The "classic" Axis Allied thing.

[ergRTC]

Yeah it was fun, no the numbers were not even at 18, between or elsewhere.  

Were we complaining?  no.

If the numbers are bad i get alt.  I dont mouth off on channel 1.

[Löwe]

I only saw one guy mouthing off , and he's not even on this thread.
Macchi asked us if he needed to switch, we told him no fly what he wants. Thats pretty much the way most of us feel about it. Yeah it's hard not to grumble especially for some guys. I didnt see that much complaining,  the majority of it was from one guy. I'm not sure if he was really pissed I think he was just playing head games. So don't paint everyone with the same brush.
  Actually it's become more of a thing guys joke about, then squeak about anyway.

Fly what you want when you want. Thats why the planes are put in.

[keyapaha]

The numbers thing dont bother me a bit,there have been times where me and a couple of others pitted aginst 15-18 allied players.Like others said fly what you like no matter what that's what I do,I wish the CM's would put the a6m2 in every PTO setup I know I would fly it no matter what the PS is,I fly it in the MA and DA all the time aginst much better planes (maybe not pilots)than those F4U's and F6F's.

[214thCavalier]

I am the opposite, I ignore what I would like to fly and always try to balance the numbers.
Which of course means that so far i have not flown an allied aircraft this map.
Unfortunately the times i get into CT numbers vary between 8 and 20, half of these you can put into GV's or doing a group attack on some undefended base.
Boredom sets in very rapidly when your watching the map to see where if at all an attack is coming.

[Arlo]

Originally posted by KG45
it's the 'classic' seal clubbing thing.

Is this the classic "Us poor widdle axis players are always outnumbered by allied dweebs but we kick butt ... but still feel the need to start a whine thread" thread?

Seems like a classic. Even the short time I've been playing.

Had fun last night. Landed one or two in a Spittie. Got some but landed none in the FM2. Must have been one of those oh so rare times of parity.

The hog carrier respawns six sectors away. But I bet most of my adversaries (well, those who know my preference for the hog in spite of my inept F4U use) would have wished it had been my ride.

I upped a g2 beast and managed to get a kill in it, even. The odds were two to one in our favor (in that particular engagement - even though the roster only showed the axis up by one player ... out of 11) but the enemy plane had alt and e. Unfortunately he cut to get the other guy and did it right in front of me ... in range. It don't take much with those gondolas slung and the snapshot hit.

Leviathan .... awesome flying, as usual.

Keyapaha .... yes, the 190 isn't suited to turnfight the FM2. But you made a pretty good showing of it anyhow.

Yes ... the classic axis vs allies thing. It's a ct thing.

[humble]

I've switched back and forth as the #'s dictate and have had plenty of opportunity to fly both sides...although probably 65% axis. I'm more of an angles fighter than anything else so obviously the 190/109 planeset is frustrating at times.

The key element is that the plane set competative (sp?). I had one hop tuesday night where I fought F4F's, F4U-1's, Spit IX's and finished up with a great 1 vs 1 with a hurricane. My G-2 was able to provide a decent fight to all and survive. I was down to the 7.7mm mg's at the end for the hurricane and we went round for a good 5 min before an A20 forced me to break off and scoot home.

Obviously #'s will vary and I've been on both sides of the mini gangbangs but all in all its a very well balanced set. As a rule I'm losing either do to pilot ability...an all to common occurance:)...or by knowingly putting myself in harms way with regard to odds and positioning.

Last couple of setups I felt like either I was in the best plane or I was in plane with no real ability to compete. Again I may be in the minority but I still evalute the set based on 1 vs 1 matchups...this setup I'll fly any plane on either side (fighters) and feel like I can hold may own in a 1 vs 1.

[Bear76]

Sure sounds like a complaint:D

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by Arlo
Yes ... the classic axis vs allies thing. It's a ct thing.

It's also generally the truth.  I'm with Bear76, though, you get used to it, and as a by-product, you get fairly good at flying Axis rides.

- oldman (who wishes he could fly a captured P-47)

[Arlo]

Originally posted by Bear76
Sure sounds like a complaint:D

Sure it does. I'm just being descriptive when I say "poor widdle axis always fighting an uphill battle ... both ways ... barefoot in the snow ... but we don't mind ... really we don't ... just felt compelled to mention it ... time and again" whine.

[Arlo]

If you enter the CT and see that the roster split is 12 vs 15 in the other side's favor and the first thing you feel compelled to do is get on channel one and complain about how lopsided things are you are a moron.

If you are in the CT and you see someone on the other side do the above and feel compelled to aug and switch as fast as you possibly can you are a moron.

If you are in the CT and you are fighting in dogfights that are pretty even but the other side not only has four or five more players than yours but they seem more interested in taking one of your thirty or so some odd bases ... and you feel so outraged that you land and type complaints about in on channel one instead of grabbing a wingie or two and doing something about it ... you are a moron.

You may not agree, but you are wrong.  

[Bear76]

Sure it does. I'm just being descriptive when I say "poor widdle axis always fighting an uphill battle ... both ways ... barefoot in the snow ... but we don't mind ... really we don't ... just felt compelled to mention it ... time and again" whine.


I wasn't even talking to you Arlo!

[Arlo]

Originally posted by Bear76
Sure it does. I'm just being descriptive when I say "poor widdle axis always fighting an uphill battle ... both ways ... barefoot in the snow ... but we don't mind ... really we don't ... just felt compelled to mention it ... time and again" whine.


I wasn't even talking to you Arlo!

Hehe .... this quote button feature is sooooo cool!

[Replicant]

I'll fly which ever side has the lowest numbers.  The only exception to this is if there's a lot of people online and it's fairly equal and there's a particular aircraft I want to grab some experience in without having to buy a perk plane e.g. Spit14, in CT it is fun, in MA it is almost suicidal.