Arcade Battle should be changed to pure tank battles

Game Discussion Arcade Battle
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Just make them expensive as hell type of payload similarly to the issue of AU-1/AM-1 etc where you have a plane with payload comparable to medium bomber.

There are tanks that can one hit things as well and have to reload long after that, so I wouldn’t say that they should be gone. But there’s both the payload cost and BR for specifically ground AB, so I wouldn’t take that away.

But in air mission - yeah, there’s no “more expensive” thing apart from 3 points for the bomber, so there’s no way to limit this apart from pushing the plane with it to higher tiers.

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610

They have a list of what planes/payloads can be spawned, they should just yank tiny tims off that list for air missions.

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611

Ive suggested a random amount of plane spawns. The more a team loses the better odds at planes.
As well as limiting heavy tanks, medium tanks and tank destroyers.
There wasn’t an unlimited amount of these units. they were pretty rare

612

Planes are lame in ground arcade. If you consistently use the flying crutches in ground arcade then you should feel ashamed.

613

pls not i love the planes and bombers, makes the game more interesting

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I know, I know, there are going to be more than a few who think Ground Arcade should have air/CAS. I am not one of them.

If I want to fly then I am going to fly in AAB or ARB. If you want to fly do the same, just don’t ruin it for those who want to play ground.

I have heard the opinion that it should be part of GAB yet we do not see tanks in AAB do we? I have heard that it is for the “realism”.

Is it? How many actual infantrymen do you know also fly combat aircraft? Pilots fight in tanks? Anyone?

Yeah, lets stop using “realism” as an excuse.

I have also heard those who don’t want actual realism say: “Have a solution!”

Ok, if you want a solution I have one, specifically directed to those who think CAS in GAB adds to realism:

AI AA and SPAA. Top notch AI such as the AA that protects the airfields. Rings of AI AA that follow the front as it progresses. Upper tiers that have jets? Missile AA that actually acts like IRL AA, not the nerfed AA in the game.

Then: Since there are no tankers that pilot combat aircraft then once you strap on that plane you are now a pilot for the rest of the map.

All planes spawn on ground and minimum 20 K away from battle space.

Did I forget the AI CAP? Yeah, so if you want to drop bombs you must first have the area cleared of not only AA but also CAP. IOW, you have to earn the ability to drop on tanks by first fighting to gain the airspace above the battle. If you fail, well…You made the choice to fight in GAB with a plane, live with it. Or go to AAB and fly there.

We won’t talk about how OP German vehicles are in the middle tiers…

615

Yes, I agree, if I want to play purely tank battles, then there shouldn’t be any planes there, it’s called GROUND TANK BATTLE, not mixed, and yes, they also want planes to go to hell from tank battles. Then it’s not purely about tank battles!

617

No it isn’t - it is called Ground Battles - tanks are not mentioned in the title, and the planes are there to pound the ground so are entirely appropriate :)

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618

Not a problem, as long as players don’t hop from tank to plane to tank again? Or planes have to fly from an airfield away from the battle, fight their way in and then face AI AA appropriate for the BR?

I mean, at least make it as easy to kill a plane as it is for a plane to spawn, drop bombs then J out without any worry about using a life. Right?

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If you want to talk about the “real world” German tech tree, they got mostly dominated by allied air superiority, meaning if you want the “real experience” then be fine with cas.