BR 14.0 is a mismatch and we’re pretending it’s balanced

[BACKRAGE44428-live]

100m dogfights where peak F14A vs mig 29 was so fun

[DirectSupport]

@Pvt__Wade

i wonder why only mica has a good seeker. is there some kind of unclassified document that states the mica has a better seeker than all fox3s or something

There’s a source stating the MICA EM has a seeker of 7 degrees width which got implemented, nothing necessarily to do with it being better than other fox 3 seekers which lack necessary info.

@PyroAddict

A rock paper scissors so curious where MICAs are better than most —if not all— of its competition within the most conventional engagement zones (from 5-20KMs).
On short/medium range, they’re better than R-77-1s and every 120 variant.
It’s only at long range where they don’t have the tools to do anything at all, and so is any other missile except the aforementioned.
MICAs turn better, have narrower notch width, and holds a competitive speed compared to its peers.

There’s a reason why no one was complaining about the MICA being broken when it was only found on the Mirage 2000-5F in the beginning. M2K-5F with MICA was still regarded as a strong vehicle but not necessarily the best compared to Gripen and F-15E before the addition of Rafale/Eurofighter.

[Morvran]

@DirectSupport

There’s a reason why no one was complaining about the MICA being broken when it was only found on the Mirage 2000-5F in the beginning. M2K-5F with MICA was still regarded as a strong vehicle but not necessarily the best compared to Gripen and F-15E before the addition of Rafale/Eurofighter.

Because when the MICA EM was only found on the Mirage 2000-5F, it had an identical seeker to everyone else. It was buffed end of Feb this year (after the Rafale was added) making it hard to notch.

Your own comment for the rough date of this change:

@DirectSupport

The MICA EM’s notch sector was reduced significantly through the narrowed beam, but this also could mean that the MICA EM will need a little bit more help finding a target with long range launches.

@DirectSupport

On another note, the MICA EM should now have the hardest to defeat missile seeker in the game as its notch sector is moved down from 15 degrees to 7.0 degrees.

This is why the MICA-EM is hated when its on the Rafale and wasnt quite so hated on the Mirage (though it has always been one of the strongest in game). Especially annoying when Aim-120C5 has been denied this upgrade as well.

Also cant dismiss the fact the Rafale also has the best radar in game and the second best FM these days (was the best before it finally got nerfed)

[_OceanFish]

@Morvran_

This is why the MICA-EM is hated when its on the Rafale and wasnt quite so hated on the Mirage

No, the real difference is that with m2k 5f you are forced to go defensive everytime a missile go for you but with rafale you actually have a flight model that allows to maneuver fully and keep decent speed overall.

If you lose against a mirage 2k with any 14.0 plane “because mica” the problem is how you are playing.

This plane is mostly good because it has 2 extra fake missiles which it shouldn’t otherwise playing it is not in anyway nice.

[CPT-John_Rambo]

If another plane with a powerful radar its close to the target the missile change the objetive to it

[Pvt_Wade]

@_OceanFish_

m2k 5f

it has the highest KD in its BR

[MotorolaCRO]

@DirectSupport

Remove multipathing, this would benefit longer ranged missile like the AIM-120C-5 over the shorter ranged MICA EM

To do this without making ARB commit suicide you’d need to implement some massive changes to the mode.