FC servers on HL

[SoaringEagle74]

 

@soaringeagle74,

Some vpilots out there have over 1000 online ace kills.

 

So what? Should I feel less of a man because I only have about 150 offline kills? Give me a break and don't be so rude and arrogant unless you like others to treat you the same way!;)

 

 

Do you understand what you are asking here?

Even lockon first-week-noobs will NOT accept labels! ;)

 

Now your lying...to the point where its not even funny. Go ahead guys and taunt all you want. I really don't give a rat's cahout anymore!

[TucksonSonny]

So what? Should I feel less of a man because I only have about 150 offline kills? Give me a break and don't be so rude and arrogant unless you like others to treat you the same way!;)

 

 

 

 

Now your lying...to the point where its not even funny. Go ahead guys and taunt all you want. I really don't give a rat's cahout anymore!

 

 

Sorry if I would sound rude or arrogant but you come here and ask people who are active in military flight-sims since Falcon 1.0 and ask them to adapt your settings.

 

First let me explain that flying with labels on is good for exercises. You can figure out what are the best missile launches parameters for a given speed at a given altitude against a target and make a table with

all these collected data. It is also a good help for evading missiles. You can then compare RWR/radar behaviors with exact data from labels.

Having labels on is like having a super radar that even NOT exists in RL (it is like playing cards with a mirror).

 

My point is: once you are used to fly without labels you will react the same way as we do!

[S77th-konkussion]

I'm going to follow Sonny's very patient example here despite the originator's continued tone. Soaring- read an excerpt of what I posted on my Noob Help Desk. In fact- do yourself a favor and read the entire help desk and refer to my site via my signature. I have spent a lot of my personal time trying to create a plain spoken Lomac help site that makes solving all the most common problems very easy- with a little reading from you.

 

From 1/13/2006 Kon's help desk FAQ thread

 

I'm reluctant to fly online with the sharks..

 

I can appreciate that, but the very BEST place to fly online is the Hyperlobby. As a new pilot- you might feeling pretty green going in there. The BIG primary rooms are usually set up with none of the low difficulty features enabled.

 

Let go of your fear.

 

Just try it. You're not going to get picked on, impugned or any of that. Flying on "ACE" settings is the goal- we want to teach you.

 

Don't misunderstand. There's nothing wrong with putting up a room with the nugget features turned on once in a while to help welcome new guys or train, or whatever. There are a lot of people there that will host a room with externals, etc if you ask.

 

Don't take encouragement to GIVE UP THE NOOB FEATURES as "harassment." That's ridiculous. We're trying to teach you and these things- while they have a limited role- will eventually stunt your growth. The "map" view is not how you learn to navigate and find your targets. You don't learn to avoid missiles or take out vehicles hiding in the hills using labels.

 

Most of us will help any way we can. You can help yourself a LOT by getting on a communications channel that the server or your erm.. instructor.. has. That usually means TeamSpeak or Ventrilo- which can be downloaded on mymain site in the downloads section. You've got to understand that trying to train someone new via the chat function is plain tiring. Help us to help you- get on comms before you press FLY.

 

You also need to make an effort to learn some things on your own too. Print off the key commands & lay them out in front of you. Read the various forums, visit the official & fan sites and yes- read the manual. No, not the whole thing at once. Show some initiative. Practice, study, and ask questions. If you like a particular group of guys/ gals in a squadron, and you can dedicate some time to being on a team, consider joining that squad permanently.

 

Be ready to be interviewed & evaluated. Not so much for your skills, but rather for the level of your dedication.

 

[/excerpt]

 

As several have already said here- those of us on this board referred to as the "sharks" are almost always willing to help you as long as YOU are willing to help yourself. The attitude you are projecting will gain you only a self fulfilling prediction- that we are "out to get you"

 

Act like this online and after a while- it will come true.

 

As for the noob server thing- I'll refer you to these threads. As you can see- Helping out new guys to get online and fly right is not new to me and many others.

 

from October 2006...

 

From June 2006...

 

So check that ego at the hangar door- strap in and learn to do it right just like we all did. I never flew in Falcon or Flanker. I flew in frickin' NOVA L-3 for God's sake.(and I was a living, breathing nightmare there, too :D )

 

That's not exactly pre LOMAC training material there, bro. I'm living proof that ANYONE can do this.

[Highwayman-Ed]

I never flew online with Lockon before January 2006, after already owning it since 2003 and I came into it with many of the same hang ups.

 

I tried to fly on HL, and never used comms, I guess I was a little worried about beeing a noob, and didn't want to embarrass myself, but it was never very engaging, and I still felt very alone.

 

I then moved to completely the other side of the planet, and decided that enough was enough, and started looking for a squadron with members in it from my area. I installed Teamspeak and just hopped on many of the squadrons comms servers and talked with people. I eventually joined up with the S77th guys, as they we're welcoming, friendly and taught me many many things without being patronising or judgemental in the slightest.

 

I now consider myself a full member of the squadron, and have recently taken to teaching others the skills that I have learnt. So, if you wan't to fly the A-10, hop on the S77th comms, and if I'm there, I'll be more than happy to show anyone the ropes :D