I just had played a hanger game with many great shooting players.
I kept being shot down just taking off many times, not only those carry bombs, but also those dropped.
All I hope is to take off and protect my base.
Not being shot down so many times by those who have dropped bombs.

Danny

If someone was heading towards your base with their bombs and repeatedly killed you as you were spawning, that's ok. Once they drop their bombs on your hangers and their teammates are also coming in and that now bombless plane is still spawn killing you, that too is ok. What I am trying to say is that as long as there are planes approaching your base with bombs and any of the red players are spawn killing it is fair play. It stinks when it happens to anyone but yes it's fair play. What are they supposed to do let you up so that you can kill them and stop them from bombing? No.

If that happens and you find yourself defenseless and don't want to be killed just put your brakes on and their bullets can't kill you. Wait it out until they leave.

Well that is if they leave. See any respectful player will leave once the bomb run is completed. Unfortunately there are players here that insist on continously spawn killing even after all bombs have been dropped. It's not against the rules but yes it's messed up and these players are jerks.

Once I drop: I will immediately head out to leave, unless I have a teammate that is incoming that I can immediately cover for. If no teammate is incoming on a bomb run, I then have a couple of options. I can attempt to return beyond the hill so that if shot down I can tank and make a run on the enemy base. If I am " out of ammo" I can head out in a distracting direction so that a red will follow, giving a teammate a better opprotunity, or since my speed has increased due to bombing, I will circle all around the enemy base in order to distract and perhaps force a crash. Usually for me after bomb has dropped and covering , I am shooting at reds that have lifted off due to the greater threat that they pose to the next incoming pilot. The increased speed and being right on top of the base makes it difficult to go after any pilot that is spawning, therefore, with the brief few seconds I may have, it is wiser to shoot at a pilot that has lifted off. TFL ALWAYSTROUBLE, Salute to the great players of this game!

Thank you for your answer. Maybe I should just let them bomb hangers if severely out numbered.

Thanks for your strategy, TFL ALWAYSTROUBLE.

danny3462 wrote: Thank you for your answer. Maybe I should just let them bomb hangers if severely out numbered.

Noooooo! Never!!! Well almost never that is.

You better try with every last living breath you have to get your tail up and take those planes down. So what if you don't succeed. So what if you get killed 10 times in the process. Later on as you keep playing Dogfight you will have been killed so many times that these extra few won't mean a thing to you.

Trying to get yourself up and defend your base with everything you got is what helps you become a better player. In time you will get better at doing this. Keep in mind everything you are doing now in Dogfight is like practice for you. The more you play and the more you try it will make you a better player down the rode.

Don't get me wrong though. Even I am put in a situation where I know I have no chance of getting up and yes I have to wait it out with my brakes on and let them bomb my hangers.. Oohhh man I hate when that happens. Sometimes there really is nothing else that you can do. You will recognize when those situations come up.

Here is one tip on how to get your plane off the ground. When the red planes are coming in with bullets flying at you and you have just spawned, put the brake on and put your throttle all the way up. AS SOON as you see that the nose of your plane starts dropping down release the brake (press the brake button) and this will make your plane take off faster and give you a better chance.

Practice doing this a few times when there are no incoming planes that way you get some experience in doing this for when you will really need to do it.

Hey, anytime you have any questions what you did here is perfect by making a thread. You can also feel free to send me a pm (private message) and I will always try to help.

Like Gunzzzz said dont give up. Keep trying to get airborne. Try to hone in on one pilot and bring them down. Dont shoot at the flock so to speak. Eventually you will get better at evading incoming fire and will take one of them with you. Keep your chin up and have fun.

Thanks for every suggestion you guys offer.
I actually prefer trying any opportunity to take off and defend my base.
It's just too frustrated to be shot down multiple times that just lift from ground.
I will still try to fight back in the future and thanks for those technique you have taught me, I will try it!

You've had some excellent advice here, that I myself follow.
I was recently in a BTB game and everyone on my team was very low in rank.
The opposing team were all high ranks and really tough pilots.

It was a blast. The Reds knew what I had and played honorably. they would assault my base in formation, then turn and leave.
I would be frantically telling my guys to let them go! They're just going to tank outside our base, or they'll just respawn that much quicker and be back in our faces before we can make it out to midfield to meet them.

Also, when someone is camping at your base the way to taking off - with your brake on, rev your motor up to full. At the moment you see the front of your plane dip, take the brake off.

If the game is very outnumbered, I'll bomb and leave. A somewhat even game I'll stay ONLY if a teammate bombing is IMMINANT

OR if a red is a douche and known camper, I'll stay no matter what. ..edit

[*M]ONSTER CANNON wrote: If the game is very outnumbered, I'll bomb and leave. A somewhat even game I'll stay ONLY if a teammate bombing is IMMINANT

OR if a red is a douche and known camper, I'll stay no matter what. ..edit

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