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Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: N8DOG on February 28, 2003, 02:41:42 AM: OK I want to know the deal here. There are 5000 some odd people flying Aces high or is it more like 3000 people but 5000 names? Whats the deal here people. I wont go into the exact names of the people but, why do people change thier name? Are people so ashamed of thier handle due to thier actions or a ability? I have been Natemaw or (N8MAW in AW) since I began flying sims online, which spans back to 11/98. I will always be NateMAW no matter what, even if the MAW is gone. I am proud to wear my badge and proud to be in the group Im with. I see so many name and squad changes in the MA and it makes me wonder why people badmouth the MAW? This isnt about the MAW but honestly people, the MAW have been together since dirt was created and we always will be. 40DOG, Paint, reckless, red, myself, Ice, try2, these are guys who I have been flying with and all of you have been flying with for years, and our names have remained the same. My point is, is all these name changers out there so ashamed of who they are that they cant keep a CPID for more than a month or 2? Submit your thoughts please.
Moooooooooooooooooooo
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Shane on February 28, 2003, 02:56:37 AM: no idea what you're talking about.

:D
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: N8DOG on February 28, 2003, 02:58:00 AM: VOSS, PREDDY, ASSAIN, IH8MAW's,KILLMAW's, etc. etc.etc.
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: SOB on February 28, 2003, 03:16:13 AM: Stop drinking on weeknights.

SOB
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: oboe on February 28, 2003, 07:29:09 AM: When people sign up, they probably find their top handle choices already taken, so they start trying other handles just to get online quickly. The handle that finally takes probably isn't one they'd be happy with for very long.

Anyway that's what happened to me. What kind of a fighter pilot name is "Oboe" anyway?
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: batdog on February 28, 2003, 07:49:51 AM: On name change 3 here. I always tell peeps who I was if I "knew" them before the change. My name isnt really important to me beyond maybe trying to incorp a bat in it.
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Sixpence on February 28, 2003, 08:24:28 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SOB
Stop drinking on weeknights.

SOB

Good one
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Rude on February 28, 2003, 08:37:09 AM: I will select a callsign...fly within the community for a given time...folks get to know me....they begin to idolize me...gifts start arriving at the house.....phone calls at dinner.....requests for speaking engagements at our nations best colleges....it's simply to much to bear, so I change my callsign.

You got a problem with that?
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Kev367th on February 28, 2003, 08:44:47 AM: Couldn't be anything to do with contest now could it. Of course not ;)
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Kev367th on February 28, 2003, 01:22:34 PM: Is this as if none of them have a 2nd account?
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: funkedup on February 28, 2003, 01:41:30 PM: Some guys feel the need to hide their identity. Either because they made an bellybutton out of themselves with their old identity or because they are just plain sociopaths.
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Hornet on February 28, 2003, 01:49:35 PM: rude please edit that post it sounded real ghey...I mean like, kurt tank level ghey. just lookin out for ya :)
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: SunKing on February 28, 2003, 01:56:30 PM: Only gift Rude recieved from me was a paper bag on his porch, lit on fire.
Title: drop the 2
Post by: chance-airwolf on February 28, 2003, 07:34:36 PM: Yeah, I don't like the 2, but what to do... I got over it a long time ago. It's better than the ol' Aw handle CHNC... just don't call me Chaunce (no offense Chaunce).
Chance2
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: SpadMan on February 28, 2003, 08:58:00 PM: No chance in hell>>>...:)
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: a$asin on March 01, 2003, 12:15:57 AM: N8dog please if your going to post bullchit try backing up your statements. Only changed name once and reason was left squad. You don't have clue who I am. But you post crap on boards wtg.
Title: Name?
Post by: DB603 on March 01, 2003, 12:43:41 AM: S!

Have kept my AH handle from the 1st day I signed in almost 2yrs ago. :D Even I had a short break last year, HTC's EXCELLENT customer service gave it back when I politely asked if it would be possible :D
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: TheManx on March 01, 2003, 02:37:22 AM: Don't most MAWS change their id once they join? I remember flying with Jeebsmaw when he was just Jeebs. Not that it matters, just seemed kind of ironic.
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: crowMAW on March 01, 2003, 12:15:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by a$asin
N8dog please if your going to post bullchit try backing up your statements. Only changed name once and reason was left squad. You don't have clue who I am. But you post crap on boards wtg.

So if it not all that important...what was your former handle?
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: N8DOG on March 01, 2003, 08:40:39 PM: Quote
N8dog please if your going to post bullchit try backing up your statements. Only changed name once and reason was left squad. You don't have clue who I am. But you post crap on boards wtg.

Damn, the loser fish stole my bait, better throw out another line.
Mooooooooooooooo
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: Torc on March 02, 2003, 01:55:56 PM: I have 4 accounts actually, don't cheat though, and most people know who I am anyways, so why mention it? Stupid posts like this make me feel like AH is a huge soap. Shut up, mind your own business, and fly.
Title: Name Changing and 2nd Acct's
Post by: wulfie on March 02, 2003, 04:42:16 PM: 'Torc' = 'ppit' from WB? If so, hello dude long time no see. :)

I had 3 or 4 'secret' IDs in WB, for a variety of reasons...

-> I flew with a group of guys (JG 14) that specialized in LW aircraft. At some points of the learning curve, it's not especially fun to fly only LW aircraft. When you have relatively new players, one source of motivation to 'stick with your 109' is to see the more experienced guys in the group doing so.

From an engineering standpoint (was ME with a stress on AE in college) the Ki-84 has always been interesting to me - specifically the flaps of the Ki-84. When it came out in WB, I was very interested in finding out how the flaps were modeled and what you could do with them. I flew (only) the Ki-84 a great deal under a 'secret' ID. The Ki-84 was a really powerful aircraft overall - easier to get kills in in a 'MA' type setting than a Fw 190 or Bf 109. So I used a 'secret' ID to avoid undercutting the motivation of some of the newer guys in JG 14.

-> It can be interesting to fly as an 'unknown'. It can probably never be repeated in AH, because the player base is so big. But there was a time in WB when there were ~80-100 'core' players, and everyone 'knew' each other. I flew under 'secret' IDs to see how differently you might be treated as an 'unknown'. Fairly interesting results - if I flew well as 'wulf', or 'wulfie', or '-14-' and shot down some fairly 'high profile' player there might be no response. As an 'unknown' I would sometimes shoot down the same player and he'd instantly call 'nice HO Fw 190 dweeb' on the 'open MA' channel...I guess to 'save face' due to being owned by an 'unknown'. This was a rare occurance mind you.

However, it was interesting to see that some players were 'nice' to 'popular' players, and total jerks to 'unknown' players. I recall working a P-38 with a Fw 190...a nice little 1 on 1 where I was slowly forcing th guy into the ground (I had more E and he was totally defensive). A certain 'high profile' player saw the engagement, and started to head on over our way. I told him I was ok. He came on in and shot the P-38 down. I said "did you hear me say I had him?". The response: "You loser he was gonna shoot you down you ought to thank me".

At the other end of the spectrum - some guys were total class acts. Nice to everyone all the time. =vila= is a shining example of this. It's too bad he isn't in AH anymore.

-> Also, animosity developed between certain groups of players. There were times where I honestly wanted to fly with a group of guys but it would never have been 'possible' because I was in 'JG 14' and they were 'the enemy', or we were 'Fw 190 dweebs' or whatever. It sounds weird, but believe me - your average WB player in 1.08 thru maybe 1.11 was very passionate about WW2 aviation, much more than your average AH player today (that's a good thing in my book - better to have a big group of people into the competition and a small group into the history above all else in my book - I change groups on a bi-weekly basis sometimes). There were many times I was honestly curious about 'how good xxxx and his guys really were'. So I started a new ID to fly with them for awhile. Never for purposes of 'spying', etc. Also, others will attest to this but those IDs were almost always busted due to 'the gunnery % thing' (a long funny story involving =drex= as the annoying 'Inspector Drexseau, Gunnery % Investigations Office'). :)

I'd actually say that if you play AH alot, with a set group of people, try a different ID at least once. You learn alot about what people are really like with a total stranger, a new guy with no 'reputation', etc. Sometimes people that you think are real jerks happen to be stand-up guys...any (usually BBS based) animostiy arising from some stupid misunderstanding.

My $.02.

Mike/'wulfie' in AH
'wulf'/'wulfie'/'-14-' in WB
'pips' in WB (shared account)

p.s. I was not 'pegasus' in WB. I'm flattered by the suspicion though...that guy was good. :)