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NCLawman, I didn't suggest that you had suggested a change. The mere suggestion that I suggested that suggests you have not understood my suggestion. 
I was trying to explain that your perplexion at the behaviour / state of play there isn't objective. Once the DA might have been a different place, so I read. But it is different now, there is basically a community of it's own playing in there regularly.
There is a scoring system of a sort in the DA. Statistics are recorded about kills / deaths etc. for those who are interested in that sort of thing. This was once removed but some of the regulars complained and it was reinstated. The scores are now reset periodically. The arena system messages about landing kills are the same too. This is what I meant about a similar motivation / reward producing similar behaviour.
Some of you MA 'experts' need to update your opinions. If you think the ability of the average DA player is inferior to the average MA player then you're way out of date with both arenas.
NRShida... I will have to take your word for it about the community on its own in there. Admittedly, I do not fly in the DA very often... in fact, probably less than once per year.
And, I admit that I did not know that 'scores' and kills were recorded in the DA. Thank you for pointing that out. That at least sheds SOME light on the subject and their motivation-reward. Another
As for the skill of the players in the DA verses the MA, please know and understand that I was not insinuating DA players were less skilled. I know that at any given time, any AH player can be anywhere in the game. And, not being aware that scores were retained in the DA, I was also unaware that there was ANY reward for flying in 'pick/vulch/timid' mode.
I also did not expect to go in and fight in a 1v1. I truly expected to get ganged and I have no problem with that. In fact, that was the whole reason for my going. I wanted to learn an under-used plane and learn to do some of these reversals that 'good' guys speak of. What I wasn't expecting is to find guys floating around afraid to come down for fear that their heat shields would burn off on re-entry. I didn't expect the 'furball' to be one of high-alt-monkeys only coming in to pick while you were low and slow with a 1v2 or 1v3 engagement.
It was not the dying that confused me-- i expected it. It is the lack of 'true fight' in the DUELING arena. I don't begrudge these gentleman/gentle-women their kills. I just did not understand the mentality of doing it in the DA. Those kinds of kills are easily racked up in the MA (where do you think I get my kills
). What is the point of going to a DUELING arena if you are going to up a bird (example Tempest) that gives such a tremendous advantage as to negate the need for skill? I equate it to a high school base ball player hitting from a T at batting practice. Just cause you hit a ball from the T does not mean you are suddenly worthy of the major leagues. The T is great for hand-eye coordination and swing mechanics, but it is NOT really like hitting from a pitcher. A good practice, nonetheless, but do you always want to hit from the T?
Back on point and the purpose of the thread... I truly hope that this is NOT what the game is evolving to ... the apropos {AirQuake}. I would hate to think that the dedicated "Fight" arena is an indication of the future of the MA - or is merely a small scale reflection of the MA. And, as for change, this is not something that HTC can change for us. It is a mindset among the community regarding what is 'good behavior.'
If, in fact, this is the DA with the exception of the few hours in the early mornings mentioned, then I really have no desire to be there. I went to the DA looking for a fight (whether 1v1 or 1v10 but a fight nonetheless) and I did not find it. I found the MA, but with free perk birds and no ENY. Again, if that is those players cup of tea, then they are welcome to it and I hope they enjoy it. But it is not for me and I hope that this is not an indication of the directino of the game.
NRShida... I hope that you did not take offense to my second post, I did not mean it that way, please accept my apology if that was how it came off.
