id like to know how you even get downtiers, i honestly dont think i have ever had a downtier in my f6
click to battle
play game
the key to playing the hunters is to NEVER slow down, it has insane energy retention at high speeds to the point that sometimes it becomes a problem
make wide turns and only full pull for a killshot
go for headons (you have a lot of dakka), start shooting from far away and pull away from the enemies shells
use sraams to kill flareless planes, dont shoot them too off boresight or when you are low speed (the missile will either spin out and lose lock or wont have enough energy to reach the enemy)
leave uptiers AND IM NOT KIDDING! the 9.7-10.7 bracket is so incredibly dogshit you will have no chance in most matchups
all hunters suffer from relatively bad flight model stock, i had a really bad time spading all hunters ive played
9.7 is a really good spot. Way more downtiers and less full uptiers than 9.3 (I play EU servers only)