Kj,
A very respectable post you just put there. A differing opinion but well written nontheless.
Just to give you some background, I've been playing now going on about 5 years.
Last year I went to the convention and had a blast, met some fun guys and the playing was great. HiTech(Dale) set up a 2v2 touney which me and a squadie won uber alles, and I got to ride in his RV8 as victors reward.
You may remember last conventions when a bunch of RV8's showed up in the game. They were armed with two 20mm vulcan cannons with unlimited ammo. I asked HiTech what for, and he said "To go griefing, why else?" (so for any of you labeling me a 'griefer', just remember what the supreme monkey monk of this game seemed to enjoy)
The fun in the game for me now is organization and the captures. I don't know if any of you have really tried to run missions, but they are TOUGH to do well. (unless you just say join mission, lets all head over like a mob of drunks) As opposed to, you get this, you get that, your backup here, so on so forth.
Anyway, I am not convinced TT map can be won without the center under the new conditions. Like I said I'll watch and see, not the end of the world either way. That is the game I like to play though, sorry if it seems inexperienced or bothers some, but my play has been within the bounds of acceptable behavior and style.
Cheers