Here's the bottom line, for me.
Furballers, I love you guys (in a manly sort of way). BUT you are not the center of my universe. Sometimes, I like to furball. It's good, mindless, quick fun.
Sometimes, I like to do base capture stuff. It's fun, too, but in a different way.
DO I DELIBERATELY GO AFTER YOUR FURBALL, to "grief" you (that isn't really a word, by the way)? No. I don't even think about you when I am doing my base capture thing, except as something in my way--some kind of challenge to be overcome. Part of the requirements (based on the game design) that I need to accomplish
News Flash: On Dar, it's very difficult to tell a furball from the usual base capture/defense conga line. Hell, we're both (groups) attracted to the large darbar--I want to attack, destroy, and work my will over the base defenders (insert evil laugh here), and you are looking for targets and opponents.
I've seen and been in your "furballs", and frankly don't see the wonder of it all. Typically, there are a bunch of planes down on the deck, wrapping around each other and trying to get the guns pointed at a target--any target. Above this lower stratus, there is a group of opportunists--all looking for the moment when one of low-level guys loses situational awareness, and they can swoop in for a kill. Above them are the cherry pickers, looking for the same thing.
All good fun. Exciting, even. Great for adrenaline junkies. And, sometimes, an adrenaline rush is what I want. Other times, I want something else from the game.
The way I see it, there's room for both groups in the game, at the same time. If you think otherwise, then you are free to go somewhere else, as I am free to go somewhere else if I feel that your furballing is getting in the way of my desired game experience.
