New Task Group ack has to go!

[BaldEagl]

I was flying along a couple days ago in a fighter and the task group ack started firing.  I thought I'd fly through but no.  This stuff was so heavy it was like a black wall.  No one got the kill on me so it must have been auto puffy.

Tonight I was cruising along in a 109G-12 at 17K when the black wall 'o puffy appeared.  I turned away immediately with the first burst and hit WEP.  Oil leak.  Pilot wound.  Dead.  Three hits right in a row.  Again no killed by... auto puffy.

I guess HT doesn't want us flying over water anymore.  So what was the point in the pretty water then?

Do you guys (HTC) even test this stuff before releasing it?

[gyrene81]

  <---BaldEagl normally I would give you the benefit of the doubt but this thread is purely a whine.
Just from your wording...age range = 12 to 18.

Do you guys (HTC) even test this stuff before releasing it?

That's going to get you brownie points for sure.

Seems like a lot of people are managing to navigate through the arenas without moaning about the dreaded "wall of puffy ack"... 

[palef]

It used to do that to me in the previous version.

Build a bridge, man.

[slimmer]

I was flying along a couple days ago in a fighter and the task group ack started firing.  I thought I'd fly through but no.  This stuff was so heavy it was like a black wall.  No one got the kill on me so it must have been auto puffy.

Tonight I was cruising along in a 109G-12 at 17K when the black wall 'o puffy appeared.  I turned away immediately with the first burst and hit WEP.  Oil leak.  Pilot wound.  Dead.  Three hits right in a row.  Again no killed by... auto puffy.

I guess HT doesn't want us flying over water anymore.  So what was the point in the pretty water then?

Do you guys (HTC) even test this stuff before releasing it?

what is 109g 12 

[WMLute]

He's got a point.

W/ the way the new auto puffy ack is you almost can't fly NEAR an nme cv w/o getting hit.

Needs toned down a touch imho.

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

Maby HTC has looked at the numbers and is plum sick of having a single carrier taken out by one guy diving in a formation of Lancstukas only to bail out 3 seconds after the carrier go's arse up!?

MABY juuuust MABY!?


Com'on fellas, its a carrier task force, its not ment to be easy.

[WMLute]

Maby HTC has looked at the numbers and is plum sick of having a single carrier taken out by one guy diving in a formation of Lancstukas only to bail out 3 seconds after the carrier go's arse up!?

MABY juuuust MABY!?


Com'on fellas, its a carrier task force, its not ment to be easy.

I'm talking about flying no where NEAR the nme CV but in ack range

[Bosco123]

I watched someone's puffy ack hit a freindly and take off a wing.

[Dadsguns]

He's got a point.

W/ the way the new auto puffy ack is you almost can't fly NEAR an nme cv w/o getting hit.

Needs toned down a touch imho.

Agree, I couldnt even see the cv I was so far away and it popped me little wings off.... 

[Strip]

I think its all in your heads gents....

 

The with the timing change the puff ack sure sounds more impressive tho. In last weeks scenario we flew over two fleets within flak range. We were a pair of A6M2s and made it through ack with no damage. It sounded like a steady flak barrage with both of them shooting at us.

The release notes tend to indicate no change... 

[beau32]

What do you expect the ack to do, sit there and escort you all the way to the carrier. I like the new ack and the way it works. I have been taken out several times, once even when not in carrier range. Its the way it is, and its the way it will probably stay. If you dont like it, dont go flying over water, take the long way around.

[RTHolmes]

yeah the new ack is brutal, although I dont really think its any worse than before, it just seems like theres twice as much because the guns now fire individually rather than in pairs.

however...

as before Ive been blown out the sky at 15k several miles from the CV in fighters. I rarely fly bombers and never level bomb CVs but happened to see one last night and gave it a go. didnt hit it, but was amazed to fly straight and level at 8k5 220mph, taking all of the auto puffy without any damage. turned a couple miles out and went straight back over it, same alt and received just 1 hit which took out oil in 1 of my 12 engines.

puffy modelling definitely needs looking at.

[thndregg]

Maby HTC has looked at the numbers and is plum sick of having a single carrier taken out by one guy diving in a formation of Lancstukas only to bail out 3 seconds after the carrier go's arse up!?

Not to brag, but one guy (me) can still take out a CV level bombing at 8K. It takes defensive fighter cover to stop me, or a damn good 5-inch gunner. I found the CV ack very refreshing and more realistic, and it was coming not from one, but two complete CV groups from Rookland on one sortie yesterday. Was a lot of fun!

[B4Buster]

New puffy barrage is way cool I think. It is real strong however.


Everytime I've gone near a CV for more than 2 minutes it has knocked me out. I remember one time when I was flying near a CV a few days ago. In the same salvo, one burst knocked off my wing, and another killed my pilot. I was pretty ticked   

[Chalenge]

It pales in comparison to real ack but of course the ack is realistic in shooting friendlies down also. I just flew over rook fleet at 28k and took four hits in level bombers which never used to happen so its getting better but I still think bombers are favored over turning fighters.