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Offline Vraciu

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What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« on: February 26, 2019, 05:07:17 PM »
My gawd.  They're better than anyone in the game--at least currently.    I feel like I am fighting six (redacted) or something.   Can we dial them back a little?    Please?   

Does drag even affect them?

I think they should at least have some aerodynamic limits.   

I love having them there, but it's really a bit cheesy to get into a dogfight with a B-17 and see him fly better than a YAK-9.   :cheers:

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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2019, 05:47:08 PM »
I also noted they like to collide a lot and never seem to get hurt by it.
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2019, 06:46:24 PM »
a couple of weeks ago some complained that the drones were too easy to kill.


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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2019, 07:44:08 PM »
Quote from: guncrasher on February 26, 2019, 06:46:24 PM
a couple of weeks ago some complained that the drones were too easy to kill.


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I guess we’ve snapped back the other way, then.   


Yeah, they’re easy to kill if you don’t fly realistically.   I killed eight the other day bouncing them off the terrain.   That’s not what I am referring to here. 
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2019, 12:14:19 AM »
I heard all the drones are in drag. I thought that was why you were gone so much from AH.  :P
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2019, 12:26:17 AM »
Quote from: Vraciu on February 26, 2019, 05:07:17 PM
I think they should at least have some aerodynamic limits.   

It would be good if they were restrained to the same drag model we are.

They aren't very intelligent, only about ten times as intelligent as HamrDown. Their don't understand bunting, and are suspectable to flightpath-length overshoots. They are hard to rope because of the drag. I mostly use them to practice reversals and gunnery.

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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2019, 09:01:57 AM »
Quote from: nrshida on February 27, 2019, 12:26:17 AM
It would be good if they were restrained to the same drag model we are.


They are. But some are less draggy then you, some are more draggy. Some can pull more g's then you some less. Some can pull exactly to the edge, some less.

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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2019, 09:49:40 AM »
Quote from: hitech on February 27, 2019, 09:01:57 AM
They are. But some are less draggy then you, some are more draggy. Some can pull more g's then you some less. Some can pull exactly to the edge, some less.

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Are airframe limits in place?   Make them be as draggy as they should be.   They’re already ahead  six to one most of the time.

They seem to outaccelerate anything I’ve ever seen even when they are bombers.  They pull a 180 and close on you like you’re in mud. 
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2019, 09:50:30 AM »
Quote from: Shuffler on February 27, 2019, 12:14:19 AM
I heard all the drones are in drag. I thought that was why you were gone so much from AH.  :P

Lol.
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2019, 02:17:09 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on February 27, 2019, 12:26:17 AM
It would be good if they were restrained to the same drag model we are.

They aren't very intelligent, only about ten times as intelligent as HamrDown. Their don't understand bunting, and are suspectable to flightpath-length overshoots. They are hard to rope because of the drag. I mostly use them to practice reversals and gunnery.


Yeah, other than gunnery practice I don't quite see the point.     At the least I think their rides should behave like ours, type for type.     These B-26s doing F-16 stuff defy reality.   No idea what a noob is supposed to think of all this.   


I am begging for a small tweak.   Nothing crazy. 
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2019, 02:51:57 PM »
Quote from: Vraciu on February 27, 2019, 02:17:09 PM

Yeah, other than gunnery practice I don't quite see the point.   

I agree.....I only use it to practice my 262 gunnery......other than that I think it is pointless in the current format..... :old:
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2019, 03:46:56 PM »
Sounds like y'all need some more practice  :evil:  :bolt:
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2019, 05:33:31 PM »
Quote from: DmonSlyr on February 27, 2019, 03:46:56 PM
Sounds like y'all need some more practice  :evil:  :bolt:

Okay, Sparky, show us how it’s done.   I expect film on Monday.    :old:
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2019, 08:28:02 PM »
Quote from: DmonSlyr on February 27, 2019, 03:46:56 PM
Sounds like y'all need some more practice  :evil:  :bolt:
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Re: What's up with the drones in the Match Play Arena?
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2019, 11:47:06 AM »
Violator is a poor target drone. He stick-stirs too much and swears.

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