This is long overdue, but now Chog fans can rightfully gripe that their ride is perked when other good planes are not. IMHO all fighters which maintain a K/D greater than 1:1 should cost perk points to fly. This would still leave most planes unperked, and any early war planes we get in the future would be unperked too.
It makes for better play balance, 8 perk points is no big deal. What are you saving those perk points for anyway?
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