You guys ever consider missions are an open arrangment to deter balkanisation\class stratification of the community visa in-groups and obvious secret mission arrangments for those deemed acceptable? Or making players stand jury to the whims of petty napoleons by making everyone supplicant them for a slot? That causes foot voting with credit cards to freindlier climates with more open experiences. And then who would you have to look down your noses upon for not living up to your petty standards of game social suitability?
And new players, they supposed to follow you around kissing your posterior untill they shine it enough just to become an in-group probie to be in missions? Their $14.95 is exactly as good as your $14.95 regardless of how much longer you have been playing the game. This is simply petty and will hurt the game. Since HiTech has worked on AW and created WB. Gotta wonder why in Aces High he has kept missions in the MA an open membership first come first served policy since he opened the doors.
Just another example of Dunbar's Number and the worst of ourselves if left to our own devices.
The same could be said about joining squads. Use to be they were some what selective and a person had to earn there way in. Now a days most squads will take anybody. The squads that don't, are the better squads, and are the ones many would like to join. It inspires people to try harder, train a bit better and yes kiss up a bit to get into some of these top tier squads. Better players makes it more fun all around.
I understand the concept of "everyone play together in the sandbox", but whats work with giving people that little bit of incentive to go the extra mile to be part of the crew.
