Player Names

[BnZs]

I'm going to have to say I respectfully disagree with this wish. In fact, I reluctantly think it might be better if even the kill messages were changed to things like "You shot down P-51D #2" and "P-51D shot you down". Why? Because the worst thing about this game is probably the people playing it. No one in the history of the game has ever been shot down except that the other person did something "unfair", and a startling high percentage of the player base will talk about it, AT LENGTH, on 200 and in pms. Blah, give them less scope for that I say.

[FLS]

Now there's an idea. You could also improve the messages.  "You were unfairly victimized by a P-51D" and "You prevailed against a flawed game, poor sports, the internet, various conspiracies, a gypsy curse, and shot down  P-51D #1". That would save a lot of typing.  

If enemy player names were visible my handle would be C-47.   

[bustr]

I'm curious why the initial FA immigrants assimilated to Aces High. While we have a small number who are actively trying to lobby Hitech to change Aces High into FA or even WT. Other than skyyr and his cohorts seem to feel Aces High and it's community are relics and ill informed idiots. What is the point of constantly attacking the Aces High community while inferring Hitech is a failure with respect to an industry I doubt any of them work for?

So skyyr and his merry band are taking oblique shots at their host in his living room visa this whizzing match. While obliquely telling him if he wants to survive, he must change his product to their superior assessment of the current industry.

And you guys are falling for this insulting garbage........   

[mbailey]

The fun of the game (to me anyway) is not knowing who's flying that red icon bird

Is that Ki84 a noob or is it Ink?
Is that F6F greebo?
Ok there's a 109 on the deck surrounded by 4 friendlys and holding his own ....yep that's Latrobe for sure. (Insert
Tongs and his KI or 109f as well)


I would actually prob give up my Sub (a phrase I've never uttered) if a wish like this were to come to fruition.  The fun of the game for me is not knowing who I'm going against. Or after fighting them for A few minutes and seeing their their style figuring out exactly who it is even before I send them or they send me to the tower.

[Arlo]

Now there's an idea. You could also improve the messages.  "You were unfairly victimized by a P-51D" and "You prevailed against a flawed game, poor sports, the internet, various conspiracies, a gypsy curse, and shot down  P-51D #1". That would save a lot of typing.  

If enemy player names were visible my handle would be C-47.   

 

[Arlo]

And you guys are falling for this insulting garbage........   

Well, no.

[Arlo]

I speak from 15+ years of experience in sims with nametags on. <snip>

... because they soon learn that they become predictable without the anonymity to hide behind.

This is my 17 years of experience in games without opponent name-tags (CPIDs) being visible reacting to that statement:

[glzsqd]

There was a conversation about sex toys the other night on 200...

What! why wasn't I apart of this conversation!? 

MODS!!!!

[FLS]

Why did Eric Hartmann paint a tulip on his aircraft? He wanted EVERYONE to know it was him. He painted it specifically to make himself identifiable. If you read his book, then you know this.

I didn't read his book but I read something about preferring to hunt from advantage victims that didn't see him coming so I'm wondering when they saw the tulip? It seems at odds with his game plan of unexpected attacks.

[Arlo]

I didn't read his book but I read something about preferring to hunt from advantage victims that didn't see him coming so I'm wondering when they saw the tulip? It seems at odds with his game plan of unexpected attacks.

He would, however, sky write 'Where do you want my tulips?' before committing.

[RedBull1]

How about checking an option that says 'display name to enemy' or something? I personally kind of like the idea of whoever I'm flying against knowing who I am lol.

[Karnak]

I'm going to have to say I respectfully disagree with this wish. In fact, I reluctantly think it might be better if even the kill messages were changed to things like "You shot down P-51D #2" and "P-51D shot you down". Why? Because the worst thing about this game is probably the people playing it. No one in the history of the game has ever been shot down except that the other person did something "unfair", and a startling high percentage of the player base will talk about it, AT LENGTH, on 200 and in pms. Blah, give them less scope for that I say.

Not quite sure what you're saying, but it sounds like you're trying to say that nobody has every chatted somebody after having been shot down by them other than to complain.

While I cannot prove it to you (no film), I assure you that I have many times chatted with somebody who got me if I thought it was a good fight.  I have never even insinuated that any of these guys did anything below the belt, let alone state such a claim outright.

[guncrasher]

Why did Eric Hartmann paint a tulip on his aircraft? He wanted EVERYONE to know it was him. He painted it specifically to make himself identifiable. If you read his book, then you know this.

The same with the Red Baron.

All allied pilots (and most WWII pilots, for that matter) had their names were written on the sides of the fuselage.

Individuality and identification was easily identifiable (and still is) - the mechanics and limitations of the game do not allow us to reproduce this; thus, nametags solve this while using an existing game mechanic.

I fly the pony with the red tail and red wing tips.  everybody knows that, so I run from everybody, they're always trying to kill me.


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[NOT]

Where is FA again????????






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[LCADolby]

Where is FA again????????






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