Bucking for a PNG or something?
WBs died because Wild Bill was an arse. That and AH ultimately created a better product. Reducing radar and icon ranges in WBs hurt it more than anything.
Hitech is on the right track here. The whining is a bit much.
It was not just an arse.... it was tangible. Wilbil failed to upgrade the graphics engine and instead focused on profit motive squeezing existing players and introduced gamey 'fighter' options. I was there for all the failures.
At the time Hightech left warbirds and grew Aces high into an advanced game. but guess what it too has become stale, preferred 'fighters' and 'furball's and sacrificed realism for dogfights.
THe results are obvious. The bad decisions have reduced arena #s. There is no doubt on those facts.
Either you innovate or die.