#451 Re: Off-Topic » Tipping in the USA » 2015-07-05 08:48:07

Thanks everyone!
Great advice!

#452 Off-Topic » Tipping in the USA » 2015-07-04 07:15:12

Winston Smith
Replies: 14

I'm going to the American territory of Guam tomorrow, which should be fun so long as the typhoon that's heading there too doesn't ruin my plans.  Anyway, I come form a non-tipping culture and I live in a country where tipping can be seen as offensive - I've actually been chased down the street to be given back 10c after paying with a $10 note and saying "keep the change".  So I was hoping some of you Americans out there in the Battlefield world could give me some advice on this foreign concept. 

Thanks from a Kiwi who has never tipped!

#454 Re: Report Abuse » Uraw » 2015-07-02 19:55:25

Haha I needed that to be pointed out but, yeah, pretty funny!

#455 Re: Server Ban Appeals » Banned by Karma » 2015-07-01 16:56:14

Maasika wrote:
Winston Smith wrote:

You want the truth?

obligatory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMzd40i8TfA


Thank you!

#456 Re: Report Abuse » Admin Lyudmila?! » 2015-07-01 15:49:47

Sunshine wrote:

This thread proves one thing.... you all have Attention Deficit Disorder.

Complaining of an admin eventually leads to a troll doll and a bunch of thing in between.

You mentioned ice cream?

#458 Re: Feedback » Recent Server Crashes » 2015-06-30 15:57:39

He was a cop and good at his job...,

#459 Re: Report Abuse » Admin Lyudmila?! » 2015-06-30 10:04:56

"An amazing and explosive group of retards."

It's been a long time since anyone's called me amazing!

Thank you kind sir.

#460 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2015-06-29 08:03:10

ATF_SurrenderMonkey wrote:
Russ wrote:

Is there a policy on grenade spamming (standing next to a grenade box and throwing more than three grenades in a row)?

And which map would that be?  I thought all maps were limited to 3 nades per pack....I'm constantly picking up dead soldiers kits for nades.

which map Russ?

btw....I don't see "no nade spamming" in any rules....where is it please so we can enforce as needed.  PS  I'm not saying I approve of nade spamming, just saying I don't see it prohibited....Maybe Winston has it in the deleted rules forum, pre June15th....

smile

I have nothing, nothing.

As far as I know it's one of those rules that's technically not illegal but is such a shameful action that no honest player would do it.  Although, I get most of my kills from grenades but those are picked up from kits or just the original three.  My general rule of thumb when reloading from an ammo box is: for every three grenades you should use another weapon before throwing another three.  That way it's not constant spam.

I have mixed thoughts on other people grenade spamming.  When I see someone lying on the ground next to an ammo box making an arc or death I think two things.  Firstly, what a douche!  Secondly, what and easy target! 

I don't have such a problem with grenade spamming tanks though, when it's necessary to save a base or something.  The rule is a little lopsided since tankers routinely "tankspam" and never get called out for it.

#461 Re: Feedback » TK autokick threshold (Simple USA) » 2015-06-28 16:50:32

How were you aiming at targets on the beach?  Were you spotterless?  Were you firing randomly, or at a familiar point in the clouds?

#462 Re: Feedback » Camping aircraft carriers and airbases » 2015-06-28 07:11:29

Syndrum² wrote:

- Coral sea

how to stop reinforcements from your enemy and save lives.
Bad side of this your teammate can kill you by mistake of thinking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUdhWysDKU


This is from a post dated 2013.

#463 Re: Server Ban Appeals » Accidental TK » 2015-06-27 07:15:50

ATF_SurrenderMonkey wrote:

I set my minimap at about 76% visibility in the options menu; so it is enlarged the whole game (covers the larger map)....Don't get freaked out Winston because I said "enlarged"

You're enlarged the whole game?  you must have some exciting games!

#464 Re: Server Ban Appeals » Accidental TK » 2015-06-26 13:18:35

24 hours aye, I've always wondered how long the server's memory was. 

Out of curiosity Demoman, were you kicked 3 times that you remember?

#465 Re: Server Ban Appeals » Accidental TK » 2015-06-26 02:32:50

Which server was this?  SiMPLE France, SiMPLE USA?

#466 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2015-06-23 19:33:46

ATF_SurrenderMonkey wrote:

abc


I'll teach you the next letter tomorrow.

#468 Re: Server Ban Appeals » How much? » 2015-06-21 06:24:53

Yeah that'll be the automatic server ban.  If you're still banned I'll take it off.  You know, when I was a kid my mum said she'd wash my mouth out with soap if I swore.

#469 News and Announcements » It's back! » 2015-06-21 06:00:54

Winston Smith
Replies: 26

It's nice to be back!
Thank you for your hard work.

#470 Re: Report Abuse » Baserapers... » 2014-12-16 16:25:57

YourMother wrote:

Where are Admins when we need...

LockofDoor

Soup

Pavleg

Evelina

Fote Viking

Furios Tanker

Igor

Raping all the Time on El Al, no Admin online so i report them...

i hope i forgott nothing Devil wink


I have a screen shot of Pavleg in a tank in the enemy's mainbase that I took last night before I kicked him.  He often attacks the uncap.  He's been warned enough, right?  As a new admin I still haven't banned anyone.  Perhaps he will be my first...,

#471 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2014-12-16 16:20:39

TOOKIE GOODNITE wrote:

If I tell someone to change their name, I ask for at least 3 letters. Selaron search doesnt work for anything less.

Three letters aye, that makes sense if that's what Selaron picks up.  I checked this guy last night and his previous name was TOBACCO MANIA, or something like that.  I'll follow your lead then TOOKIE. 

"I think that single letter is the lowest treshold. I've seen some players use it and even admins too. Thus, it can be used, but unwanted."  That's what I had figured too and I've seen at least one player who seemed to know the turf that had the name "t" - I think.  When I got this game off Origin a year ago my first thought was to pick a name that was as short as possible to give me an advantage - but then I got owned by many players who were sporting extremely long names and I realised that having a short name tag doesn't make you a good player.  But everyone needs a name, right?

#472 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2014-12-16 04:41:52

serebro2064 wrote:

No, it's not acceptable.

How about a single letter?

#473 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2014-12-15 18:49:02

What constitutes a blank player name?  I warned and kicked a player for having a completely blank name but then they came back with their name changed to "                   . " without the quotation marks.  He was clearly looking to have an advantage.  Is it acceptable to have a punctuation mark as a name?

#474 Re: Feedback » Bots in Simple Usa » 2014-12-13 18:00:52

TOOKIE GOODNITE wrote:

I thought tuia added a !nobots command, but I dont see it here?

http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=53

Maybe I was dreaming?


I was reading a thread about that a few weeks back but I thought it was only for Road to Rome.
But if there is a command, it would be good to know.

#475 Re: Feedback » Bots in Simple Usa » 2014-12-13 06:40:12

Black Mamba wrote:

My thoughts exactly. Get rid of the bots.

Some of the times when I'm playing there are only a handful of humans though and in some of the large maps it might seem a little empty without bots.
Is it possible to have a "no bot time"?  Perhaps keep bots when there are few players around and get rid of them once humans start joining.  I don't know if that's possible though.

#476 Re: Server Ban Appeals » Banned » 2014-12-13 06:34:15

"Then, admin leaves, he did it again, so I team killed him"

Try counting slowly to 10.

#477 Re: Feedback » Bots in Simple Usa » 2014-12-13 06:28:35

I think some maps would work without them (Berlin/Battle axe for example) While other maps might need the population fillers.   
Aberdeen seems to work well in its bot-free form.

#478 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Yo....Im Back with Q's!! » 2014-12-13 06:23:46

I think simian is a monkey, or primate isn't it?

I started a similar thread about a week or two back that has some interesting feedback from Nameless and others.  Have a read of this: http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2929

#479 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2014-12-10 08:24:45

nämeless wrote:
Winston Smith wrote:

If you come up against someone like me, i.e., likely to crash into a tree pretty quickly even without enemy fire, then give more time, but if you see an ace taking off then hold no quarter once they are up - cause there are some people you really don't want to be in the air!

No, it's not true because there is no exception to the rule and it's more interesting for me to dogfight against the pilots with no competitive advantage for me and I hope the pilots I deal with can confirm it. Don't pay attention to Timmos' comments because he is an arsehole, the interesting issue in the thread above is what time and what altitude should be given to the opponent to turn him into a legal victim. Timmos spent about one minute in the air to gain altitude before I shot him down at high altitude over the middle of the map, so in his humble opinion it wasn't fair but in my opinion it was fair enough.

http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic. … 936#p48936

Since it was the thread about Kharkov, I think it will be also interesting for you to know the route that the enemy pilot choose to gain altitude is also meaningful. If he takes the green route, it does mean he's gaining altitude. In case of the red route, you can shoot him down with no sense of guilt because he goes to the combat area and he must understand the risk of being shot.

http://oi61.tinypic.com/2djxoqt.jpg


That's interesting.  So if you're circling your base, like the green arrow, then you should be safe from attack.  What about dogfights that stray over an enemy's base, being in your base's airspace in that situation shouldn't automatically mean you have sanctuary, right? 

How about if a pilot is landing their plane to repair it - it's not taking off, right?  I had someone complain once (not on this server) because they had landed their plane, well off in neutral territory, and I bombed it while they were repairing it.  They seemed adamant it was an unfair thing to do.  Landing in a main base to repair I can see would be a different story since it's a main.  But how about landing in the middle of nowhere - surely you're a fair target, no?

#480 Re: BF1942 Discussion » Server Rules - Querries » 2014-12-09 03:16:32

Coco wrote:
Black Mamba wrote:

LOL where do you see a shotgun? He's a sniper.

I wanted to say « rifle ». I'm working hard to write good English but I'm still a frog. And you Caribou, are you able to speak proper French ? smile

LL22 wrote:

The answer is simple, if he stays in his main base and attack you, you're allowed to shoot down him smile

So, in this situation, I'm not allowed to shoot him first ? It's a recurring issue on Peenemünde, where the battle line is often very close to the Axe's main base.


Well according to the US law: "It is a universally accepted principle that a person may protect themselves from harm under appropriate circumstances, even when that behavior would normally constitute a crime."  But then again, that's completely irrelevant to this game.  He could be just looking through his scope to see whats what, but in my opinion, if you're pointing a sniper rifle at someone, it's a threat.

What about a spotter?  What about a sniper who is using their binoculars to spot for artillery from inside their base.  The sniper is not directly attacking enemy units, but they are involved in enemy units being attacked.  Are they then a fair target?

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