Originally posted by Chitownflyer
Zazen is example of a breed of AH flyer that matter as I remember him in AW as a gamer of the game and a point/rank HO.
Now, his loyalty to his country, the rooks, to be of some redeeming character, but his vocal opposition to the new ENY setup is example how this new setup is cramping his style of those that basically need to be in on top of a big black cloud of rook flyers, in late model uber planes; to swoop down and cherry pick with points, K/D and the like primarily on his mind.
Now, whether Zazen is any good, well is something of debate. But considering, In my humble opinion, there is the sprit of the game vers gaming the game. In that respect Zazen is of that later camp. I don’t think points are as important as flying with my squadies, focusing on objectives and just having fun rather than just MY K/D and Rank.
Since he brags on this forum all the time I feel Zazen is fair game. I disagree with his view of gaming the game.
Chi town Flyer
Chi, look up. My best camp EVER in AH was last camp, with the ENY thingy in full swing. The ENY thingy does not detrimentally effect me personally in any way, it just makes no sense logically as to how it operates (no regard for disposition of forces), that is why I take exception to it, in principle. In fact, I would ever go so far as to say the ENY thing actually makes the game easier for me as my enemy is periodically without his best ride, whereas my best rides are virtually always available due to their high ENY rating. Perhaps this explains why my best camp EVER in AH was also the first camp of the ENY limiter, even so I still oppose the ENY limiter in its current incarnation in principle.
As for 'gaming the game' as you call it, I call it the realistic survivalist approach. When push came to shove, the foremost concern on a fighter pilot's mind in WW2 was getting home with his bellybutton still attached to the rest of his body, especially true of anyone flying alone in a lone wolf, free-hunt capacity as I do 99% of the time.
I would fly the exact same way if there were no scores, ranks, or online record keeping of any sort. The record-keeping is just an objective way to measure relative performance without having to manually keep records yourself or guess. It's not about the scores for me, it's about the role-playing. The only reason I get bunched up with score potatos is because, to a degree, those who fly for score/rank have to also fly to survive, otherwise their lack of a decent K/D would make their entire score/rank suffer.
I'm an entirely different breed of animal, I'm the pure survivalist. It takes alot of cunning and intelligence to be a suvivalist. There is no greater hunt than one human being hunting another. Humans are not bound by instinct or inhibitions, they are able to adapt infinitely due to creativity and imagination. Constantly besting other humans without allowing them to best me is an intriguing pursuit which I find incredibly entertaining, personally.
Zazen
