Originally posted by memnon
#1 Number balance
The biggest load of crap in the CT. Those of you who switch sides to balance the numbers how many YEARS have you been here. EX: 12 Allies V 3 Axies Total combined years of experience of the Allies (depending on who might be flying on the Allies side for the moment) maybe 3 or 4 years give or take. Total combined years of experience of the Axies 12 or 15 give or take. Now don't give me that Allies have ubber this and ubber that crap because i have seen some of you take an inferior plane and fly it like a high performance jet.
#2 Attitude
Self absorbed (I pay my fifteen bucks i can do whatever I want)
You are so right you can and you do and because of that attitude the CT will never gain anymore numbers. EX: A suggestion was made to have CT Ambassadors (Great idea by the way) and so i set out to try and help the new face's. I helped a few and was ignored by a few and i also watched to see if anyone else would help the new face's but what i say was just so typical of the CT mentallity. I saw countless people enter the CT sit in the tower, or takeoff fly over to the fight be blown away and then be ridiculed by the one who just shot them down that they suck. Shortly there after that person would leave and never come back.
That certainly is the way to get people into the CT.
#3 Help and Training
"What are you crazy i come in here to furball,gang bang,pork,vulch, and milk run i don't have time to talk to someone who is new and might be a potential CT regular".
I know that it is not always possible to teach to take someone aside at there very moment and teach them to be an ACE in one hour but time could be scheduled to explain to that person the basic's at first then move on from there. The CT is entirely different from the MA or at least it was. Those difference's are what need to be explained to new face's along with ACM and tactics.
#4 Base Captures
"Beat the dead horse some more"
This ties in with #1 as far as experience. Some of you are pin point marksman with bombs and manned ack and even fighters. Why should i even try to explain to you people it's going to go in one ear and out the other.
I guess by "you people" you're refering to the axis side. Two and a half years ago the CT was a wasteland. There where 3 or 4 allied squads and no axis squads at all. You were lucky to see 10 people in the arena and squad night was the allies chasing Shane, Eagler and a few others around. Lowe and Jester formed a dedicated axis squad so there was someone to fight and the arena would grow. And it did. In those 2 1/2 years the axis was outnumbered 95% of the time. We never had to switch. Now the numbers are fairly even most of the time. There may be an hour or two when it's skewed either way. They usually balance.
Attitudes are not exclusive to one side or the other. If you think they are you're kidding yourself. We're alpha males here. We get mad about stuff and trash talk. If you take it personal, yes, you will get jaded. I get pissed and forget about it. I think most do.
Help and training, well I know I've worked with you in the TA. Grits and Truekill have worked with you too. I've logged a lot of TA time with my squadies and many others that fly here and the MA. Many others here do too.
Base captures, well I don't know what the problem is there. Sometimes people want to do it. Sense of accomplishment? I don't know. As long as the arena can be reset, what's the harm? No one's losing anything. One thing to keep in mind. There are others who come into the arena and just take bases. They aren't regulars. They just come in to pass the time or whatever. I saw some guy trying to pork the neutral bases yesterday morning. He didn't know better.
I learned from my mistake not to "assume" anymore.
Memnon, do what I do when the arena frustrates you. Take a few days away. Trust me bud, it helps.
