You've already had this explained to you by more than me. You've failed to answer AKAK's question about why equal fuel load agreement isn't fair. Continuing to operate outside the realm of reason doesn't help your cause. These are not my rules. They are the community at large's rules that have been vetted over a period of time longer than most have played the game itself. The community isn't inflexible...BaldEagl has adjusted rules and regs at almost every turn. Democratic? Sure but he also put is foot down on ridiculousness because the community raised their concerns about topics like filming, fairness and above all, the fight itself.
There's a difference between discussing it and "Hurrr Hurr Its the only way to make sure its fair!", that's not my idea of an explanation. I never said carrying equal loads isn't fair. My point is, that for some planes 25% isn't enough to have a fight that could possibly take longer, while in others it might be. My follow up question to AKAK addresses this. If you agree to a duel is the fuel load set for the entire duel or can it change each round? Our proposal simply made that a non issue.
Additionally, I did allude to the fact that even though fuel load outs might be agreed upon, there are some who might take advantage and load less. Considering the evidence of the idiocy of this thread, could you not agree that squabbles over films are sure to ensue? Our proposal simple made this a non issue.
They both have Pros and Cons.
The rules in any sport are developed over time by input from players but they never allow for any possible advantage for either team/side/player.
They do allow for it because people can cheat by loading less, an advantage is possible even if disingenuous. Then it becomes a squabble for films (if they are even suspected of doing it at all). It leaves room for doubt..even the slightest bit. Why not find a way to nip that in the bud before it becomes an issue. How would the community address this?
You are attempting to rationalize possible advantage.
Hopefully the sentences above explain what I am trying to rationalize.
The community is saying no for the most part. To continue this is pretty insulting to be honest but the best part of all of it is that even if you believe yourself to be more cerebral than most here, in the end they won...because they simply wont engage in an unfair situation and you two are left to ACM masterbation. No one wants to watch people fly around chasing them only to run out of fuel.You wouldn't do that? Then fuel load shouldn't be an issue. There is no other explanation that is logical or rationale to make that less true.
We had 10 duels, you ran outta fuel in one of them, the other 3 players involved didn't. The LA7 is a gas guzzler, you didn't know that? You yourself admitted this wasn't a format issue, well until you saw the opportunity to make it one. In a 2v2 competition, if you are getting chased that's pretty much a failure on your part is it not? Maybe you didn't save the first fight we had. There wasn't any running, but there were many opportunities that were passed up only to clear wingmen, that takes up flight time, it makes the duel longer. No point in going around in circles here if different fuel load outs can be loaded for different rounds.
I can see it already. Hypothetically, Junky and Krup get one up on you two and then you simply load 50% fuel as opposed to their 25% and you evade until they run out of fuel. The win is yours.
Continue to try to take attention away from the fact you ran outta fuel and it was
your choice to load more or less, you knew we had the same choice is that not fair?. Fulcrum only blamed himself in our 5v5 for running outta fuel. You blame it on our rules.
Please answer this: Did it look like we were trying to evade in our fights? Please don't say that we did to save face, its not like we don't have the films. Or was it, to paraphrase what Triton said, that we simply did a better job of maintaining a cap on you and not slowing the fight down, kept you on the defensive until you were forced to go up to take a shot or wind up getting shot anyway.
Argue that a different way is better because of fairness...not because you want to convince people that you are providing a possible advantage to them. They don't want an advantage and don't need the excuses after the competition is over.
OK, so solve this problem,
how do you make a 100% guarantee,without a shadow of a doubt, and without having to resort to asking for someone else's film that all participants take the fuel load that was agreed to ?. Take into account the following excuses that might arise: ("Oops sorry I forgot to film that fight (this might well legitimately happen, but still puts the duel in question)", "My dog at my hard drive", "No you suck I wont give you the film!") Give me your solution that doesn't include giving the participants the choice to load what they want (as you had it).
I actually feel sorry for you both. As this argument develops its occurs to me how sad it must be to be so beholden to winning that you fear losing enough to need a crutch like uneven fuel loads.
You lost 1 duel to a fuel problem, the other 7 were not. I don't fear losing, I have already lost, and what a surprise
when I mentioned that Fulcrum ran outta fuel in the 'epic' first round. There wasn't a peep from you to defend the almighty established rules set forth by the community. You lose this duel and we must be fair! 
Beholden to win? Look in the mirror bud. You lost the duel by flying so are trying to discredit it by posting. Don't try to convince people that you lost because of fuel, you lost because you got outflown. You admit to it 17 pages ago and suddenly expect me to have amnesia.
I have know people like that my whole life and they are sad, sad folks. See, winners find a way to get it done within the confines of fairness and fear little in the arena of business, sports, family and life...losers find a way to hedge their performance/results.
Not sure why you typed this. This is about a game dude, remember? The last thing I will probably ever do in my life is take life lessons from this forum rofl,
I bet you've got a set of golf pants with a Velcro pocket Kruel (you may put that in your sig)...so, how will you ever know how good you really are? Don't answer that...you never will if you hedge advantage or are even tainted with the possibility of it.
I don't play golf, more of a basketball/baseball guy myself. I have much bigger plans for my sig, you'll see! (its why I don't have one, I want it to be Epic). Again, trying to divert attention from the facts, I might not ever find out if I'm good, but now I know for a fact that you aren't better.
Saying all of that, I'd love to have a beer with you and Skyyr but not for the reasons you might think: to confirm my image of you both. I'll buy.
Good luck to you.
Whoa there man, please stop trying to imagine what I'm like, that's creepy . Keep it within the confines of the game sir, I don't swing that way. Don't buy me a drink, I'm good.
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