Squads... think some need to merge?

[Vermillion]

I'm kinda guessing here, but I think his point is the "mini" squads of 2-4 people, that regularly sit in the "Top 10" of the squad rankings.  Its easy too do if you only have a few pilots and they all are the "score fanatics" types, so that makes the so called squads overall average extremely high, because its an average of just a few people.  Those aren't squads they're not even sections or flights.  Some of them will in a month only have 1 or 2 active pilots.

I guess IMO you should have at least 8-10 people to call yourself a squad, and at least 5 should be active in any given month to be considered for the squad scoring ranks.

[Kratzer]

score schmore.

Those two people could just as easily suck, and not have any good scorers to bring their score up.

[Fatty]

You just knocked out FUBARS (5 listed, 2 active this tour) then Verm.

[Toad]

Hey, you!

I don't agree with that at all.......

whatever yer name is.

[VWE001]

I'm kinda guessing here, but I think his point is the "mini" squads of 2-4 people, that regularly sit in the "Top 10" of the squad rankings. Its easy too do if you only have a few pilots and they all are the "score fanatics" types, so that makes the so called squads overall average extremely high, because its an average of just a few people. Those aren't squads they're not even sections or flights. Some of them will in a month only have 1 or 2 active pilots.

Very well put Verm, you get an extra gold star for your post.

Hey speakin of gold stars, we need to have HiTech walk around the Con and give out little gold stars for each assist so we'll at least have something to show for 'em!

[Revvin]

So all this is about score there must be something missing in people's lives when their ego needs to be massaged by attaining a high squad rank and they want to stop smaller squads coming through because it sometimes stops them doing this. I think the selfish  score driven mentality that seems to be rife in AH has reached its zenith when you feel the need to stop many players enjoyment of starting a squad just because it interferes with your score

[Arfann]

Originally posted by Mr Hanky
No... no... no... the solution is to force people from bigger squads to join the smaller squads to make things fair.

No no, Mr. Hanky. That would only allow the large squad to dump "dead weight" on the smaller squad, making them even less effective. The only fair solution is to randomly sort all paying members into 20 member squads.  MUCH more realistic than having some say in who you "serve" with.

[Angus]

We need wings, where our squads can join a wing, which I belive would better have a maximum number of members. For that, - a wing channel on the textbar.
How about that HTC?

[Rude]

Curly....


No way will I get lost enroute to the con...Toad is left seat on this trip and I'll be nappin the whole way:)

[hblair]

I would like to see the FDB's forced to merge with the 412th Braunco Mustangs. I could just picture midnight and creamo on voice comms together.

[Otto]

"I'm kinda guessing here, but I think his point is the "mini" squads of 2-4 people, that regularly sit in the "Top 10" of the squad rankings.

   So.....?  What does this have to do with the price of fish in the Big City?

[Roscoroo]

I think the squads are just fine as is. it allows new players to start  and learn the ups and downs of squad leadership, along with the commodrity that goes on .
the only thing I would like to see is the joint operations alittle more organized (meaning that there needs to be more email communication between the squads)