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Offline CAV

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #180 on: January 04, 2011, 06:09:26 PM »


Why the Hordes?.......... I know the reason!


They are FUN.


They were fun airwarrior.

They was fun in Warbirds.

Odds are they was fun in Fighter Ace 3.

Many of the players here AH are playing war and war is about numbers!

Remember....

 "God is on the side of the biggest battalions." Napoleon

And I when I see posts in the forums about 1 vs 1's, fair fights, sportsmanship, it is a game etc. etc. etc...... I always think of this....

"To the meaningless French idealisms, of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, we present the German realities of Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery." -Bernhard von Bulow

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #181 on: January 04, 2011, 06:43:30 PM »

The rest of you nancies are waaaaay too high strung.



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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #182 on: January 04, 2011, 07:38:18 PM »
In the absence of rules - and in AH there really aren't many rules governing behavior beyond killshooter - this kind of cutthroat behavior flourishes.  Imagine a basketball game without refs, where players figure out that they can run or shove with impunity.  If the players don't really know each other, and there aren't any long term consequences to behaving that way, they'll probably adopt whatever tactics give them an advantage.  AH, being a fairly anonymous endeavor, reflects that.

TLDR:  Without enforceable rules, mayhem becomes the norm.  Revel in it or hate it, but that's just the way it goes.


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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #183 on: January 04, 2011, 07:40:31 PM »
Looks like Oldman was the only one that may have seen some humor in my old timey duel challenge.

The rest of you nancies are waaaaay too high strung.

THAT'S what's wrong with this game.
if you cleared this up at the beginning maybe my replies and others replies wouldnt have been so harsh. what you type may be mistaken on a forum for a harsher tone. If you are truthfully saying you meant to anger or mockery in your posts then why did you not correct me when i believed that was what it was? :aok
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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #184 on: January 04, 2011, 07:51:33 PM »
if you cleared this up at the beginning maybe my replies and others replies wouldnt have been so harsh. what you type may be mistaken on a forum for a harsher tone. If you are truthfully saying you meant to anger or mockery in your posts then why did you not correct me when i believed that was what it was? :aok

I was wondering how long it would take you to figure it out.

I started out using the  :rofl and  :neener: emoticons. Unfortunately, you didn't pick up on the sarcasm and started getting lippy with me.

So I figured I'd just go ahead and drag you behind the truck for awhile.

Edit: I guess what I was trying to do was make a point about how many of you take this game and yourselves far too seriously.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2011, 07:53:36 PM by Melvin »
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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #185 on: January 04, 2011, 07:59:27 PM »
I was wondering how long it would take you to figure it out.

I started out using the  :rofl and  :neener: emoticons. Unfortunately, you didn't pick up on the sarcasm and started getting lippy with me.

So I figured I'd just go ahead and drag you behind the truck for awhile.

Edit: I guess what I was trying to do was make a point about how many of you take this game and yourselves far too seriously.

 :lol oops.

sorry man, i guess i'm one of them litteral thinkers :rolleyes:
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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #186 on: January 04, 2011, 08:52:26 PM »
WOW !!!! Wiley, I asked a question, but didn't think it would take a book to answer it !!!  :devil

Thank-you for a well thought out are articulated answer. The reason I thought you were in the demographic was back HERE you seem to be defending the horde. I agree with a lot of what you said, on the other hand one thing I do want to say is that most of the hordes I see start out as a mission and like a few others said stragglers join up to "help".

I agree with what you said about the type of players today as compared to us old timers. I think you have your hand on the pulse of the game pretty well. I think that there is a hope that players can change and game play can get better. I have seen a number of players who where very big on running with the horde and now you see them running mission without hordes.

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #187 on: January 04, 2011, 09:20:01 PM »
I was wondering how long it would take you to figure it out.

I started out using the  :rofl and  :neener: emoticons. Unfortunately, you didn't pick up on the sarcasm and started getting lippy with me.

So I figured I'd just go ahead and drag you behind the truck for awhile.

Edit: I guess what I was trying to do was make a point about how many of you take this game and yourselves far too seriously.



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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #188 on: January 04, 2011, 09:23:27 PM »
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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #189 on: January 04, 2011, 09:57:06 PM »

Why the Hordes?.......... I know the reason!


They are FUN.


They were fun airwarrior.

They was fun in Warbirds.

Odds are they was fun in Fighter Ace 3.

Many of the players here AH are playing war and war is about numbers!

Remember....

 "God is on the side of the biggest battalions." Napoleon

And I when I see posts in the forums about 1 vs 1's, fair fights, sportsmanship, it is a game etc. etc. etc...... I always think of this....

"To the meaningless French idealisms, of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, we present the German realities of Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery." -Bernhard von Bulow

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I sure hope you are kidding.  Last I checked war is about really dying too.  Don't see much of that in AH.
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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #190 on: January 05, 2011, 12:13:15 AM »
yes it is a game, like chess and anyone who does not want to get better....well whatever no skin off my back, this is not a two person game its a multi player game and with that comes many differant idea's on what is the 'proper' way of playing, to me in life I am Honor bound in all that I am and do so it is second nature to be that way in game, I personaly feel the world does not think the way I do and this topic touches on that subject, its the 'me'  crowd that has infested the world, some say the 'xbox' generation, again though whatever people are gonna do and act how they want and there is nothing anyone can do or say about it, unless they out right hack the game then and only then will the powers that be have a say in it, many say the game is going down hill, thats just out right not true, theres always been hords and ganging and vulching and Hoing, and there will always be those that apose that way and are more Honor bound, but to try and force others to play your way is wrong.

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #191 on: January 05, 2011, 04:14:51 AM »
I love reading these "Horde" threads.  

I keep hearing about how it used to be and how it has changed.  In the 3+ years I have been playing, I have really not seen any change in game play.  I hear the old timers complain about everything, but when you do a simple search you find something like this;

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,7332.0.html

Even back in 2001 they were complaining about ganging and hordes and such.  

The only thing I have seen changed is the names and dates.

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #192 on: January 05, 2011, 07:09:30 AM »
because its fun to fly with other people?

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #193 on: January 05, 2011, 08:43:22 AM »
because its fun to fly with other people?

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Re: Why the Hordes?
« Reply #194 on: January 05, 2011, 11:28:57 AM »
Even back in 2001 they were complaining about ganging and hordes and such.  

The only thing I have seen changed is the names and dates.


You forgot the threads are also much longer these days. :D

If something bugs you ingame, you have a big tendency to notice it every time it happens, which just has a snowball effect.  So many of the things that tick people off result from counting the hits and ignoring the misses, IMO.  Hordes bug people, so they notice every time a horde forms, so hordes bug them more, so they notice every time a horde forms, etc etc.  Same with HO's, same with gangbangs, ENY, caps, or anything else that ticks people off.

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