HO's are allowed here so....people grab cannon armed a/c and....go after other a/c head on. There aren't many geniuses who fly this game; even the newwest newbee figures this out and acquire the HO as their only form of acm. It works so, they then begin to see themselves as great pilits.
The HO is contagious, like most things in this game. You see a bug in the game and...exploit until someone screams long enough and loud enough to get it fixed.
The HO is not a bug, it is merely a looked down upon (in a lot of cases) method of ...ahem... acm.
This community is comprised of many types; some who see themselves as purists; some are gamers plain and simple, some are point potatos, and some are realists; ie: everyone is doing it, so I will too.
To get pissed at an improbable HO or, a collision during an HO is fruitless. We almost always fail to consider the X factor; the quality of a persons' connection has a major effect on the success or failure of an HO attempt. So, if I am a plain and simple gamer, I will figure the odds, and continue using my only acm move...the HO. Perhaps 50% or more of my hops I will get the kill and live, the other 50% or less, I will get killed...not a bad K/D..."and I only just started this game!!! I'm great!!! Maybe I'll even get asked to join a squad!!!:aok
So, IMO screw it. It aint gonna change. Just fly for fun, avoid the HO by use of superior acm; watch out for the cannon armed a/c; they will almost always turn to you for the HO cuz, they can't get away from your superior acm, and have fun:cool: