Maybe my take on the whole spawnkilling thing is totally different than everyone else's. I really don't see the spawnkilling at the frequency that everyone else seems to. My DF experience has been mostly enjoyable other than the technical difficulties. I very rarely see it; probably can count on two hands the amount of teamkilling and spawnkilling since I joined in May.

To me, I figured that too many new players (read children here) would get phones as gifts over the holidays, and they'd inevitably discover this game, and a whole new crop of immature players would show themselves to be just that. My solution - don't play the game while it's saturated with these players, and you won't be frustrated. I've played sparingly over the last two weeks (fortnight inthe UK, right?) and not only have I spent better quality time with the folks, but I've really not missed the game. I didn't feel so compelled to check and read the posts every hour, and it's been refreshing. The universe, and Dogfight, will right itself once again once the kiddies are back to school. In the meantime, rack up your scores and enjoy your feasting on the less skillful, but don't get mad that they bite back the only way they know how.

Sorry Alex thier is room for you too my brother come fell the love of mom

Hey, Mean Old Devil, just to let you know I wasn't ducking you. You seem to be a connection Whammy for me....

Kinda goes like this, "Mean Old Devil joined the game". One Mississippi, two Mississippi "connection lost". Glad I finally got to see you out there, sorry I didn't see you in action.

Next time,
PH

Tex, I was ducking you. You kicked my butt last time!

Big Tex....

I don't know, is it the BarBQ? Is the air cleaner in San Antonio than here in Dallas? Are you on some great Drugs? I wish I had you insight and demeanor about these issues.. You are always even keeled and your solutions always make sense.. Thanks for posting, your insight is always welcomed..

If its Drugs.... Send me the name... I'm retired and soon on Medicare.... Is there a generic...

what terrors lurk inside my mind, or in the couch i look behind ...............ooh piece of candy!

Alex...MOM doesn't solicit members from other teams that is a true fact we are the guys that just wanna have fun and keep as little order as possible we have rules ans we follow them to the letter rule 1 and rule 2 as stated in our habd book you can also read sub section 4.3 in rule 6 that will explain why guys like MOM and besides the fact we have cake bake it and they will come.


Lt.coop

MOM ALWAYS WILL MAKE ROOM ..

. Alex red u know I ment that with much respect brother ..your one of my favorite players and friends brother

Hey ktheo...sorry I left this morning but my stupid phone allows me only approximately 5 min games tried to get back in but no dice brother since im home for a few days im going ti bust out my old evo and play on my wifi for hrs tonight hope to see ya all

SheiBe Kopf wrote: Big Tex....

I don't know, is it the BarBQ? Is the air cleaner in San Antonio than here in Dallas? Are you on some great Drugs? I wish I had you insight and demeanor about these issues.. You are always even keeled and your solutions always make sense.. Thanks for posting, your insight is always welcomed..

If its Drugs.... Send me the name... I'm retired and soon on Medicare.... Is there a generic...

Very few things that a full stomach doesn't cure!

7999

had to make this an eaven 8000 th post wig is at rank of 31 congrats brother. M.O.M. Is the sh**.

Wow, wig congratz !!!!I'll be their n a couple of years.....lol I'm very proud of you brother

Wig!!!

Let me be one of the first to congratulate you on becoming Dogfight's newest Marshall!

Rick, very well played and very well earned. You always keep us on the right tack, and your Wigsdom is always welcome. Congrats and enjoy the new paint job on your Albatros!

Hal

wigs u done it massive congrats man u well deserve it nice shinny new plane now another moraf in mom congratz man

Ave, . Wig.
I who am about to die by ur fire salute thee, Marshal.

Rest of us, let's hurry there, too

Flyingmuck wrote: One of our prodigies team killing! Have we taught them nothing! Take the tag off and change your name first you dimwit...
Seriously though that is bad news, we should give him to Paul for keel hauling and hanging from the yardarm till he dries out!

Aye! Aye! Captain!
My pleasure.....

Hmmm . . . I thought the fabric of space and time was a bit wrinkly today.

Looks like it's time for another

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Marshal Wig has entered the exalted 21 Club (of 31-ers).

Congrats Wig!

As of today (January 2, 2013) he has climbed 4 spots since December 5, 2012, giving him a rate of climb of approximately 0.14 spots per day. He has 20 spots to go until he triggers whatever the hell will be triggered on that fateful day. (Apparently Trigger is destined to play a role in this. Perhaps he will be Wig's penultimate seventy hundred kazillionth times infinity kill such as will trigger the trigger-ment. Let me just check what the er ... papal eight ball says about that: hmmm... it says "reply hazy, ask again later".)

In any case, best mark your calendars:

If present trends continue, the apocowigopolips is now scheduled for:

May 24, 2013

Please be guided accordingly.

plunger post . . .

Great job Mr Wig .

Paul Mantz, Jr. wrote:

Flyingmuck wrote: One of our prodigies team killing! Have we taught them nothing! Take the tag off and change your name first you dimwit...
Seriously though that is bad news, we should give him to Paul for keel hauling and hanging from the yardarm till he dries out!

Aye! Aye! Captain!
My pleasure....

Nicely done Paul, this old squid appreciates the history.

And a big woohoo for Wig! Glad to have contributed the few points I did....

Plenty to respond to since last I glanced...nothing new there.

What a dilemma; 300 points from leveling up...Chet/SheiBe is playing...Keith/Ktheo is playing...I invite KT to exit a mission with me and seek out Chet so they can both share my 'big moment"...but no such luck. Can't reconnect with either of 'em. Then fortune smiled; a Dogfight mission with Brian. If Chet and KT had joined...but that's too much too hope for. So I knock down one, then another, then a few more...then B Strachan, the Babe Ruth, Johnny Unitas and Michael Jordan of Dogfight rolled into one, holds nice and still. I pop him and that elusive gold line of text shows on screen...along with 0/1000000. Yipe.

Brian, aside from having six other M.O.Ms there I can't imagine how that could've played out any more perfectly. Thanks for your friendship...thanks for your example...thanks for holding still...
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While I'm thanking, thank you, gang, for the kind words. Thanks Dave a k a Jacklpe for your insights and perspective. I rarely guess wrong about who has "the M.O.M stuff" and I certainly guessed right in your case.
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Teamkilling; There's a world of difference between team killing for kicks and retaliating against a team killer. Dent, KT, anybody who "takes the law into his own hands", you have my blessing and those of all the Mods...retaliate away. We count on you to step on these cockroaches when we aren't present to do it ourselves.

As for spawnkilling, it is and will remain the single most hotly debated and polarizing aspect of Dogfight. I've done my share under appropriate circumstances (base capping for teammates on bombing runs, etc) and inappropriate circumstances. The latter leaves me feeling like a nitwitted noob. Nothing beats a straight up tank battle but raping planes on the runway is no kinda sport. The Mods have their differing takes on this and will exercise their kick-you-out power...or not. Roll those dice if you choose.
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MadtotheMom! How flippin' cool is that? A banner is on its way, Anthony. And one for ZzSlientKillerzZ, in-pipe, ICARUS, Butterfly, pffft...the lot of ya.

Mbizzi is concerned that by leaving his one member squad (I had thought he meant himself but not so) he might be leaving Hoogie, the one member, in the lurch. Any objection to Hoogie becoming a M.O.M? I told Biz to "bring the whole squad along!" He's going to run it by Hoogie just to do the right thing. Gotta respect that.
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[NLR] Crazy Nut has resigned his membership in The New Lunar Republic in order to apply to become a M.O.M! Unfortunately, as happens too often, my explanation of protocol (inform your current squad, make sure it's all on the up, then come to the thread and introduce yourself and express your desire to join) got boiled down to, "Hey Wig! I'm a MOM now!" (yep, there was the tag) "No Craze, you can't be...you haven't even asked the gang or waited for a vote!" This non-process process will plague us till M.O.M's dyin' day. I'm reasonably cool with that. So...Let's have us a vote on Crazy Nut, shall we? I'll kick it off; I vote IN.
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The "M.O.M Theme Song" contest is by no means forgotten. We have a bunch of new members who may not know it's going on; guys, think of the scene in Apocowigopolips Now with the flight of incoming choppers blaring Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". We're soliciting entries for M.O.M anthem...it can be anything from heavy metal to punk to pop to a cartoon theme to a 1970s Russian guy lip-syncing "Lololololololol" for four minutes. (Sput is currently way out in the lead with that nominee!) Coop brilliantly re-wrote the lyrics to "Born to Run" M.O.M-style and Bopes has me type-singing The Carpenters' "Close to You" every time I see him in-game. So here's another call out for song entries...make it something you can imagine us typing at each other with hilarity ensuing. Or...y'know...not.
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Thus ends this edition of the Fireside Chat...thank you for your kind inattention.

Sincerely,
Wigbomb
Marshal of the Royal Hair Force

well i see wig is still going for it......great job mien Fuhrer! as i believe that young' uns song says "proper gingham style"

concerning theme tunes - bring your daughter to the slaughter by Iron Maiden is quite apt lol darn nappy wearin' aspirants - kill them all!

Hey Mr mad ,that song rocks. I love madien. You are a cool dude brother. ICARUS.

2013 is the official year f the M.O.M. Squadron!!!! Because I say so!!!

. Wigbomb wrote: Plenty to respond to since last I glanced...nothing new there.

What a dilemma; 300 points from leveling up...Chet/SheiBe is playing...Keith/Ktheo is playing...I invite KT to exit a mission with me and seek out Chet so they can both share my 'big moment"...but no such luck. Can't reconnect with either of 'em. Then fortune smiled; a Dogfight mission with Brian. If Chet and KT had joined...but that's too much too hope for. So I knock down one, then another, then a few more...then B Strachan, the Babe Ruth, Johnny Unitas and Michael Jordan of Dogfight rolled into one, holds nice and still. I pop him and that elusive gold line of text shows on screen...along with 0/1000000. Yipe.

Brian, aside from having six other M.O.Ms there I can't imagine how that could've played out any more perfectly. Thanks for your friendship...thanks for your example...thanks for holding still...
____________________

While I'm thanking, thank you, gang, for the kind words. Thanks Dave a k a Jacklpe for your insights and perspective. I rarely guess wrong about who has "the M.O.M stuff" and I certainly guessed right in your case.
____________________

Teamkilling; There's a world of difference between team killing for kicks and retaliating against a team killer. Dent, KT, anybody who "takes the law into his own hands", you have my blessing and those of all the Mods...retaliate away. We count on you to step on these cockroaches when we aren't present to do it ourselves.

As for spawnkilling, it is and will remain the single most hotly debated and polarizing aspect of Dogfight. I've done my share under appropriate circumstances (base capping for teammates on bombing runs, etc) and inappropriate circumstances. The latter leaves me feeling like a nitwitted noob. Nothing beats a straight up tank battle but raping planes on the runway is no kinda sport. The Mods have their differing takes on this and will exercise their kick-you-out power...or not. Roll those dice if you choose.
____________________

MadtotheMom! How flippin' cool is that? A banner is on its way, Anthony. And one for ZzSlientKillerzZ, in-pipe, ICARUS, Butterfly, pffft...the lot of ya.

Mbizzi is concerned that by leaving his one member squad (I had thought he meant himself but not so) he might be leaving Hoogie, the one member, in the lurch. Any objection to Hoogie becoming a M.O.M? I told Biz to "bring the whole squad along!" He's going to run it by Hoogie just to do the right thing. Gotta respect that.
____________________

[NLR] Crazy Nut has resigned his membership in The New Lunar Republic in order to apply to become a M.O.M! Unfortunately, as happens too often, my explanation of protocol (inform your current squad, make sure it's all on the up, then come to the thread and introduce yourself and express your desire to join) got boiled down to, "Hey Wig! I'm a MOM now!" (yep, there was the tag) "No Craze, you can't be...you haven't even asked the gang or waited for a vote!" This non-process process will plague us till M.O.M's dyin' day. I'm reasonably cool with that. So...Let's have us a vote on Crazy Nut, shall we? I'll kick it off; I vote IN.
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The "M.O.M Theme Song" contest is by no means forgotten. We have a bunch of new members who may not know it's going on; guys, think of the scene in Apocowigopolips Now with the flight of incoming choppers blaring Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". We're soliciting entries for M.O.M anthem...it can be anything from heavy metal to punk to pop to a cartoon theme to a 1970s Russian guy lip-syncing "Lololololololol" for four minutes. (Sput is currently way out in the lead with that nominee!) Coop brilliantly re-wrote the lyrics to "Born to Run" M.O.M-style and Bopes has me type-singing The Carpenters' "Close to You" every time I see him in-game. So here's another call out for song entries...make it something you can imagine us typing at each other with hilarity ensuing. Or...y'know...not.
____________________

Thus ends this edition of the Fireside Chat...thank you for your kind inattention.

Sincerely,
Wigbomb
Marshal of the Royal Hair Force

Hoogie is in. We. Should think of asking the WUDF Squad wats going on there since there leader is MIA

Congrats Wig....

as far as hoogie and all mentioned...yep let em in...