49th are decent folk IMO. They're creative unlike many of the other squads in the past. I'm all for diverse game play. The problem with HQ has always been the ease of its distruction more than the fact that it can be destroyed. It makes it easy for one or two players to grief. Some of the things the 49th do is crazy (driving for hours) but it takes commitment and they do it without always using the most uber tools in the toolbox. On the occasional time I bump into their missions, I usually have a good time with the fight that follows.
I gotta go with this statement. Great peeps. They have the right idea and they are having fun. My ONLY complaint about HQ is the hardness... Make it difficult and require more planes to drop one. And with the teamwork the 49th has, it will still go down. And that is great.
I'll often fly with them in the MAs if I see them on and making runs. In fact, I enjoy grabbing a plane and trying to escort. Makes for GREAT FSO practice.
Much respect for the 49th