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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #315 on: March 27, 2012, 03:55:32 PM »
Thats  an old way of thinking  You speak the Queen's English while hait in the states we speak the President's American.

I honestly don't know what language most Americans on this BBS think they're speaking, but it's no form of English I've encountered in my 10 years working in publishing  :neener:
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #316 on: March 27, 2012, 04:34:10 PM »
He speaks in red-neckerson
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #317 on: March 27, 2012, 05:07:51 PM »
where has pilot who when it 2v1 3v1 will stay outa fight or wont ho ya or when ur out of ammo and runnin on fumes will let ya go land. i dont claim to be a very good pilot but when ur facing 3 against 1 and they all ho watever happend to wanting the thrill of a greta dogfight rather then just killen someoen who really mean no harm

This is a war game. A simulation of the air war. The idea is to kill the other side. Five against one will accomplish that quite nicely. You're looking for a jousting simulation. but maybe train simulator from Microsoft would work. Not sure.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #318 on: March 27, 2012, 06:46:21 PM »
Honor is not something you can put away....

 "because your playing a game"  Chess is a game...... you play Honorable when you play chess don't you?

if you can put away Honor just because this is a game on the internet,Honor is not something you posses.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #319 on: March 27, 2012, 07:15:18 PM »
The hypocrisy in this thread is very thick.  I'm willing to bet that 100% of those that claim to play with honor very rarely do so in deed and only play lip service.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #320 on: March 27, 2012, 07:17:28 PM »
This is a war game. A simulation of the air war. The idea is to kill the other side. Five against one will accomplish that quite nicely. You're looking for a jousting simulation. but maybe train simulator from Microsoft would work. Not sure.

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Maybe honor is the wrong word.  Possibly 'sportsmanship'  would suffice.  There is no 'war'.  It is a 'game'.  

That being said, you can only control how you play.  Expecting it of someone else, is probably asking too much in the AH world.  It does make me appreciate it when I see it though.
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #321 on: March 27, 2012, 07:25:33 PM »
I might add that, honour; despite all its good intents and hopes does actually quite the opposite of its purposes.

Heres a little story:

"In the beginning, there was fun! Then arose some honourable few who took themselves seriously: These persons were of an exceptional sort. They looked at everything in a very prim and timely manner.

These few were much looked up to by those around them, with multitudes wanting to be them. Many who aspired, never could achieve it and became bitter and full of hatred and jealousy.

This formed the complete opposite of the honour they had so originally sought. This new form infested their minds and they made secret oaths in dark corners that they would destroy these usurpers wherever they appeared, however the means.

Thus began the dweeb wars. It was a long and hard battle, both sides exchanged countless blows from isolated valleys, to far-flung hills to creeping lines of bomber formations. Slowly and surely; time passed, their voices dimmed, their ideas diminished they were banished to wander the world, endlessly reminiscing of grander times.

If you are lucky and the wind is blowing Westward over the white-tipped coasts, they say that you can see the remnants of these great battles blowing inland, white lines, high above..."

Whats the moral of this story?

You draw a line, you create two sides.

Once the world has been split, it can never be re-united again, unless those who put titles upon themselves abandon such things and learn to "be" instead of "trying to be". Then the game and the community can start growing again like it was when it first started. Until then, all this talk is pointless, moot and most players will be a product of something in between "honourable" and "dweebish"; some unrecognisable and confusing shade of grey.



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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #322 on: March 27, 2012, 07:31:18 PM »
Maybe honor is the wrong word.  Possibly 'sportsmanship'  would suffice.  There is no 'war'.  It is a 'game'.  

That being said, you can only control how you play.  Expecting it of someone else, is probably asking too much in the AH world.  It does make me appreciate it when I see it though.

It's a game but it ain't a 'sport.' Yes, I am in charge of me and everyone else is in charge of, well, meh. If I was inclined to 'doff my hat' (which I don't, usually - I'm too busy playing the game during the precious few hours I get to), I'd do so to both 'gentlemen sportsmen' and 'unbridled killers' (face-shooters and vultchers, et al). Why? Because I actually do know how to avoid what most complain the loudest about - and - I may be inclined to play the game less gentlemanly when I feel like being less gentle (especially if it brings sack-cloth, ashes and wailing to those who apparently need to go that far). I just wish I could avoid the loud complaining as easily. Thank Cod I can at least voice squelch the squeakers on my own 'team.' ;)

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #323 on: March 27, 2012, 07:34:00 PM »
I might add that, honour; despite all its good intents and hopes does actually quite the opposite of its purposes.

Heres a little story:

"In the beginning, there was fun! Then arose some honourable few who took themselves seriously: These persons were of an exceptional sort. They looked at everything in a very prim and timely manner.

These few were much looked up to by those around them, with multitudes wanting to be them. Many who aspired, never could achieve it and became bitter and full of hatred and jealousy.

This formed the complete opposite of the honour they had so originally sought. This new form infested their minds and they made secret oaths in dark corners that they would destroy these usurpers wherever they appeared, however the means.

Thus began the dweeb wars. It was a long and hard battle, both sides exchanged countless blows from isolated valleys, to far-flung hills to creeping lines of bomber formations. Slowly and surely; time passed, their voices dimmed, their ideas diminished they were banished to wander the world, endlessly reminiscing of grander times.

If you are lucky and the wind is blowing Westward over the white-tipped coasts, they say that you can see the remnants of these great battles blowing inland, white lines, high above..."

Whats the moral of this story?

You draw a line, you create two sides.

Once the world has been split, it can never be re-united again, unless those who put titles upon themselves abandon such things and learn to "be" instead of "trying to be". Then the game and the community can start growing again like it was when it first started. Until then, all this talk is pointless, moot and most players will be a product of something in between "honourable" and "dweebish"; some unrecognisable and confusing shade of grey.


Really great story....you have too much time on your hands.
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #324 on: March 27, 2012, 07:35:48 PM »
lolwut?

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #325 on: March 27, 2012, 07:39:23 PM »
Maybe honor is the wrong word.  Possibly 'sportsmanship'  would suffice.  There is no 'war'.  It is a 'game'.  

That being said, you can only control how you play.  Expecting it of someone else, is probably asking too much in the AH world.  It does make me appreciate it when I see it though.
yeppers that about covers it.  :aok
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #326 on: March 27, 2012, 08:41:17 PM »
The hypocrisy in this thread is very thick.  I'm willing to bet that 100% of those that claim to play with honor very rarely do so in deed and only play lip service.

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #327 on: March 27, 2012, 10:16:30 PM »
Ill take you up on that bet :aok

Have you ever ganged another player when they were fighting another? 

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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #328 on: March 27, 2012, 10:20:59 PM »
I've ganged AkAk while he was fighting others  :D


Hey, I got to get him dead somehow  :lol  :bolt:
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Re: wat ever happended to pilots with honor
« Reply #329 on: March 27, 2012, 10:27:44 PM »
Have you ever ganged another player when they were fighting another? 

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 :old: Honour is not black and white with yes or no answers to general questions.  

Have you ever been in a 1 on 1 fight, had lots of victories, just wanted to get to base, almost out of ammo and wished someone would take out (or gang as you call it) that pesky Spitfire about to pwn you?

There are scenarios where it makes sense and others not.  

In some cases it is honourable to lie.  Can you think of one?   Think of the little old lady running from a thug, quickly hiding in a building and said thug asks you "where did she go?".  You going to tell him the right building or you going to lie?



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