Second wind has brought a big influx of MA folks to the CT this week, and it has been good to see the numbers up. I have noticed some habits of the MA folks that the CT regulars dont usually do and thought I'd see what others think. None of these are complaints, just observations.
1. Side switching when the balance shifts. When the balance shifts away from one side, large (I'm guessing around 1/3) numbers of players switch away from the losing side. This week I have seen it go both ways. Last night at one point the Allies had 37 and the Axis had 12. If you are in a 262 thats no big deal, but in the Japanese prop planes that can get ugly. Saw the same thing happen to the Allies earlier this week.
2. "Plant the Flag, Win the War". When either side gets that large numerical advantage they immedeately start rolling up the map. Reschke had to reset the map because of it. Japan was down to one or two bases on the N end of the map.
3. Base porking. This is a byproduct of the 163. I have never seen so much base porking, but I cant really say I blame them for trying to ground the "Tie Fighter", especially the way Magie has been flyin' that thing.
4. Ch 1. As most of you CT regulars know, Ch 1 gets heated sometimes, but it is different than the stuff you see from the mouth-breathing droolers in the MA. The MA temporarys brought that junk with them and at points it got rather tiresome. I dont squelch ch 1 though because I've got buddies on both sides and I like to chat with them.
5. Nits, Bish, Rooks. MA temporary's, for the most part, dont realize we in the CT are not aligned with an MA country, we just happen to be two of the three. This relates to #4 above and was the cause of a lot of the Ch 1 chatter "Nits are lame" "No, Bish are lame", when in reality, I dont even know what chess peice country I'm in, only Axis or Allied.
I'm sure there are other things I forgot, and none of this bothered me, mostly it was amusing.
