you came in with a bad attitude, and for the new people to AVA you need to let em knwo what its like in there.
I'm kind of glad this was brought up.
It was a weird vibe in the AvA. There were a few folks who went out of their way to be friendly and welcoming, which was pleasant. Then there was also, from others, an underlying "we're better then you mere MA people, we're the real elite of Aces High" vibe that was somewhat offputting. It's difficult to describe, and possibly somewhat colored by my past experiences in the AvA, but that was the vibe that I felt. If it was my imagination, colored by my past experiences, then I don't know how you guys are going to overcome it in the future. One suggestion might be to make an effort not to convey that same vibe here in the AvA forum, which if you read some of the threads you will see that it is pretty common.
I also think that the AvA staff needs to be very careful with their map set ups in relation to the population that you are drawing. While last nights set up worked fairly well with 30ish pilots, I think that with 60 or 90 pilots you would find a condition as bad or worse then the MA. Overcrowding such a compact front will get ugly quickly. There were glimpses of the back and forth gang banging last night.
I also think that your gameplay will grow stale quickly if nobody seems interested in actually trying to complete the objectives called for by the set up. I was flying Axis for the 2.5 hours I was in the AvA last evening. While I was there, there really were no credible attempts by the Allied side to capture fields that I saw. I'm not sure what the answer to this problem is, but not solving it risks making the AvA the WW2 equivelent of the WW1 Arena. Furball until bored, log off. We can all see how that has turned out so far.
I hope that you guys will take all of my comments in stride. I think you have the potential for a good thing in the AvA. We were asked to give input. I'm trying to be as open and honest about my perceptions as possible. Not to attack, but only to help.