Interesting Murdr..
Would your first thought be that I was joking if I had not posted the second line to my question? Because you understood the deep structure very well. To the point to be exact...
Yes I see your theory as a valid one.
My experience in the game has been differant that's all..I do believe that most of my experience in the MA (if not all) is my responsibility and perhaps it has giving me a differant outcome.
I do realize that my question was personal. thank you for answering. I hope you dint see it as a personal attack. I just find it fascinating. One of my theories for not getting the verbal medicor players was the same as yours for getting them. Just makes me think that's all. <<S>>
Here is an interesting extention then. I think a large factor is if things don't turn out as normally expected for a player. If they are used to seeing a plane model as an easy target, but instead they get shot down by a "name" player, they're really not surprised. If instead it was someone they've never heard of who beat them from the disadvantage, people are more prone to go on the verbal attack. It works the opposite way too. If they do shoot down the "name" player in the inferior plane, that is still a surprise that they beat them even with an advantage. It often elicits a response.
I would theorize that an encounter that turns out as expected has a low likelyhood of turning into a text fight. The varible is the pilot, and whether they are prone to beating the expected odds. So the average AH pilot is less likely to get unsolicited attention on open channels, than those who are either well below or above average. In the mix are the players who are average, or even below average, but want to be recognized as above average, and want to draw attention to themselves at every opportunity whether it is warrented or not.
