Aces High has thrived, at least from a business standpoint, for what, just over 7 years now? It has not done so simply because of formations, or no one would have played the first 2+ years.
999000, I have not slandered you, I have simply described the only thing I ever see you doing, and that's trying to play Deathstar in a formation at treetop level. If you wish to deny do this, that is fine. In fact, you can continue to do it, and simultaneously deny it- I really don't care. It is not my opinion that most bomber pilots fight like hell. It is my observation that they act like cruisemissles. Go in, hit target, die.
Now, if HT wanted to come in and say, "yes, we originally wanted carpet bombing, but most of our customers can't manage to read 3 simple instructions and follow them, but we've kept these bombers that disobey the laws of time and space (the awful drone behavior and warping, not speed or payload) because the noobs we've got now are even dumber than the first group", I'd probably let it go. Maybe I missed it, but I never saw anyone from HTC say that- I see players suggesting that's the case.
One thing that hasn't seemed very accurate in the past are the theories put forward by players regarding HT's reasoning behind changes.
Out of curiouosity, how many of you only flew bombers for your first few years?