Author Topic: Corellian YT transport against TIE fighters? (Read 847 times)

leonid · « **Reply #30 on:** January 04, 2001, 05:36:00 AM »

I'm just glad Luke and Vader are talking again. There's hope in the universe once more.

Luke Skywalker · « **Reply #31 on:** January 04, 2001, 06:08:00 AM »

OK wich is the part of "I dont want a flamefest in this thread" that don't you understand?. If you want to discuss someone's personal problems, please do another thread on your own, ok?

This was intended to be an honest thread about bombers and their misuse in Main arena and now we end with another chapter of "Who's RAM?". And still worse, with me as guest star.

Sometimes I wonder why do I take the time to post in this forum, to be true

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scout · « **Reply #32 on:** January 04, 2001, 06:49:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Wicked:
A long time ago(actually it's still happening) in an online sim far, far away(it's not rather far at all)...

It is appropriately dubbed as "Ackstaring" and in any galaxy..er sim it is still a dweebish thing to do.

But like the sinister agents of the Dark Side, can the Jedi ever stop them all? They did? Oh well, that's just because there was never an episode VII.

I just have to add, in keeping with the theme of this thread, and the actual history, the original name of this tactic 'in an online sim far away ..' was "deathstar" and "deathstarring".

Luke Skywalker · « **Reply #33 on:** January 04, 2001, 06:52:00 AM »

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Originally posted by scout:

I just have to add, in keeping with the theme of this thread, and the actual history, the original name of this tactic 'in an online sim far away ..' was "deathstar" and "deathstarring".

And guess WHO destroyed the Death Star?

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Toad · « **Reply #34 on:** January 04, 2001, 07:31:00 AM »

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Originally posted by RAM:
I rarely have talked on #1 online since I came back...

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Sounds perfect to me.

Betown · « **Reply #35 on:** January 04, 2001, 07:44:00 AM »

One thing I would be intrested to hear is this.
1) Would it be possible?
2) What would it take to be possible
3) Why ain't we pattin this guy in the B17 on the back because he is obviously an amazing pilot?

Is it really that unrealistic to think that it is imposible to do such a thing in real life?

Just my £0000000000000000000.00000001's worth
<grin>

Luke Skywalker · « **Reply #36 on:** January 04, 2001, 07:49:00 AM »

well, Betown, I find unrealistic to see a bomber banking really hard while firing from the gunner positions. IN real life the gunners would be having a bad time standing on their spot, let alone pointing and firing to enemy fighters.

Yes I think its unrealistic and maybe even dweebish (after all, is to game the game,right?). But I also recognize the merit of the bomber. I saluted the pilot on private, even though I let quite clear what I think about this kind of happenings

But my point is that its not realistic, and we dont need bomber guns able to fire on a hard bank, even for better gameplay...maybe HTC could make guns unable to fire in a bank harder than 20º, just as they are unable to fire in the ground?

Just a thought. what do you think about this idea?

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Yoda · « **Reply #37 on:** January 04, 2001, 09:49:00 AM »

Fear leads to anger
Anger leads to hate
Hate leads to suffering!

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Ripsnort · « **Reply #38 on:** January 04, 2001, 10:18:00 AM »

Luke, I think you need to balance "Game play" with "Realism" for a successful online sim.

As far as a good gunner in a bomber? Sure beats having OTTO kill you in Warbirds...BTW, I challenge you to fly the B17 the same way you described above, it takes alot of practice, patience, and understanding the limitations of the B17 to do what he did, and after speaking with several pilots that actually flew the B17 here at the Boeing Flight museum, I am convinced a B17 without bombs could do everything you just described in the first post.

Regards,

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funked · « **Reply #39 on:** January 04, 2001, 10:49:00 AM »

It's pretty funny that you answered me RAM. I think you are getting paranoid. Hint: More than one person is using an "alias" in this thread.

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RAM · « **Reply #40 on:** January 04, 2001, 11:12:00 AM »

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Originally posted by funked:
It's pretty funny that you answered me RAM. I think you are getting paranoid. Hint: More than one person is using an "alias" in this thread.

So... you are Creamo????

LOL!!!!! this is getting even better

Ok ok so I will stop being Glunz for a while and now I am Sywalker, right?...say I am tired of that, after being kep and SANSAL for a few time

LMAO!

Tac · « **Reply #41 on:** January 04, 2001, 11:14:00 AM »

First of all I gotta say that I LOVE your sig pictures Luke. Wicked cool! Catch me if U can P51 (LOL!!!)

As far as "The Buff Dillemma" I'd say that if instead of having turbolasers, the player taking up a buff would:

Take off in one buff followed by 2 AI flown buffs of the same type and loadout following the player's buff in formation (single line, delta or whatever formation you can program with a .dot command). If the player's buff gets killed he will be jumped to another of his AI buffs and take lead. Repeat till all buffs die. Gunners on the buffs would be able to select what bomber they want to gun and stick with it until they get shot down (and die with the buff). Thus the buff junkie would have his formation to pilot and 3 gunners to keep him safe and happy!

That way, the buff pilot will not only have 3 times the bomb loadout and 3 times the guns to defend his formation.

Now the only thing needed to not make this into THE Imperial Star Destroyers spewing almighty, Saint Hispano-humbling turbolaser ride would be to make the guns on all buffs be like the lancaster's guns (not very strong, not very weak), increasing each buff's toughness (except Lanc.. that thing eats lead!) by 40% and make their manouverability be REAL bad so as to avoid F-17's and F-26 use of the buffs. Now imagine that 4 players who want to bomb a field.. each take up their formations... you would get a realistic 12-bomber formation of buffs and when people escort them in fighters..well, you get the idea. Once bomb dispersion is added to the game *HINT HINT* this would make up for loss of accuracy (since AI formation buffs release bombs in the same exact salvo/delay at the same time as the lead buff) and introduce the realistic CARPET BOMBING routine.

This way, people who want to bomb would take the formation buffs. Those who want to be an attack plane would take the hopefully to be added B-26 and Ju-88 attack variants (attack variants would take off as single planes, not formations).

Comments on this HTC? I really believe this idea would work wonders!

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Darth Vader · « **Reply #42 on:** January 04, 2001, 02:50:00 PM »

Good idea Tac...the force is strong in this one.

Luke Skywalker · « **Reply #43 on:** January 04, 2001, 07:03:00 PM »

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First of all I gotta say that I LOVE your sig pictures Luke. Wicked cool! Catch me if U can P51 (LOL!!!)

hehe, thanks...lets see if you like the new ones...see them at...
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum4/HTML/001149.html

BTW I like your idea

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Gadfly · « **Reply #44 on:** January 04, 2001, 07:17:00 PM »

But,But,but it ain't OTTO!