The argument of vulching has been around since the begining. Same old arguments.Those that have been around know it.
Arena *design* will funnel the type of play. Very hard to get all players to agree to type of play by any honor.
I respect Fencer's historical ambitions as friend and foe.
I respect Oldman for his work on an arena that at least has some semblance of having fights along with better plane balance.
The AvA is better because its not as crowded. However, when I log on as allies I still see high LW fighting in numbers which is no different than the MA. What to do. Either I have the choice of giving easy kills or do the same.
Myself, I've always enjoyed solo flying and just going at it so this game is not in my favor.
The early years of AW had the best arena. It was small enough to be personal yet large enough (70-100) to get *varied fights* (that's the key). Anything went. Vulching, DoK bloodpigs, etc.
A few flew at 25k and more than a few were hunted for it:) Most fights were under 10k. It takes all kinds or it'd be boring. You flew to make your opponent miserable for the night. Hate is good and makes you a better pilot. But it was ALWAYS FUN!
What you really need is a 3rd arena.
The MA for the wild pork (those folks pay and are entitled to it)
A true historical arena for those folks that like it and yes strafing a runway would be viable;-)
The 3rd arena would be a true *fighting* arena. ..much like old AW. Some of you AHers fighter jocks who never knew it would really like it
Porking would be next to nill as well as base capture. This would force more fights otherwise there would be nothing to do. The bases would be positioned to limit gangbangs although they would still exist,you could at least use your SA to avoid it or even tag it. Remember, gangbangs are primarily caused by base pork/capture because they *channel* the fights *at or near*the bases as opposed to open ground.
That way everyone is happy which should be the intent.
