But some times you just can't.
True. In some situations (e.g. on the deck, many-on-one furball) it may be impossible to dodge or reverse every HO.
Sadly, life isn't fair. AH MA combat reflects that sad fact.
If you want fair play, everyone must fly the same plane, at the same alt, at the same speed, and must fire only under certain conditions.
Sounds like a duel to me.
We have an arena for that too!
I can think of nothing more boring than 300 to 400 players squaring up in 1 on 1s, all flying the same plane, doing nothing but merges all the time. Every day.

Part of the challenge and fun of the MA is the diversity and unpredictablilty of the combat environment. Will the next red guy show up higher than me? Will there be more than one? Or will they be below me? etc etc etc
Just sayin'!
