they're right skyer. your 200 rants on da and noob talk is exactly an example of what is driving new players away. that and midway.
You mean where I mock people who cry about HO shots? Where I shut down unsavory bad finks who cry when they lose duels? Because I initiate those, right?
Example: a certain prominent player dove on me with significant altitude, in a Mossie 6, yesterday when I was already heavily engaged with a Yak-3. There were no friendlies around. I killed both of them, but not after an extended stall fight that lasted for 3-4 minutes with the Mossie pilot. He saluted me. I did not return a salute or say anything whatsoever in chat. 4-5 minutes later, said player starts demanding a response as to why I didn't return his salute. When I informed him that there was nothing worth saluting in that fight, that he had taken an extreme advantage against an already engaged opponent and lost, he ranted on 200 for the next several minutes about what a jerk I was, even though he was the one demanding I conform to
HIS demands. Strangely enough (or perhaps simply business as usual in this game), it was then considered
my fault for being a jerk to him by his friends and squad members, as they chimed in on 200.
This is nothing unique or special, and has been my experience from day 1 in this game.
Common comments and attitudes found here:
- "Don't shoot me anywhere from in front of the 3/9 line!!!!"
- "He actually shot me forward of the 3/9 line! What a noob!"
- "So what if I shot you in front of the 3/9 line? You didn't have a shot so it wasn't a HO!"
- "Roping is easy! You would fly a turnfighter if you had skill!"
- "Turning in that plane is easy! You only jumped in that because you don't know how to turn a FW-190A-8!"
- "Those planes are for dweebs!"
- "Well I only lost because I didn't fly a plane for dweebs!"
- "I saluted you first, so you must salute me back!"
THIS is an example of the community that is killing itself. Conform to
our idea of fun and honor or we'll attempt to ostracize you.
