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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: 2stony on December 27, 2002, 01:26:06 PM
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I was flying in the MA last night and was attacking an nme base. I lost my right wing and aileron and was limping to the nearest airfield which was under attack. I get a "check six" from a fellow countryman, and when I didn't thank him quick enough, he starts blasting me for being ungrateful. First of all, with all the friendly and nme figs flying every which way, I didn't know who it was as I was using all my concentration trying to keep my F6F level while on final. So I bark back at him and he's trying to "call me out" like we can come out of our puters and duke it out.
I always say thank you when I get a "check six" and I know who helped me out. A lot of times I'll just say "thanks to whoever cleared my tail". In this case, I didn't know and was totally concentrating on landing. I figured out who it was a little later, but I'm not putting his name in here as it would serve no purpose.
So, if you don't get a "thank you" when you give a "check six", don't blast that person as there's probably a reason for it.
Stony
P.S. Thanks for listening to my vent.
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don't let the strat tards ruin your fun.. there are always a few.. just ignore them, they'll get over it.. or not..
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The best thing to do is just ask people to not give you check 6's......they're useless anyhow.
J_A_B
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Originally posted by J_A_B
The best thing to do is just ask people to not give you check 6's......they're < insert a personal observation, one that isn't held by the majority of the AH population > useless anyhow.
J_A_B
Just thought I'd clear that up for the newbies ;)
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I give as I can, and thanks are not required...however I surely appreciate them returning the favor in the heat of battle some other time.
Dunno, my favorites are still...
1) Folks who plead for a goon/troops...you relent and take one, only to find you are the only one there and multiple cons are closing in on you
or
2) Players complain of no cooperation, multiple desktop generals bashing players for not doing what they deem necessary, etc. So, someone makes a mission, since we want cooperation, right....and none of the folks pressing the "we must work together" chorus sign on.
Glad ya made it back alive
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The guy was a goof to "expect" a thank you. Besides..you were busy nursing that plane home..he should have assumed that...what a tard!
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I give check 6's when I can and never expect to get a thank you for a check 6.
Guys that do should take off their skirts before they log on.
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I give check6 in hopes that when i dont see the guy closin my 6 someone warns me.........
Anyon who whines about not getting a TY for givin a check6 should NEVER recieve a check6, just letem die. Infact ignore them completely.
I expected this post to be about the points potatos who give check6 hoping it will make you pull off yer con, giving them a clear shot. This action would be even more unsporting, & IMO would call for staff action (if it could be proven).
Anton
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was that "staff action" or "staff infection"?:p
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It has nothing to do with "strat".
Some people believe you should behave in a very specific way. If you don't, they procede to act like children in the name of chivalry, honor or something else. Get used to it... its going to continue happening.
Just be thankfull that its a minority of players that behave this way... unfortunately, a minority is often heard over the majority simply because they chose to yell when they say something.
AKDejaVu
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I give out check sixes, and hope I get em. I don't expect gratitude becuase I know people are busy - and sometimes yeah I get too busy to say thanks myself.
It never occured to me that anyone would be expecting a "thank you", though yeah I suppose if you have the chance, it would be good manners.
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I don't give six calls any longer as I require not only a thank you, but complete and total servitude for the remainder of your online life.
Some people are so ungrateful! Hhhmmmrrrffff!!!
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Stony,
Shame on you. Shame on you for further damaging this emotional cripple by not virtually patting him on the head and letting him know that he was a good boy. You may have even damaged his tiny ego to a point where he can no longer interact with society; not even through the Intardnet! Shame on you.
SOB
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Shame on you. Shame on you for further damaging this emotional cripple by not virtually patting him on the head and letting him know that he was a good boy. You may have even damaged his tiny ego to a point where he can no longer interact with society; not even through the Intardnet! Shame on you.
ROFL
I could only hope.
Stony
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ive witnessed some players go absulootly beserk over vox for not getting a check 6 call, 1 of them was directing ther comments to me cussin me out i just laughed as his plane went flaming to the ground. i give check 6 calls when i can and dont expect thx so chill and depend on yourself foremost for checkin the 6.
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The only problem I have is when chasing a bogey I get killed from behind, only to see a friendly right behind the bogey who shot me down. Then I thank them for the non chk 6.
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Originally posted by jamusta
The only problem I have is when chasing a bogey I get killed from behind, only to see a friendly right behind the bogey who shot me down. Then I thank them for the non chk 6.
Oh I am sure they were tyring to give you a check six as soon as they took thier shoots on the guy first of course. Hell a good deal of aces high aint battle but shots of opportunity, you get as many chances as you get killed.
Still I give the call even if I am setting up a shot, but that is just cause I am dumb.
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I love it when they use me for bait. If I get chk 6 call I will break which will make my friends kill more difficult. So what reason will they have to give me one.
But all in all I say there are a number of folks who will give 6 call and i try to thank as many as I can because 6 calls are becoming rare.
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I love it when you are missing a left wingtip half an elevator a rudder and your engine is leaking oil while you are trying to land at a deacked and smoking field and six guys give you a check six. Not only are you helpless to do anything about it but they are not very likely to get a thank you at all.
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I had a classic one the other night. A fellow nit, one of the DMD lot, was low engaged in a 1 vs 1 about d4 out from me. I see a high spit diving to join in, so I chk 6 him, he starts ranting at me don't chk 6 get down here and help him on vox. I think to myself hmm f u very much. Anyway the spit missed its first pass, simply because he was turning fighting, not because he saw it, I thought better of it and let the pair of them have their way with him.
6 calls are a luxury. If you get one, appreciate it, if you don't and you die its you're own damn fault for not looking.
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I get a charge out of the guys that yell and scream if you dont give them a check six in time. They seem to resent the fact that your not spending 100% of your time watching them, and may be a little late seeing the situation develop.
shamus
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LOL yup. or when your already dead and your body just doesnt know it yet as you are spiraling down into the ground.
Honestly most of the "check6" calls I get come too late for them to do any good. ORRR when someone being on my 6 is more then obvious.
. Not that Im ungrateful for check6's but at least as often as not I either get em when I dont need em or when its already too late.
Often they serve more as a distraction then an aid.
Personally I'd much rather have someone tell me over Vox about current dangers I may be unaware of.
thought should be given before you give out a check6 call
A classic example of this is when someone is involved in a twisting turning dogfight with three or more planes already.
Odds are they already know at least ONE of those planes is on their 6 Therefore a check6 call is uneeded and more then often unwanted.
BUT if you see a 1V1 fight going on or one plane chasing another and a second enemy plane closing from a distance Then a check6 call will at least alert the pilot of the presence of a second aircraft
another instance where a check6call is warrented is the plane that is flying along solo and you see an enemy plane closing on him. from any other direction then the direction he is headed. Now he may not know of the enemy presence
Again there a check6 call is warrented.
for myself personally I would much rather get a Vox call to alert me then a check6 call. and if I could I would probably squelch check6. Way way too often it comes too late to do any good which is usually AFTER Im in flames.
I both give and get check6 calls. I I try to give them when I think it may do some good and sometimes get em when they do.
To those that give them at the right time. Thank you.
to those that dont... THINK! I dont need a check6 call to warn me about the plane Im already fighting orrrr when Im already fighting 3 or more. Also If you see me diving in on a base dont even bother. God himself couldnt divert me from making my bomb run. Well.. maybe God could but nothing else would LOL
Now.. if we could just get rid of the absolutely and totally useless but VERY annoying "ACE (base) UNDER ATTACK" call
Drediock
Originally posted by GPreddy
I love it when you are missing a left wingtip half an elevator a rudder and your engine is leaking oil while you are trying to land at a deacked and smoking field and six guys give you a check six. Not only are you helpless to do anything about it but they are not very likely to get a thank you at all.
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DRED go to your AcesHigh/sounds dir and find that sound and rename it ...i also got rid of the siren when a base is bein attacked as i found that annoying after a while.
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I try to give 'Six Calls' if able ; but by the time I figure our who's in front it's usually too late to do any good :(
Oh, and no thanks are necessary. It's a waste of everyone's time to scroll up the buffer, find the call, get stright and level, check your 'six' again and type the message. I don't want you to have to do that. Life's too short.........:rolleyes:
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Vulcan
6 calls are a luxury. If you get one, appreciate it, if you don't and you die its you're own damn fault for not looking.
Agree 100%
Don't blame other players for you'r own bad SA.
I usually do not have the time to type em out, to dangerous in
a hot area, been shot down typing a few times.
A thanks for 6 call button maybe :) would help. Just kidding.
I usually thanks peopel for 6 calls, but have been at reciving
end of bogus 6 calls a few times, only to see the sender move
in after my break, and shoot target down.
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mrniel3 ,
There is a 'six call' key of sorts. I have mine set up as 'Caps Lock'. Just keep hitting it till the guy your trying to warn has a box aound him and hit Enter.
It's in the 'keys' portion of Setup. I think....
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I had a classic one the other night. A fellow nit, one of the DMD lot
Well, guess what, it was one of the DMD boys that started my original post.
Stony
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