Originally Posted by Eavy Gunner

I'm not saying it's not broken, I just dont think leading a public slating of everyone who thinks they expertize in it is the way to go about it.

I agree with you there man. I cant fly a plane in game for fish (no joystick). Don’t know the right settings for good heli flying with a mouse. And I’m amazed at the flying skills and gunning skills of these players.

If I had more time perhaps I could practice a bit of these bits, go on a course here for example.

In any case it’s not about people who have expertise in any role. It’s about hogging assets (for me) and thinking you are the only person that should use them and novices should not. I think this kind of thinking is insidious in increasing selfish desire and pushing out others.

Perhaps I wont fly a heli (I can just about) or gun because I am scared that others will attack with venomous words and a rabidity for a public beating? And I have seen people shout down public players who wanted to fly because they believed themselves only worthy – and had already a locked squad denoting flying (TOWing, APCing, TANKing), and would argue that public players’ inconsideration and plead with them, or if that doesn’t work get irate with them. If there is a Commander- get them on their side..

Perhaps personally I have seen too much of this kind of thing in rl and so hate it and work against it with all the power this little bundle of energy can - if can act against it...

It’s not about skill of many for me as I respect it for what it is and appreciate it as I ground pound. It’s about that dastardly Self behaviour, for me. Maybe it is because of elitism formenting it. But I do see time and again the same names in the same assets, same switching, same names in squads. So what am I to do but fulfil the same role myself - hang out with the public and greet them.

Lowering the armour is of course good. A gaming issue. Expertise in flying is fine. My problem is not about that in any asset. Expertise is fine, I respect it. It is those that act selfishly I don’t: you know, Teamswitching for assets, Asset Hoarding, hiding behind Tags to get/keep the assets etc. Different kettle of fish. This is about actual respect. I can’t underline it enough and so pipe on.

And, finally, I’m sorry if it sounded I was being aggressive in my stance, I wasn’t and guess context translation in a few lines is difficult to add. I was being a bit jokey, tongue in cheek, taking the Mick out of myself more so than anything as I am prone to do (you should have seen what I didn’t post!). But I guess the context of that is more of emphasise on Humour and Community Spirit and people, and respecting those that can fly, or everyone actually; underlining the very nature of what is the actual criteria. I was well aware that people can read something, into something, so simple without it being laid out. But allowed it for discourse, and rightfully you said as you did – but to me I will go one step further and say people don’t act right at times, tagged or not.

Funny how you can add context in a few lines to build a picture over time, with others' thoughts. But certainly I see your point and am behind you on that and I did take it there was some critism in the thead starters' words. I think a few of us did. My prior post was of sarcasm to allude to the mailaise as I see it. The emphasise being as said in the above paragraph.

Long post :/ but hey, how else am I to explain.