Hello,
Disclaimer: Im sure this had been brought up before but Im in the mood so bear with me.
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One of the problems Ive come across with buff flying in formation (and conversely, fighting against) is the formation spread.
From a rear quarter shot I can group all the buffs very tightly together and do a modified spray, hitting all the buffs nearly simultaneously with damned good results. Unfortunately, when Im the buff this gets extremely displeasing from a gameplay perspective. This problem is especially pronounced when flying those buffs with poor rear quarter protection. A20 series especially. The B17 is the only buff that seems immune to this problem (as I see it).
What would be extremely nice is having the ability to spread out the formation for a more difficult group shot. Added benifit of varying formation spread would allow for a more dispersed bomb pattern over larger target areas. I would think the current formation spread is as tight as they get.
Something else that would help is being able to change buffs for gunning. As it is, when Im in the tail gunner spot on the lead plane my gun will stop firing due to the interrupter even though the aft two bombers have a clear shot, they do not fire. Or at least allow the unobstructed guns on the other buffs to fire at my aim eve though Im not firing due to the interrupters.
I love the way bombers are handled and you all have done an excellent job. This would just make the experience better.
Thanks for reading.