Well i really like the change. Its been long overdo actually IMNSHO.
I remember when AH2 came out, i had been a tester for awhile and so i was used to the new "look". MANY MANY MANY people complained just like this.
People said it was to buggy, didnt like the FM, took to much of a FPS hit, got shot down to easy, couldnt shoot others down easy enough, ack is to strong, ect ect ect....
Change in a game like AH is inevitable, lots of ppl dont like change and often they are the same people who cry fo a change!! ussually the changes THEY want to make the game better are for THEM!
When i saw the new arena changes i immediatly jumped into the early war arena, to me this is where the more experienced or at least more enthusiastic, honorable players will gravitate to. By that I mean players who IMNSHO use or at least try to use ACM, dont go for the HO, arent prone to "just" going for the easy kills but would rather ingage in a challanging fight. THere will ofcourse always be those that prefer the horde however and those that would rather HO, dive bombe in lancs and game the game to extreme.
MAny of the planes are also more challenging to get kills in for less experienced players...heck even for experienced players!
In time the complaints and general whineing will die down.
True issues will be addressed in time. Things will settle down. some will leave, many will stay, and others will return or try it out for the 1st time.
Lots of us have been thru this in the past.
The thing that gets me the most tho is that HT and crew are making the effort. A fact that many of the naysayers are missing. This is why i will continue to play, because HT will make changes to try and improve gameplay for the majority. Good or bad they make the effort, they do listen and they do act unlike MANY other games.
Not everybody will be happy with the changes, thats inevitable, but this game is constantly evolving wich tho painful at times is actually a good thing.
my 2 cents
