To me this is the best game out there. The core community are a great bunch of folks that will do everything they can do to help you get good enough to be a challenge to fly against.
We have people in this game from around the globe and they add an interesting, fun, and thought provoking, perspective, both in game and on the boards.
Ignore the people who want to trash talk you. Let your flying do the talking. When you get your skill set up you can fly away laughing at someone who should have had their hands on the controls instead of the keyboard.
Good luck
