Well, I tend to fly lonewolf because that is kinda just my personality in RL.
The #'s in the arena have a lot to do with it too.
Logged in this morning, 7 people in the arena. 4 Allies, 3 Axis.
Because I tend to go for alt and try to have an advantage if and when the enemy decides to come out and fight, I usually end up by myself. Where others head straight for the fight, I fly to live in CT......I wanna rtb every sortie that I can.
The only issue I really have right now is the lack of action.
I pretty much made an bellybutton of myself in there a few minutes ago, and to those who caught the flak from me, I do apologize.
The appeal of the CT to me was the matchup of the planes. None of the MA's Allied vs Allied or Axis vs Axis confrontations, pure WW2 combat, with Spits and Jugs and the such mixing it up with 109's and 190's. The fuel multiplier enables you to remain in the "combat zone" for a longer period of time, and I really thought that would help all the planes.
What I am seeing more and more lately is both sides (I guess both sides are doing this) keeping to themselves, and little action occurring.
Today I flew from A40 in a P-47D-11, with 100% fuel and a drop tank, headed S til I hit 15K, then I turned east. Red bar over the Continent, maybe I will see some action.
I ended up flying all the way east to A21, then turned SW and flew all the way to A11, reversed and flew back up to 21, then headed west for rtb as my fuel situation mandated.
No cons sighted, no red bar, Allied pilots were up and talking but no one finding an action.
Was talking with Hazed on private, hoped someone on the LW side would come out for a fight.
Nope, nada......nothing.
Now, to the best of my recollection, the LW did not just sit on their hands and allow enemy planes to roam unopposed over the LW's territory. Frustrated to the core, I pretty much
WHINED like a baby on the guard channel about the lack of action.
While my presentation of my viewpoint was lacking in tact, I still believe it is valid.
Saying "it takes a long time to get to 30K" is not an excuse for not fighting. I burned a whole main tank and all but 25% of my auxiliary cruising over France.......more than enough time for some pilot to intercept me.
I am wondering now if this arena will survive......if newbies check into this arena first, what are they gonna see? It is up to the pilots to make the arena work, and us older hands at this are gonna have to be the ones to lead the way. Flying over an hour without seeing an enemy will not make a new AH pilot want to visit that arena again soon.
To all, I ask this: When you log in, do something, do anything, but don't sit there and do nothing. Right now, IMO, the arena is about as exciting as Flight Simulator 98.....
