Imagine being so autistically sociopathic that you cannot accept or even allow it to be said that some people would play a computer game for anything other than results, score or domination.
Ah yes, projection combined with a fallacy. I never stated others couldn't play for such reasons; I simply don't myself. You really have a hard time with objectivity when forming statements. And yes, I am autistic. Just because I've utilized it as a strength doesn't make your loss any less worse.
However, perhaps ironically, it is EXTREMELY rare for someone to be both autistic and sociopathic, largely because the thought processes typical of each are generally in direct conflict. In fact, most autistic persons come across as sociopaths because they lack regard for social interactions and indicators; they are not, however, sociopaths nor lack empathy. If you were even halfway as intelligent as you present yourself, you'd have known that when typing.
So now you've contradicted yourself while trying to roleplay some kind of clinical psychologist. Whatever, I wouldn't expect any less bigotry from someone like you.
IDGAF about my score
You were the first person to bring up score, claiming I was Ertus and that you won. Then, when it was revealed I wasn't and that you actually lost the Ertus' fights and also to me, suddenly you "don't care about score." You and you alone brought up score, so quit complaining. You wanted score, you got score.
And you absolutely care, because you claimed our duels were "friendly" despite the fact we had never spoke prior. I literally never interacted with you, except for on the forums some 9 years prior. Further, upon watching the Ertus duels, there was literally no communication in those either, just matchplay rounds. It's very apparent you're attempting to minimize your 23-3 loss by claiming "I meant to do that" after the fact.
A really loose merge, draining the opponent's energy state while he thinks he’s getting an even fight and then getting aggressive against a disadvantaged-opponent is not duelling. Nor is it playing smart. Nor is it advanced ACM (the opposite actually). It is a passive-aggressive statistical workaround executed by a nervous accountant. You may as well have entered each fight with 50-m.p.h. more airspeed which is decisive at that level of fighting (and accepted as cheating). IMHO your duelling record means nothing and is little more than a cultural exploit.
You see, this makes me smile, genuinely, because it shows just how little you actually know about ACM. In fact, it tells me that your only actual experience with ACM comes from Aces High. Flying with a focus on energy is literally how flying is done in not only other sims, but (closely) in real life. It looks slightly different in jets because of the > 1:1 thrust/weight ratio and missiles; but otherwise, the tactics and even the gunnery are philosophically identically.
You're so... inexperienced with ACM that you think managing energy on the merge is a workaround or cheap trick, when in reality that is the pinnacle of ACM. Your argument is akin to saying a simulator about making money shouldn't be played with regards to noting how much money you have as a player. Your energy level dictates everything. If you've ever watched the top sticks in IL2, DCS, or War Thunder Sim/FR battles, you'd see it looks almost IDENTICAL to my flying. But let's ignore this, because it's anecdotal. Let's dissect your half-witted understanding of ACM.
The entire goal of ACM is to achieve a position from where a kill or attack can be made on an enemy aircraft. In fact, that is also the definition of ACM. Even good ole' wikipedia defines it the same way: "Air combat manoeuvring (ACM) is the tactic of moving, turning, and situating one's fighter aircraft in order to attain a position from which an attack can be made on another aircraft." In short, ACM is the art of killing your opponent. Now, the irony here is that this is understood in virtual every simulator group... except Aces High.
In ACM, your goal is to achieve a position that reliably kills your opponent. It doesn't matter if it's from below, above, the side - wherever. It doesn't matter as long as it's reliable and repeatable. Now, all things being equal, energy is what dictates tactics choice. Ergo, energy conservation is the primary concern, because everything
should stem from that. Game Theory, which dictates logic (or rather, should dictate logic) in competitive engagements, states that if a certain move or decision will trump other moves or decisions, then that decision should always be made. Ergo, if an energy merge will trump any other type of merge, then that merge should be made whenever possible. Ironically, here you are calling it a feeble choice while coincidentally trying to pass off your entire fallacy-ridden post as logical. But we'll come back to this.
Because you never learned what ACM is (outside of rote memorization), you think an energy merge is both a lack of ACM and a choice to avoid combat. In reality, it's the most basic endeavor because all decision-making stems from the results of the merge. Ironically, your inability to understand this is precisely why you lost and would absolutely fail in any other sim. It's also the same reason you lost resoundingly after you lectured me on ACM before the first time we ever met. You are a novice parading as someone knowledgeable on the topic.
What you're really implying here is that being good at the merge is a crutch and that, if someone was actually good, they'd let the other player have the upper hand at the merge. So, let's dissect this logically.
If winning an energy merge is an advantage, then not winning it must imply the opposite: it's a disadvantage. You're saying that the other pilot should start at a disadvantage and prove their ability to reverse the situation. Once again, this assertion is actually a self-defeating argument. Why? Because you just argued I only beat you because of the merge. If the merge is simply one minor aspect, then you should be able to reverse the situation. And if it's not a minor aspect of combat, then by your own admission, you're focusing on the wrong tactics. In fact, your entire assertion is ironically what you failed to do: reverse an energy disadvantage. If your "ACM skills" were so superior, why can't you handle it? What you're implying is that getting an energy advantage on the merge sets the entire fight, while simultaneously implying that a good pilot could reverse that situation. Not only does this contradict itself, you're implying that you yourself lack skill and ability, because even you couldn't do this.
Now, let's not stop there. I actually let you have the upper hand in several fights. During a few sets of vertical "AH scissors" (because for some reason the flight model doesn't actually allow a real rolling scissors to naturally progress), you went vertical and I disengaged for better positioning. You had the altitude and energy advantage at this point. I then reset/remerged with you and killed you 2 or 3 times, using your choice to go vertical while slow against you. You claimed this was "not fair." Once again, you think there are "fair" and "unfair" maneuvers in regards to vertical turns.
ACM isn't a sport; there are no unfair maneuvers that "break" ACM. ACM is a systemized approach to selecting and executing maneuvers in response to an opponent. If a maneuver "beats" your ACM execution, then it means that maneuver was either superior or your own execution was subpar. Additionally, that maneuver itself is a legitimate part of ACM (or BFM). Further, that maneuver can be classified and categorized under existing BFM or ACM. The fact you claim a maneuver that you lost to "isn't ACM" ironically tells everyone you have no idea what ACM is at all. See, there's a pattern here: any time you lose with a tactic you can't correlate with ACM (which you've stated many times: my flying isn't ACM), you claim it's not ACM. And that is precisely why you lose, because you never understood what it is to begin with.
You want me (and others) to fly the way you've learned; you want to play the game of prolonged flat turns and flaps, etc. You want things to progress the way you want them and when they don't, you claim it's to cover up a deficiency. In reality, this is your attempt to cover up your own deficiencies.
See, in the most basic of terms, what you've really stated is that you want an opponent to make a mistake, and then recover. That's really what you're looking for, because you haven't reached a point where you understand how to control the fight. That's why you claim an excuse or claim my flying isn't ACM when describing your losses, because you don't know how to control a fight from a distinct energy disadvantage. And because you have your understanding backwards and upside down, you can't even process it correctly.
That's you in a nutshell: you're a novice, trying to explain away your loss. You've been lecturing people on ACM for years, only to lose to the guy you tried to correct on flying tactics. You were even ignorant enough to say "you don't fly energy, you fly GEOMETRY!!!" My God, what did you think ACM is? It's literally nothing more than geometry and vectors. The fact you had to type that out tells me you never knew what ACM really was, and you still don't.
I'd love to get more into more specifics, but my genuine concern is that you might realize I'm being 100% genuine and you'd actually learn something. I'd much rather watch you flounder, not understanding the topic you're trying to lecture others on.
But then you’re not from the Aces High culture are you. Just an exploiter of it.
Nope. I come from sims where both players fight to win and energy merges are the norm.
Everyone should watch that 99Capera duel. Not only will you see the safest, easy mode, gheyest selection of merges known to man
Sorry, I neither challenged 99capera nor did I talk trash. He challenged me. He demanded I duel him. He even picked the planes. So no, I'm not going to be polite or accommodating when someone who intended to humiliate me then tries to back out of the situation they requested.
Classic sociopathic self-soothing.
It's funny that the person who tried to lie about a set of fights and falsely claimed I was someone else, who falsely brought up score, then made a massive set of posts claiming they don't care about score, then lied and claimed we were "friendly" and such, called someone else a sociopath.
I think you (Skyyr) have either agreed to leave by youself to save face, or more likely under pressure before you get whacked with the ban-stick
Nope, I'm genuinely bored and I have other obligations out of country starting again next month, that's why I said I'm likely leaving. Games have never meant much, outside of their competitive challenge. They're more of a past time where you get to watch people post walls of text to explain away their suckage.
Further, the effort required to get back up to 100% of where I was just isn't worth it when you consider the number of active players here. 60-80 on average here vs 1200+ in others.
blah blah blah ad hominem because I have nothing else blah blah
Ah yes, ad hominem attacks from someone who fell flat on their face. How predictably... fallacious. Underneath your veneer of logic and reason there is, well, nothing. But hey, you do you. Maybe in 14 years you'll be able to understand what ACM is and make good on your claims of what works, instead of being beaten by someone who quite literally hadn't touched a joystick in 6 years. That is if you haven't quit (again) for the 20th time.
