Well, I just found out another friend I got to try AH 3 or 4 months ago has canceled his account. He basically told me he couldn't take the baby seal clubbing. I helped him get started and he has played a lot of stand alone flight sims over the years. But he couldn't take the drubbing he was getting here.
I still think we need an intermediate or beginners arena where less skilled players can go at each other and experience full game play until they achieve some level of proficiency (maybe a break even k/d ratio, giving as good as they take) before they move up.
I guess the final straw for him was when he got owned by a really good pilot and then got a PM from the pilot laughing at him. He told me "why would I play a game this difficult and then get my face rubbed in it to boot." He didn't play for a few weeks and then canceled his account.
This one really bothers me as he's a huge WWII aviation history buff and a perfect potential long term player. But the game difficulty + jerk factor blew him out. What should I say to the next person when I tell them about AH - Here's this really cool game where you'll probably suck for years and have dirt kicked in your face when you're down, you'll really like it
