In this game, HT has done his best not to implement personal penalties. ENY and perks are applied to every player, one for arena balance and one as a reward for time or skill or both. The answer to one's personal misery, regarding either, is not to change the game to suit their frustration but to encourage them to play the game, as is, and learn that it is just as enjoyable as it was when they first got hooked. The recommendation to penalize the players that have devoted themselves to achievement in this game is reckless and thoughtless (though I don't think such may have been premeditated). Complaints of personal experiences as an excuse to re-code the game that give no thought to the experiences of the community as a whole or of consequences .... under the guise of being a wholesome recommendation of improvement for all are not to be lauded, imo. One may try to encourage the players with more skill in the game to step down to mid-war or early-war planes to make the game easier (supposedly 'funner') for the less skilled, and that is an understandable perception .... but to demand coding that forces them to is another thing, entirely.
