The downside you mention is taking people away from the effort to win the war but if players from all 3 sides furball it does it make a difference if it's in the MA or DA?
It seemed to me that most of the discussion was polite. If you think bustr was wrong to be rude then logically your rudeness would also be wrong. You referred to retards and noobs, you weren't just responding to one person's rudeness, you were insulting people who politely disagreed with you. You actually started that with your lack of skill comment. Everyone else, except you and bustr, was having a polite discussion of different opinions.
If all sides were furballing in an area that could impact the war by capuring or dominating one or both teams, then it would send those players to other parts of the map to attempt to defend or fight somewhere else, which could even create another furball on the other side of the map. Conglomerating a group to a specific part of the map for all out furballing, defeats the aspect to the point of what the MA is intended for, war. Going go the DA would emliminate this as well, but you would be using the arena for what it was intended on doing. In all forms of this problem you have players that want to all out furball, which makes it difficult for the war part of the game. The decision is up to the players. You have what they call an opportunity cost. At least if a furball was part of the base taking strategy, the whole MA and war aspect would still stand even if the majority were furballing in one area.
More people would go the DA or the AvA to find these types of fights but they are afraid they would lose the social aspect to the game. Unfortunately, there just aren't enough players to be in each arena to attract a fight. Even though, these places are designed better for the type of fighting they are looking for. It is a paradox because everyone wants to have these fights, but no one will give it shot, so the #s stay low and then no one wants to go in there. You would see the DA filled every night if this is truly the way people wanted to fight. The MA simply gives them a "meaning" to be apart of the game and community, thus they choose to fly in an MA area and can't figure out where the furball is, then complian about it, usually because of lack of skill. It is not so much an insult as it is the truth.
I'm sorry if lack of skills makes it hard for you to be successful, I was the same way when I first started, like I said it took years of dying to be where I am at now. I still get ganged and picked and only take it about 75% serious. It is not that there needs to be a furball island to fix everyone's problems, it is that they need some guidance to become more successful in furballs that are on the map. That is indeed the main issue here.
I brought up my skills and achivements because Toad thought my opinion didn't matter, which erked me, and then bustr comes on preaching BS how my achiements in the game don't matter, even though it takes a considerate amount experience to obtain that achievement. My acviements and skill level do accurately proclaim that my opinion does have valence to the context of this problem and arguement.
If they have a problem with that they can come hunt me in the MA and learn how to die respectfully. Like I said, the furball island won't stop that....
