You know, I'm also very excited about the prospect of a WW1 arena.
At first I was thinking that it would be just like the current MA, but with a slower planeset. However, I've been flying an offline WW1 game quite a bit lately and I have to say that the experience is considerably different than a typical MA joust in a 300+ mph fighter.
I'm finding it very, very hard to saddle up on a bogey for an extended period, and then getting enough rounds into him to bring him down. Also, the slow speeds these planes are capable of lead to a lot more floating around in very close quarters. It's kind of like dogfighting in a Zero, but alot slower and closer and the maneuvers are more exaggerated.
Overall I think it will be sufficiently different to attract quite a bit of the playerbase. Furthermore, since we're starting with a whole new planeset, it really levels the playing field among us, allowing for everyone to face the same learning curve together.
