Originally posted by Its_a_game
Maybe in the future, there will be separate arena's just for the aerial combat people with a ranking system based on that arena's success or failure.
Hmm, is this the adjenda? Don't count on it. HT already had experience with fighter only setups in a past life. Player turnover is too high.
"Furballing" is not strictly airspawn, kill, be killed, rinse and repeat. It's the guy who has an hour or so of free time to fly, and would like to actually be able to simulate air combat with another human being during that time. That excludes being swarmed by a horde, or fighting 10 countrymen for the only poor sap in the area. If there is a spot on the map at a given time that has the chance of allowing a fair fight, the furballer is happy. AH is intended to foster this happening the way I understand HTC. If you don't like that, you're in the wrong place.
Heh, ya already got quotes from the developers, but we are going to push forward anyways.
I dont care what niche of the game everyone else likes. If I can get on and go to the biggest bottemless pit of a furball on the map when I want to, I am happy. If I can get on and be another armchair general pointing out what need done for the war effort when I want, I am happy.
I do care when an excessive amount of w!n th3 w4r yahoo's get together and outright ruin chances for any sembelence of gameplay for others in an arena. Or better yet, when it's 2-3 radar blobs roving around the map avoiding each other. Appearently HTC cares also. Because when no amount of prodding and discussion from the community will convince said groups that other peoples gameplay experience should be respected too, HTC steps in and adjusts things.
This "conflict" between "furballers", strat porkers, and "land grabbers" pre-dates AH. What? Did you just now notice it?