Losing more perks than you spent

[dirtdart]

I burn my perks like a crack addict purchases product, that aside, I am awfully ticked off by eny balances changing through the course of a few flights and then when I eventually am vanquished (which always happens), losing tons more perks than what I blew on the plane in the first place.  This is by the way an official whine.  Bought a Tempy for 33, lost 41.  The other day bough one for 44, lost 69.95, how do you lose .05 perks.    <--- inserted crappy "emoticon"

[Getback]

Guess you know the eny changed while in flight.

[grizz441]

The perk purchase should be calculated based on the Eny that was in effect on takeoff.  If this isn't the case, that's bogus.

[Guppy35]

Could care less about perks. I can't recall the last time I even used perks for anything. P38G drivers don't ever use em

You don't need a Tempest, or to worry about ENY.  Kill em in something less uber!

[Getback]

I rarely use them except for the Tiger, Corsair, and C hog. As far as GV perks you can get tons of them by resupplying bases. Mostly though I fly unperked planes. Haven't flown he Tempest or 262 in about a year in MA. Think the 262 is fairly weak and when you fly the Tempest or the 262 you are bullseye.

[Oleg]

Perk cost calculating on take off, but value you see in hangar not always accurate.

[Rich46yo]

I dont fly perks much either but I'm not about to tell somebody what they need to, or dont need to, fly. The FU4-4 is about the only perked plane I have interest in, add the AR-234 to that. I think this is a legitimate complaint but there should be control models for the airplanes. That is if you want to keep the perks even with what they were when you took off then you shouldn't be allowed a re-arm. If you want to roll with the floating perks, and some guys have so many they dont care, then you can re-arm as often as you like.

But to have 262s going off at 125 perkies due to eny, and to allow the game to maintain the perk amount , AND, allow unlimited re-arms? Might screw up the balance some.

On the other hand Ive always believed perked airplanes just dont tilt the game much because there are so many effective low eny airplanes out there. And not just that but there are numerous, capable ,15+ eny planes that can mix it up with anything. I was in one such plane yesterday, the 205.

[Shuffler]

Never use perks........

[Tmac7]

Whats a perk? 

[CAP1]

you're taking a gamble when you fly them. if you can't afford to lose em, then don't fly em till ya can.

i think i flew a tempest once or twice. didin't like it. i think i drive a tiger once. i was able to afford the perks when i lost it.
 to be honest though, it is so much more fun taking lower performing aircraft, and makin all you uber ride drivers work extra hard for your kills...for which youll earn next to nothing mind you.....or even better yet, last long enough for you to make thst one fatal mistake, that'll cost ya your perked ride.

 same in gv's. so much more fun in a panzer or a t-34....although i suck pretty ad in any gv.



have fun
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[Tr0jan]

ehh.. Never knew u was in the Playmates.. just shout my name at Alpha and Rodent.. they will throw something abusive but funny back at ya.. 

[dirtdart]

Yeah I know.... perk planes are for dweebs, blah blah...  I usually fly a typhoon or a zeke.  However, it is fun to blast around in a tempest (420 kts at 21k, no WEP) when you spend the majority of the day in a zeke.  I am just ticked off about losing more than my investment, especially when I had 3-4 kills when I got cooked.  Anyway, venting.  

[Tr0jan]

Yeah I know.... perk planes are for dweebs, blah blah...  I usually fly a typhoon or a zeke.  However, it is fun to blast around in a tempest (420 kts at 21k, no WEP) when you spend the majority of the day in a zeke.  I am just ticked off about losing more than my investment, especially when I had 3-4 kills when I got cooked.  Anyway, venting.  

I always find when i flew a Zeke / Temp id get these problems

Zeke : 1 bullet = Onfire 

Tempest : 1 bullet = Radiator hit 

[ImADot]

The perks you see in the hanger are the current values at the time you enter the hanger, and is a static snapshot.  If you waste time in the hanger (setting fuel/ords/comvergence) the perk value will change since it is fluid and constantly re-calculated.  The hanger value doesn't update, but behind the scenes it does.  The actual value you are charged is the current calculated value at the time you take the plane out of the hanger, which most of the time is not what the hanger shows.

So, don't up a perk ride if you really care about your perk bank account.

[CAP1]

Yeah I know.... perk planes are for dweebs, blah blah...  I usually fly a typhoon or a zeke.  However, it is fun to blast around in a tempest (420 kts at 21k, no WEP) when you spend the majority of the day in a zeke.  I am just ticked off about losing more than my investment, especially when I had 3-4 kills when I got cooked.  Anyway, venting.  

i never said they were for dweebs.............