Originally posted by Kweassa
Naw.. the newbies really should start out from 190s, and then move over to other planes.
People who start out with Nikis, Spits, and 109F-4s become too lazy!
Here is the kill list for tour 68, as of about 12 PM Alaska time 19th of Sept
109F4 2,156 Kills 1,782 deaths
Spit V 9,453 kills 10,849 deaths
Spit 9 9,513 kills, 9,194 deaths
LA7 17,592 kills 14,788 deaths
Ki-84 4,228 kills 3,277 deaths
NIK2 13,405 kills 12,231 deaths
I am not sure the 109F4 makes you lazy. It is a great little plane in the hand of a good pilot (as are most planes) but it is hardly a newbie plane IMHO. I can do much better in a 190D9 on K/D than a 109F4.
I think that one of the best none perk rides, that will get you into the fight, and help you crawl out alive is the 190D9. But the 109F4 can be a lot of fun to fly and can be a real scrapper in a knife fight. I like it because it is more challenging than a Dora.
I real life my ride of choice in the non-perkies would be the PonyD.