So we're back to the clipped wing bit. So in essence what you are really asking for is HTC to redo the Spit LF16E as a full span wing Spitfire LFIXE. Same exact bird but the wings aren't clipped.
If that's what this is really all about, then go for it.
And remember I fly the 38G in latewar and enjoy fighting Spit 16s. I'm not demanding anything for my bird of choice. I just don't see any issue with the Spit 16. In essence you are demanding that they give you back more of an edge to your A5 by not having a Spit that can roll with it as well. So how bout a clipped LFVb instead? They started clipping the wings on Spits in 42, again to counter the roll rate of the 190 so why not ![Smiley :)](http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
What do you mean by "more of an edge"? The 190A5 has no sort of edge at all over the Spixteen. Hell, it doesn't even have an edge over the IX.
That is the POINT. You still have people that will voluntarily tie their hands behind their back and fly the planes that they "like" (for me it was the 190 as well) - but the game gets much older much faster when your chosen ride is double inferior to every plane you run into in addition to the perpetual gangs. Before the La7 got popular the 190 series was actually a viable choice (well, before the La7 and before HTC nerfed the hell out of the 190 and the P51) - the Spit IX did everything better, but it was a bit slower on the deck so you could at least drag one away from the pack to fight.
You are apparently immune to burnout, bully for you. BnZ is apparently going down the same path as me - I was more than good enough to kill 98% of the arena in a 190a5 1v1, but not quite good enough to take on 3 La7s and 4 random other planes at the same time in it. I could roll a Spit and kill 4 or 5 of them if I could get quick kills... but I didn't want to fly a Spit. At some point you just get tired of handicapping yourself, so you fly planes you don't enjoy flying, until you get sick of the hamster wheel and quit. That is where I'm at now. Since I don't see the gameplay ever changing, I imagine I'll keep coming back when HTC releases an update with a cool plane, play for a weekend and realize I still don't like it, and cancel again.