How is the game these days?

[DmonSlyr]

As has always been, its not the AC model that matters as much as who it flying it. Some want a challenge minus the challenge part. I’ve watched a Brewster hand a D9 its butt.

Yes but it takes a lot more skill to be good in a Brewster. A Brewster has to battle its way out of a fight in the defensive. A 190D can simply press X and run. That right there represents the real challenge/skill level and why I shrug when I see "good pilots" resort to these crutch planes.

[Animl-AW]

Yes but it takes a lot more skill to be good in a Brewster. A Brewster has to battle its way out of a fight in the defensive. A 190D can simply press X and run. That right there represents the real challenge/skill level and why I shrug when I see "good pilots" resort to these crutch planes.

Like music, its all personal preference. Thats the freedom of the MA.

I guarantee I will TnB in a D9 or 51. But thats not what it was designed for.

[Dadtallica]

I feel the radar complaint is the most silly of all. Who cares if you know what’s the plane is. There must be other things to worry about.

[Animl-AW]

I feel the radar complaint is the most silly of all. Who cares if you know what’s the plane is. There must be other things to worry about.

If this is one of the biggest complaints all the real important stuff must be in order. <shrug>
Doesn’t bother me one bit. Don’t even care.

[Eagler]

Coming from BOB where there is no radar..ma settings seem easy easy mode..

Eagler

[Animl-AW]

Coming from BOB where there is no radar..ma settings seem easy easy mode..

Eagler

RAF got dot radar in last frame, which is more realistic. One benefit of current is when someone speaks the icon enlarges and you see where they are. Which is convenient, but gamey. I get all that, but its not a deal breaker for me.

[caldera]

I'd say the game is much tougher than it use to be because there are less players in the sky. This means finding balanced fights is harder. There's a lot of players above "noob" ratings so there isn't so many easy sticks to shoot down. On top of that, many many players still stick to the easy mode trainers which makes the game even tougher for players. I've seen way too many vets in 262s and Tempest just zooming around for easy picks and never have to worry about actually using skill to evade a battle. So this is something that has made the game even harder for most players IMO. I still think there are players just trying too hard in the easy BnZ planes. Id love to see more midwar plane usage but "muh $15$ blah blah". I guess I'm one of the few who understands that everyone in a tempest, 262, and 190D, makes for a slower boring gameplay. So you just really have to be more patient and allow these guys to make a mistake BnZing you, or you get to 20k yourself and try to get them off guard but it just takes more patience and SA understanding to fight all of these super late war planes on top of them mostly being very good Vet pilots.

Is it safe for a P40? Only if you really know what you are doing. I have really enjoyed flying the P40 the last 3-4 months. You have to be really patient getting alt. The 50s don't work like normal 50s, for some reason it takes like 100 50s to bring anything down so that makes it tough. It does however out turn a lot of planes and is very quite balanced. I love flying it, but only if my team has the advantage in the fight. If your side is not winning the battle, than it's very tough to stay alive when the other side is jumping you with 3 190Ds and a spit16 and you have no fighter help. So it's really a very Situational plane but its one of my favorites!

Anyway, we need more sticks in the skies so come back and give it a shot and just have fun and don't take it too seriously because the MA is a very unforgiving place and it's not a fair match up ever. If you want fair matchups, the special events like FSO and scenarios are the place for you.

So it's basically the same, except less noobs and more leet pilots?  Lot's of Yak-3s still?

I used to kinda sorta almost know what I was doing.*  Not great, but not terrible IMO.

* Fact checkers have determined that statement to be "mostly false"


Anyway, I'll probably be back on soon.  Please be gentle with me.  <S> everyone



      - Snuggie

[Lusche]

So it's basically the same, except less noobs and more leet pilots?  Lot's of Yak-3s still?

Technically, it's a lot fewer noobs and somewhat fewer elite pilots. A result of the pond drying up and few new players coming in.

As for the Yak-3, it's not that many. In current tour it's fighter #13 in kill count, with a good but not outrageous k/d 

[Animl-AW]

I've come to the conclusion that some AHers are great at explaining why others should not play.

[Mongoose]

As you can see, one of the things that has not changed is people badmouthing the game and discouraging people who might want to join.

Something that would definitely improve the game is if this Caldera guy would start flying again.   

[Lusche]

As for the Yak-3, it's not that many. In current tour it's fighter #13 in kill count, with a good but not outrageous k/d 

Sorry, but I could not help myself... 

As most here are usually only interested in the pure fighter combat side, here are some more specific numbers (top 20) for last tour:



(Sorted by 'usage' by overall Kills + Deaths)

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it would be interesting how AWACS radar have changed planeset demographics  before and after the change

[DmonSlyr]

Sorry, but I could not help myself... 

As most here are usually only interested in the pure fighter combat side, here are some more specific numbers (top 20) for last tour:

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(Sorted by 'usage' by overall Kills + Deaths)

Wheres the perk planes? If you look at last tour stats. The tempest got the 5th most kills of fighters at 1624 and only 295 deaths. More than doubling the 262. And those are some good sticks at the top of that kill count. How is the 190D not a 5 eny when generally every single month its a top 5 kills fighter with among a better K/D than other 5 eny planes? The spit16 over usage is pretty bad too. Every month the top fighter kills lately. If they ain't running, they flying the best turn fighter for speed with cannons in the game. It just makes the game so tough for people.

Like music, its all personal preference. Thats the freedom of the MA.

I guarantee I will TnB in a D9 or 51. But thats not what it was designed for.

I cant find any connection to music. While some say "preference" I say lazy easy moders taking the easy way out which is just making the game harder for less skilled players to find enjoyment constantly having to fight against players who can press X and run when they get in trouble.  You may fight in them, but others just want to sit on a perch and pick.

[The Fugitive]

it would be interesting how AWACS radar have changed planeset demographics  before and after the change

I dont think it has. The arena was moving toward using the fast uber planes long before the radar change. The radar doesnt update instantly, there is a delay. I'd have to login to find it, but I think its 10-15 seconds. The radar doesnt give you an alt so you still have to find them, high or low? I look at it as how things were back in the day. We had squads, and most of them had many players on at the same time. Communication was good and reports were always coming in from other players giving location alt and type of planes, so the radar we have now isnt much different.

The game , as it has always been, is what you make it. You want to fly fighters, turn on the auto switch and it will put you on the low numbered side where you will most likely be under attack. You want to fly bombers, plenty of target to be had, flying off the map is even still allowed     Want to GV, many GV battles going on as well as base takes from the ground. Win the war, plenty still do that, check out Lusche's recent posts about the numbers of captures going up.

The numbers arent what they use to be which is the only real down fall of the game. Some of us are pushing youtube videos and posting them where ever we can to try and drive some more traffic to the game. Always looking for ways to get the word out and get a few more players.

[Animl-AW]

I cant find any connection to music. While some say "preference" I say lazy easy moders taking the easy way out which is just making the game harder for less skilled players to find enjoyment constantly having to fight against players who can press X and run when they get in trouble.  You may fight in them, but others just want to sit on a perch and pick.

>personal preference<

Your style is personal preference, not mandatory.

Why are we talking about this crap in a return player thread?

Does anyone think at all?

Some here would have a hard time selling diamonds and gold, they’d talk about everything wrong with it, then wonder why the customer walked away.

Kinda makes some efforts fruitless.
<smh>