Spitdweeb: Or, what's wrong with flying the Spit?

[nrshida]

I don't think what the top shelf dueling players can do in a plane really has much bearing on its strength or weakness in the main arena.  How often do two high level guys wind up in a 1v1 duel in the Main?  I think what the average players can do in it in a crowd is far more important.

The implication was that flying a Spitfire was lame. As to your point above in my experience in the MA the 'crowd' tends to attack an individual or an inferior 'crowd' and melt away if the converse is true, so with that context the lameness has far more to do with how you fly rather than what you fly.

[ACE]

The spit is a well balanced plane that is hard to fly.

[guncrasher]

It's mostly a dweeb plane because lots of  "stars" get killed by it and get mad as their ego is better than their skills.


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[Ardy123]

I was never the best pilot, but I was able to achieve more 'success' in a spit with less effort than in a k4. I can only base it on that.

[Wiley]

The implication was that flying a Spitfire was lame. As to your point above in my experience in the MA the 'crowd' tends to attack an individual or an inferior 'crowd' and melt away if the converse is true, so with that context the lameness has far more to do with how you fly rather than what you fly.

'Lame' is entirely subjective though.  In my experience, people call something 'lame' if it frustrates them because in the situation they're in they don't have a counter for it.

If I'm working in a multi vs multi made up of various aircraft in say, a 190A5, starting with decent alt compared to my opponents, my opponents have quite a few options in how to deal with me, and I have relatively few things my aircraft does well.  If I'm in the same situation in a spixteen, I have way more options at my disposal, and they have many fewer options in how to deal with me effectively.

Wiley.

[Midway]

   Mitch!  They can't take the Spitfires Mitch!  They can't take them!

  RJ Mitchell  

[coombz]

Spitfires are beautiful and amazing

The Spit16 is the best Spitfire in AH

It is a bit easy mode because it generates E so fast...I have been trying to learn to be effective in Corsairs which are the opposite of this maybe in a few more years when I am a decent pilot...

[nrshida]

'Lame' is entirely subjective though.  In my experience, people call something 'lame' if it frustrates them because in the situation they're in they don't have a counter for it.

I entirely agree.

[Wiley]

Spitfires are beautiful and amazing

The Spit16 is the best Spitfire in AH

It is a bit easy mode because it generates E so fast...I have been trying to learn to be effective in Corsairs which are the opposite of this maybe in a few more years when I am a decent pilot...

And there are people who say the corsairs are easy mode too.

The thing with the corsair is, it's incredibly versatile if you're in a 1v1.  It BnZs well and will stallfight with most of the planeset very well.  The problem arises when you've killed your opponent, are near the deck at 150mph, and suddenly see another bandit fast and high and headed your way.

Wiley.

[Yeager]

Nothing wrong with spits.  Some variants even require a small bit of work to get wheels up. 

[JunkyII]

The spit is a well balanced plane that is hard to fly.

What's this hook doing here?

[ACE]

What's this hook doing here?

Spell checker on my Driod

[clerick]

I hate spits because of the pilots that usually fly them and, more to the point, HOW they fly them.

Personally, I like a challenge. I usually avoid flying so called "uber rides." occasionally an LA7 for base defense but that's rare. I like the 38 because it's good, sexy and makes you work for a kill. I do fly spits, but I stick to the V or the seafire because they are so out classed that I have to work to in an MA furball situation.

[Shuffler]

I don't think what the top shelf dueling players can do in a plane really has much bearing on its strength or weakness in the main arena.  How often do two high level guys wind up in a 1v1 duel in the Main?  
Wiley.

Oh it happens. Happened at least once last night. One guy was not in his normal ride but it was a perked tempest.

[Wofat]

If Wofat in Spit...you get die from a Spit.  Plane small part.  Pilot bigr part.  

Spit FUN two fly!

(plane name here) Dweeb = many pilot luv.  We all luv game so it be.