Ok, I have some input on this. Having played this stuff since before most in-game nowadays were even born I have better insight than most into the phenomena of change in this genre. What I will say is, the more things change the more they stay the same. To provide another apt cliche... the only constant is change. The most unhappy people I know in real-life or in this game are those incredibly resistant to change. The ability to adapt as a trait defines the human race. I find it alot more than mildly amusing so many people are so consciously and vehemently opposed to change and the prospect of adapting to it.
I freely admit I have zero talent, no skill whatsoever and am completely lacking in any and every quality that makes for a good cartoon fighter pilot, as many on this BBS never get tired of pointing out.

But, what I can do well is adapt. If the old tricks stop being effective, which is easier? Change the behavior of the other 6,499 people in the game to suit your obsolete techniques, or change your techniques?
What makes AH fun is there's literally a hundred ways to skin a cat..er have fun...To continue to piss into the wind, so to speak, is not the fault of the wind, is it? Nope, it's the fault of the pisser...
Just some generic food for thought on this topic...carry on...
Zazen