Where do you get the 80%/20%? Did you just pull the numbers out of an orifice to support your lame agenda? You are certainly a 20%er, but not in the context you are using. You are among the very small minority, who doesn't frequent the AvA, keeps your argument stuck in the past, can't come up with something productive to say, and can't get out of your close minded viewpoint. You are in the 20% percent that causes 80% of the unnecessary problems and just makes racket for the sake of self satisfaction.
Comes up with REAL statistics, have something productive to say, come participate in the AvA, and get to know the ones who do enjoy it and put in an enormous of work to constantly improve it or, as Jimson so eloquently put it "Put up or shut up".
Pareto principle
Only 20% of the player base becomes sticks of any note. That same 20% will demand the most in terms of game changes to suit themselves as they age with the game and become bored. Some portion of the 20% will create the most trouble in this forum for personal pleasure. The 20% assume the 80% will like whatever they come up with CMing an arena because the 80% don't matter to them other than to pay the light bill and be cannon fodder. The 20% are not communicating to the 80% but, to other 20%ers because only players like themselves are the real players. The rest are cannon fodder, or all the bad names the 20% uses to describe the 80%.
Hitech's MA works because he serves both parties.
Why do the 80% vote their foot traffic to the MA knowing it's populated with well known hungry sharks? For one, the population density is enough that they don't up into the mouths of hungry sharks more than 20% of the time. They feel like they have a chance. The CT and AvA attracts too many sharks eventually unbalancing the fun 80%er's are seeking. They return to the MA where their chances of not getting their kester handed to them all night long is much higher.
Why in the DA are there two distinct kinds of players who self segregate by dueling and by furball action at Furball Lake? The CT\AvA fails for the same reason a fun corner bar with pool tables does when a pool shark shows up and hustles the patrons. That's why on occasions the CT in the past, and the AvA have both had some fun nights. A population density and skill spread was achieved that made the 80%ers feel comfortable with their kester whuppins from the sharks, while they were able to whup a few in turn against other 80%ers.
The 80% generally doesn't have the stomach for, nor cares to accept being whacked with a stick repeatedly as the price for their fun. No matter how much you repeat: "This will make a better Aces High ACM god out of you". The MA allows them to avoid this for 80% of their play time because they are not paying for the same fun that the 20% are paying for. Just the illusion 80% of their session time.
