too many repeat urbanlegand crap and belittle new players.

[Surfer]

>why do a few of you think its funny to say alt f4 to any question by a new player.

Because it's funny and everyone is a nOOb 'in the beginning'.

It's a rite of passage, so to speak.

-Surfer

[bull1tt]

Well, the Japanese got it right then [/Kamikaze joke]

[Ciaphas]

true; they eventually went the way of the dodo bird.....

[merc17`]

yea surfer I'm tired of noob-dweeb-twit coward-etc.......

[Surfer]

I can't remember what the 'eject' command was back in the old Air Warrior days,
but instead of alt f4 we'd respond with "E E E" or whatever eject was.

Pretty dang funny.

They only did that once...hehe.

-Surfer

[Belial]

I approach the game with a its me- for me- if your not in my squad, then I'mma Ho you, Pick you, CAAAAMP you, just deal with it and join a squad so you have a wingman.

[Murdr]

4. telling them that spitfire is a dweebs plane is ridiculous. There are no dweeb planes every plane has its good points and its disadvantages.

Ahh.  Ya pretty much had me on board 100% until this one.  The spit being a dweeb plane is a long standing tradition that preceeds AH   Actually there's more to it than that, but I just don't feel like getting on the merry-go-round.

Heh, Surfer has my avatar from 2003-2004

[Krusty]

There is no such thing as a 'pick'... period. If you make the choice to engage one on one you cannot 'assume' its safe to ignore everything outside of your little private fight because it never is. 'Dumb' would be assuming it is.

While I totally agree with you, I disagree that there is no "pick"

"Picking" is just short for cherry picking. To reach out and pluck the juicy cherry and leave the leaves and branches.

Basically it's the easiest, most skill-less kinda engagement you can do in AH and still call it combat.

Some P51 comes into a field at 15k and everybody already there is below 5. He continues to make single lame-o passes and zoom back to 15k or out of icon range before coming back. This happened the last time I was in the MA, by the way. He's doing nothing other than looking for the cherry to pick (i.e. he's no interested in doing that pilot "crap", or he'd seriously engage, he just wants the instant gratification of shooting something that's unaware). That's a cherry picker. Doesn't mean the other cons were engaged, he's just looking for the no-skill numbers to pad his "name in lights".

[grizz441]

Why? Once again it's poor SA if the individual stays in a fight with Low E and ALT. When possible you should break, Assess the situation, regain your E and possibly any alt that you can grab in the process and then enter the fight again.

I didn't know that smart flying meant being chicken... man those WWII guys really got it wrong!

How is it bad SA to stay in a 1v1 with low E and alt?  What are you talking about?  If you run from a 1v1 your are a chicken, how is that disputable?  This isnt WWII, they're cartoon planes and you get infinite.

[33Vortex]

How is it bad SA to stay in a 1v1 with low E and alt?  What are you talking about?  If you run from a 1v1 your are a chicken, how is that disputable?  This isnt WWII, they're cartoon planes and you get infinite.

Because, there are tactically correct decisions, then there are tactically wrong decisions. Staying in a fight only to get killed might be brave but it's also stupid. To extend to try to regain the advantage in a 1v1 turned into a 2v1 is a tactically sound decision which also improve you chance of survival, which is kindof the POINT.

We have no use for dead pilots, not irl nor ingame. You know why Kamikaze attacks was just a very brief chapter in history? Because they're all frikkin DEAD.

I mean, by all means go ahead and stick to your chivalrious and brave ways, it only means more kills for us who fly tactically correct, and more losses for you.



That is all.

[grizz441]

Because, there are tactically correct decisions, then there are tactically wrong decisions. Staying in a fight only to get killed might be brave but it's also stupid. To extend to try to regain the advantage in a 1v1 turned into a 2v1 is a tactically sound decision which also improve you chance of survival, which is kindof the POINT.

We have no use for dead pilots, not irl nor ingame. You know why Kamikaze attacks was just a very brief chapter in history? Because they're all frikkin DEAD.

I mean, by all means go ahead and stick to your chivalrious and brave ways, it only means more kills for us who fly tactically correct, and more losses for you.



That is all.

I never said anything about 1v1's turning into 2v1's, I said 1v1's.  Quit spinning it.

[Lusche]

How is it bad SA to stay in a 1v1 with low E and alt?  What are you talking about?  If you run from a 1v1 your are a chicken, how is that disputable? 

Knowing when to disengage and when to stay is part of the fight. If I'm getting low on fuel and get to the conclusion I won't win the fight very soon, I'm looking for a way to get out & home. Same as when my opponent's buddies arrive and are about to join in.
Some stay because it's fun for them to see how long they last, some because they are not capable of correctly assessing the situation, and some because they thinking going home is being a "chicken". I guess they think of themselves as being particular bold & brave for staying in a cartoon dogfight...

I, for one, am not going to play airquake.

[grizz441]

Is running into a pilot more skilled a reason to disengage?

[Lusche]

Is running into a pilot more skilled a reason to disengage?

The moment I 'm really convinced he's more skilled than me I'm usually dead

[pervert]

Because, there are tactically correct decisions, then there are tactically wrong decisions. Staying in a fight only to get killed might be brave but it's also stupid. To extend to try to regain the advantage in a 1v1 turned into a 2v1 is a tactically sound decision which also improve you chance of survival, which is kindof the POINT.

We have no use for dead pilots, not irl nor ingame. You know why Kamikaze attacks was just a very brief chapter in history? Because they're all frikkin DEAD.

I mean, by all means go ahead and stick to your chivalrious and brave ways, it only means more kills for us who fly tactically correct, and more losses for you.



That is all.

!!!!reality alert your in a game!!!!