@MIA congrats on the unique win! GG! I was just in a room with vanessa!!! Got slaughtered... She is a killer in a ZeroIII, getting close to super veteran... like sola, origami et al. I will no way have the time to get back in the Top Ten... I am sitting up watching the election results and may be able to move up into No 13 position... Unlucky for some
I would really like to meet her in her Zero3. The last time we met she was still in Yak3. I've yet to try her Zero3. She sounds very interesting from u guys.
Yup! He keep going after me as if all other players are invisible to him, despite my name is just Shern without any SAB tag. He got to be someone we know since he knows I'm SAB. He was leading by 3 kills (16kills for him) above me and Mihre in the list before I need to quit the match. But he's the only Z3 player so u're right, he ain't much of a killer. I was in Yak3 and Mihre in FW. There's another Yak3 player in the game also.
I was just in a game with SAB Beast, Ace Lin?, 2ch HE and just as things are heating up I hit the frag limit! AAARRRGGGHHH! Thanks for the game!
This is off-topic but I'm planning to upgrade from my original Macbook Pro and was wondering if anyone owns or has tried out the new Macbook Pro i5 15-inch with the hi-res display. Is the hi-res worth it? It's only $150 more than the standard screen so I'll definitely get it if it looks at all decent.
I think I'll see a friend's 15" i7 MacBook Pro tomorrow, but I'm not sure if he has the hi-res screen or not. I'll have to see. 1680-by-1050 is nice resolution for a 15" display. I don't recall what it was before, but currently the standard res is 1440x900. My desktop 27" iMac has a nice 1440x2560 resolution... I love it
EmReb - Your suggestion to hunt z3s, while interesting, wouldn't work out in practice. First, Z3s, being the dominant plane, are usually targeted anyway, so nothing new there. Second, while a bunch of vets targeting a vet z3 will certainly clean his/her clock, it will also result in higher kills for the z3 pilot.*It's simple math really; imagine multiple pilots*divying up 1 z3 pilot kill,*as opposed to 1 z3 pilot divying up*multiple pilots*kills. Shern gave me that math lesson last night. * Also, you're absolutely right that the planes aren't historically realistic, and I've also thought they should either weaken the Z or strengthen the other planes. In WWII, American pilots were specifically told to avoid dogfights at all costs, and more so, trained to make surprise attacks. Similarly, US planes were designed to support that strategy: they were 1) faster, 2) had better armament, and 3) better armor. They were designed to kill on first strike, and if that doesn't work, get the hell out of dodge while taking fire from the rear, until they got out of range, and make a second pass. The problem is the way SoG rooms are designed really promotes dogfighting. *First, the rooms are limited in range. Has anyone ever tried seeing how big the rooms are? *I flew one direction in a game once, for what felt like 10 minutes. When I turned around, the other planes were literally just beyond radar range. I think the rooms only expand as far as the players' position on a map. Second - and this is *probably the biggest obstacle to being more realistic - it is really difficult to make surprise attacks. I can change my view and see every other player in the sky and tell which direction he/she's heading. More importantly, I can read who the player is. Unless, I'm actually in a furball, chances are, I know you're coming. If we want a more historically accurate game, SoG needs to not only re-spec the planes, but also redesign the rooms, and get rid of the boxes and player IDs attached to the planes. * * * **
I, the Zero hater, would not mind the planes being unrealistic. I just want blance in the the choice of planes. Say the mustang is your speed demon, the Zero is you acrobat, the yak is a alrounder with very good firepower, etc, etc, etc... The planes should fallow their historical spirts not stats. I want blance and diversity, not this super plane of the month crap. So if the third gen of the other planes comes with this in mind and a small nerf of Zero is done this game will near perfection.
More of an issue is G-Force, black-outs and plane damage and performance... In WWII planes you would have to be nuts to do a H2H... worse than playing chicken! No way without a pressured suit could you do the stuff that the ZIII does you would go POP or break you bones and end up black and blue!
EmpReb, Why do u hate the Zero so much? I understand that the Americans fought against the Zero in WW2. But the modern Americans (referring to SoG American players) we see now embrace and love the Zero so much as if it is their national plane! U seems to be the odd one out.
I didn't know if that was chocolate chips or poop on my windshield!! I'm with you on the Z3 issue...... Looks like it's gonna be the NinjaElf & Darth Hazardous against the world in our Z3s. If we end up in the same game & there are Zero hunters, we need to have a cease fire. Otherwise, business as usual (you waiting for me to wound everyone, then you get me and them....) lol
I love Zero-II. It's white fit to my Snowhawk name. The Zero to me is the best shape plane in SoG. But the way they paint the Z3, it's too imperialised, way too imperialised. I just don't like it. And now I'm using the default view which I can see the plane I'm using, I just want to down Z3 when I see one, and not using Z3 to down other planes.
I don't see what everyone else sees in this "Vanessa". She is a good player, but I have pretty much run her out of games everytime we meet. (that's not saying much, either). I guess it may just be different fighting styles as to how you match up with certain people.
American Association of Retired People It's a joke about being an elder statesman in this group. Maybe not the oldest but not the youngest either!
We have only been in one game together in the last month or so, it's impossible to find games these days with people you know. Maybe 1 or 2 games a day with other vets, and they don't last long because everyone else leaves within 2 mins.
Agreed, the Zero-II is hands down the most elegant plane in the game. I might have to buy it and try it out.
I think it's consistency. When Vanessa's hot, she's on fire. Other times she may run a little cold. When I run into Sola or GN, they're consistently on fire. I ran into her as "OhNoUDidnt" and she was vicious. Other times, she's been simply formidable. Don't tell her I said that though.
