TBH the tactics were not that difficult to pick up when on voice comms. It was more about understanding relative positioning and speed between you, your wingman/wingmen, and the enemy/enemies; and taking turns in applying pressure to enemies when flying a loose deuce. It also involves a measure of faith in your wingman. When an enemy is on your tail, you should be following your wingman's instructions because your job is to draw the enemy in the general direction easiest for him to clear you. It's unhelpful when your independent, reactive evasive maneuvers draw the enemy into a turn that cuts inside your wingman in a way that he cannot get guns on. As long as an ally is in the area, it is quicker and less energy-costly to work together to deal with an enemy.

Collaborating with random players is much harder since there isn't that instantaneous communication line to each other, nor the faith that you and your ally can guide each other accurately.