of the guys again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yZnRJPUKC98 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yZnRJPUKC98) explains some. Or then not.  :cheers:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Plawranc on April 13, 2014, 11:22:55 AM
Flying the most ridiculous plane imaginable for the most inappropriate mission and trying to be successful.

My unofficial team "The Troll Patrol" was founded on that principle.

Defending against base takes in Spitfire Mk1's AND landing kills.

D3A strat runs. And then dogfight the interceptors.

Ju-88 Fighter sweeps.

or, my personal fave, High altitude distance records in Storches
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Badger85 on April 13, 2014, 03:19:07 PM
Here are mine:
1). Flying as a team with my squadron and contributing to that group
2). Historical "immersion" (to which events like FSO add tremendously)
3). Challenge of improvement (I used to keep track of mostly K/D ratio in MA but now mostly try to improve my survival rate and kill streak in FSO)
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: John Galt on April 13, 2014, 03:24:30 PM
Achieve?

 :rofl

Not a thing :old:

Goals?

Yes to be the first UK President of the US :old:
I thought the UK was just another US state just like Canada or Mexico.

Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Bear76 on April 13, 2014, 11:32:08 PM
I just returned home from what I consider being the most important thing in Aces High. It's the community, all the good friends I've made during these years. It totally was worth the drive, about 400 km (250 miles) one way, to meet a bunch of the guys again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yZnRJPUKC98 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yZnRJPUKC98) explains some. Or then not.  :cheers:

Pepprr admitted to book marking this link  :bolt:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Nefarious on April 14, 2014, 07:43:51 PM
Friday Squad Ops and my squads involvement in it. <S>
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on April 14, 2014, 09:38:15 PM
Pepprr admitted to book marking this link  :bolt:
Put some pants on you monkies  :)
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: TylerMac on April 15, 2014, 09:08:14 AM
Just flying and having a good time on squad VOX is a good night for me whether I get shredded in the air or manage to live for a little bit.  :cheers:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Brooke on April 15, 2014, 03:26:07 PM
What matters most to me in Aces High are scenarios.  I've felt that those are the best part of online flying since 1992, when they started.

Scenarios throughout time:

http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/scenarios.html

Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: noobnite on April 15, 2014, 06:00:59 PM
The most important thing....have fun, learn something about thegame every time I play, and to become involved in the community
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: JimmyD3 on April 16, 2014, 07:19:46 PM
Having fun, flying with and against a great bunch of people. Uh that means GVing also. :D
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: scott66 on April 16, 2014, 07:38:33 PM
Having fun, flying with and against a great bunch of people. Uh that means GVing also. :D
there's my aces high hero :aok :)
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: FLOOB on April 16, 2014, 08:32:01 PM
What matters most to me in Aces High? Infuriating subknights and keeping my brethren alive.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Softail on April 16, 2014, 08:41:07 PM
Taking Base V91 in Tank Town by myself....then grabbing a Wirb and shooting down all the bombers that show up 5 minutes later...LOL

 :devil :neener:
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: WWhiskey on April 16, 2014, 08:52:46 PM
I like logging on, finding a good base to fly from and staying in the same plane as long as I can, I take off full of fuel and try to intercept whatever I can find, moving around the map from rearm pad to rearm pad!
Some days that works well, others,,not so much! It just seems more realistic to me to have to do it that way,, I'll assign myself a job, protect the strats or keep up a fighter sweep of a certain sector.
When I GV, I'm just looking for the best fight I can find, I don't care about the base captures or winning the war, I just want some good competition , it is nice to find a few players that are good enough to send me to the tower more than once,,I hate the GV drivers that have to go get ords and bomb a good GV fight or capture the base ruining it, so I try to not do that myself, if I get bombed to many times, I'll up a fighter and fly cap over the GV fight, looking for heavies coming in.,,   Just my 2 cents

On another note,, Salute to Nordman today,,   Darn fine shooting in your M-4, I don't run across many as good as you in it!
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: Rich46yo on April 17, 2014, 04:30:42 AM
What matters most to me in Aces High are scenarios.  I've felt that those are the best part of online flying since 1992, when they started.

Scenarios throughout time:

http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/scenarios.html



Ya, gotta agree. Whether scenarios or just historically accurate missions when the History correct plane sets are used together its the most fun to me. To bad it happens so little.
Title: Re: What matters most... to you in Aces High
Post by: danny76 on April 17, 2014, 04:32:35 AM
I like logging on, finding a good base to fly from and staying in the same plane as long as I can, I take off full of fuel and try to intercept whatever I can find, moving around the map from rearm pad to rearm pad!
Some days that works well, others,,not so much! It just seems more realistic to me to have to do it that way,, I'll assign myself a job, protect the strats or keep up a fighter sweep of a certain sector.
When I GV, I'm just looking for the best fight I can find, I don't care about the base captures or winning the war, I just want some good competition , it is nice to find a few players that are good enough to send me to the tower more than once,,I hate the GV drivers that have to go get ords and bomb a good GV fight or capture the base ruining it, so I try to not do that myself, if I get bombed to many times, I'll up a fighter and fly cap over the GV fight, looking for heavies coming in.,,   Just my 2 cents

On another note,, Salute to Nordman today,,   Darn fine shooting in your M-4, I don't run across many as good as you in it!

I like this. Sounds an interesting way to present yourself with a challenge  :old: