Originally posted by Simaril
While I can understand getting cranked up about something, I'm still amazed at how some people can show absolute, 100% lack of logic.
Hate to point his out, Spot, but this POPULAR VOTE has been structured about as carefully as possible to assure that the MAJORITY gets what it wants.
Last time I checked, any candidate with 10% of the vote is defeated in a landslide....
Logic?
But the fact it's a popular vote, and the planes that have made it through the rounds, is what makes that argument not track. Look at who flies what and where online in this game:
(Using kills + deaths combined by plane against total numbers to get a general idea of actual use in game, since spawn numbers are not available)
N1K2, P-51D, Spitfire Mk XVI, La-7, SeaFire in March made up
26.8% of plane use in order of use. Over 1/4th.
Add the the
B-24J, Typhoon IB, F6F-5, P-38L, Bf 110G-2, Hurricane Mk IIC, Spitfire Mk VIII, Lancaster III, F4U-1D, and those 14 planes make up another for
52.1% (9 planes for another 25.3%) of all planes used in March, out of 74 total aircraft.
37 (half) other aircraft make up 13.6% of the planes used in the game, with the Ar234 running dead last.
Over 90% of the online population can be found in the 2 Late War Arenas. The SEA, EW, MW, AvA, and TA combined only make up a fraction of the presence in ONE LW arena.
So, how does 90% of the population, usually flying the 14 planes listed, usher a EW, medium level bomber, less capable than the B-26, through the rounds?
They don't know what they are voting for; were unfamiliar with the planes and their performance envelopes and capabilities?
They are voting for what they recognize from the list (name recognition); Doolittle Raid, a Movie?
They are voting for a medium bomber that can take off from a CV? (sur-prise!)
Are they voting for a slow firing, manually loading (when not pulling G's) 75mm gun platform with 20 rounds, historically used for anti-shipping operations to use against GV's that Osties and M-16's will chew up for lunch?
Or, since none of the planes on the list given were seen as being more Uber than their L-gays, Splixteens, Nik-weeds, and Runstangs, they voted for the easy target drone in hopes to pad their scores on it's release?
"The majority gets what it wants" ... Does the majority even know what it would be getting? I seriously question that it at this point.
I could understand the Yak 3 (air superiority), P-39 (low level fighter and Russian use), Oscar (IJA fighter), A-26 (perkable buff and from AW fame), I can even see the Me 410 (with the big gun). The G.55 being cut in the first round with 3 X 20mm's with 200-250 rpg was a big surprise to me, considering the planes the majority (thus the voters) usually fly in the arenas. But of all the planes on that list, the B-25 makes it to the final round?
Sorry, I'm not buying the historical inclusion arguments, or those saying the majority want another EW aircraft to use in the EW arena. How the majority currently play the game does not support such claims. I am supposed to believe the low numbers in EW is because the Mitchell is not there? "It deserves to be represented in the game." I've heard as well; and you can argue that easily enough (along with He-111, P-39 and Pe-2 on sheer numbers and important fronts), but does not reflect the online majority population's habits.
Are those fighter pilots going to start flying a slow EW bomber with a 2,000 to 3,000 bomb load? Are the Lanc and B-24 drivers going to? Are IL-2 pilots going to opt for a larger, slower, less maneuverable plane with similar ord capabilities for 1 X 75mm X 20 rds HE gun rather than 2 X 23mm X 150rpg AP guns against GV's?
It would be very interesting if HTC posted the total votes from each round after the final round to better track how the majority was voting through this process. It would certainly provide better insight as to what the majority was thinking.
