Well, it's your $15....

[Saxman]

So I don't fly as much now as I used to. Part of it is because recent updates cause weird performance issues: My FR is fine, rarely dipping out of the 50s, but there's situations where things get....jerky. What I mean is, everything is smooth, then it jumps, then it's smooth, then it jumps, in a very regular pattern. Unfortunately it also makes things very difficult in a fight. It started doing this around the 2.18 or 2.19 update. I've tried tweaking graphics settings, and it doesn't make a difference. It has SOMETHING to do with flying online, because everything is fine playing with the offline drones.

ANYWAY, so I decide to jump into the EW arena where there's a couple people on for a couple light fights. I check the roster, and there's two Bish and one Nit. The Nit is attacking Rook Land, so I go Rook to up and find some action. I have the bandit on Dot Dar IB to a V-base, and I am climbing out to an intercept position. He turns around and runs home. I'm not even CLOSE to being in dot range--hell, I'm still almost a sector out--and he turns around and runs home.

Keep in mind, there's only ONE person online as a Nit. I know who you are.

I get to his base and circle a bit, then shed some altitude and head back south. There's only one Nit online, so I know EXACTLY who it was.

I send him a message: "I'm cruising S of field at Angels 5. Come and get me."

I run a holding pattern about halfway between our two bases with my power on max loiter at 5000ft and wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. He's still online, and sitting in the tower. He knows where I am (I'm sitting in his dar circle) and what my altitude is. He could even grab himself a massive altitude advantage because he knows EXACTLY where I am, and he just sits in the tower.

Finally after a good 30mins or so of flying around I get fed up and RTB.

I mean, seriously. Yeah, it's his 15 bucks, but what the hell is the point of spending 15 bucks a month on a MMO game subscription when you won't take off while another player is in the area? If you want to play with the AI, you can fly offline for free as much as you want. You don't even have to pay for the game ITSELF.

Maybe the EWA and MWA should become a fighters-only game like the WWI arenas with all ordinance disabled. If you can't bomb and milkrun bases in GVs, maybe people will actually fight.

[grizz441]

I think that anytime an LW pilot comes over to early war, they all whisper to one another and collaborate to avoid all fights so that the LW guy will go away.  Once he leaves, the EW party starts back up again. That is the most likely explanation obviously.

[gyrene81]

I thought the EW had bomb**** rejects from the DA in it. Surprised the guy didn't just ditch whatever he was flying and move to a different area like they normally do in there.

[Harp00n]

Maybe you should go to the DA next time? Looks like the guy wasn´t interested in playing the game the way you want it to be played. 

[bravoa8]

If it was me I wouldn't do it either I'd rather sneak a base, maybe he's like me he dosen't care for 1v1s.

[gyrene81]

Looks like the guy wasn´t interested in playing the game the way you want it to be played. 

It was you wasn't it?

[Yeager]

there is definately a band of fellows in EW and MW who prefer to play the game against AI.  They are interested in operating as a team (squad) taking undefended bases mostly, and DO NOT LIKE human opposition.

And yes,  It is there money and they are entitled to play the game however they want.  Not much fun for the rest of us but thats the way this cookie crumbles.

[Yossarian]

Yeah, it's his 15 bucks,

QFT.

[CAP1]

So I don't fly as much now as I used to. Part of it is because recent updates cause weird performance issues: My FR is fine, rarely dipping out of the 50s, but there's situations where things get....jerky. What I mean is, everything is smooth, then it jumps, then it's smooth, then it jumps, in a very regular pattern. Unfortunately it also makes things very difficult in a fight. It started doing this around the 2.18 or 2.19 update. I've tried tweaking graphics settings, and it doesn't make a difference. It has SOMETHING to do with flying online, because everything is fine playing with the offline drones.

ANYWAY, so I decide to jump into the EW arena where there's a couple people on for a couple light fights. I check the roster, and there's two Bish and one Nit. The Nit is attacking Rook Land, so I go Rook to up and find some action. I have the bandit on Dot Dar IB to a V-base, and I am climbing out to an intercept position. He turns around and runs home. I'm not even CLOSE to being in dot range--hell, I'm still almost a sector out--and he turns around and runs home.

Keep in mind, there's only ONE person online as a Nit. I know who you are.

I get to his base and circle a bit, then shed some altitude and head back south. There's only one Nit online, so I know EXACTLY who it was.

I send him a message: "I'm cruising S of field at Angels 5. Come and get me."

I run a holding pattern about halfway between our two bases with my power on max loiter at 5000ft and wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. He's still online, and sitting in the tower. He knows where I am (I'm sitting in his dar circle) and what my altitude is. He could even grab himself a massive altitude advantage because he knows EXACTLY where I am, and he just sits in the tower.

Finally after a good 30mins or so of flying around I get fed up and RTB.

I mean, seriously. Yeah, it's his 15 bucks, but what the hell is the point of spending 15 bucks a month on a MMO game subscription when you won't take off while another player is in the area? If you want to play with the AI, you can fly offline for free as much as you want. You don't even have to pay for the game ITSELF.

Maybe the EWA and MWA should become a fighters-only game like the WWI arenas with all ordinance disabled. If you can't bomb and milkrun bases in GVs, maybe people will actually fight.

ya shoulda bailed, and waited in the field gun of the base he was headed to.

[Jayhawk]

Or we could give him the benefit of the doubt that something came up so he landed and went afk.

[CAP1]

Or we could give him the benefit of the doubt that something came up so he landed and went afk.

you mean like the phone, or like a funny noise outside? or one of the kids suddenly needs ya? 

[grizz441]

Flying around looking for a fight in EW: 30 minutes
Coming to the bbs to share the experience: 30 minutes
Total time wasted: 1 hr

[Saxman]

Or we could give him the benefit of the doubt that something came up so he landed and went afk.

Nope. When I saw him turn tail for base I pursued. He had already landed by the time I arrived, so I circled around the edge of the area out of AAA range to see if he'd up for a fight or pop up somewhere else (I see this one a LOT in MWA. Guys up, see enemies up to counter, run home and reup on the other side of the map). Instead he took a couple pot shots at me from one of the field guns before I retired to my holding position and "invited" him out to play.

Maybe you should go to the DA next time?

If you've ever spent any appreciable time in the DA, you'd know EXACTLY why I preferred to look for a fight in one of the smaller arenas.

[Dichotomy]

hmmmmm... good thing he's not in Texas or he'd have to pay tax on that.

I heard about this arena where, no matter what, if there's one regular in there they'll duke it out every time... *thinks*... ummm where's Jaeger?   He know the directions and stuff I just go by the landmarks 

[CAP1]

the true shame of this is that the ew arena used to be a fun place to play. when i was with the hired guns, we were in there on a regular basis, and there were fights pretty much every night.