On Dogfighting

kufyit · Post by **kufyit** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:09 pm

About equal?

Bring it on.

twolvesfan · Post by **twolvesfan** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:47 pm

dogfighting is fun i enjoy it... it takes a lot of practice to master dogfighting this is why i have stuck with descent for so long because of the dogfights any how entertaining they can be.

cannery is a great level i can say u can play the cannery as a full 360 degree level some other levels dont have a 360 feel the cannery does

i must be the third person to like nocturnal that level has always been one of my favorites but i dont think i have tried the descent 2 version.

twolvesfan

Zero! · Post by **Zero!** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:25 pm

tw no one cares wut u say ;p

dog fighting is fun but sometimes u gotta run n chuck ya know.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:29 pm

Dogfights tend to be anything but equal in the hands of skilled players.

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:57 am

yeah, and you're one of them Sirius.

I prefer "fire and forget" weapons. But sadly, the skilled dogfighters also know how to dodge'em

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:44 pm

What was your opponent's ping time?

Giving ping away in a dogfight is very boring indeed.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:06 pm

Not to mention unless it has changed in the last 6 months whollycow's connection quality is horrible, even when you win playing someone who is incredibly skippy is no fun.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:13 pm

^^best dogfighter ever....on d3k....that wasn't bah....

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:04 am

ive been saying it for years, mpnkee and krom are the 2 best players in d3. haxers

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:23 am

You never got to play much with Bah. Its wierd, 1on1 Krom could always take it to me more then bah could, (or chose to anyway), but you get in those huge TA games and bah was just devistating.

Outside of d3k I could name a handful that could hang with either one of them.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:35 pm

Some players just excel in bigger games... I remember in D1, I'd regularly get in a big open game filled with players who'd beat me pretty solidly 1v1. I'd usually be #3 or #4 out of 8, when you'd expect me to be #7 or #8.

Part of it has to do with the fact that extreme dogfighting sk1llz aren't as big an asset when there are more people shooting at you. If you're ratting, you typically only have 1-2 players fighting with you, but if you dog in a game with several players, it's very likely you'll find yourself being shot at by 3-4 others.

Other tactics and strategies -- like firing randomly down hallways vs. being stealthy, or sniping vs. close fighting -- are more or less useful depending on how many others are in the game. I bet you could find things about the way Bah and Krom play that would make it clear why they perform differently 1v1 or in big TA games.

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:44 pm

I wouldn't mind being able to beat either one of those guys 40% of the time

*note: krom likes little boys

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:02 pm

WarAdvocat wrote:I wouldn't mind being able to beat either one of those guys 40% of the time

I bet you would settle for 25% ne?

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:31 pm

90% of my kills in FFA games come from smashing people when they aren't looking. It seems to be the most effective way to nail people...

How to avoid it? Look harder!

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:51 am

i never was good at d3, but in d1 when the rare occasion would come up that i'd play someone who could dance with me in a dogfight i would have a chubby

kufyit · Post by **kufyit** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:14 am

I wish people still played d1.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:21 pm

I wish I could play D1. :/ Precision 2 doesn't work with D1x 1.43...

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:22 pm

next LAN, I'll try to be a more formidable D1 opponent for you...

KlubMarcus · Post by **KlubMarcus** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:40 am

kufyit wrote:I wish people still played d1.

I lost 2 Descent I CD's and Descent II doesn't like my PC's on-board video chip under XP. So it's only D3 at this point.

I can't even find the Mercenary expension pack at the local stores. I'm going to have to mail order a $3 CD.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:59 pm

Have you tried D2x? It tends to be a bit more compatible with Windows hardware. (Most of the time.)

kufyit · Post by **kufyit** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:12 am

KlubMarcus wrote:I lost 2 Descent I CD's...

At a whopping 60.2 MB, my D1 folder would not be hard to give to you...or anyone else.

twolvesfan · Post by **twolvesfan** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:17 am

60 MB... you must have a few missions in there....

Jesus Freak · Post by **Jesus Freak** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:14 pm

I like a lot of stuff. MD can be nice at times, and other times not so nice. 1v1's are cool for an occasional game, but too slowpaced. Dogfighting is always fun. Large BI3 games are often too easy cause all u gotta do is lob down the hallways for an almost guaranteed kill. Small BI3 games of 3-6 players are awesome. There are also a lot of other levels I enjoy, though they are not played as often.

What I enjoy most is COMPETITION, so why don't u lazy hasbeens re-install D3 and give a fight? It's not as fun beating people that I know I can beat over and over again.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:08 am

1 on 1s aren't played for their pace; people who play them usually do it simply to pit their skills and minds against each other. Despite all appearances, in Descent the games can get pretty intense.