The DA pond is a completely different combat environment than the MA. Different player base, different tactics, different strategies. No war to be won. No goon hunt. No intercepting NOE's or cutting through the escorts to get the Buffs that are about to flatten your base or sink your CV. No score on the main page. Or, as you like to say: Apples & Oranges. ,)
You can't transfer what's happenign there 1:1 to the MA, just like you can't take LWMA gameplay experience as a yardstick to measure / perk /setup the AvA arena.
And when BnZ is saying:
The Tempest in average hands is good for little besides a pick-n-run racer with somewhat difficult handling and mediocre maneuverability...it doesn't cover flaws in piloting to near the extent the SpitXVI does.
he wrong. The Tempest does cover flaws on piloting MUCH more than a Spit XVI could ever do. Insane acceleration and top speed means he can simply get away where the 16 pilot is forced to fight his way out. And on top of that, maybe the best armament the game has to offer...
Actually "ood for little besides a pick-n-run racer with somewhat difficult handling and mediocre maneuverability" I would have accepted for the Typhoon maybe , but never for the Tempest.