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Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: MrLars on May 09, 2003, 07:38:35 PM
...just like in the MA, thought it would be a bit different...but, there I go thinkin' again...C Yas.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: brady on May 09, 2003, 08:12:03 PM
The only diferance for the mostpart is the plane set's and areana seting's, while those things tend to happen with less frequency they stll happen people still get vulched and you will have kills stolen, but it doesent hapen as often. The CT is not some mithical area devoid of dickheads and dweabs, they are their they just cant thrive in the CT enviourment.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: CurtissP-6EHawk on May 09, 2003, 10:15:54 PM
Looking for a fair fight? Go learn basket weaving....sorry couldnt resist.

If ya take-off and fly into a hornets's nest, you will surely get stung!
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Batz on May 09, 2003, 10:26:56 PM
Thats right drive even more folks away from the CT.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: eskimo2 on May 10, 2003, 12:11:50 AM
Yea, but you only got vulched by 2 or 3 different kinds of planes, and they were all from an authentic enemy country!

eskimo
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Slash27 on May 10, 2003, 03:19:56 AM
Good point.  I dont think the terrain is accurate in this set up.  When I hit the ground I blow up way to fast. I thought it was kinda sandy here?:D


Try it again another time Lars. Its not always bad.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: MrLars on May 10, 2003, 04:33:43 AM
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Originally posted by Slash27



Try it again another time Lars. Its not always bad.


I'll poke my head back in another time. The combination of few people on and having an enemy task force just off shore of the nearest field to the fight and our HQ then trying to grab alt and avoid it's ack cover to greet 4+ enemy 10K above...well, it wasn't a pretty picture.

My SA is hosed with the short icon range, my red zone used to be D3.0, now every icon is in my red zone...it'll take some getting used to for sure.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: CurtissP-6EHawk on May 10, 2003, 07:06:26 AM
Lars,
Thas actually the better things about the CT vs MA, ecept the CVs. Youll like it, hang in there a while. Remember, depart a rear base, grab alt and if you are the only action in town, you will be "seen".

In our squad, my guys are instructed to remain high and only send in two (a single element) to enguage a single con. If the con wins, well, he diserved to. This was not to give the con a fair fight but was to protect the rest of the squad from being bounced while attacking (gangbanging) only one or two cons.

Come back, enjoy it and join a squad. There are several both allied and axis.
Title: Sorry MrLars........
Post by: eddiek on May 10, 2003, 11:20:36 AM
I was one of the three 109's that participated in the event you describe.
Would have commented in the arena or apologized, but was too busy dodging yer fleet and shore acks.  ;)

Actually, we see incidents of "ganging" in each setup.  Don't expect to not see it............this instance was not planned, it just happened.  Had I seen the other two in time I would have pulled off and left 2v1.  Surely a Spit can handle 2 109's?
Last week I got tangled up over an enemy base with 7 Hurricanes and a P-40.  Only thing that irked me about it was the fact that I had flown over a sector in my E4 to fight, only to find them hovering over their base in case the doo-doo hit the fan and they had to bug out.  Add the fact that the Brits/French outnumbered the LW by 15:6 at the time, and yep, I was peeved too.
Don't let one incident keep you away from the CT.  Hell, don't let a few of them keep you away.  It happens, just another clue that AH is not perfect.
If all it takes is one incident to make you throw your hands up and quit attending the CT, then I say you are looking for a reason to not like it and aren't giving it a fair look before you make up your mind.

C'mon back, Lars.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Tuck on May 10, 2003, 01:12:00 PM
Larsmiester, for what it's worth coming from me, the CT is by far the best thing going about AH.  Yeah, gangbangs happen from time to time, and all the things that happen in MA still happen as well.  It irritates the poop out of me as well, but you learn to deal with it.  It doesn't happen NEARLY as much as in the MA.  

In my personal opinion, the fights in the CT are much better due to the fact that, usually, you're playing against someone who isn't a "dweeb", who is more skilled, and all around more good natured.  But the biggest thing I LOVE about the CT is the fact that you only have two teams with the "appropriate" set of aircraft fighting each other.  I think that's the biggest selling point of the CT...at least it is to me.

Let's put it this way, I haven't been back to the MA in (no lie) since December of last year, and I don't plan on going back.  When I have to time to fly (which comes and goes in spurts), I fly the CT, regardless of the numbers there.  It's better with more, but can be just a fun with less...You just have to fly a bit further to fight.  

Oh yeah!  Almost forgot to plug the terrains!  The dweebsters can have the 1,000,000 foot mountains and all that crap.  I absolutely LOVE the terrains in the CT (except for the Pacific ones...never have been much of a Pacific guy).  The terrains in the CT are outstanding!  The creators put a lot of time and thought into making something that's "historical", and therefore, in my humble opinion, much MORE enjoyable.

Anyhoo, sorry for the long speal.  I just LOVE the CT and hate to have someone not see the perks of it.  Give it another go mate, you'll come to despise the MA.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: tzr on May 10, 2003, 04:06:27 PM
MrLars,
One thing about the CT is if the numbers are lopsided it does'nt last that long..more people come in and or people change side to try to keep it even..its no fun 8vs2 for either side
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Tuck on May 10, 2003, 06:41:17 PM
ROFLMAO @ tzr's quote!  :D
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: MrLars on May 10, 2003, 07:12:43 PM
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Originally posted by Tuck

In my personal opinion, the fights in the CT are much better due to the fact that, usually, you're playing against someone who isn't a "dweeb", who is more skilled, and all around more good natured


This I gotta agree with, the lack of flames in this thread and the fact that I saw a 202 pull a double immelmen after the merge proves that the CT community is a bit more mature as a whole and the fights more interesting.....JHC, I haven't seen a double immelmen since AW3's fightertown  ;)
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Shane on May 10, 2003, 07:49:53 PM
heh, it might've been someone i have taken to the DA... or not...

CT is a hit or miss sometimes... sometimes it's all good, other times it's as dweeby if not more so than MA.

the only real difference is the plane matchups, and to a lesser extent dar and icon settings.

on the plus side, there are some pretty cool maps.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Eagler on May 10, 2003, 09:15:15 PM
hehe - gangin nah :)

fighter rank shot up to over 30 after holdin off a vulchin horde from takin 8 last nite

they were so happy poppin me they forgot about goonin :)
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Arlo on May 12, 2003, 11:25:55 PM
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Originally posted by Shane
heh, it might've been someone i have taken to the DA... or not...

CT is a hit or miss sometimes... sometimes it's all good, other times it's as dweeby if not more so than MA.

the only real difference is the plane matchups, and to a lesser extent dar and icon settings.

on the plus side, there are some pretty cool maps.


Yeah ... even your whining and beatching the entire time you're there doesn't ruin it, Oopsy.

 Someone noticed you weren't there one night and mentioned your name and immediately a couple dozen players from both sides told him to shut his yapper cause if your name was said two more times .... well .... ;)

Ahem.

(f) Oopsy! :D

(Some follow the Tao of DoK but they will never be DoK - only pale imitiations. Better to follow the Tao of Scav. Remember your roots. :) )
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Arlo on May 12, 2003, 11:27:43 PM
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Originally posted by Eagler
hehe - gangin nah :)

fighter rank shot up to over 30 after holdin off a vulchin horde from takin 8 last nite

they were so happy poppin me they forgot about goonin :)


Eagler. Was fun. Then later the hampster wheel cranked back up and 10 was taken out by shelling and non-stop zombie M-8s. ;)
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Shane on May 13, 2003, 03:21:49 AM
if ya'll gonna be as lame as the general MA population in terms of  gameplay, well, then you can expect some action on ch1.

i don't beleive in using faux to endorse lamosity.

i call it like i see it and if i see people deliberately wallowing in suckage i'll say so.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2003, 07:40:58 AM
Actually you've gotten to where you seem to enjoy insulting people on ch1 one more than you enjoy playing the game. Then again maybe that's what the game is to you. I've seen you use every single excuse to use lame insults on ch1.

  • You ganged me
  • You high and fast (skeered)
  • You extended too far (skeered)
  • You managed to get away and rtb a wounded bird (skeered)
  • You died too easy
  • You saluted me
  • You only fly (fill in the blank)
  • You're in a tank
  • You only fly (fill in the side)
  • You ran to friends/ack
  • You're in a gun
  • You gave me watermelon on ch 1 and I'm better than you
  • You killed me but you had to cheat to do it
  • Everyone here sucks but me


Most of the time you're being a hypocrit. Alot of the time you're fulla chit.

LOL ... it's like you spend 27 days a month suffering from pms. :D

But that's ok, Oopsy. I knew you when. ;)

Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Shane on May 13, 2003, 08:35:37 AM


try harder.
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Slash27 on May 13, 2003, 01:12:26 PM
you forgot to
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2003, 05:35:02 PM
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Originally posted by Shane


try harder.


Hehe .... I'd have loved to see the pre-edited version. Oh well, sometimes ya gotta go to the grocery store to have fish for supper. ;)
Title: Tried the CT, got Gangbanged...
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on May 26, 2003, 06:40:02 AM
Being a two week newbie to AH I do find the the CT arena to be much more fun that the main arena - am still weirded out by the whole chess piece thing and the D9's winging with P51's......am doing much better in CT and it seems to be a very friendly crowd....except for the nasty peeps who keep trying to do unpleasant things to my G10

WHEN DO WE GET THE 109K and the D12?????????