Its probably the time of year but also I have noticed a few people leaving the game. Anyway I used to lazily look for newbs in bombers and find a fare few in fighters to massage my score and make me feel like I was better than I am.
Now everyone I meet seems to be at least competant and few are looking for or taking the odd head to head, HO or close angle shot. It makes me embarassed if I do where in the past 9 times out of 10 I expected them to try a shot most seem to be looking for a proper fight.
Had about 3 nice fights in the ma yesterday and I cant find any easy kills anymore. One fight was f6 vs Spit 14 and in one merge I hoed him a bit which I felt bad about but it wasnt significant to the fight. In the end he had allot of pings on me but I got a good broad angle cannon burst in and took him appart. He wouldn't salute me though and from the time the fight lasted he must have been a much better pilot than me. I would think an F6 no match for a 14 so he had nothing to prove. I gabbed E advantage and kept trying for a rope or a bnz like you would expect and he put up a better fight than I could ever have managed. I asked him if he wasnt happy but no reply. I suppose he thought I should have fought in close but that is ust not the spit 14 way surely:frown:
But above all better players now and better standards of play and I reckon it will raise my game
