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Post by: Ossie on February 18, 2002, 07:45:13 PM: Here's a snippet from an e-mail I sent to my squad regarding my recent AH account re-creation:

>>I'll be in AH for awhile getting "re-acquainted" with things (i.e. getting lit up like a zippo at a smoker's convention).<<

Now let me explain what happened during my first hop in over six months:
After taking off in a 109G-2, I cruise around in enemy territory for awhile, just minding my own business like any respectable customer. While gazing at a furball off in the distance (picture my elbow up against the canopy, chin resting in hand), I notice a tracer streak past my cockpit. Casually, I glance back and scan the area around my 5 o'clock. There, barreling down in a seething rage of fury is an F4U, spewing forth its anger in the form of lead missles. "Oops". So I start rolling around in a myriad of scissors (more like a drawn-out uncontrolled spin), trying to force the Blue beast to cut out in front, but no dice. Round after round of red-hot death slices through my fusealge, sucking the very life of my airplane right out from under me. My airplane is sawed in to two and I flutter (plummet) helplessly towards earth like a leaf strapped to a brick (a flaming brick no less). Upon smashing into the earth, I glance down at the chat buffer and read: "HiTech has killed you."

It's only fair, I guess...
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Post by: Swager on February 18, 2002, 10:23:54 PM: It is his way of saying "Welcome to my humble abode!"
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Post by: Vruth on February 18, 2002, 11:24:43 PM: Ossie, I often wonder if they got some interface to start in any plane at any altitude at any location...

Nothing worse than having ur arse handed back to you by an admin. Almost cheating really...eh Hitech??

V.
13th TAS
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Post by: streakeagle on February 18, 2002, 11:38:57 PM: Which model of F4U was HiTech flying?

Style (birdcage F4U-1 paintjob looks so purdee :D),
firepower (Hog 'C' had so much that they had to perk it),
horsepower (F4U-4 is a monster truck, if only it had 20mms),
or the standard (F4U-1D bomb truck)?

I love to fly the birdcage in HTH.
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Post by: majic on February 19, 2002, 10:46:37 AM: If its any consolation, I shot down HiTech when he was testing the ME262 in the main before it was released. (To be fair, I just pinged him and he compressed it) Still...
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Post by: majic on February 19, 2002, 10:48:03 AM: Then he came back and shot me down... :(
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Post by: Saintaw on February 19, 2002, 10:58:06 AM: Ah, Marketing campaign has started for 1.9 ... good ... good :D
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Post by: Ossie on February 19, 2002, 12:38:23 PM: >>Which model of F4U was HiTech flying? <<

Don't know. The canopy fogged up pretty quickly as I was screaming like a terrified school girl throughout the engagement.

>>Ah, Marketing campaign has started for 1.9 ... good ... good <<

That's what I figured, HiTech's definition of "customer interaction" is lighting your customers on fire and laughing hysterically as they "morph" into the terrain. It makes sense though, that's what I'd do :D
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Post by: popeye on February 19, 2002, 12:43:46 PM: HiTech seen in MA....

hmmmmmmm......
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Post by: Flossy on February 19, 2002, 01:15:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ossie
>>Which model of F4U was HiTech flying? <<

Don't know. The canopy fogged up pretty quickly as I was screaming like a terrified school girl throughout the engagement
Just tried the Player vs Player stats, but either you have a different GameID to your BB name.... or the plane he was flying doesn't exist in the database... :) Most likely you fly under at different name? :p
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Post by: Ossie on February 19, 2002, 02:15:09 PM: >>Most likely you fly under at different name? <<

Yeah my in-game handle is Ossie215.
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Post by: Flossy on February 19, 2002, 02:18:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ossie
>>Most likely you fly under at different name? <<

Yeah my in-game handle is Ossie215.
OK.... seems it was an F4U-1C... :)
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Post by: streakeagle on February 19, 2002, 03:31:30 PM: It figures ;) damn C-hogs.

Was hoping it was a birdcage.
Personally, I love 6 x 50 cals even if 4 x 20 mm Hispanos are better.
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Post by: Blue Mako on February 19, 2002, 07:53:33 PM: You mean to say HT bounced you completely unawares with a CHog and you didn't go down on the first pass???? I think the HTC crowd need to get playing more again. (after the release of 1.09 of course ;) )