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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2026, 09:52:47 PM »
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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2026, 12:47:26 AM »
I'd be curious to see a small perk value (T-34/85 style) on the ENY5 planes like P-51D, Spit16, 190D9 for example. I'd love to see the same on the Wirble. It'd be more of a psychological thing though.

Yes! It's all about psychology. Its why the Tempest and F4u4 arnt the most used planes regardless of a "minor" perk cost. At 12 eny for the 190D and Yak3, you get a lot of perks and dont feel the stigma of flying an super late war monster, even though they are, similar to a La7 or Nik or P51 in the fighter sense.
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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2026, 06:52:37 AM »
the immense amount of 30 and 20 mm
Should we perk the IL2 also?
IMO Perks should be determined by survivability as well as lethality. Although 110/ TA152 have guns that shred targets, They make for easy targets once you lost your speed and alt.
K4 takes a special person to fly well but those that are good in it are great. My point being that a novice can jump into a tempest and get some decent kill counts.
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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2026, 11:04:27 AM »
P51 and Dora are a pretty even fight right.... but 51 is eny 5 and the other 12....why?

Because 51 has better range....rockets and 2x1000 bombs.  That is why the difference.

Another example. D9 vs K4 again close fight....why the eny difference?

Answer - Compressability.
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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2026, 11:22:12 AM »
P51 and Dora are a pretty even fight right.... but 51 is eny 5 and the other 12....why?

Because 51 has better range....rockets and 2x1000 bombs.  That is why the difference.

Another example. D9 vs K4 again close fight....why the eny difference?

Answer - Compressability.

I guess.... but the LA7 doesn't carry much and has a short range. It also is only good down lower.

not that I care, honestly.
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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #20 on: August 06, 2026, 12:43:49 PM »
I guess.... but the LA7 doesn't carry much and has a short range. It also is only good down lower.

not that I care, honestly.
Days of past we were infested with LA7s and Spit 16s like we are now with the Yak3s. Not sure if that was the reason to bring it to a 5 eny plane or not.
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Re: new perk planes
« Reply #21 on: August 06, 2026, 01:18:31 PM »
I think perking planes is a bad idea.  ENY limiting, as much as I dislike it, is better IMO.  Perking a plane, people suddenly fly to live much much more than if it's unperked.  I think most would agree, we already have plenty of people who one pass haul backside without adding more planes to that list.

My personal theory is there are a few planes, like the Yak and maybe 109K, that have much higher ENY than they likely deserve to give people something to fly when ENY is higher.

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