If your personal goals are:
- winning the war
- getting a top score
...then, picking & ganging is the most effective way to do it.
Think of it as "sanitizing strategic airspace" via overwhelming firepower.
If, however, your goals are:
- having good quality fights with like-skilled opponents
- bettering your ACM skills to the top level
- gaining respect from the AH player community in general
...then picking & ganging is definitely NOT the way to go.
Comes down to what you're looking to get out of the game, and what means
"fun" to you.
I'm of the opinion that players looking to win the war/score-race should stick to
the MAs, and players looking for good clean fights should stick to the
AvA or DA.
I don't judge or hassle either type of player - it's their dime.
Compromise solution - but I see it as the only way to make everyone happy.
I'm also of the personal opinion that there's certain skilled players out
there who are AFRAID to fight clean fights against like-skilled opponents.
They only look to fight LESSER skilled opponents using "Gentleman's Rules" as to
completely dominate them - and then subsequently get off on rubbing the loser's
face it in.
These are the types who Yell and Scream that everyone should fight via
"Gentleman's Rules", yet they never go into the AvA or DA for fear of
losing to other players close in skill to themselves.
You also have another breed of player who only cries "foul" when they
are a victim of picking/ganging - yet they partake in said activities
indiscriminately - which is why they only fly in the MAs.
It's a sad fact that the AvA and DA are almost always empty - it frustrates
me to no end. I also deeply respect anyone who hangs out regularly in the
AvA/DA - they make the game fun for me.
Shamroc
