Originally posted by TexInVa
Wow....
No offense, guys, but you're over complicating things from the players stand point.
I fly rooks because I've flown bishops. I've switched over to the bishops a couple of times, trying to balance the numbers. They frustrated me to no end, so I would go back to being a rook.
I like being a rook. I like the team work and camaraderie I've found with the rooks, after flying for the bishops for a year. I miss the communication and team work when I've "side balanced".
For those that say that there's no difference between countries, I beg to differ.
Maybe I'll try flying for the knights for a few days and see if they're any different.
Either way, like Lynx said, I pay to be happy and have fun. I GET PAID to be frustrated and annoyed. [/B]
Having flown exclusively for the Bish so far, I can unfortunately (and mildly) agree with your comparative assessment of the Bish. And as too many keep ignoring in this forum, I don't continue to fly Bish for any damn chesspiece, or because we outnumber anyone at any specific time, or because I don't like the other countries. I fly Bish because of the people, period. It's where my current best friends are. When I login in, first thing I do is find out what squaddies are on and what they are doing. There is always someone playing.
I'm positive there are many great people on the othe sides as well, as I have many respected 'enemies' over there. But I have real (not virtual), close personal friendships with my squaddies, as well as with members of other Bish squads right now. And I prefer to fly with them and enjoy their company than not.
I am closely involved in and with their lives outside of AH, including being concerned over squadmate's mother's heart condition to enjoyment of a recent, national off-shore motorboat win by another squaddie.
Being a teamwork-oriented person (and not really caring about winning the war), I do love the cooperation and teamwork needed to do different ops. I want to continue to interact closely (and without unnecessary frustration) with these people in the game everyday, and I'll get damned cranky if I can't. When AH makes it such that I feel too aggravated, frustrated and restricted to enjoy the gameplay and to consistantly fly with my friends, I will quit the game. It's getting close.
While I can't be sure until we try it out, with the latest brainstorm by HiTech, I foresee the possiblity that it will create just such a scenario.
