So then you are constructing your argument off of statements of the previous squads incarnation that were made years ago. I'm sorry I didn't see the connection to the re-established squad that we have today, especially considering that I've only seen Nomdy once in the last four or five months due to a medical condition that has prevented him from playing. Next time I see him, I'll be sure to ask him about it.
As for your analysis, I do believe that it's actually called hypocrisy. There is plenty of it that goes around in the game, however I make an effort to avoid it as much as possible. If you see me calling someone out on something, it's because there is no way in hell I would be caught doing the same things they did. Yes, I will pick, vulch and HO just like everyone else, but you will never see me call someone out on it. I call people out on ack running, ack hugging, and shooting a landing plane, which I will only do (excluding the last one) on the rare occasions that I'm out of fuel/bullets.
I also fail to see how either of your previous statements are even remotely related to the original wish an any way. But if you would like to continue with anecdotal fallacies, then go for it.
To the OP: So if the 88's don't encourage "fighting" and need to be removed, then shouldn't all GVs be removed as well? After all, I can't take off in my T34 and engage your plane, right? And what about all those trees.. I can't take off in a tree and engage you either, so lets get rid of them too. And all of the buildings.. can't fly those either. And the mountains.. they just get in the way of aircraft battles. And the textures of the planes, because they're just a distraction from the true purpose which is air combat. So let's make AH just stick figure airplanes flying over a flat featureless, textureless plane. Kind of like Air Warrior version 1.0 from about 30 years ago.
We should take out the variety as well, the only thing we'll fly is P-51s!
The idea of complaining about something that is so trivial to kill (a 50 cal need only land in the same county as an 88mm to kill it) and yet is so little a threat (it's nearly impossible to hit anything with the 88mm) is beyond me.
A 50 cal needs to get a direct hit on any gun to kill it. An actual direct hit on the physical gun. I'm not sure where your argument that a 50 cal round explodes on contact is coming from. As a second point, while the 88s are hard to use, they are far from innocuous. I have rounds thrown at me on a regular basis that are close enough to be a threat. I've also been killed by an 88 while maneuvering from at more than 6k out.
Unless there is any real evidence that the 88 guns are actually making a significant contribution to the game, I still say that they should be removed. As it stands now they take more away from the game than they have to offer it.
