Here is my question, who defines "dweebery"? It's a very personal definition and remember that something you find dweebish the other guys finds normal. In that furball you are in, there are probably guys like you who are enjoying the furball, and there are other guys who are wanting to push the base. Those bombers probably want to push the base and try for a capture. So, with all due respect, I find it a little selfish on your part to assume that everyone is wanting to play your way. Obviously that one pilot wanted to help protect the bombers. Obviously the bombers wanted to push the base, but you wouldn't let them play their way.
Jayhawk
well as i stated, there were 30 to 40 people on the ground and in the air, from what i saw while i was there we remained away from the towns, nobody else upped any type of air mission against the bases directly, we stayed prodominantly in the middle between the bases, when the fight did near one base or the other neither side vulched de-acked or attempted any other type of capping move, the gv's did not attack the towns or bases but remained in the middle, i saw only 2 wirbles upped they both remained on the enemy runway for a very short period of time and fired at planes that encroached to closely, as they did not stay very long i assume they landed out of boredom and upped planes instead.
my point being is that for over an hour 30 to 40 people made no move on each others bases, 30 to 40 people were having their fun their way, but a couple as in 2 people didn't like it and want to play their way without any respect paid to the 30 to 40 people who were having a good time. as i stated, there were other fights going on and i saw a couple missions posted for else where on the map, instead this "person" decides that his $15.00 says its OK that 2 people have the right to screw up a fight that has been ongoing and providing entertainment to many many people. well then if that is the case my $15.00 says that i will screw with his bomber runs every time i get the chance.
additionally, as i said they were in bombers, not C47's or any other type of troop carriers and their intended targets directly from their mouths were the hangers not the buildings of the town. so their pushing the base is highly unlikely, maybe their destroying the fight and hoping that others would push the base is a possibility. but they were repeatedly asked multiple times by multiple people to back off, to not go after the hangers. they made their choice and we who were there showed our disapproval.
as far as the one player who went after the 51, well my thought at the time was the guy didn't realize that the 51 was persuing the bombers. he may not have understood what was going on at the time. he boomed in from on high and saw a lower slower 51 and jumped him. gee i screwed up his pick. I'm sure he found another one.
yep it breaks my heart that our actions kept that fight going for the next 45 minutes that i stayed on. was still ongoing when i called it a night. so for the price of 2 bomber jocks getting punked and 1 picker missing his kill 30 to 40 guys had fun for a minimum of an hour and a half.
hmmmmmm that's $30.00 ($45.00 if you count the pick) against $450.00 to $600.00, well i think that $450.00 to $600.00 would be the ones to define dweebery in that instance.
now as i implied earlier, this is not appropriate behavior in all instances, if you jump into a fight along side a mission or squad that is intended on base taking then in that instance you would be the dweeb if you acted in a like manner as we did in the above described event.
but i guess that's the basic point isn't it?
if you are amongst the few (not the squad) in the fight and you want to fight another way then why dont you go look for your style elsewhere instead of trying to force the many to forget about their fun and cater to you?
oh and so there is no misunderstanding here, any "you" that i use was merely in form and not directed at you personally Jay, i tend to agree with most of your posts and the things you say and when i disagree you tend to pose a very good argument in support of your theories.