ATAG Dedicated Server is up!

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by SEE

Alambash and Co. would like to see themselves regarded as BF109 'ground attack' specialists that take great pride in their 'abilities'. Unfortunately, many regard them as pure and simple stat whore 'vulchers' whilst others think they are a bunch of kids enjoying themselves.

One will crash land on a base and divert Flak whilst the others camp over it (this to them is the art of 'air combat tactics' and they have perfected it, along with the ability to 'warp me out of here - Scotty' a la Startrek.

Meanwhile, much to their delight, players continue to respawn at the same airbase despite having had their butts truly flamed on each previous attempt.

I don't know wether to laugh or cry but if players are offended by their stats - spawn elsewhere and get on TS...........problem solved!

SEE I said on Different airfield.

The prob is that the Radio tells you where the poor Brits (or German) will spawn and that some from scratch did not care to exploit that major flaw

[Hellbender]

If you wanna get rid of people like alambash, don´t list their stats anymore from now on. Exclude these people from the stats consequently, if you think they don´t contribute to sportmanship-like behavior.

[klem]

Originally Posted by Bokononist

Nice one Bliss, did you keep a record of how many unique users logged on to ATAG? While I was searching for my stats towrds the end of last month I had to go through a lot of users. Guestimate 500- 1000?
Also in the last two days someone called alambash has made 12 starts, 101 air kills and 16 ground kills. What in the heck is he flying!

Allegedly... the magic Warp key. Although I see from other posts he is also a spawn camper. What an immature waste of a good Air Combat sim. Calls for a server-side setting to detect the use of that facility and crash the user's Launcher.

Solution? Spawn elsewhere in numbers and go vulch the low flying little kiddie Campers until they get fed up with creating targets of themselves. Could be viewed as an objective with real value

On Warping, there are a small but increasing number of players doing this if the extremely conveniently timed warps are anything to go by. More children. And Yes, I noted who they were and their connections are good so its not that and its too conveniently repetitive.

Shame they can't be banned.

[klem]

Originally Posted by TomcatViP

SEE I said on Different airfield.

The prob is that the Radio tells you where the poor Brits (or German) will spawn and that some from scratch did not care to exploit that major flaw

Oi! That 'Major Flaw' is called RDF! My brilliant controller can see into France.

OTOH if the Blues are getting those reports too but about RAF aircraft, I think the old Freyas and Wurzburgs are a bit overmodelled.

[SEE]

There were maybe a dozen or so players on this morning, and checking the player list before I spawned I noted that Mk.MrX, Mk.Mol' and the =?= guys were on Blue (and they work together). None of the regulars on allied TS.

These guys are good and specialise in low level sorties over Hawkinge and 'Mansgate' (JTDawgs reference for Ramsgate and Manston .....). Its absolute madness to even consider going near those areas let alone spawn at them if you are solo with few reds in the air!

But some players seem addicted to them and try to succesively spawn at them - why?.

I spawned at Maidstone and watched the usual slaughter house kills taking place at the hands of the Russian Blues (mainly Spit2's to boot - funny, I thought these were Uber, indestructible ac that, even in the hands of the incompetent, would wreak havoc and destruction on the Blues? - sure I read that somewhere!).

I didn't go anywhere near those areas and stayed at 18K in my 1a (2's were all taken other wise I would sure as hell picked one with these Ruski's on server)- if they want to add me to their tally then they have to bloodywell come up and get me and leave their preferred killing zone!

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

I build tons of maps testing this, and I'm 100% positive there are no working radars for either side.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by klem

Allegedly... the magic Warp key. Although I see from other posts he is also a spawn camper.

Heh! That he surely is.

I spent most of yesterday online, spawning at Ramsgate in a 1a in order to protect Manston.

There are a few blokes, including the chap in question, also landing at 'Mansgate' in order to set the friendly AA fire raging.

So be it. I got 24 kills in total yesterday, most all in defence of the North Foreland from these dedicated few. Had a tremendous time.

[Ze-Jamz]

Lol..someone actually bothers to do that..land to attract AAA so someone else can vulch the airfield freely?

What a to$$er

[klem]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

Actually, its neither radar or Wotans that are giving the calls, but player's aircraft. You can test by building a mission, lining the coasts with radars, and flying the opposing AI through them. You will get 0 calls. However, as soon as a freindly aircraft (player or AI) gets within visual range, it will announce contacts. I doesn't matter where the contact is, England, Channel, or France, if an aircraft is positioned to "spot" them. You don't even have to be able to see the aircraft, it just has to be within some sort of range where it could be detected.

I build tons of maps testing this, and I'm 100% positive there are no working radars for either side.

Well that's even more interesting and, I'm afraid Tomcat, it simply means that friendlies are doing what they would do, reporting their sightings.

Of course it would be nice to think we had RDF/GCI capability too, we'd get to the Blues even quicker

[SEE]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

Lol..someone actually bothers to do that..land to attract AAA so someone else can vulch the airfield freely?

What a to$$er

They're cute, last night when they attack Manston, one will crash/land on Ramsgate runway - then all hell breaks loose as every damned Flak gun in the area fires at Ramsgate runway making it very risky trying to take off in the crossfire!