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Title: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: DubiousKB on November 17, 2017, 09:20:48 AM
When will seasoned players learn that griefing other players, new or otherwise, only serves to degrade this game.  Alot of the time I can laugh off things in the game, but last night was hard to accept. It's just not fun anymore.

So guys, keep vultching Tank Town / furballer fields, follow that injured SINGLE bomber all the way home and shoot them on landing (yeah bomb and bailers are the problem....), bypass an entire furball to follow a single crippled plane home and shoot them on landing... GREAT JOB!!!!...  (in making me log off so there's less action in the arena...  :aok ur a hero... :bhead)

Have fun playing alone because that kind of junk is pathetic. There really are better ways to spend your money than getting into this sandbox full of children who've been indoctrinated to be sadistic, foul-mouthed (200), psychotic little S.O.B.s whom only experience joy, when you experience anguish.  :bolt:

Lè Sigh..... Someone send me a Waaaaaaaaambulance... A whine has been recorded... Urge to Not Bother rising.....

P.S.
Is this just MY experience lately or what?

Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: nrshida on November 17, 2017, 09:30:16 AM
Only takes a few plops to ruin the swimming pool. Smack talk's a bit of a sub-game of its own. While I appreciate the maturity of your appeal I think you'll be disappointed. You can always set up a tab in comms - I have one labelled Silence - for the times you just want to fly and not be mithered. Put some nice music on instead  :)

Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: AAIK on November 17, 2017, 09:32:37 AM
I usually let people rtb if they can no longer fight (lose wing/engine/etc).

Its a good habit to continue.  :angel:
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: DubiousKB on November 17, 2017, 09:34:23 AM
I usually let people rtb if they can no longer fight (lose wing/engine/etc).

Its a good habit to continue.  :angel:
There's Honor in that... *RESPECT*
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: nrshida on November 17, 2017, 09:47:31 AM
I usually let people rtb if they can no longer fight (lose wing/engine/etc).

Its a good habit to continue.  :angel:

Same here but remember that decent behaviour doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll get that from others. Do your thing quietly, is probably more influential but beware of raising your own expectations.

Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: AAIK on November 17, 2017, 09:52:48 AM
Ah, no: I know people are ruthless and I expect no quater from them.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 17, 2017, 11:56:30 AM
While I agree with you some of that behavior is pathetic, why do you expect quarter given in an online game?  If it's possible to do, somebody will do it.

Expect the guy that can get to you to get to you.  If you're red and your plane is not falling out of control, expect him to try to finish you.

Projecting your sense of right and wrong on the other people in the arena is a recipe for frustration.  Do what you think is right, expect your opponents to throw everything they have at you.  You get a brand new plane if you die.

Getting fussy because a guy took down your smoking RTBing plane is pretty much equivalent to getting fussy because the last defender on the opposing football team tackled you after you evaded the rest of the team on your run.  You're a live target in the arena and he could get to you.

Personally I throw everything I have at my opponents and expect the same out of them.  I don't generally vulch or HO outside attempted base takes because it's not fun for me, not because of any particular moral reasons.  Do your thing, don't expect them to play by your self-imposed rules.  You'll be a lot happier.

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: AAIK on November 17, 2017, 12:04:46 PM
While I agree with you some of that behavior is pathetic, why do you expect quarter given in an online game?  If it's possible to do, somebody will do it.

Expect the guy that can get to you to get to you.  If you're red and your plane is not falling out of control, expect him to try to finish you.

Projecting your sense of right and wrong on the other people in the arena is a recipe for frustration.  Do what you think is right, expect your opponents to throw everything they have at you.  You get a brand new plane if you die.

Getting fussy because a guy took down your smoking RTBing plane is pretty much equivalent to getting fussy because the last defender on the opposing football team tackled you after you evaded the rest of the team on your run.  You're a live target in the arena and he could get to you.

Personally I throw everything I have at my opponents and expect the same out of them.  I don't generally vulch or HO outside attempted base takes because it's not fun for me, not because of any particular moral reasons.  Do your thing, don't expect them to play by your self-imposed rules.  You'll be a lot happier.

Wiley.

While I think the complexity and depth of peoples actions in the right/wrong state are beyond simple descriptions that may fill a few lines in this thread on the off topic forums; there is no need to despair that others arn't following your own sense of honour. Honour is fairness and fairness is irrepressible compared to the fleeting stimulus of more self-centered directions.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 17, 2017, 12:10:11 PM
While I think the complexity and depth of peoples actions in the right/wrong state are beyond simple descriptions that may fill a few lines in this thread on the off topic forums; there is no need to despair that others arn't following your own sense of honour. Honour is fairness and fairness is irrepressible compared to the fleeting stimulus of more self-centered directions.

Lack of "Fairness" is what makes this game better than most IMO.  You are given whatever situation is going on in the arena at the moment and you have to adjust your behavior accordingly.

Sometimes you log in and through no fault of your own all your strats are down.  Sometimes they're vulching one of your fields.  You can choose to up like a lemming into the "unfair" vulch, or you can come in with alt from the next field over and break it up.

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Nypsy on November 17, 2017, 12:13:06 PM
While I agree with you some of that behavior is pathetic, why do you expect quarter given in an online game?  If it's possible to do, somebody will do it.

Expect the guy that can get to you to get to you.  If you're red and your plane is not falling out of control, expect him to try to finish you.

Projecting your sense of right and wrong on the other people in the arena is a recipe for frustration.  Do what you think is right, expect your opponents to throw everything they have at you.  You get a brand new plane if you die.

Getting fussy because a guy took down your smoking RTBing plane is pretty much equivalent to getting fussy because the last defender on the opposing football team tackled you after you evaded the rest of the team on your run.  You're a live target in the arena and he could get to you.

Personally I throw everything I have at my opponents and expect the same out of them.  I don't generally vulch or HO outside attempted base takes because it's not fun for me, not because of any particular moral reasons.  Do your thing, don't expect them to play by your self-imposed rules.  You'll be a lot happier.

Wiley.

You hit the nail on the head Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: horble on November 17, 2017, 12:17:20 PM
I just do what everyone else does to me.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Zoney on November 17, 2017, 12:25:38 PM
You hit the nail on the head Wiley.

As usual
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 17, 2017, 01:40:25 PM
I just do what everyone else does to me.

I will freely admit if I see a guy line up a HO from afar I will sometimes oblige him, particularly in a heavily armed plane.  I don't feel good about it, but it's all he deserves sometimes.

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: lunatic1 on November 17, 2017, 01:45:11 PM
Bish have no honor
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: DubiousKB on November 17, 2017, 01:54:11 PM
While I agree with you some of that behavior is pathetic, why do you expect quarter given in an online game?  If it's possible to do, somebody will do it....

Projecting your sense of right and wrong on the other people in the arena is a recipe for frustration.

Getting fussy because a guy took down your smoking RTBing plane is pretty much equivalent to getting fussy because the last defender on the opposing football team tackled you after you evaded the rest of the team on your run.  You're a live target in the arena and he could get to you.....Wiley.

1. I don't expect quarter, but rather a sense of fair-play. I realize that is simply too much to ask.... So point awarded to Wiley..

2. It is a recipe for frustration, but the frustration was already there and partially needed to vent i suppose.  lol Point wiley...

3. I'd liken it more to I beat the whole team to the endzone, and the mascot comes out and levels me. Like what the heck!?   Point deducted?  :headscratch:

SO overall I suppose it's simply a lack of respect and you're correct, if it's doable in game it's not "illegal".  But the crux of the post is in the title, if that's really how you wish to play the game, be prepared when there's nobody left in the sandbox.

 :salute to the responses. Appreciate level heads...  :rock
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 17, 2017, 02:28:34 PM
1. I don't expect quarter, but rather a sense of fair-play. I realize that is simply too much to ask.... So point awarded to Wiley..

2. It is a recipe for frustration, but the frustration was already there and partially needed to vent i suppose.  lol Point wiley...

3. I'd liken it more to I beat the whole team to the endzone, and the mascot comes out and levels me. Like what the heck!?   Point deducted?  :headscratch:

SO overall I suppose it's simply a lack of respect and you're correct, if it's doable in game it's not "illegal".  But the crux of the post is in the title, if that's really how you wish to play the game, be prepared when there's nobody left in the sandbox.

 :salute to the responses. Appreciate level heads...  :rock

3) He's not a mascot he's a player.  Point Wiley. ;)

First of all, just to be clear I don't mean any of this as browbeating, but as genuine questions.  Why are you equating no holds barred gameplay with "lack of respect"?

Maybe it's just me but it REALLY irks me when I'm playing a game against someone if they let me win.  If they're not giving me maximum effort, why are we even playing?  Outside of a training situation if you're in a position to beat me and don't take it, then any success I have is hollow and meaningless.  To me that's far more disrespectful than putting forth maximum effort.

Especially in a video game where you can't get hurt, why not go as hard as you can?

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: DubiousKB on November 17, 2017, 03:25:15 PM

First of all, just to be clear I don't mean any of this as browbeating, but as genuine questions.  Why are you equating no holds barred gameplay with "lack of respect"? .....Wiley.

I didn't think I was equating the two, rather differentiating "play hard" from play with a modicum of respect... The instance that set this off was having a player specifically follow a target back to base with more than enough targets along the way only to WAIT until i attempted to land to shoot me up...

Would you concede that following a player to base to shoot their crippled plane on landing is a D*ck move? If so, then I'd feel vindicated, but if you believe this is standard operating procedure and find nothing wrong with that behaviour then I'm just saddened.  :cry :cry :cry

I suppose I simply need to adjust my expectations...

I guess it happens to everyone at least once... lol it's not a great feeling when it happens, that's FOR SURE.

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/TiredSneakyJoey-max-1mb.gif)
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 17, 2017, 03:51:45 PM
Would you concede that following a player to base to shoot their crippled plane on landing is a D*ck move? If so, then I'd feel vindicated, but if you believe this is standard operating procedure and find nothing wrong with that behaviour then I'm just saddened.  :cry :cry :cry

Sure it's a dick move.  With that said, regardless of how he got there, why would you expect an enemy who is over your landing field not to attack you when you go to land?

Simply put, to me "play hard" means the other side is justified in doing anything they can to me if I give them an opportunity.  Having to limp home if the guy chooses to follow me and no friendly is available to clear me just means I'm SOL, I'm at his mercy.  Appreciate mercy when you get it, but expecting it is kind of silly IMO.

If the red guy's plane is still under control, it hasn't been shot enough yet.

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: DubiousKB on November 17, 2017, 03:56:30 PM
Sure it's a dick move. ..... Appreciate mercy when you get it, but expecting it is kind of silly IMO.

Wiley.

Fair enough.  :salute
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Becinhu on November 17, 2017, 04:06:20 PM
I wish someone would let my one winged, smoking bird make it home. But trailing smoke and missing parts is blood in the water. I have seen people dive from 10k to the deck ignoring every other plane to catch a crippled bird. Unless a squad member or fellow countryman saves your bacon you are meat in a plate. I will let a wounded bird leave if it was an awesome fight. Now if I know who it is, and they are a general piece of crap in game then I won’t, and those in that category grow everyday...


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Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 17, 2017, 04:15:07 PM
I wish someone would let my one winged, smoking bird make it home. But trailing smoke and missing parts is blood in the water. I have seen people dive from 10k to the deck ignoring every other plane to catch a crippled bird. Unless a squad member or fellow countryman saves your bacon you are meat in a plate. I will let a wounded bird leave if it was an awesome fight. Now if I know who it is, and they are a general piece of crap in game then I won’t, and those in that category grow everyday...


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I will admit, if an enemy has frustrated me and is limping home, I have been known to run him down on occasion.  :lol  If he has been working the crowd from advantage, got damaged, and is running, that can do it for me.

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Oldman731 on November 18, 2017, 12:27:06 AM
I suppose I simply need to adjust my expectations...


Welcome to the club.

Really, this is nothing new, the divide goes WAY BACK.  One of the things that got me into trouble as an AvA staff member was pushing a code of conduct.  While there are many who will adhere to such a notion (the sportsmen, as I think of them), the vast majority (the competitors) do not and don't agree with it.  That's fine, the "real war" attitude perhaps is appropriate.  I haven't stopped trying to land a crippled plane, and when I find someone who passes up the easy kill, when I see someone who buzzes me on takeoff instead of shooting me, when someone doesn't HO on the merge, I know I have a friend in spirit.  That is a great comfort.

Hey, this is still a lot of fun.

- oldman
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: zack1234 on November 18, 2017, 02:15:36 AM
If your red your dead :)
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: flippz on November 18, 2017, 08:51:47 AM
witnessed last night before FSO and after.  I have been here just a shade over a year, never played a video game before this one, but I seem to have noticed a bit of different level of game play of just being here my short time.  this game seems to have the individual play concept with the group objective idea.  the only problem is seems the group play is for Individual promotional score as witnessed by the rook attack at 22 last night.  I think there was every rook on at 22 and there was no base capture?  really two cvs there two spawns in and air dominance. but if there was 50 rooks there I think there was only three actually attempting to capture the base, the other 47 were there for self gratification and score padding.  nothing wrong with that just wish yall would fight like that when caught 1v1.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: NatCigg on November 18, 2017, 09:20:29 AM
Op is correct.  Vets who play their own way for their own 15 dollars are lame and boring and degrade gameplay.  Been a problem forever and exadurated by low numbers.  It is a inherent problem with a free world.  Dweeb gone be a dweeb.  To bad it makes people quit playing.  Ironically this lame play and low numbers almost forces average players to play the selfish dweebs game just to find combat.  That I pay to play my way excuse has repercussions a narrow minded player cant see.  He will see lower numbers as people quit.  Go figure.  :airplane: :joystick:  :old:
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Lusche on November 18, 2017, 09:46:51 AM
this game seems to have the individual play concept with the group objective idea.  the only problem is seems the group play is for Individual promotional score as witnessed by the rook attack at [...]22 last night.  I think there was every rook on at 22 and there was no base capture?
[...] the other 47 were there for self gratification

We all are playing this game for some kind of self gratification in one way or another. You hardly play a game out of altruistic reasons ;)

By the way, I was there, flying top cover for our CV's. As long as I was on, the capture failed because of a combination of fierce resistance and resupply. Which wasn't entirely bad, as I repeatedly read messages along the lines of "...but we have a hell of a fight there."
I'm pretty sure if we had captured the base at that point, there would have been compaints about it as well, "WTG on killing the only fight on the map" or so.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: nrshida on November 19, 2017, 02:05:24 AM
I wish someone would let my one winged, smoking bird make it home. But trailing smoke and missing parts is blood in the water.

I've got a cool story bro.

Once I was having a really nice 1-on-1 which quickly became a 2-on-1 as a Yak-3 came in at supersonic speed and I didn't have the time to prep and got my engine oiled in what I considered a lame shot. I killed the other fellow but the Yak-3 just kept zooming back up to his perch, waiting for my engine to sieze. I knew I couldn't match his e and that sometimes my engine would run for up to 9 minutes leaking oil. So I followed him into the vert and turned my engine off, ensuring my prop came to a visible stop. Then he engaged like a rabid dog, following me all the way to the deck just climbing again momentarily if the angles looks bad for him. Ended up flat turning on the deck, dead-stick and him gaining angles as my speed dropped. When I was sure I'd drained all his potential energy, I turned my engine back on, out-built him in airspeed and killed him. He logged after that without saluting. Strange.


Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Wiley on November 20, 2017, 11:36:19 AM
I've got a cool story bro.

Once I was having a really nice 1-on-1 which quickly became a 2-on-1 as a Yak-3 came in at supersonic speed and I didn't have the time to prep and got my engine oiled in what I considered a lame shot. I killed the other fellow but the Yak-3 just kept zooming back up to his perch, waiting for my engine to sieze. I knew I couldn't match his e and that sometimes my engine would run for up to 9 minutes leaking oil. So I followed him into the vert and turned my engine off, ensuring my prop came to a visible stop. Then he engaged like a rabid dog, following me all the way to the deck just climbing again momentarily if the angles looks bad for him. Ended up flat turning on the deck, dead-stick and him gaining angles as my speed dropped. When I was sure I'd drained all his potential energy, I turned my engine back on, out-built him in airspeed and killed him. He logged after that without saluting. Strange.

LOL!  I hope I get to use that one someday.

Wiley.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: JunkyII on November 20, 2017, 01:06:08 PM
Heck 8 or 9 out of the Top 10 in Fighter rank right now only engage from a position of advantage in a late war monster and with the numbers...if you don't agree your either one of them and lieing to yourself or you fly with them and probably doing it too....

been like that for years and won't change because people are worried about a score which is way too easily manipulated, which is why it should have a ladder effect to it....you kill someone of a higher rank you get more kill points and you get less for lower ranks....
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Dace on November 20, 2017, 07:22:04 PM
I have been here just a shade over a year, never played a video game before this one, but I seem to have noticed a bit of different level of game play of just being here my short time.

Did you join the forums years before playing the game? Says you been a forum member since Nov. 2008.  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Bruv119 on November 22, 2017, 04:50:49 PM
You should come to king of the hill special event  :D.   Whilst your enemy pilots wont be friendly you will get good honourable fights 90% of the time with like minded individuals.
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: flippz on November 23, 2017, 08:43:53 AM
Did you join the forums years before playing the game? Says you been a forum member since Nov. 2008.  :headscratch:
kinda, I played back in 09 for a few months but my internet was horrible as we are in the sticks, so when I was able to play it wasn't good (on my side not the game).  now I got some ninja 5.0 interstellar galletic dial up and I'm killing it now.

Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: DubiousKB on November 23, 2017, 08:44:28 AM
You should come to king of the hill special event  :D.   Whilst your enemy pilots wont be friendly you will get good honourable fights 90% of the time with like minded individuals.

Thanks Bruv, I did wonder in there once by chance.... Didn't last long.  :devil 

I don't goto the highschool kids area, i'll just stay here in my little kids sandbox...  :salute
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: mbailey on November 23, 2017, 09:30:35 AM
I usually let people rtb if they can no longer fight (lose wing/engine/etc).

Its a good habit to continue.  :angel:

Try flying wingman with a guy that's AFK....I've done it a few times all the while typing on 200 until he gets back and looks off his wing  :D   Met a few players that way, were friends to this day   :aok
Title: Re: Being King of The Hill - By yourself....
Post by: Dace on November 23, 2017, 03:51:53 PM
kinda, I played back in 09 for a few months but my internet was horrible as we are in the sticks, so when I was able to play it wasn't good (on my side not the game).

Gotya.  :aok


now I got some ninja 5.0 interstellar galletic dial up and I'm killing it now.


Well, I'll say that dial-up performs well. I've never saw you warping or anything.  :aok