It isn't about the 80th or myself Grizz. That misses the point. I know you want to be right about this stuff, and frankly your approach to it, is the way the game has gone. Whether it's right or not remains to be seen. I'm at the point where my flying time is such that I take the good with the bad. I can't get worked up about it anymore. That doesn't mean I don't have some thoughts on it.
My point was that that with a large map and large numbers, there is no motivation to interact with folks beyond your 3 wing squad. There little to no ability for the community to police itself and gameplay. That wasn't always the case. I do believe that's the social part of the game that Hitech has referred to in the past when talking about numbers in one arena.
Cmon now, most players in the game play in one wing squadrons. This is a massive exaggeration.
The game is very social actually, just not the type of eutopia that you wish it were. If we are going to be throwing out HiTech quotes, I will add that he has said in the past, that the object of the game is to piss off the enemy, which goes against a lot of what you say in regards to how you should approach combat in the main arena.
So why do you not ever head over to the DA for fights? There are frequently groups of players participating in fun & fair fights on the deck that are quick to get to and the best action you could possibly see. That is where I get my fair fights and competition. The MA is basically just a bunch of brainless seagulls flying around cawing at eachother. It's fun to see how many seagulls you can kill before you have 10 seagulls cawing and chasing you away.
There also are other events that are held in the spirit of the fight such as King of the Hill and Baldeagl's Tournament that you might want to check out. Those of us that do enjoy the fight participate in them regularly.
