Originally posted by StracCop
Gentlemen,
Somewhere, somehow, a bunch of people have missed the point about the LCA.
What is 'new' about this concept is the order of magnitude of cooperation and teamplay, and how finally, a venue has been established for mission-oriented players to find some of their kind of fun.
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all!
Dont misunderstand what I said.
I think its great that there are missions up, and joined, where there were few before. (At one point we used to joke that the only uncorrected bug in AH was the one that prevented any rook from joining a mission!)
The noly thing that gets under my skin is the idea that you're breaking new ground, changing the face of the game, exhibiting leadership. You're not. You're really just creating a forum for like minded guys to hook up (Ch 111). Thats a great thing, but for leadership its nothing compared to a special event or, say, RJO.
(For the newer guys, Rook Joint Operations only happen rarely now. Origianlly it was a massively coordinated effort in which all willing Rook squads strove for maximal attendence on a given night, then took assignments from a true "CO for a day" Last one I remember was run by GhstDancer, who didnt fly but planned and organized base assignments. So channel might have stuff like "Nightmares are Jabo/goon to 113," "99s putting up stiffer fight, so 4th FG needs to do fighter sweep to CAP. After they hit, send in CAF with more Jabos and a goon." Instead of the country-wide Brownian motion that fills most nights, the entire Rook side simply swept through the opposition. THAT takes leadership.)
Have fun, enjoy each other company, relish the missions that make the game alive for you. Dont ruin things for others if you can avoid it, and "reset every hour" if you can.
Just leave the judgement of history to others.