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Title: ten years
Post by: caldera on January 02, 2016, 09:16:16 PM
Yep, I have been without a life for ten years now and it's all HTC's fault.   :neener:

Here is a screenshot of some pretty leet stats from my first tour, way back in January, 2006.   


(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/1st%20tour.jpg~original) (http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/media/1st%20tour.jpg.html)


Sad to say, things haven't improved all that much for me since then.   Maybe I'll get the hang of it in another ten years.   :)


Title: Re: ten years
Post by: FLS on January 02, 2016, 10:00:38 PM
Congratulations! 

I think my first tour was my best and it's been downhill since.  :D
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Vraciu on January 02, 2016, 10:07:38 PM
You still suck. Sorry.   :bolt:

Just kidding.   :cheers:
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: NatCigg on January 02, 2016, 11:02:01 PM
and look how you've matured.  first just avatars of boobs and butts and now a warm smile is all that is needed.
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: MrKrabs on January 03, 2016, 06:27:26 AM
and look how you've matured.  first just avatars of boobs and butts and now a warm smile is all that is needed.

We still have Spikes avatars tatas to keep us warm at night
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: caldera on January 03, 2016, 09:43:28 AM
and look how you've matured.  first just avatars of boobs and butts and now a warm smile is all that is needed.

What's wrong with boobs and butts?   I bet the girl in my avatar has both!   :old:
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: NatCigg on January 03, 2016, 10:25:16 AM
What's wrong with boobs and butts?   I bet the girl in my avatar has both!   :old:

i bet not, just look at those teeth!  you better get a new one for the new year.  :aok
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on January 03, 2016, 12:48:06 PM
$1,800 is cheap entertainment for 10 years of abuse.  :aok
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: DmonSlyr on January 03, 2016, 12:55:50 PM
Yep, I have been without a life for ten years now and it's all HTC's fault.   :neener:

Here is a screenshot of some pretty leet stats from my first tour, way back in January, 2006.   


(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/1st%20tour.jpg~original) (http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/media/1st%20tour.jpg.html)


Sad to say, things haven't improved all that much for me since then.   Maybe I'll get the hang of it in another ten years.   :)

Nice! This game sure is a real addiction. This week will mark the 11th year I've been apart of this game. I did not play from 2010-2013 due to being in school, but I stopped in on a different name (blazinn, I think) for a quick few sorties randomly. 

It's amazing where the time goes, and to think I was in 10th grade looking forward to flying my favorite fighter at the time till now having the same feeling while at work haha.
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: caldera on January 03, 2016, 02:36:08 PM
Nice! This game sure is a real addiction. This week will mark the 11th year I've been apart of this game. I did not play from 2010-2013 due to being in school, but I stopped in on a different name (blazinn, I think) for a quick few sorties randomly. 

It's amazing where the time goes, and to think I was in 10th grade looking forward to flying my favorite fighter at the time till now having the same feeling while at work haha.

10th grade was in '81/'82 for me.   There was no internet, no Aces High and the girls were frumpy.
I turn 50 this year.  I hate you.  :old:
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: zack1234 on January 03, 2016, 03:03:25 PM
I am 50

50 is the new 40
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: guncrasher on January 03, 2016, 03:27:11 PM
just turned 51 2 weeks ago.  started playing about 10 years ago too.  oh my where does the time go?


semp
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Shuffler on January 03, 2016, 03:50:47 PM
I'm 56 and can't remember anything....... Where did I put my margarita?
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: zack1234 on January 03, 2016, 03:52:14 PM
 :rofl
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: pipz on January 03, 2016, 03:52:57 PM
 :rock
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: caldera on January 04, 2016, 01:26:20 PM
This place is just a bunch of old geezers.   Maybe HTC can have a Geritol prize pack for anyone that stays awake past 8 pm.   :old:
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Vulcan on January 04, 2016, 05:41:56 PM
$1,800 is cheap entertainment for 10 years of abuse.  :aok

I've had an uninterrupted sub since tour 1 (I think, the stats doesn't show any kills for me until tour 14ish, but I flew in the beta and sub'd when AH went 'live').

Hope my missus never finds out.
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: The Fugitive on January 04, 2016, 06:07:06 PM
I've been here strait through from Tour 21. Changed my name once from MDJOE to Fugitive at Tour 67. I remember the kids sitting on my lap watching me fly. Ones almost 30 now  :confused: Where did the time go?
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Brooke on January 04, 2016, 11:38:41 PM
You are all noobs.

I started playing Air Warrior in 1988.  ;)
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: nickel5 on January 05, 2016, 08:41:16 AM
Started Air Warrior on Aol 1995  played NASCAR 2003 online for a while when Air Warrior died and tried Ah a couple times and finally got on until this past November . Pretty crazy all those years and this is probably my first post on the bbs. I may return playing one day if the numbers come back or the game gets updated but it's been a long 2 weeks and I finally got bored and lost interest .=<--O-O-->=
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: zack1234 on January 05, 2016, 11:25:03 AM
What is Airwarrior?
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: guncrasher on January 05, 2016, 11:35:19 AM
I started in aw back in 97.  took me like 6 hours to download using AOL.  thank god it was a free download.  after it went to pay by the minute I was paying more on AW than on my mortgage.  then some squadies told me about the gamestorm.  I played until early 2k.  then I started playing AH sometimes in early 2006.  my first id was guncrasher or something like that.  it was due to my playing abilities in AW.  I was one of the best gunners around for the b17 but I would crash every single plane either on takeoff or landing.  I switched id's from guncrasher to semp once semp became available a couple of years after I joined.  that had been my id in AW.


semp
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: G0ALY on January 05, 2016, 11:41:22 AM
I had to check when I started, tour #19 Sept. 2001.  I played Air Warrior for a long time before that...  I should be getting my 15 year pin soon... Right?
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Brooke on January 05, 2016, 11:48:26 AM
What is Airwarrior?

Air Warrior was the first multiplayer, on-line WWII air-combat sim.  It started in 1988 running on Macs on the on-line service GEnie, costing $12/hour to play.  There were people who ran up $700/month bills playing it (that's $1300/month in 2015 dollars).  It went through various improvements over time, onto other on-line services, and had various price reductions (to $6/hour, then to a flat fee per month for unlimited flying -- we were very keen on that!).  It was eventually shut down on Dec. 7th, 2001 (the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor).

There were a couple of avid players in Air Warrior with the handles "HiTech" and "Pyro" who had ideas on improvements.  :aok



Title: Re: ten years
Post by: TequilaChaser on January 05, 2016, 11:58:03 AM
Should have told him about the modem speed we played at, ROFL...

300 to 900 baud

I thought I was S I H Cotton, when I got 1200 baud

TC
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: guncrasher on January 05, 2016, 12:50:49 PM
I started at 9600.  thought I would save a couple of bucks from a 26000.  didnt know what the heck baud was. I remember in 98 when PILES  mentioned he was getting a thing called dsl.  we all asked him what it was.  supposed to be faster than dial up, well all laughed as we didnt think it was possible.


semp
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Zacherof on January 05, 2016, 01:40:06 PM
You can thank Brooke for showing me this game 9-10 years ago :)
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Vulcan on January 05, 2016, 03:20:56 PM
I had to check when I started, tour #19 Sept. 2001.  I played Air Warrior for a long time before that...  I should be getting my 15 year pin soon... Right?

What 15 year PM?
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Thorns on January 05, 2016, 08:18:32 PM
LOL...since beta....I am an old geezer!
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: Scca on January 06, 2016, 09:49:13 AM
November this year will be 10 years for me.  My first combat sim was Battlehawks 1942 in the late 80's.  Stepped away from games till my divorce, and I had some time to kill.  Saw the AH commercial on the Hitler channel (History Channel), and been hooked since Tour 82.

 :salute
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: G0ALY on January 06, 2016, 10:29:07 AM
What 15 year PM?

15 year pin… I worked at the same job for 30 years. Every five years they gave you a little pin to put on your ID.  In lieu of an actual bonus, or anything useful.
Title: Re: ten years
Post by: AApache on January 23, 2016, 09:28:37 AM
Welcome to the 10 YEAR CLUB Caldera  :joystick: