If you want to tank, go ahead.
If you want to use manned guns, go ahead.
If you want to climb to 35k every flight, go ahead.
I log in to find a fight in the least amount of time I possibly can. Who the heck has time to sit around all day? I don't and even if I did, I hate foreplay and the above reeks of time being wasted. I know, I know, don't complain as the game has changed.
You're probably right, and that is probably the reason I haven't played at all this year. Excessive foreplay in a game sucks!