Good grief, look, I'm sorry if my comment offended anyone on a personal level (except Wolf, he's fun when he's offended). It absolutely was not the intent AT ALL. Looking back, I was frustrated and should have chosen my words better, so let me explain more clearly - I REALLY enjoy flying MP F4. I REALLY enjoy TG. In my months on here I think I can remember maybe one time I complained personally about another pilot and that was when they jumped on the server unannounced when I was landing and lagged me into a hanger (heavy crosswind situation, I still contend). And that was over by the end of de-brief. It isn't the people in the group - they're great - it's the lack of them. When I started flying here some months ago I got into it pretty good and especially appreciated the way this group did it versus elsewhere...there were challenging missions where teamwork was essential, for those needing instruction it was readily available, for those more experienced there were plenty of opportunities to lead or exchange thoughts on tactics, etc. Basically there were a solid number of participants flying regularly which allowed us all to catch a quality mission just about any evening we could break away for a bit...hell, I remember when 6 and 8 ships were not that unusual on here and you sometimes had to scurry to get a seat...anyone remember the broadcast button? Lately, for whatever reason, the participation level has dropped to the point where there are hardly any missions being flown, and those are often only two-ships. I know there are any number of factors; time zone differences, the season, computer malfunctions, whatever, and there certainly are far higher priorities in life than this stuff, but if you're looking to fly F4 MP like I am when I can get away, the fact is that lately, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to do so here and that's a bummer. That was my *only* point after a frustrating two days of waiting to fly a good mission in the new version.

If I'm not banned, or worse, sentenced to three hours alone with Wolf in the Pilot's Lounge, I remain a supporting member and will continue to check in hoping to fly F4 MP in TG whenever possible. I also remain eager to help any way I can...I really wish I had the answer. Maybe Jex is right, it's a seasonal thing, there's a natural cycle and we're in the lull. My offer in the forum to host new folks and help get them settled into the sim still stands too of course. Again, didn't mean to piss anyone off. I don't play that way.
Monkey out...