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Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Pongo on January 02, 2003, 11:42:05 PM
Fariz 151 hours
then
Fester 113 hours

then gpreddy(voss) at 148 hours
 then agvj44(hes back I guess) and Mitsu tied at 4th and 80 hours each



My consulting company counts a typical billing work month at 165 hour I think. So these guys are doing pretty good.

At 150 hours they are paying 10 cents an hour to play the game...
And at 100 dollars they are being payed 66 cents an hour to play it...

I doubt any of these guys would even get the pasty skin award this month though..
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Creamo on January 02, 2003, 11:59:03 PM
These guys need a union.

$.66 cents? And these are overtime rates obviously.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Raubvogel on January 03, 2003, 12:56:43 AM
150 hours? Hope that $100 can buy a life. I've had the past 30 days off of work and I still managed a grand total of 20 hours. How the hell do you play this game 5 hours a day for a month?
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on January 03, 2003, 12:58:35 AM
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Originally posted by Raubvogel
Hope that $100 can buy a life.


Prolly not... but it CAN get a hooker!!!!!!!!
-SW
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Dowding (Work) on January 03, 2003, 01:01:32 AM
5 hours a day, everyday?

That's alot of hours.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Fariz on January 03, 2003, 01:23:02 AM
Actually it is more time, AH shows time only when you are flying/driving something, not time you are in tower.

Sure that $100 does not mean much even here, and if it were work it could be very low pay rate :) But I was not working, I was playing, and I apreciate being paid for playing my favorite game.

Anyway, thanks HTC for this competition, it was fun.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Booky on January 03, 2003, 01:59:08 AM
And I appreciate the $50 for my 79 hours played in my favorite frustration of a game:D  I mean that in a good way btw:p

Booky
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 03, 2003, 03:40:00 AM
It makes up for the six guys I took the time to train only to have them not subscribe or not select me for training dollars but I will gladly help you break YOUR hip so this is all you can do for fun. I was really looking forward to the shootout but another two months from now theres no telling where Ill be. Right now Id bet on cit anyway.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Replicant on January 03, 2003, 05:44:52 AM
$50 will help pay for the thirst of AH!  72.5 hours here... probably the most time I've spent on AH, due to being on leave for 2 1/2 weeks! :)
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Booky on January 03, 2003, 06:02:42 AM
I most likely wont even be able to attend the furball due to working ODD hours. Guess thats what I get working every single Saturday.  But this is still a great reward considering I did absolutly nothing different this tour than other tours:eek:  Heck I think I even vulched less this tour:p  Maybe  get lucky and it will be on a Sunday after church :D

Booky
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 03, 2003, 06:06:36 AM
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Originally posted by Booky
And I appreciate the $50 for my 79 hours played in my favorite frustration of a game:D  I mean that in a good way btw:p

Booky


No wonder you spewed when i shot your niki down...
I didnt know you were money serious about things :D :eek: :cool:
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 03, 2003, 06:08:36 AM
Quote
Originally posted by GPreddy
It makes up for the six guys I took the time to train only to have them not subscribe or not select me for training dollars but I will gladly help you break YOUR hip so this is all you can do for fun. I was really looking forward to the shootout but another two months from now theres no telling where Ill be. Right now Id bet on cit anyway.


I got 20 bucks for training last month, They told me you were originaly training them but they were having problems with the oxegen masks.:D
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 03, 2003, 06:12:30 AM
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Originally posted by GPreddy
It makes up for the six guys I took the time to train only to have them not subscribe or not select me for training dollars but I will gladly help you break YOUR hip so this is all you can do for fun. I was really looking forward to the shootout but another two months from now theres no telling where Ill be. Right now Id bet on cit anyway.


Lot of the guys in the top 15 have no chance to beat the average joe in the arena, much less chance if festers involved.
Ranking does not equate to fighting abilities. I seen it for myself.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: WldThing on January 03, 2003, 07:59:42 AM
Score whoring was hard.... But i can say i did it and i will never do it again!
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: DoctorYO on January 03, 2003, 08:06:25 AM
Fester, Smester.....   False Idols will get you nowhere.....


:p



DoctorYO
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Wlfgng on January 03, 2003, 08:58:09 AM
so this 'contest' is fair IMO...
if someone want's to spend their waking life playing AH for a measly 100 bucks so be it..
I make more than 100 bucks in the time I DON'T fly...
I.E. time is money

besides, I need to see the sun once in a while,
and bathe, and get la...er.. recreate
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Pongo on January 03, 2003, 10:07:21 AM
Gpreddy. can't the cia put a new bionic hip in for you?
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: -duma- on January 03, 2003, 10:25:04 AM
Was pretty amazed to see I'd got just over 3 hours a day average.. then found that that was pretty much what I used to have when playing AH back in 2001. It's an addiction it seems...
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Replicant on January 03, 2003, 12:07:47 PM
Duma, you moved to Nottingham?  Quite a few AHers round this area!
Title: playing hours
Post by: gunnss on January 03, 2003, 01:07:47 PM
LOL  Back in 97 I had to move to Ft. Worth when I hired in to the FAA, as I didn't know where my eventual assingment would be, my family stayed in Norman OK and I moved in with two "room dogs" that had hired on at the same time.  At the time I was deep in to AW and was spending as much time "flying" as I was at work.  At 40+ hrs a week I really got my moneys worth out of the sim.  Alas, I didnt really improve much in ability and was preaty much #1 on the lunch meat list.

BTW two requests,
I want a hot air balloon with Quad 50s

and
Really  how about an object that is a barrage balloon?


Gunns
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: gunnss on January 03, 2003, 01:09:48 PM
Sorry 1000 ft <870 somthing meters> Cable

Gunns
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 03, 2003, 02:06:24 PM
X2Lee and pongo I hope to see you at the shootout. You will be the first two guys I ho.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Wlfgng on January 03, 2003, 02:46:52 PM
lol
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: elstevie on January 03, 2003, 03:07:50 PM
Uh-Oh:mad:
Title: Re: playing hours
Post by: Aub on January 03, 2003, 03:15:30 PM
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Originally posted by gunnss
my famil  stayed in Norman OK  


BOOMER SOONER! BOOMER SOONER! BOOMER SOONER!
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Pongo on January 03, 2003, 03:20:28 PM
Not likley sorry, The least of you played 4 times as much as I can. You will have to ho me in the ma.
But youve killed me plenty...I owe you a few more jabs till we are even any way.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 03, 2003, 03:59:25 PM
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Originally posted by GPreddy
X2Lee and pongo I hope to see you at the shootout. You will be the first two guys I ho.


I wont be there. I am mucho novice. I think my rank was in the 1000s last tour.  But you will have to HO cause 1000 bucks says you wont get my 6    :D :p   :cool:
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 03, 2003, 05:00:49 PM
Want to bet?
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Booky on January 03, 2003, 09:52:18 PM
Quote
Originally posted by X2Lee
No wonder you spewed when i shot your niki down...
I didnt know you were money serious about things :D :eek: :cool:


And what happened to you when I wasn't outnumbered 5 to 1:rolleyes:  But I admit I got a little steamed about it. Just to clarify it isn't the money that does it, I been this way for awhile now. It more about the MA in whole. I really can't wait for the Mission Theater. There are two ways to fly in the MA right now. Either fly with 20 guys and rape the enemy and fight over kills, or fly with maybe 2 or 3 guys and get raped by the enemy and whine about it. I tend to find myself in the later of the two. That is why I get upset when someone sees a decent fight going on and wont stay out of it.

But like I said, I can't wait for the Mission Theater.:D

Booky
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Lazer1 on January 03, 2003, 11:14:14 PM
Kinda funny.. I could be ranked 5000 and still be able to shoot the piss out of most of the players ranked in top 10.  We should get a scoring system that shows high ranks for the truly good pilots, not the ones that spend half of thier 150 hours flying buffs and milkrunning useless fields.  Would also be funny if shooting a plane with wheels on the runway would not count towards final kill tally, wonder who would end up with the most kills then.  Would also be funny to see the aircraft flown by pilots ranked in top 10.  Anyways, done b*tching for now, have a nice day. :D
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Heinkel on January 03, 2003, 11:19:17 PM
Voss (or GPreddy as you like to be called), a HO would be the smart option for you. There's no vulching so you stand little chance. Might as well take someone down with ya by HO...
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 04, 2003, 12:36:01 AM
Lol heinkel are you really that stupid? Do you actually believe that? Your letting your ma experience warp your sense of reality if so. Your not that good.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Heinkel on January 04, 2003, 12:40:36 AM
-edit- Nevermind. Not worth it. Cya in the shootout, ace.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Booky on January 04, 2003, 01:12:50 AM
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Originally posted by Lazer1
Kinda funny.. I could be ranked 5000 and still be able to shoot the piss out of most of the players ranked in top 10.  We should get a scoring system that shows high ranks for the truly good pilots, not the ones that spend half of thier 150 hours flying buffs and milkrunning useless fields.  Would also be funny if shooting a plane with wheels on the runway would not count towards final kill tally, wonder who would end up with the most kills then.  Would also be funny to see the aircraft flown by pilots ranked in top 10.  Anyways, done b*tching for now, have a nice day. :D


For one I fly the F4U-C, but I guess you didn't ask since I was 12 on top 10. :rolleyes: Anytime you ant to go to the DA I will go with you. I have no shame in dieing in a good 1 on 1, just don't underestimate people sooo much.

As for the milkrunning bombers, what ya want us to do, fly at 3k and 200mph and ditch our ammo too? I am glad they are part of the rank system because they help deter the more common raping type of capture method. I used to love it when we actually had to mostly use bombers to capture a field, but now there are soo many Jabo's that it is nothing but a dump eggs on FH and rape the field.:rolleyes:

Thats all for my ranting, But I am still up for a dual anytime you want.:eek:

Booky
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 04, 2003, 08:56:43 AM
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Originally posted by GPreddy
Want to bet?


Scroll up dood     :cool:
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 04, 2003, 09:06:51 AM
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Originally posted by Booky
And what happened to you when I wasn't outnumbered 5 to 1:rolleyes:  But I admit I got a little steamed about it. Just to clarify it isn't the money that does it, I been this way for awhile now. It more about the MA in whole.
Booky


Ok this aint right. Yopu are saying I do good 5v1 but I sucked in the 1v1  yes?   :rolleyes:
well I did nothing  when I bounced you in my 38 than you would not have done in my shoes. I extended till u revved then revved on yas. Yeah you could call it chicken chitted but I dont get low and stupid with a lot of Niks in me 38 :rolleyes:

As for the payback kill, you came in at what? 400 knts?
Blew thro me and went for a rope in a nike against a 38?
Good rope but I saw at least 4 MG sprites from 600 yrds on that nik  :eek:
Bet you were sweating there....

Thats no way to knife fight in a niki    :D
If you were not worried at all about the rankings would you have done it the same way?

By the way? You have handed me my arse many times in the MA
So this aint no slam.
And wtg on yer 50 bucks thats more than 3 free months in AH
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 04, 2003, 02:58:38 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Lazer1
Kinda funny.. I could be ranked 5000 and still be able to shoot the piss out of most of the players ranked in top 10.  We should get a scoring system that shows high ranks for the truly good pilots, not the ones that spend half of thier 150 hours flying buffs and milkrunning useless fields.  Would also be funny if shooting a plane with wheels on the runway would not count towards final kill tally, wonder who would end up with the most kills then.  Would also be funny to see the aircraft flown by pilots ranked in top 10.  Anyways, done b*tching for now, have a nice day. :D


Aside from your useless chest thumping there is a pretty good suggestion in there. The primary role of fighters does not include vultching airplanes on the ground. In ah its acceptable because of the base capture goal. Fighters that carry ordinance and bombers should be the ultimate target of any fighter and a fighter that is launching to defend its own base isnt. So why not drop from scores not only planes with their wheels on the ground but any aircraft directly over his home field and under 3k? I added the part about over his own field because of all the nape of the earth raids. I dont see any reason to protect them from counting.

Lazerl you can check what planes guys are using really easy.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: SunKing on January 05, 2003, 03:35:39 AM
just looking over last tours stats.....

GPreddy had 134 Kills vs the Ju-88  .. that is an incredible feat Even the mighty Fester and Mitsu combined this tour don't have nearly enough. You pretty much only see JU-88 attacking CV's these days if at all.
 
Anyway to parse the logs and see how many times a player killed another player in a certain tour, or particular..bomber?  I'm curious about that (http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/b95c4647.jpg)  stat.


"shields up!"
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Animal on January 05, 2003, 05:21:26 AM
They have a choice.
$100, or a life.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 05, 2003, 05:52:20 AM
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Originally posted by SunKing
just looking over last tours stats.....

GPreddy had 134 Kills vs the Ju-88  .. that is an incredible feat Even the mighty Fester and Mitsu combined this tour don't have nearly enough. You pretty much only see JU-88 attacking CV's these days if at all.
 
Anyway to parse the logs and see how many times a player killed another player in a certain tour, or particular..bomber?  I'm curious about that "shields up!"



Out of 1397 kills I had:

134 Ju88s of which 42 were as a ship gunner
60 Lancs
56 B17s
35 B26s
22 TBMs
16 Ki67s
15 C47s
9 A20s
4 B5N2s
3 D3A1s
3 Il2s
2 Ju87s
1 SBD5
1 Boston

or 361 bombers destroyed including goons. Thats better then 25%

But somehow you overlooked the 180 panzers. Think theres something up there too? Nope I simply made a direct turn for any and all buffs I saw. Check my stats the same ratio will probably hold this month. :D

Comparatively you shot down a total of 14 buffs out of 184 kills. Thats less then 8% You arent doing your duty. :eek:

Buff guns scare you dont they? :p
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: X2Lee on January 05, 2003, 09:03:19 AM
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or 361 bombers destroyed including goons. Thats better then 25%

But somehow you overlooked the 180 panzers. Think theres something up there too? Nope I simply made a direct turn for any and all buffs I saw. Check my stats the same ratio will probably hold this month. :D

Comparatively you shot down a total of 14 buffs out of 184 kills. Thats less then 8% You arent doing your duty. :eek:

Buff guns scare you dont they? :p [/B]


IMO buffs are the easy kills. You get 3 for 1 and only a handfull of buff gunners can shoot worth thier salt. JU88s inbound to the tg are easiest kills of all. they are usaly on the deck any screwup by them they auger for you. CV acks will finish off them if you just put   *1*    shell in them you will prolly be awarded kill.. Lancs and Kis are the next easiest kills in the arena. Lancs CANNOT EVEN get a bead on ya if you are smart enuff to attack from below. KIs 20 mm cant hit you unless you are stoopit enuff to fly in thier joyzone (dead arse 6) Now a well gunned 17 is the only bomber that you need to worry about at all.

Gpreddy you always seem to be bragging to me.  Like sticking that 17 kill message up here on the boards. Or saying how we aint doing and you are.

Trust me, you aint all that.
A little humility is definately in order from the you.
Sorry for the slam but seems you need it.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: SunKing on January 05, 2003, 12:57:11 PM
180 panzer exploit kills happens alot. typical gaming the game ,camping spawn points preying on n00b kills.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: anton on January 05, 2003, 03:03:13 PM
60 lancs?


Cant recal the last time I saw 1 Lanc. Let alone 60!!!!!!
 Do I need to get my hipwaders?
 Does someone have more than 1 account?
 Is there a  sadistic Lanc pilot that just kept uppin for ya or WHAT?????
...... maybe im alone in thinkin 60 lancs in 31 days in not  do-able under current MA conditions. Not that I really care..... but 60 lancs seems fishy to me in todays AH.
Anton
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 05, 2003, 03:10:23 PM
Bragging? Not hardly and your attempt at an insult doesnt hurt my feelings. Im merely pointing out that unlike the real world that everyone likes to compare ah to this is a game. I have learned to play the game and score well. This isnt the type of game where ultimate acm skills will get you anywhere. It doesnt matter how well you can do in the da or how many opponents you can fight all by yourself. To be successful at ah you have to know what to hit how to hit it and you have to be there when its time to do it. You say shooting a buff with one shell will give you the kill. Thats awful risky considering that the cv could be killed. It doesnt do a thing for your gunnery to hit with one bullet either. Then theres the risk that anyone in the cv ack could kill him and take your kill or that any one of a dozen fellow countrymen could shoot him first. Manned ack will always win over one bullet. No I fancy ripping the wings off of those buffs and I do mean all of them. Failing that a good tail shot or a telling strike at their fuel tanks until they explode. Doing it your way I might get three kills if the guy is even flying a formation and then not have a cv to protect. I have even suicided by launching with a lanc dropping from just 1k alt so I would take the hit and not the cv and yes it works. If you catch a buff unaware they die easy its true but if he even tries to shoot you and scores just a few hits he can kill you. Even the ju88 can do that and I should know because I have died to a few of them. 17 kills isnt much considering I was going for 30 kills one sortie and got killed by a ju88 at the point I hit 27. Thats without a rearm and without allowing any of them even close to the cv. I looked at your score and Im sure you may have some skill that your score doesnt show. Its obvious to me you dont know how to find the fight whereas I dont launch unless I know where it is. Every game is different and this is how I choose to play ah. Its obvious you have your own way too but in my book there are a lot of guys that arent even in the game. It doesnt matter how tough you think you are or how skilled you think you are unless you succeed and the guys that pretend to have the greatest talent at acm score like they arent playing. Thats fine its not about score to them but they would be better served shutting their mouths about fighting skills because its only ten percent of this game if that and mastering ten percent is nothing to brag about.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Heinkel on January 05, 2003, 03:11:18 PM
Anton, check his time online. With that much time 60 lancs is highly do-able. But if he had a second account, I wouldn't be suprised at all. Voss is the ultimate gamer.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 05, 2003, 03:46:22 PM
I found one film of a pretty good string of ju88 kills. Check my kills against bozoro who accounted for 26 ju88s. Against lancs check out tatertot who was 24 lancs and 7 b26s.

hienkle I dont think ht would stand for a second account to vultch yourself with but maybe you know better for some reason?
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Heinkel on January 05, 2003, 03:49:16 PM
Nice try.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 05, 2003, 03:54:10 PM
Thats what I thought your just taking shots in the dark.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Heinkel on January 05, 2003, 03:57:45 PM
Yes, that is an accurate description of your gunnery when not vulching.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 05, 2003, 04:05:33 PM
I think we all know who the vultcher is and its not me. :) Your trying too hard.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Heinkel on January 05, 2003, 04:10:02 PM
Your not worth it...a lost cause. As I said before, cya in the shootout, "ace."
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: anton on January 05, 2003, 04:10:07 PM
You lucky SOB! 24 lanc kills.....
"is there some sadistic lanc pilot......."  LMAO, some guys have all the luck!
Anton
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: paintmaw on January 05, 2003, 05:16:00 PM
sounds like some people really don't have a life :)
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 05, 2003, 05:47:15 PM
hienkle no one can become an ace by manipulating controls on a computer and shooting down kids playing a game. That another dig that went no where. The one that cant be reached is you. You must lead a very lonely and painful life. I feel for you bud. Maybe when my hip heals up I can meet you at a con and buy you a beer.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: WldThing on January 05, 2003, 06:14:48 PM
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Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Jabo79 on January 10, 2003, 03:43:22 PM
If I won 100 dollars I would give it to the poor people.   My dad makes nice money so 100 really is easy to get.
Title: Re: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: wetrat on January 10, 2003, 07:12:44 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Pongo

 then agvj44(hes back I guess) and Mitsu tied at 4th and 80 hours each



I'd just like to point out that 80 hours is a fraction of what AGJ normally flies in a tour :) He's already got 40 hours and it's only the 10th :)
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: Dnil on January 10, 2003, 07:28:52 PM
sounds like somebody could use a hat.
Title: So who got the 100 bucks...
Post by: GPreddy on January 10, 2003, 08:42:29 PM
No creamos hats have to be purple with a gold chain and a huge pink peacock feather with the price tag still attached.