For those who think that you had "choice" in the old MA, what drugs are you taking? The only choice you had was the LA-7, NIK1, or Spit XVI. You ither flew the ubercannon machines, or you were fodder for them, that is some choice. Fly with the 40-50 strong horde, or get pounded into snail snot by them, again another choice.
I like what Hitech did. I like that now we don't have to worry about facing LaLa's, Niki's, and the horde. The arena cap is excelent, it has done more to improve gameplay than anything HT has done in the past.
The spliting the arenas into three time periods is also another stroke of genius. You can still fly what you want, and not be totaly outclassed.
ENY needs to be adressed in all arenas, but that will be worked out eventually.
What Hitech has done has been nothing short of excising a cancer at the heart of the old style of "gameplay". Gone are the 40-60 La-7 air divisions, the MEGASQUADs, the 20 Tiffy raids. If you manage to get all of your squad in the same arena you probably will overbalance the arena, and kick in the ENY limit.
Hitech was right, the MA was becoming a slum. A slum that was increasingly being ruled by the HORDE. The horde like any gang of hooligans, went after the easy targets. The lightly/un defended bases fell before them, and succes bred a certain disrespect for the game. I've been playing this game on and off for 6 years, I welcome back the game I started out playing. The horde is dead, long live the community.
