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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Mushkin1uk on May 25, 2002, 05:08:37 PM
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Is it just me or do other people feel like if you havent been a member since day 1 then you get ignored, I wanted to join full time but I cant at the minute(Financial probs) so I have been playing in H2H and I try to talk to people to see whats happening and never get any response:mad:,Soory to moan just wanted to see If I was right
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Did someone say something? :confused:
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Originally posted by Mushkin1uk
Is it just me or do other people feel like if you havent been a member since day 1 then you get ignored, I wanted to join full time but I cant at the minuite so I have been playing in H2H and I try to talk to people to see whats happening and never get any response:mad:
Well, I haven't been playing since Day 1 by any means.... only just over a year. However, I am sure you will find we are much more approachable once you start flying online in the MA. :)
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However, I am sure you will find we are much more approachable once you start flying online in the MA.
egads what a shameless plug. ya get a kickback for that? :)
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Yes, there is a problem, and I think it's just that there are so many new players these days, what with people wanting to know things like "How do I bomb/How do I drop drop tanks"; The old hands get pissed off... I have flown lone missions for months, and occasionally get involved in the takeover of a field. Your k/d will suffer as a result of the lack of support. All I can say is, try to get through it. I just play AH for fun, and until the AH populace thinks enough of me to help me out when I'm in trouble, and give 6-calls when they are needed, I shall just fly ad-hoc sorties. I don't give a toejam about scores. I went through all that in WB, and made my mark there. Here, I'm an also-ran.
See you for a pint in the Finsbury Park Tavern, Seven Sisters Road (?)
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Sounds like a plan to me just a couple of stops on victoria line, maybe we can let everyone know the true power of the londoner;)
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The only thing blatenly ingored here is the dictionary.
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Just proves my point really though didnt you!!:(
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There are only tree questions that I ever see in H2H.
1. Why dont I have outside views?
2. Why arn't there any bombers?
3. Why cant I have more ammo?
My answer is . I dont care.
Why should I keep repeating it over and over?
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Mush, no disrespect, but people don't have time to 'yak, yak, yak' when they're playing the game. Simple questions like 'What's up at A21' might get you an answer but 'How do I land on a Carrier? Or 'How do I take off with a Ardo?' don't have easy answers.
AH has very good instructions on it's Web Page on how to do all of this plus a Training Arena where you can ask any question you want.
It's really not the responsibality of the players to show you how to play the game if you first don't take the time to first try to learn it yourself.
AH is a very complicated sim. Too complicated to explain on a text buffer.
Read all you can offline and 95% of your questions will get answered.
Good luck in AH.....
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Are you trying to talk to people in H2H and just get ignored?
AKDejaVu
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Mush,
Literally, I have been flying since day 1, but I have try to try H2H. So no comment on it.
If you want to learn stuff, read the BB and the help files. It's much more efficient for everyone.
The best advice that I can give you, however, is:
Cough up the $15!
It's the best $15 you will spend each month, no question.
I'd rather eat Top Ramen 7 days a week and be able to afford AH than eat well (like you can eat well on $15 a month).
A typical AH ready computer cost 100 times what AH does a month!
A typical ISP cost more!
Pay the fee and your fun will increase 100 fold!
You will also get access to the training arena, where you will often find tons of help (and even be ignored, or alone on occasion).
From there, you can go to the main or CT, and learn by doing.
eskimo
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Mush,what is your H2H handle? :)
I find the best thing to do is say hi on channel 1 when you get into the room,even the team's if it's a team game and always salute when you get killed :)
Fly for fun and enjoy yourself,there is plenty of help available,but remember,most people are either in a fight or looking at a suspicious dot and don't need to answer questions like "how do i start the engine?" or "how do i drop bombs",also remember that most of the "old hand's" have been asked these questions so many times that they have gotten tired of answering.....unless they are on a long hop in a bomber :)
Hope to see you up soon :)
Steely
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Funny after my first 2free weeks on the MA I found the People in the H2H quit help full, though it sometimes does take a good deal of time to explain the basics, I just recently got a friend to play AH and the first 2-3 days I was answering so many questions I could hardly fly lol!
But I allways try to help when possible, whats your Aces High name?
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Think of it as a Pub........hundreds of people inside having an absolute blast, chatting away, dancing, and generally enjoying themselves.
Outside, there are a handfull of people milling about, and occasionally one of them taps on the window and asks a question like.." Whats the beer like in there?"..."Any cute women?"
The response would more than likely be the same as you will get around here......" Pay the cover charge at the door, and come in and see for yourself, I'm too busy drinkin' beer and checkin' out the babes myself to spend time tellin' you about it"
Ie, if you are even half serious about it, cough up the dough like the rest of us, and become part of the crowd of revellers, not just an interested bystander, you will then find out all the answers to your questions, just like we all did.
It's cheap, value for money entertainment, second to none if you are into this kind of thing.....costs less than a beer a day.
Do you smoke ciggarettes? buy 2 less packs a MONTH, and you have the coin to get the full service.
$15 US/month is simple to come up with.....if it isnt, you really cant afford the time it would take to enjoy the game...you should be either working to get cash, or lookin' for a job .
I havent been here since day 1, but I have been here quite a while, and I allways found the AH community more than helpfull with any problems I had..........at least when there were people who could remember seeing my handle online for more than 2 weeks ;-)
You are obviously interested, or you wouldnt bother to post here, so, do as we all have done, make a few tiny little cutbacks in the monthly budget, sign up, and enjoy.
Blue
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Not to hijack, but I hope in 1.10 they map some default keys for voice. We have to type to someone every session every day about how to turn on voice.
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I wish people would ignore me more, wouldn't get shot down so much;)
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Mush...
another possibility...
If you are being ignored in H2H, it could simply be that the combat is almost instantaneous most of the time. As soon as your gear clears the runway, someone is trying to engage you. It may simply be that, very often, people are just too busy fighting to answer questions, especially if they are questions people think you should learn via the website, etc. I try to be helpful as often as possible in the MA, yet I also find myself not wanting to repeatedly answer "flight tech support" questions about simple things that the pilot asking should take the time to find out for himself. This can be done by reading on the website, and as I did a lot of, flying offline and just experimenting with everything. Just a thought....
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READ the directions.............it helps tremendously...PRint ou tthe commands......tape them to wall.grab a gallon of beer...or what ever metric crap u guys use..lololo...read practice,,thencome join the knights..look for the MAW's and we will show you how we kill ...and die:)
BGBMAW.........1st Marine Air Wing
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I read mushes post as saying he was being ignored on the BBS.
All I can say is post something interesting. This thread is definalty on the ingnore list.
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Yeah.. I kinda read that too Pongo... that's why I asked.
One thing is for sure... "when is 1.x coming out" is not exactly one of the first questions you want to be throwing out on the bbs.
AKDejaVu
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Goodness...
Yahoo has lotsa chat forums that are free and you can be anything you want, including someone that can afford $14.95/month games. Hell, you can say your a fighter pilot if you want.
You can't afford AH? Fine, don't moan at us for your sad attention problems.
When the greeters at Wal-Mart laugh at you, take that humiliation to heart and don't post here looking for further mental anguish and life disappointment.
Maybe even find suitble employment.
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Originally posted by Bluedog
Do you smoke ciggarettes? buy 2 less packs a MONTH, and you have the coin to get the full service.
$15 US/month is simple to come up with....
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A pack of cigarettes costs $7.50 in Australia?? WOW :eek:
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How come everyone took it that I was unemployed, and just for future referance Its not asking people how to do this or that.:(
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Mushkin, you need to explain yourself a little more. Write more than one sentance, let folks know whats going on. Either way, your not being ignored, but you soon will be if you continue to be vaugue (sp?).
eskimo
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vague ?
(not precise enought)
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If I sign Up will HTC convert the cash From pounds to Dollars, Or do I have to sort that out?
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Your credit card should deal with the conversion.
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Just send my 15 pounds a month. I will do the conversion for you.
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Originally posted by Mushkin1uk
How come everyone took it that I was unemployed, and just for future referance Its not asking people how to do this or that.:(
I didn't see a single inferance that you were unemployed. Not even a subtle one. Read through the thread again and try to find one.
I also saw replies to every thread you posted except for the one about noseart.
Get over the woe is me stuff already... or join the rooks once you start paying to play.
AKDejaVu
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DjV,
read the post by Creamo. There's your unemployed ref.
Mush,
dude, come fly in the MA, plenty of other Brits around will talk to ya....cant speak for these yanks though. :D
Swoop
P.S. yeah, HTC will sort out the currency conversion, they only take the equiv sterling to dollars....ya wont be paying 15 quid a month while these damn Yanks pay 15 dollars.
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Ah.. thanks swoop... such is the price of ignoring most of creamo's posts.
Then again.. it hardly translates to "everyone" now does it?
AKDejaVu
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Aye, very true. Plenty of peeps ignore Creamo, personally I read most of his, just looking for the opportunity to remind him of the running-for-ack-from-28k-in-a-dora incident.....oops, there I go again.
Swoop
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Listen to you old hens pecking away and having a creamo fan club discussion. I can't recal you paying your May dues however...? (Animal, could you check into that?)
I'll have to update the Newsletter how Poop is still crying about Dora's and gameplay incidents no one else would care or notice let alone obsess over month after month. That I did anything even unintentional that consumes and bothers you is nice.
However, this Dega is now so clever thing, so much so to be broadcasting his ignoring me is a bit unnerving. Man, your starting to sound like DRippy moaning and squelching the Effenwolf fellow after recieving a bbs beating of wits and i haven't even said anything to you, yet.
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Bothers?
lol
Mate, you running for ack from 28,000ft was the funniest thing that I've seen in the MA.....er......ever! Made me laugh even more than the time SATAN666 told me (on ch 2) that he was coming to kill me. :D
Swoop
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Is it just me or do other people feel like if you havent been a member since day 1 then you get ignored, I wanted to join full time but I cant at the minute(Financial probs) so I have been playing in H2H and I try to talk to people to see whats happening and never get any response,Soory to moan just wanted to see If I was right
well if you want to talk to people in the hth you have to find the right rooms (try bwidows,roscoroos,elimaxxes,wingnuts) these rooms are the best ones and you can normally get a good convo going (not much use trying to see hwats going on these places are ffa) and i have only been playing for 4 or 5 months and im not ignored
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Dont feel bad Mush, i do what i can to assist, alert etc. i've played my two weeks and am own by ah for at least another 2 months.
I have awards mounted all over my cockpit for being ignored:)
I Agree it gets Damn Frustrating, especially when you've been trying to defend a base and constantly asking for help and na da.
but when its captured by enemy, whoa watch them come runing.
I am quickly learning to ignore the map and whatever anyone is doing and just fly and play my own game.
if your Knight come fly with me and maybe we can learn:)
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Good point.Not everyone plays this game with the same goals and thats great.Its what diversifies the game.Theres damn near something for everyone.Some want the strat game and some just want to fly solo or with a few friends knocking down fighters,bombing runs or whatever there heart desires.Were never going to all agree on what needs done.Some could care less about resets.Some are fanatical about it. Your best bet on questions is to print out the game commands.It explains alot and you can check it while flying.Ive never been in H2H so I cant say anything about that.I do know the training arena is usualy good for getting info.
Hang in there and enjoy the game on YOUR terms.
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Originally posted by BotaBing
The only thing blatenly ingored here is the dictionary.
Don't you mean "blatantly"? :p
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Originally posted by Hortlund
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A pack of cigarettes costs $7.50 in Australia?? WOW :eek:
Well, more actually, about $8.50~$9.00 depending on brand...rude isnt it?
Thats Aussie dollars though, equates to roughly half in $US, so three or four bucks US a pack.
They have increased in price nearly tenfold over the last ten years, I used to buy a pack of 30s for $1.50 10 years ago.
I think the idea is to make them so ludicrously expensive that no one buys them, thereby improving the overall health of the whole nation.....or somethin' like that
Smoking is flat out banned in a lot of places here, public buildings etc, resteraunts, even some bars.
If there is a single smoker in Australia in 20 years time, i will be very suprised.
So, maybe i exagerated a little bit, but you get what i mean....it doesnt take a hell of a lot of sacrafice to come up with US$15/month....the 'couple of packs of studmuffins a month less' was how I justified the subscription price to myself....and that was at $30/month.
Blue
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lol +) thats not a bad price at all
In some areas of the US and Canada they cost abit more than $3-4 +)
SKurj
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A couple of days after I first posted this'Moan' I went to H2H and joind wingnuts game (No vaulching, which was nice) And me and him were siting In the Tower for about 40 Mins talking, How ironic.:D So thanks wingnut;)
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me and him were siting In the Tower for about 40 Mins talking
Sounds like u two are in luuuuuuv :D, noone spends 40 mins using AH as an chat line ;)
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Mush, no disrespect, but people don't have time to 'yak, yak, yak' when they're playing the game. Simple questions like 'What's up at A21' might get you an answer but 'How do I land on a Carrier? Or 'How do I take off with a Ardo?' don't have easy answers.
AH has very good instructions on it's Web Page on how to do all of this plus a Training Arena where you can ask any question you want.
It's really not the responsibality of the players to show you how to play the game if you first don't take the time to first try to learn it yourself.
AH is a very complicated sim. Too complicated to explain on a text buffer.
Read all you can offline and 95% of your questions will get answered.
Good luck in AH.....
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I've been on for a month, and have found good information from pilots that are engaged and pilots just enjoying the clouds going by. Getting the time of day on a busy street may not be easy at times, so don't let not getting communication stop u from enjoying a good game. The AH is as close to flight curve as u can get, it was hard for me and I am a pilot. So keek back reed some keybord commands. Because if u dont, I'll enjoy that easy kill.
ck 6
spiker
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IMO this is simply a result of having so many players period.
If you want cozy and familiarity with everyone in the arena.. you need to be part of a very small group. Probably not gonna happen with such a large crowd.
I don't think people mean to ignore you (or anyone) but due the the large numbers, and the sometimes very fast scrolling of the text buffer (again due to sheer numbers) that sometimes things get lost. Also with numbers there are more people actually busy dogfighting,etc.. as opposed to flying around on 'cruise' looking for a fight.
I doubt seriously if anyone it's due to "not being here since day one".
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Dont feel bad! I've been here since Beta 1 and I still get ignored!!
But then again, Im short!! :)
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Originally posted by Swager
Dont feel bad! I've been here since Beta 1 and I still get ignored!!
But then again, Im short!! :)
who are you?
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Udie,
I think I vaguely recall his handle... not sure though?
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Hmmm some guy in beta used to run around calling himself swager,but I think he quit.:p
But he is from NY so no wonder he gets ignored.:p
Frodo
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kick someone's arse and you will be noticed.