Let's simplify the discussion....

[Guppy35]

When you log on do you:
-not concern yourself with numbers because you are  loyal to your chess piece to the bitter end.
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.

Once you've ended up in whatever country you fly for do you:
-Look for a mission to join?
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them?
-Look for the largest green dar bar and up to join them?

Given the option do you:
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it, even if there are more red then green?
-go to the next base over and get alt to try and drop on the attackers if the base hasn't been lost already?
-Look for a large group of green and join their attack?

Given the choice do you:
-like to blow things up?
-shoot things down?



I know this is simplified, and it's not meant to be a condemnation of how people play.  I'm just curious.

Since I'm simple minded, my preferences are
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it
-shoot things down

[NoBaddy]

Nothing simple-minded about it!!! DOH!!!

-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it
-shoot things down

I will move to the next base back, given the opportunity. It allows for the opportunity to concoct a fresh adult beverage prior to contact. 

[mensa180]

-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it
-shoot things down

[kamilyun]

Since I'm simple minded, my preferences are
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it
-shoot things down

Ditto. 

I also look for blinking bases w/ no darbars to try and spoil GVer's and NOE missunz. 

[NoBaddy]

Ditto. 

I also look for blinking bases w/ no darbars to try and spoil GVer's and NOE missunz. 

Oh! Oh! Those are a hoot!! Heck, I've been known to bail when there is a chance of peeing in the NOE pool!!!

[moot]

Answer to the first three questions is just "Find a good fight".

Given the choice do you:
-like to blow things up?
-shoot things down?
Shoot things till they blow up or otherwise catastrophicaly fail.

[Lusche]

When you log on do you:
-not concern yourself with numbers because you are  loyal to your chess piece to the bitter end.
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.

LW: I'm loyal to the coutnry I'm affiliated to (I change this rarely, only every few months), but may switch for short times if I can't find any interesting battles. Usually I don't fight my "own" country then, except for TT/FT
MW&EW: Underpopulated arenas, so I used togo where the low numbers were.

Once you've ended up in whatever country you fly for do you:
-Look for a mission to join? Very rarely, once per tour maybe
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them? big red darbars attract me, but it all depends on what I'm up to
-Look for the largest green dar bar and up to join them? almost never, unless both dars are full up

Given the option do you:
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it, even if there are more red then green? If the base is not capped yet, maybe. If capped, either roll GV or come from another base. Exception: CV attacks... Hurri I time
-go to the next base over and get alt to try and drop on the attackers if the base hasn't been lost already? Yes
-Look for a large group of green and join their attack? Very, very, very rarely

Given the choice do you:
-like to blow things up?
-shoot things down?
Both. I like to to everything that AH offers me. Bombing, strafing, dogfight, tank battles. Having a choice is great.

But maybe my favourite thing to do is hunting high-alt buffs and busting NOE missions.

[whiteman]

When you log on do you:
-not concern yourself with numbers because you are loyal to your chess piece to the bitter end.
Just went solo & started a new squad so I'm going to jump around to fly and meet the bad guys.

Once you've ended up in whatever country you fly for do you:
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them?

Given the option do you:
-go to the next base over and get alt to try and drop on the attackers if the base hasn't been lost already?

Given the choice do you:
-shoot things down?

[BaldEagl]

When you log on do you:
-not concern yourself with numbers because you are  loyal to your chess piece to the bitter end.
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.

Loyal to my chess piece.  Have always been Bish except for one night when I got PO'd.

Once you've ended up in whatever country you fly for do you:
-Look for a mission to join?  Never
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them?
-Look for the largest green dar bar and up to join them?

I look for about even balance, large or small fight.  Lacking that I can go either way.

Given the option do you:
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it, even if there are more red then green?
-go to the next base over and get alt to try and drop on the attackers if the base hasn't been lost already?
-Look for a large group of green and join their attack?

I almost always start a base back.  Been doing that since AW.  Never changed.

Given the choice do you:
-like to blow things up?
-shoot things down?

Both.  Like Lusche, I do like to go buff hunting also.


I know this is simplified, and it's not meant to be a condemnation of how people play.  I'm just curious.

Since I'm simple minded, my preferences are
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it
-shoot things down

[Motherland]

1. My squad flies knights and so I do. I dont really look at the numbers, as eny doesnt effect many Luftwaffe aircraft.

2. I try to find an even darbar. I dont like to get gangbanged & I dont like to gangbang (racing countrymen for kills is not fun IMO). I dont think Ive joined a mission in 6 months. Except FSO, and the occaisonal JG11 HQ raid (these are really fun in the AvA).

3. Come in with altitude. I like to kill vulchers  

4. Shoot things down. Especially after a long, exciting, lowspeed dogfight.

[gpwurzel]

If no other members of my squad are on - I'll switch to the lowest numbered side - if my squaddies are on, I'm flying with them.

Find a big red bar, fly in, die (generally lol)

Up from a capped base? Oh yes, way too often - buts it just so much fun (generally - until I get frustrated at myself lol...)

I like both, shooting things down, and blowing stuff up (I'm such a child like that)

Wurzel

[crockett]

When you log on do you:
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.

Once you've ended up in whatever country you fly for do you:
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them?

I don't always look for the largest red dar, Specially if there is a large green dar as well. I like finding small fights with out a lot of friendlies around so I tend to look for quarter to half red dar bars with little to no green. I don't really like furballs that much unless Im' in the mood for them.

Given the option do you:
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it, even if there are more red then green?
-go to the next base over and get alt to try and drop on the attackers if the base hasn't been lost already?

I do both.. If it's a raid or I think there is a chance to get in the air, I'll up at the base uder attack. If it's a sustained fight I tend to up at the next closest base.

Given the choice do you:
-shoot things down?

[FiLtH]

   I stay rook just because thats where the squad is. No chess loyalty, just dont want side switch timing messing me up.

   I fly to where a small red, no green sector is hoping to find a good fight.

   I up swarmed bases, fun killin with IL2

   I like to both blow things up and shoot things down. Im very destructive.

[PFactorDave]

When you log on do you:
-not concern yourself with numbers because you are  loyal to your chess piece to the bitter end.
I normally don't change chess pieces.  But that's mostly because I am fairly new to AH and like flying with familiar faces.  I imagine that once I feel like I know more folks, I'll start hopping to the lower number.



Once you've ended up in whatever country you fly for do you:
-Look for a mission to join?
Sometimes I join missions, but normally I look for a dar bar that is close to even Red/Green.  I figure I can find a fight there without getting mauled by overwhelming numbers as soon as I take off.


Given the option do you:
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it, even if there are more red then green?
Usually, I enjoy the low/slow and on the deck fights

Given the choice do you:
-like to blow things up?
Bombing is usually something I do when things are slow.  It passes the time, but I'm not very good at it.
-shoot things down?
This is my preference, but I'm really not very good at this either.

[DoNKeY]

When I'm with the squad...

Since I'm simple minded, my preferences are
-go to the low numbers team to try and even out the fight.
-Look for the largest red dar bar and up to fight them
-up from a base under attack to try and defend it
-shoot things down

When I'm by myself...

-Go to low numbers side
-Try to find a small fight by looking for very small dars (like 3v3, or a base with two red dots and no friendlies).
-Defend the base
-Shoot things down if by blowing things up you mean buildings, etc.

donkey