Since you obviously understand the consequences of choosing the planes you do, why not just choose differently?
I try to fly a little bit of everything. But when I choose to get in a high eny plane because of the initial 1 vs 1 and work them into a vulnerable kill situation then someone else ups in a NiK or something like that, straight to my fight, and essentially steals the kill. It gets old.
I do prefer challenge over quick kill. My aim isn't the best. I think i still have some issue with getting my scaling dialed in for the X52 Pro.
But my point in this is, even for some of the newer players. Wouldn't it be more appealing to offer SOME perk points for causing damage in air to air fights if they (me included) aren't scoring all of the kills?
Please keep discussing. I'd like more rational thought on the topic.
Thanks.