Has anyone else noticed....

[1Boner]

Was it "all of a sudden" or has it happened gradually?

Not sure how to find that out.

But it wouldn't be hard to imagine that the "dweeb" moniker had quite an impact on its usage over time.

If (some) people read or hear something enough, they will actually start to believe it.

[Lusche]

Hey Lusche
does HTC have a method of working out plane useage by chess piece?

Not that I know of.

[Lusche]

Was it "all of a sudden" or has it happened gradually?

Not sure how to find that out.

Some gradual decline, then (with update) a sudden drop.

-> kill stats in expanded format., select "all models" vs "all models" to see total kills & deaths for any given tour.

[Kazaa]

The La7 got nerfed when it got it's overhaul right ?

edit: where can you view all these stats you lads are talking about ?

[Lusche]

edit: where can you view all these stats you lads are talking about ?

look at the post just above yours...

[Kazaa]

look at the post just above yours...

I'm a dumb ass, thank you Lusche.

[Anaxogoras]

has anyone else noticed the P38 seems to have been getting more use too now?

Funny you mention that.  The P-38L and J combine together for the fighter I've killed the 2nd most this tour, behind the P-51D. 

I've also noticed that the La-7 is not nearly as prevalent as it used to be.

[kvuo75]

Funny you mention that.  The P-38L and J combine together for the fighter I've killed the 2nd most this tour, behind the P-51D. 

I've also noticed that the La-7 is not nearly as prevalent as it used to be.

yepp.. combined, p38L and J are my #1 killed, followed by P51D, spit 16 and f4u1d, typh, THEN la7.

[Dadsguns]

As for me, I dont fly them nearly as much as I used to simply because I dont have to chase anyone down anymore, it was the only thing that would catch the fleeing pickers, now they come, they stay, they die. 

 

[PFactorDave]

I've noticed what seems to be a steady increase in the use of all of the planes that like to come in high, boom and zoom.  It seems there is a trend to fly what I would call "more safely" or perhaps "more timidly".  Seems like a lot of P51s, Typhies, and 190s lately.

[MaSonZ]

The stats on the Pony surprised me to be honest, Most of the time when I meet one (Especially at alt) then it's a ho on merge, followed by a split S and then either a dive to the deck or keep the alt and "extend", so I'm surprised they get killed a lot.
spit 16's continue to be the choice for the "Duke Nukem" types, See a few Lgays here and there, but it's the 16's more than any, 190 D model continues to get a decent crowd and has anyone else noticed the P38 seems to have been getting more use too now?

ive noticed all of this too Tunes. how odd? are people changing so much that the La is boring, and now the spit 16 is the new "hot" plane to be flying? as far as the P51, think it was Banshee, he asked why it was ENY 8. I think its 8 because its superior to ENY 10 rides (in some, not all categories), but unless flown right, out classed by most ENY 5 rides. thats just why i feel the P51 is ENY 8.

[E25280]

My impression was that there was a stint where about all you saw were the Ndisles type of maps with longer distances between bases and lots of CVs.  It just so happens that during that time the LA-7 was updated.

The plane that benefitted at that time was the F6-F, which had a jump in usage, and the LA-7 declined pretty significantly, IMO because it's flight time was too limited to press any kind of attack with it.

Now that people moved on to other aircraft, they just haven't gone back.

That is my opinion and impression.

That having been said, it would be interesting to see some hard data to see if there indeed was a performance hit with the update, but I suspect not.

[Kazaa]

I tested the waters in it today and it doesn't seem any different then before, but then again it's been so long since I've played with the beast.

I would love to hear from one of the HTC staff to confirm if they have tweaked the La7 flight performance when they redid the textures.

[moot]

It wasn't nerfed.

[FLOTSOM]

maybe it is just a mental thing or a deceptive feeling based on perception, but i don't like the La7 since it got its overhaul.

i use to fly it alot, it was my most common ride. but since the update my accuracy with it went to poop, it doesn't feel like it turns as tight as it did before and it felt like it had been hobbled and just wouldn't gain speed like it use to.

now as i said this could have just been a matter of perception and not fact. something about the new setup i just didn't like from the moment i got it on the runway.

it just doesn't feel like the ride it use to be.

FLOTSOM