Whats the origin of the online expresion salute?

[[URU]AkeR]

Salute is still used a lot in IL2 1946. Especially in full real servers or online wars.

I agree that saluting should be encouraged, but i disagree in this, when someone kills you and you didnt even see him coming, that guy you must salute and learn from him, because he manages to take down another AC without putting himself in danger and thats what real pilots aimed at.

And if you get killed alone by three or four guys that are coordinated and hit you one after another you should salute them for their teamwork, and learn when to fight and when to run.

I think there are about as many conception about how to play a combat flight sim as there are players. I can understand that some see it like a sort of competition (you mentioned boxing as an analogy). Others like the teamwork. Again other simply see it as a war simulation. Finally there are some that want to mass kills on their score board. And certainly there are other ways to see it.

I think each of these is a valid way to see this sim. The important thing is that people stick to the server rules and that they have respect for the other players and remain polite.