Author Topic: Do scores affect gameplay? Do captures interfere with fun? (Read 4684 times)

JMFJ · « **Reply #30 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:20:41 PM »

Actually I don't even usually make it 2.5, before re-engaging, usually just enough to take away there turn fighting advantage.

Your probably right, tagging the community for the loud few is probably an embelishment. Cause it is usually the few guys who are bad losers & worse winners that scream the loudest about hipocritical views.

I care cause my parole officer said I need to start participating in intellegent debate. Rather than kicking my neighbors pets. Why do you care? hehehe

JMFJ

mars01 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:29:15 PM »

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I care cause my parole officer said I need to start participating in intellegent debate. Rather than kicking my neighbors pets. Why do you care? hehehe

LOL. I don't unless I am fighting one.

DoKGonZo · « **Reply #32 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:45:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Simaril
Actually, AvA gives good evidence that getting rid of the scoring wouldnt make a huge difference in play.

The times I've tried AvA, there've been a good group of guys who really like the fight and will switch sides, etc to keep a good one going.

But when those guys arent on, the high alt dweebery, the running from fights, the ganging, and the picking are every bit as bad as in the MA. At least in the MA, there's more than one place to find bad guys to fight....

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And then there's the scenario model where people are forced into situations they'd run from in a free-form environment. But forced into them in a "Fair and Balanced" ([tm] Fox Networks, A Halliburton Company) way. In events there are scores - usually plenty of 'em - and these guide the flow of play by dictating what's important to blow up and what ain't.

The whole "timid flying" deal seems to have changed. It used to just be people running if they didn't have at least a 5K bulge, 2:1 odds, or a serious turn-rate advantage. Now people run if they don't think they can whip around quick enough for their HO shot. And that's where they need 3K of room if they're moving at speed - they need to do a 180 one way or another, then regain enough speed so they won't get lead-turned on the HO pass, then stabilize their shot at 1200 out.

Hoarach · « **Reply #33 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:53:03 PM »

I could care less about my score or rank. I dont fly buffs, score some as but not doing toolshedding for attack, or do gv that much except osty to defend a field so I will never have a score in the top 100 etc. Only thing I fly is fighter and if my fighter rank is high so be it but I dont change my style of flying just so I can have a good fighter rank. If it just happens to be that I get in the top 10 or better for a fighter rank so be but thats just me flying my p38 mostly, some 51, and perk planes. I dont put any other plane as fighter but put them as attack such as my nik.

See many people doing just BnZ which you cant really do in the 38 because of compression so you are not able to fly the 10k above the fight like you can in a 51 or dora. Not able to run away from everything in a 38 like a lgay7 can or a 51. Flying 38 you eventually get slow so you have to learn to be able to fight and improve you flying skills.

If I happen to get kills and land it so be it, if I dont oh well. Im not going change how I fly just so I can get a high rank or steal peoples' kills or BnZ in lame planes just to see my name in lights. I fly unorthodox in a p38 getting down and dirty at low alts in FT and fighing 2v1s or more in my 38. By flying so unorthodox I learn new moves such as new reversals.

LEDPIG · « **Reply #34 on:** May 10, 2006, 03:56:29 AM »

I'll say this when i came here as a newb just a month ago i was horrified and put off by all the sh$% talking and unfriendly competition, it seemed a bit vicsious, i almost didn't subscribe because of it, i just wanted to have fun. I think some of you act a little stupid, none of you are real fighter pilots, or just real pilots in general yet you act like god's gift to aviation playing a game, it's really silly. I suck totally and realize it's a game chill out maybe if some of you went to the real topgun in real life and got waxed for real maybe you'd stop bragging about a stupid game. I almost still want to quit my subscription because of this atmosphere and attitude sometime, will you just kill me and not rub my face in it, it makes the game not fun, that's why newbs run from you people, and then you complain that we don't fight the way you want us to fight, screw you!:rofl

EN4CER · « **Reply #35 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:24:11 AM »

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Originally posted by LEDPIG
I'll say this when i came here as a newb just a month ago i was horrified and put off by all the sh$% talking and unfriendly competition, it seemed a bit vicsious, i almost didn't subscribe because of it, i just wanted to have fun. I think some of you act a little stupid, none of you are real fighter pilots, or just real pilots in general yet you act like god's gift to aviation playing a game, it's really silly. I suck totally and realize it's a game chill out maybe if some of you went to the real topgun in real life and got waxed for real maybe you'd stop bragging about a stupid game. I almost still want to quit my subscription because of this atmosphere and attitude sometime, will you just kill me and not rub my face in it, it makes the game not fun, that's why newbs run from you people, and then you complain that we don't fight the way you want us to fight, screw you!:rofl

Funny _hit and true. Some players forget to take the “Red Pill” (From Matrix Movie) LedPig.

mars01 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:28:23 AM »

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I'll say this when i came here as a newb just a month ago i was horrified and put off by all the sh$% talking and unfriendly competition, it seemed a bit vicsious, i almost didn't subscribe because of it, i just wanted to have fun. I think some of you act a little stupid, none of you are real fighter pilots, or just real pilots in general yet you act like god's gift to aviation playing a game, it's really silly. I suck totally and realize it's a game chill out maybe if some of you went to the real topgun in real life and got waxed for real maybe you'd stop bragging about a stupid game. I almost still want to quit my subscription because of this atmosphere and attitude sometime, will you just kill me and not rub my face in it, it makes the game not fun, that's why newbs run from you people, and then you complain that we don't fight the way you want us to fight, screw you!

Yeah I'll talk to you in 5 years, when you have surpassed your newbness and have a hard time finding a decent fight. Then we'll pull up your little spew here and see what you think LOLH.

Horrified of BBs banter, "Oh the Humanity" LOLH I guess you got the "A"
in drama class hahahaha.

BTW there are quite a few real life pilots in this game. Spend a little more time learning rather than spouting off and you'll have a better idea what your talking about. LOLHROTFF.

Oh and get it strait, nobody complains about anyone who fights. Fight any way you want, but just fight.

Run and you aren't fighting, dive for your ack and you aren't fighting, put up the best fight you can win or lose and you are fighting.

lazs2 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:03:19 AM »

ledpig... do like you did in dungeons and dragons and be the princess.. Tell everyone here you are a girl and use a girl handle like pinkkitty or something and most of the people here will treat you much better.

You don't like the way people talk here so you tell everyone "screw you"? yep... go for the girl persona...

lazs
Public Relations Officer for the BK's

LEDPIG · « **Reply #38 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:10:38 AM »

See who responds, My point exactly BTW I am a real pilot.

Edbert · « **Reply #39 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:14:06 AM »

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Originally posted by LEDPIG
See who responds, My point exactly BTW I am a real pilot.

That does not address the issue that you raised where you complain that folks speak in offensive terms and conclude with a "screw you".

Regarding your pilothood...is that your personal aircraft in your avatard? I ask because the one in Mars' IS his personal aircraft.

mars01 · « **Reply #40 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:14:46 AM »

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See who responds, My point exactly BTW I am a real pilot.

You didn't have a point, just a whine so it should be - "See my whine exactly" LOLH.

LEDPIG · « **Reply #41 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:27:51 AM »

Originally posted by Lazs2

ledpig... do like you did in dungeons and dragons and be the princess.. Tell everyone here you are a girl and use a girl handle like pinkkitty or something and most of the people here will treat you much better.

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Originally posted by mars01

Horrified of BBs banter, "Oh the Humanity" LOLH I guess you got the "A"
in drama class hahahaha.

Originally posted by Edbert
Regarding your pilothood...is that your personal aircraft in your avatard?

Originalally posted by Mars01
You didn't have a point, just a whine so it should be - "See my whine exactly" LOLH

Ledpig.......
SEE WHAT I MEAN Ledpig.......

Edbert · « **Reply #42 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:38:08 AM »

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Originally posted by LEDPIG
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Originally posted by mars01

Horrified of BBs banter, "Oh the Humanity" LOLH I guess you got the "A"
in drama class hahahaha.

Originally posted by Edbert
Regarding your pilothood...is that your personal aircraft in your avatard?

Originalally posted by Mars01
You didn't have a point, just a whine so it should be - "See my whine exactly" LOLH

See what i mean [/B]

No. All I see is that you have as much trouble figuring out the BBS coad as you do making a point.

What WAS your point?

Leslie · « **Reply #43 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:41:37 AM »

I have more fun now, not worrying about my score. Played this game for 5 years. Seems like when I tried to not get shot down, and then did, it was not fun. One thing is certain, in this game you will be shot down. So at least for me, I enjoy the game and play to relax.

Another way to look at it is. If someone shoots me down, I look at it as they like me enough to bother. It ain't real, it's a game. Enjoy it.

Les

mars01 · « **Reply #44 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:42:31 AM »

What’s so juvenile? You are crying because you come into a community, have not spent enough time here to really understand the dynamics that are in play, but yet you spout off like you have a clue.

Maybe what you have perceived as

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horrified and put off by all the sh$% talking and unfriendly competition, it seemed a bit vicsious

was in reality friendly ribbing by guys whom have been here much longer than a month. I.E. my first response to you, "I'll talk to you in 5 years".

You have made some absurd accusations in your original post,

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I think some of you act a little stupid, none of you are real fighter pilots, or just real pilots in general yet you act like god's gift to aviation playing a game, it's really silly.

Again, do you think maybe you need to stay a little longer and start to understand the dynamic here between people first?

Who is rubbing your face in anything? So you got spanked and someone gave you a little crap for it and your crying foul and telling everyone to "Screw Off" hmmm.

We were all new, we all might have gone through a little of what you mention. Most of us sat back and got a feel for the reality of what was going on before we stepped on our Peepees. Maybe you should relax, enjoy the game and not be so thin skinned.

Yes some people are Aholes but a lot of people are just having fun breaking each others balls now and then. A lot of what you read here is tounge in cheek.