HTC made me laugh tonight. :)

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by SkyRock
You think?

I know.   My previous statement stands.

[BaldEagl]

Originally posted by OOZ662
The same can be said for fighters, but you don't see nearly as many Spit 14s(that point's a bit moot though), F4U-1Cs, and/or F4U-4s as you see Shermans.

What's moot about Spit XIV's?

I used one 2 nights ago and kept a Pony, 2 Spits, a 190 and a Ta152 off of a squaddie in B24's while he made 3 passes and took out the fighter hangers at an enemy field.  I didn't get any kills, just forced them to break off which was all that was needed.  

My squaddie was at 15K, I was ranging from 13-25K and played a nice cat and mouse game with a Ta152 at over 20K.  We were pretty even in both speed and manouverability at that alt.

XIV's are great little planes if you use them the way they were meant to be used.  They are monsters at alt.

As to the point of this thread, I don't think I'm going to run out of vehicle perks using Shermans.

I still think the Tiger needs to be perked higher than the Sherman because of it's ability to withstand bomb drops but they should be within 5-10 perks of one another.

[Latrobe]

The Firefly needs to be perked more we all know that, but what we really need is a very heavily perked ride like the King Tiger perhaps . I need something to burn these 3000 perks off on.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by SkyRock
I think they are excellent killers in the right hands!:aok

Are you trying to say something about left handed people?

[MotorOil1]

I'm guessing here but the pupose the perk is probably to reduce the number of them being seen.  This idea worked on the C-hog.  People are cheap and the perk would deter newbs from upping it simply because they know what a sherman is.  I'm betting it's going to accomplish what HiTech set out to do with the perk.

As for the Spit XIV, it's a monster plane worthy of the perks.  You have to know how to use it.  I probably fly it more than most people would.

[ink]

Originally posted by Flayed1
I logged on and got the pop up that the sherman had a small perk now. Finally I thought, but when I looked in the hanger I actually laughed out loud at what I saw..... 3 Perks........ LOL..... I'm just saying if your going to perk something PERK it don't make it a joke  I was thinking that a small perk would be at least 10 but 3?  I have around 1400 GV perks right now I belive and I uped a sherman, got 8, 1 hit kills and landed around 7.5 more perks in 10 minuits, over 2 more shermans at the current perk for bish in that arena.

  I loged onto the other MA and the perk was at 5 but even at that massive price I could still up 280 shermans in a row or more if I got some kills befor I died... Heck anyone can up an M16 at a vulched base, shoot down a plane or 2 and be able to afford a few shemans....  

  Other players I talked to had similar thoughts about the perk..    
For a tank that can kill anything with 1 hit I would say it deserves a lil bigger price. I'll say that this is a step in the right direction but this lil perk is just funny

whats a sherman?

[Souless]

its a little tonka truck like thing the gvers use ink:D

[ink]

Originally posted by Souless
its a little tonka truck like thing the gvers use ink:D

oooohhhhhhh  

thats those slow prettythang thingy on the ground,
that always kill me when i try to see what it is?

there not very nice.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Latrobe
The Firefly needs to be perked more we all know that, but what we really need is a very heavily perked ride like the King Tiger perhaps . I need something to burn these 3000 perks off on.

I'm in a similar quandary with my numerous Buff perkies.  Arado?  pft!  

As to topic.  I don't really need a heavily perked gv to justify the points.  A couple low perked ones would do just fine:  Tiger, Sherman Firefly, and 88mm FlaK36 for example.  As to exact perk costs.....that is a trial and error sort of thing.  Just to control overuse.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by tedrbr
I'm in a similar quandary with my numerous Buff perkies.  Arado?  pft!  

I am with the buff guys on this one.  Please give them something to use their perks on.  Whats the point of having them if they cannot be used.

So, please make their wish come true and perk all buffs and add an extra 200 perks to every formation.

Muahahahahah, divebomb those LANCs now

[kilz]

what needs to be done is lower the tiger perks say by 10 sounds right and perk the sherman as high as the tiger is right now that should balance it out:aok

[Lusche]

Originally posted by LTARkilz
what needs to be done is lower the tiger perks say by 10 sounds right and perk the sherman as high as the tiger is right now that should balance it out:aok

No way.

The Tiger beats the Firefly about 2-1 each tour AND is more resistant to bombs (Sherman VC dies as easily as a Panzer IV). Giving them both the same perk value is utterly wrong.

[OOZ662]

I flew the Spit14 for a long while. It's a better plane than most, yes, but as other threads have fought about, it's no longer the "most killer" of the Spits. Also, it flourishes at higher altitudes.