Originally posted by Valkyrie
And casper are you aware of what a bomber box looks like?
Yes I am, thanks.
As stated above by others, we 'lame bellybutton monkeys' do as close to a 'real' box in the virtual skies as possible in order to successfully carry out the assigned mission within the parameters of the game and the rules.
While this may mean we lose what you think is an obscene number of buffs in the process, compared to what you opine would be lost if said formation was a flying a 'real box', it's better than taking the nasty penalties that would come from not carrying out the mission within the confines of the rules.
Your
opinion about losses in a 'real box' vs. losses in a tight but not 'real box' formation might be correct. But I'm not sure it can be proven since we can't exactly go back in time and fly that frame over again. True, you may have experienced much smaller losses in another frame when you approved of the formation, but that may have been due to many other factors not stated here.
You may feel attacked, but as it was stated above, it was brought on via instigation that you provided whether you knew it or not.
I hope we can put all of this behind us and move on for the sanity of future FSOs.