Dmonslayer has made the best post that probably has been ever made on this
No, YOU only think that because he seems to be agreeing with you. The problem is, HE doesn't know what he is talking about either.
MOST of the guys who fly the fast planes and do nothing but pick are some of the biggest/well known names in the game. Rocky, Rudboi3, Dobs and his crew, and so on. That is the type/style of play they like. As for new guys, sure you see them in ponies and yaks, but you see them down on the deck trying to turn and burn in a furball.... mostly because they want to shoot planes. They dont last long, nor do they get many kills because they haven't learned how to handle those planes on the deck.
I know I cant remember the last time a "new guy" picked me. It is always some "known" player. Newbies dive in head first and die a lot. It is the nature of the game. ENY isn't going to change that. Like Skuzzy said, they will just move the the next top ten planes that are not perked and die in those. What is needed is a guiding hand to help curb the frustration that dieing so often brings in. I know when we have a new guy flying with our squad we try a bit harder to cover him/her. Try to help set up the cons so they have a shot at them. Give them tips/suggestions on what they may have done wrong/right on their last flight as we are flying out on the next one.
There is nothing wrong with the game, its the community that has to step up. Once the numbers go back up most of the petty issue people complain about will disappear. Learning to fight in the Melee arena is pretty tough. We have players in a furball sometimes than those other games have in their arenas. Teach them, ease their frustration, make it fun.
