Observations on the current MA balance and a couple of random thoughts

[Minotaur]

IMHO, the Ostwind has too significant of a role as does the F4U-1C.

The more I look at the stats the more I wonder "What if?"  

What if, the F4U-1C was not in the plane set?  How much more attention would the other planes get.  How would it change game as we all know it to be right now?

Look at these numbers closely

The CSN for the Ostwind is 416, higher even than that of the F4U-1C for Tour9.

Now the Ostwind, makes me wonder "What if?" at times also.  This is because I have already noticed "How much" it has changed the game.

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Mino
The Wrecking Crew

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Hangtime

[Robert]

all this talk about the ostie. i think ill go try one out for the first time  

RWY

[AKDejaVu]

The numbers are not indicative of a trend Mino.  More so of a change.  Remember that beta map?  Notice how it only takes 5 minutes to reach an enemy base with a tank/osty?

The panzer had an even higher CSN than the Osty.

The F4u-1C actually had a lower CSN against fighters in tour 9 than it did in tour 8.  Hmmm.  Of course, it was nearly tripple the CSN vs ground vehicles.  I can't really call this a balance issue.  The vehicle with the highest CSN only had a 1:1.36 k/d ratio.

AKDejaVu

[Fishu]

Ostwind is perfect otherwise, but it's field killing capability is somewhat too great.
I think that PZ-IV H does not get all the benefit of its HE ammo than it should.

I did once try to get hangars in PZ-IV H..
well, it took most of my load to get those with couple of ranging shells.
While it took many rounds to kill one hangar, it took also LONG time to kill one hangar.
I could kill two hangars in few seconds with plane and its *cannons*...
same in ostwind.. with it I could destroy whole field and have some left for shooting planes..

something definetly wrong in here