ABout the ORIGINAL topic though...
Neither pure furballing, nor base taking, is what this game is about.
I am MUCH more of a furballer than a base taker, but I will assist in a base capture IF it provides good air to air fights.
The base taking portion of the game is what drives the combat IMO, and the game would be lessened by the removal of it. That said, the idea of a horde coming in with 50 guys to smash and grab a base, is incredibly boring. What's the point? THis tactic destroys the entire premise of a COMBAT game. this could be accomplished as easily offline, as online.
The other tactic performed by many "base taking" squads, of dropping all teh fighter hangars int he middle of a great fight, is poor gameplay as well IMO. Sure, it promotes taking of the base, but it is to the detriment of many who are enjoying the fight. THere are many other bases aorund which you can go play pork n grab on. Plus, is it not more satisfying to sneak that goon in with a battle raging overhead and snatch that base out from under the enemy's toes, than to fly a circle over the base while twiddling your toes waiting for the goont o show up?
Again, it boils down to, BOTH sides are right, in that base taking is a force which drives the combat (furball) portion of the game, and to loose either would lessen the game experience as a whole IMO.
Sol
(forgive my typing skillz, or lack thereof, passing a kidney stone, and am allll doped up on percocet)
Sol