Some people just don't get it.
This is a dogfight game. (Well, it used to be.) People who come here to dogfight in a dogfight game are now being mocked for not wanting to drive ground vehicles around in an empty arena within a game called Aces HIGH.
Got it.
"I know you paid to watch a basketball game but the Spurs players have decided they will now play soccer, WITHOUT an opponent. If you don't like it that's because you are stubborn!"

My gawd. *facepalm*
Then take away the ability to capture towns(flags). Take away the bombing of GV's in Bombers at 800ft. Take away all the GV's and make it one thing... "Aerial Dogfighting"... period!
Then see where the population numbers are... pretty simple solution... no?
I see the game turning into a cap n' vulch the airfield if it's all about "Air Combat". My understanding was the DA was for those who wanted a one sided game opportunity. What happened there?
I have no clue how to make it fun for everyone and increase the numbers, but my question is... if it's not fun gaming, then why do it?
And, V... your analogy... Spurs, Soccer... Really?

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Aces High takes the art and science of vintage WW1 and WW2 air combat and sets it in a high intensity online multiplayer environment. Hundreds of players simultaneously battle it out against each other in massive aerial dogfights and bomber raids.
High fidelity flight simulation is the heart of Aces High but it doesn't end there. A war rages on the ground and at sea. Engage enemy armor in tank combat. Protect your fleet as a gunner or make a torpedo run in a PT boat. Lead an assault in an amphibious vehicle. With over 100 warbirds, vehicles, and boats available, you have access to a vast virtual arsenal.
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