Originally posted by AmRaaM
Reason #'s are skewed in favor of more experience pilot is because its a noobs choice plane being that it out performs 90% of the other a/c. And noobs are ez kills no matter what they are in. Once you learn to stay above it or behind, then its just another target.
Now you're begin to understand it has nothing to do with the planes. This type of flight sim has been around in some form for tha past 17 years or so. During that time people have come and gone. One thing that hasn't changed is the learning curve is very high for this game. One thing that has changed is the actual numbers in an arena. Combine the two of these parts and you will find an very difficult flight environment.
To go a little more in depth you will find most of the whines about perking planes are from those that are about half way along the steep learning curve. They haven't quite figured out just how to chase down a laffie or other plane but they have come along enough so they can get some kills every once in a while if they can get into a fight.
Then you have the noob's in the laffies,etc. In the old days we called this kind of player an alt monkey or sputnik. Back then they were typically flying high mustangs. Some folks called them runstangs. Some were just that but what alot of folks didn't understand was you need a little turning room to fight. Evenually they began to differentiate between the two because if a pony reversed or you and ate your lunch...well you know the rest.
The noob, on the other hand, has tried every possible thing he's learned to that point and thinks "hey, if I stay high and fast I won't get killed, maybe." They even make a high speed pass on someone, every once in a while, if they think they might get away with it. But, they know if they turn into the fight they died.
IMHO it's a training issue. If 25% of the players have been around and learned how to fight, and 50% of the players are now in that middle group who can fly some and get kills from time to time, and the last 25% are the noob's who are just trying to stay alive and not all that worried about kills right now, then you could have 40-50% of all flyers thinking the same two thoughts....
1) how can I stay alive and maybe one day land a kill
2) how can I catch that laffie in my spit. Everything I try doesn't work.
Unfortunately, the 40% group thinks they are good enough to do anything and just don't understand they still need to learn. Will they get the training? Not if they don't look for it and probably not because they think they're good enough.
The 25% of older guys who've flown for a long time could care less what plane they see in the arena. If the guys is withn range and wants to fight they are happy to oblige. If not, there are a lot molk folks who do want to fight.
As you can see it has nothing to do with the planes but this topic will surface again and again because of the frustation.
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Ren
The Damned
