Originally posted by Sharky
Well I will always try to gain every advantage that I can. I really like to return to base as much as I can. Now do I always have the advantage when I fight? No. Sometimes your forced into a fight with a disadvantage. Will I try and disengage from that fight if I can? You bet! If I'm caught slow in my Mustang by a Spit, it would be suicied to try and fight on his terms unless he's the worse pilot to ever fly this sim. I'll try to force a nose to nose merge then unload and haul ass.
I don't think that the issue relates to guys who like to have some altitude in their back pocket before engaging.
What Rude was describing is the guy who takes off from a field a full sector away from a fight, climbs up to the Sputnik's orbit and heads to the area of battle. Once he arrives and discovers that the this field is essentially capped, he stays up there until fuel sends him packing.
Now, I understand that most of these guys are n00bs and are very nervous of getting ganged. Yet, the question begs; why come at all?
When I first started playing this game I took on anyone, anywhere in anything. I figured that this would shorten the learning curve. It did. Gradually I became confident that I could hold my own under most circumstances and began exploring different tactics.
Ultimately, the Stratodweebs will need to get engaged to develop their skills and SA. Because, if they don't they will eventually lose interest or become disheartened.
This is not to say that they must join every furball they see. However, no one gets better at this game without being shot down, sometime often. Furthermore, most experienced players don't mind a n00b tagging along. As Yogi said, "you can observe a lot by just watching." Heck, n00bs can make excellent bait!!! I encourage every new player to wing up with an experienced player or squad. At least here they will have someone to learn from and teach them. Up alone at 35k, there's little to be learned other than boredom.
We have guys in my squad who are the polar opposite of the Stratodweebs. These guys are fearless, not afraid to take on any horde. Sure their stats aren't very good, but they will get better because you learn quickly under those circumstances.
In short, if they really want to maximize their enjoyment and add to their skills and SA, they have to come down from the Van Allen Belt and get engaged.
My regards,
Widewing
