thats unfortunately not true Stuberlone....
if you fly online on a regular basis, you will soon notice that the overwhelming majorty flies only a few hundred meters above the ground...when they then engage in dogfights, they end up at tree top level.thats a regular situation you see all the time, not only on dogfight servers, but also on atag.
try to fly on atag for example at +5000meters, and you will be alone up there except for a few AI bomber formations, which are very often ignored.you dont see anybody flying at those altitudes(of course there are exceptions).but most dogfights happen between 2000meters and deck.
trees have a high priority in my view, just like the OP suggests.but i agree there are even more pressing issues...
oh and to never fly into trees at 2000meters in clod is not 100% true as well,....remember the tree-weapon bug???fire your cannons and you will plant a tree...
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