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  • Never

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  • Almost never

    2 5.26%
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    7 18.42%
  • Often

    10 26.32%
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Thread: How often do you get shot down?

  1. #1

    Default How often do you get shot down?

    How often do you get shot down on average during a game or scenario?

  2. #2

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    Too often
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Far too often, especially one of my Two Seaters in Solo Campaign Games.

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    Whenever my concentration goes, which is more frequent the older I get.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Like bombers & dive bombers for WGS and underdog scouts for WGF, so the answer is: very often.
    Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    I just started BGS, and carnage is already happening to me. No 'Boom Cards', but '+' damage draws can be almost as deadly.
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    More often than not and more often than I'd like !
    I usually fly a (captured) N.17 & sometimes 12 damage doesn't get you very far...

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Future Pilot View Post
    Trying not to boast, I have flown almost 183 games, and have only got shot down twice...…. Awkward silence probably.


    congrats!!! now i know whom i balancing out for lol!!!

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    i was torn between "often" and "very often". i mean, its not that i dont frequently shoot others down, but i seem to have some pretty bad luck, especially when it comes to the boom card. at origins this last year i didnt just get shot down, but recieved the dreaded boom card somewhere between 16-18 times !!!!!

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    Not very often - but only because I run away far more than most. Pilot wounded, engine hit, or half damage and I will nearly always decamp to fight another day. If you count those as shootdowns, then about 50%.

  11. #11

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    Too bloody often.

    School kids....novices...or both usually.
    See you on the Dark Side......

  12. #12

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    If you are not getting shoot down often or more you are not playing the game enough.

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    Last edited by Future Pilot; 12-09-2019 at 07:12.

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    As often as I make a mistake and put myself right in front of the other guys guns.

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    I think one of the choices should be 'every chance I get' because that certainly seems to be my record! Unless we are playing a scenario where it behooves one to make a run for it and survive...

    All the best,
    Matt
    Last edited by matt56; 12-11-2018 at 02:34.

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    All the bloody time, lol especially by kids at shows

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

  17. #17

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike George View Post
    If you are not getting shoot down often or more you are not playing the game enough.



    hear, hear!!!

  18. #18

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    Seems like a daily occurrence, to be honest. Probably doesn't help that I'm a fire magnet.

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    Judging by my personalised pilot in the OTT campaigns way to often


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

  20. #20

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    Quote Originally Posted by tikkifriend View Post
    Judging by my personalised pilot in the OTT campaigns way to often
    What is an OTT campaign?

  21. #21

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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyBoy Nate View Post
    What is an OTT campaign?
    Its a WW1 campaign that has been going on the Forum for many years now . Check it out here https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/fo...r-the-Trenches

    A new campaign is about to start if you are interested in joining our ranks.
    Paul


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

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    Quote Originally Posted by tikkifriend View Post
    Its a WW1 campaign that has been going on the Forum for many years now . Check it out here https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/fo...r-the-Trenches

    A new campaign is about to start if you are interested in joining our ranks.
    Paul
    How do you join and play this campaign?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyBoy Nate View Post
    How do you join and play this campaign?
    Well Nathan if you PM Flash (Dave) https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...ighlight=Flash he can put your name on the roster.

    Any particular side you wish to fly for?


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

  24. #24

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    Not sure we should not have an option to this poll.
    How often do you burn down?
    Kyte.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

  25. #25

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    Not sure we should not have an option to this poll.
    How often do you burn down?
    Kyte.
    My thoughts exactly, WingCo.

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    Frequently I am shot down because I end up going 'head to head' with another plane but I also seem to have a lot of collisions.

  27. #27

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    Pretty much every game, mostly because of taking too much damage, sometimes the explosions get me though.

  28. #28

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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyBoy Nate View Post
    How often do you get shot down on average during a game or scenario?
    Too bloody often!

  29. #29

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    Only when I take off...learned if I stay in the officers club I get shot down less often...except for the nurses...sigh

  30. #30

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    Very amusing Ken.

    Now about your nurses.......

    Kyte.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

  31. #31

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    How often do I get shot down, hmm I can only say... stewpid game

  32. #32

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boney10 View Post
    How often do I get shot down, hmm I can only say... stewpid game
    Only when you fly Ares Tripes


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

  33. #33

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowcat View Post
    Only when I take off...learned if I stay in the officers club I get shot down less often...except for the nurses...sigh

    capitol thinking old boy. sadly rep guns jammed!

  34. #34

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    I seam to be a bomm card magnet! Also depends what I am flying Camels are ok rarely get shot down, but some two seaters like the RE8 every time!

  35. #35

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    Should there not be a “With alarming Frequency” option, closely followed in my case by “Stupid game”.

  36. #36

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    How often do you get shot down? Yes.

  37. #37

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    Only when I fly.

    Wncos Desk. on firejpg.jpg
    Kyte.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    I get shot down a lot. If you look into real life of WWI the average life of a pilot was not very good. If you go to fight, you will take hits and will most likely be shot down eventually. If you don't want shot down just fly around outside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    Only when I fly.

    Wncos Desk. on firejpg.jpg
    Kyte.
    Perhaps you could consider flying Santa? He doesn't have gas, nor doped linen, on the sleigh. He also carries eggnogg, not gin, as his liquid fortifier, which isn't as flamable.
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

  41. #41

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boney10 View Post
    Should there not be a “With alarming Frequency” option, closely followed in my case by “Stupid game”.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c75cOL0G8I


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing



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