Where has the AH Luftwaffe gone?

[SOB]

Originally posted by Creamo:
Mmmmmm, Paaaaasty.

That's one thing I miss from the Midwest. Try it, you'll like it.

PASTY

What the hell is a pasty?  I grew up in Wisconsin and visit there at least once a year, but I've never heard of one.  I thought Pasties were what you found covering strippers' nipples!  


SOB

[Dawvgrid]

he's nothing but an uncouth Dane with yearnings to rekindle ancient Viking desires. These involve crossing the North Sea and molesting innocent English sheep.

 

And we love it,,,they are so fluuffy.

[Maniac]

Why even get worked up?? its still an fantasy main arena where 109īs and spits fly for the same country,

I could understand this if it was an axis vs allies type of arena, then you guys would have reason to be worried if there where no "LW squads"

Regards.

[Kweassa]

Kind of interesting to find nobody else snickers and sneers about other 'role playing' people such as maybe "the 56th", or maybe the "334th" or maybe some other many many squadrons with names and titles that have existed in historical references.    Using the historical squadron names itself is in my opinion another sort of 'role playing'.
 
 Heck, the very essence of our joy within AH playing is itself a subtle yet undeniable "role playing" - we are (whether VIRTUAL or not) akin to thinking ourselves as pilots, try and mimic the maneuvers. We look up texts and historical references, articles.. we look at the pics, the films.. this game is a "simulation" and "simulated combat" itself is 'roleplaying'. If you think you are not associated with the 'role playing' part and are here just to enjoy some fights why not go and play 'Quake'? Or go and try martial arts games? Why is it you people are here to play this specific game that simulates aeroplanes?

 Quite simple. We enjoy "playing the role of a fighter pilot" - we're not here to enjoy a role as a martial arts expeert or Rambo type warrior. The only difference between people is whether they enjoy it individually, or they enjoy it with other people of same taste and hobby - hence, some people exclusively fly some planes and form squadrons.

 If we were to snicker and sneer at "simulation fetish" "role playing" "make believe", fine, go sneer at yourself in the mirror, or go snicker at those many many many squadrons with historical names and enjoy flying a specific machine.

 And please don't go poking into everything you people observe to dig out things to attack people who might not agree with you - and this I mean to both sides of this "Crusade" between the so-so, same ol' same ol' LW people and their usual flamy adversaries.  

 You bear a grudge against someone and you just have to say some insensitive sick things to each other? Fine. I can live with that. Heck, I might even enjoy it. But if you must, go find some relevant issue and stop picking on so-so "ya make belive dweebs" stuff. Many people quietly enjoy these sorts of tastes and hobbies and it don't look that good to dig it up and use it for one's own personal vendetta.

 ps) Don't go mention about "squeakin" and "whinin", since I've seen a lot of those from both sides.

[Kweassa]

As a person who enjoys the main arena, I'd like to see more of the LW back. Sure, I've heard some of their complaints too, and some of them very annoying <- I agree.

 But the diversity of many people's differing taste is itself a good thing to enjoy I find. I really dunno if the LW squadrons are really gone or not, but if they are, I find it sad. Even more sad to find some people just can't tell the difference between 'not having good feeling towards the other' and 'wanting them extinct'.    

 If for any reason the LW people are really gone, as another person who enjoys Aces High I wish I'll be able to play with them again soon.

[AKSWulfe]

Originally posted by Kweassa:
Kind of interesting to find nobody else snickers and sneers about other 'role playing' people such as maybe "the 56th", or maybe the "334th" or maybe some other many many squadrons with names and titles that have existed in historical references.  

Well, none of the aforementioned squads make a big stink over a percieved exodus of supposed die hard fans a certain air force.

Everytime a LuftWaffle leaves, there's a thread stating that Hauptmann vonDusseldorf is leaving because his wienerschnitzel plane isn't what he thought it would be from reading some books.

The LW are no more or less special than anyone else.

Across all squadrons playing AH there are less "vets" and more "newbies", know what that says to me?

New players are joining up, and this can only be a good thing.
-SW

[StSanta]

The old LW is much superior to the new LW - they've not been bred properly. they've not experienced the exhilirating taste of pure unadulterated continuous victory.

They have't our Preussian heritage - and by GOD, some of the "Jagdgeschwaders" have the NERVE to fly something OTHER than LW birds!

You cannot take a peasant farmer, put him/it in a LW fighter and call it a LW pilot! Becoming one takes many years of intense training, a leather fetish and at least 7-8 pretty dresses. I've seen many socalled "LW pilots" flying wearing allied like clothing - and without their leather g-string/crotch protector.

No. The good old days have passed, and the LW is no more. We now have the...LightWaffle.

Aaah, I remember back in the days when two rottes of grunherzjaegers would descend upon the enemy, and leave the area having shot down everything there, and its reinforcements.

Luckily there are a few of us old dogs out there, keeping up the tradition (and who'd want to miss out on he lederhosen/beer drinking/studded leather g-string initiation process?!?). We all know who we are, so no need to put names on the faces of these heroes of the sky.

Hblair has goty it right; we need new uniforms and more screaming to correct this situation! I shall begin on my new leather dress now! (I also cook, btw).

Now I shall go and let the allies feel my wrath most keenly upon their bodies.

Tremble, feeble opponents; that'lll give you something to do while you die.

[AKSWulfe]

Now the question remains:

Since the LW is kaput, is Santa a mail order bride now?
-SW

[Westy MOL]

Yes Kweassa, we all role play here by pretending to fly WWII aircraft in air combat.

 IMO, some take it way over the edge and beyond just playing a game and pretending to be a real fighter pilot.

 Westy

 

[Zippatuh]

<reads Kweassa’s post>

<takes off leather cap and goggles>  

Now repeat after me:  “I always wanted to fly since I was kid”

He has a point.  I’m a member of VMF-323 and like flying the allied plane set.  I’ve been around for about 7 tours now and have gotten to know a lot of names but not all.  It doesn’t bother me if someone leaves AH for whatever reason because, just as I did, new players from other SIM’s will take their place.  There were a few 109 drivers in FAII’s advanced arena that wouldn’t have any problems shooting me down just as easy here as they did in FA.

Without knowing who the “good” axis pilots were who left and the unknown ones now that fly I can say this.  When I show up to a fight there are two icons I dread to see and sets my pucker factor automatically to 7.  Yak and 109, those guys scare the crap out of me before a shots even been fired.

Zippatuh

**(and Spit V, but only after I have identified the driver as SirLoin   )**

[Minotaur]

LOL Hangtime, well said!  <S>

For me, the LuftWaffe or LuftWobble or LuftWhine really came to being from relatively a few people.  Not to be pointed, but Hristo, Fishu, Ram and StSanta come to mind.  

I always pretty much respected what ever they had to say and generally they were right, in a fashion, with the statement they were trying to make.  The statement was, if not from a narrow and restricted POV, informative.  

However; the constant re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-recorded commenting got tiresomely old.  

Good luck guys, try to find some fun!

[batdog]

Errr I dont know why but StSanta kind of scares me. I think he really DOES wear the stuff he talks about behind that PC...  

 I think its to easy to get wrapped up in what is a game ie myself and my 38. Its better to take a step back, fly what you will as best as you can and have fun. The entire online experience should be something enjoyable, not full of stress and RL issues.

xBAT

"Just a flying and uselly dieing but now having more fun."

[Pongo]

Pretty easy target for the more rabid anti anythings in this game.
To people like creamo swulfe and even Hang this is "our" game. "They" can take a flying leap. We will insult them. Imply they are nazis(although some of them had some pretty suspisios opinions of "history") All the remotly pro LW types are routinely and unfairly painted with the brush that only applies to the worst of them.
 But the guys that loved the Bf109 and the Fw190 and could make it deadly against any other plane in the arena will be missed. And lots have left dont let these guys fool you. And they left because "THIS IS NOT A GAME FOR YOU" was kicked into thier heads by some real heroes over and over and over till it was clear that the sentiment was official.
When they wanted to atack RAM they did it and do it in language that attacks everyone that shares only one of his traits. They prefer LW aircraft.
So the message is out. And it has had its effect. All that is left is the gloating that is even more distatefull then the act itself was.

But their can be no doubt. That the sentiment expressed by the heros of this tale, is also felt by the people that run the company. And the feeling has rubed off on pilots that dont deserve most of it.
Legitimate concerns about the German AC are flamed in that special way that is reserved for people we hate.

[Creamo]

Fish, is Pongo using Boozonics? or is that just a hard to understand bunch of spewage?

[Wlfgng]

Damn Pongo that's deep  

but well thought out and unfortunately true.