No it doesn't. I have posted what Dan posted over and over and over and you guys keep using the Spitfire Mk IX in inappropriate settings over and over. The problem is that you have a bunch of US fans and a bunch of Luftwaffe fans running this place who couldn't care less about anything else and lack the knowledge to pick the correct units.
That is why I left the AvA. I got sick of this kind of "predetermine which side wins" setups created by people who have no interest in the opposing side being 1) competitive and 2) accurate. The final straw was using the Brewster in Pacific settings and my being told that "It was fine as it gave the Americans a chance" when setting after setting had put the Japanese at serious disadvantage and we were told it was fine as it was historical. So historical only matters if it helps the Americans, but if it helps the Japanese it is to be discarded.
as a AVA CM, we have to balance historical with playability. while adding the latter spits is historical, playability wise it sucks. when you see the same name killing you over and over, you have a tendency to leave the arena. as AVA CM's we do the best we can to make it as historical as we can, while making it as fun as possible at the same time. sometimes playability wins out over total accuracy.
when people come in, like a bull in a china shop, making demands and derogatory comments, and are mostly never seen in the AVA, we tend not to take them seriously. while you may be right, your sniping is just a the sound of someone that needs to vent or hear themselves post. if you flew almost every night the way some of us do, and presented your facts in a less aggressive manner, we would probably more be willing to listen to what you have to say.
again as said before, if you think you have a setup that you would like to see, write it up and we'll run it. put your money where your mouth is! i don't mean this as an insult but as a serious suggestion.
the japanese setup you refer to was probably close to 3 years ago. it ways a midway setup and we(I) added the Brewster into it, it was right after the Brewster was added to the game. while its true they were there, they were the underpowered model. but it turned the setup from a allied butt kicking to a more level setup. with the brewster added, it was a more even fight and there were some pretty good fights in the AVA that week. that was one setup 3 years ago. if all your opinions are based on something that was done 3 years ago, where have you been lately(strickly a rhetorical question!)? things change, its not the same people and not the same arena.
(BTW, I logged onto play in the AvA a week or two ago when you guys had a setting with the Mosquito Mk VI, but there was nobody else in the AvA.)
As for the numbers in the AVA, not much we can do about that. next time bring a friend or get some people from the MA's to swing in for a little while. hell, challenge a whole squad!
We are working very hard to make the AVA a fun place. We have initiated "Line of fire". we have the 8th vs Luftwaffe on thursday nights. a lot of people put a lot of effort into the game with no return other then the joy of trying to make people happy and trying to give them what they want. none of us are paid for what we do. none of us get over-time for what we do. we just do the best we can. sometimes its not historically correct but its close enough. please try to help us out. make a suggestion, not a snipe. feel free to participate, but if you're not gonna fly the arena, then there's no need for you to slam us and the arena just for fun. suggest and we react better. if you dont like our setups, write one. we'll run it for you.
this tirade, is not necessarily written to target one particular person, but rather a suggestion to the entire community. help us make it better for you. its not necessary to come in and blast away. all the CM's in the AVA are reasonable people and would be willing to consider any reasonable suggestions. we do not get paid for this, we love the arena and you fun is our fun too, since a lot of us fly in there. help us make it a better place for you!
thank you, we now take you back to your regularly scheduled program........
