No, on the contrary, the Sim mode is the game mode where PvE content would matter most, and that’s also the community where I see the necessity of changing missions, targets etc. most. It’s for example the gamemode best suited for many attackers and bombers, but would need a complete revamp of aspcects relevant for those roles.
We’re for example still attacking WW2 style area targets all through the ranks up to high tier, where precision weapons would make realistically defended point targets and modular mission targets with individual modules hard to kill with WW2 style area bombardment much more appealing.
Quality and quantity of AI targets and missions is lacking a lot too: AI aircraft zombies crashing int mountains, being completely out of era, on the other hand AI SPAA have Jedi-like accuracy and precision even (or especially) when on the move, things like that…
As it’s intended to be—yes. But as a significant part of real gameplay—no.
This might be true for older planes, but at top tier, the focus is primarily on PvP.
It’s difficult to focus on hunting ground units, especially when flying USSR planes.
Agree. Though I still strongly believe that AI assisted PvE is the future of this game.
You spawn on airstrip and already got irradiated be enemy planes radars that just took off a minute earlier.
Everybody fly at 100-500 meters altitude to have a chance of hiding from long range missiles.
13.0 and above is Fox3 country, and here it starts becoming also PvP country as attackers have a harder time avoiding detection while trying to complete their missions.
While Afghanistan can offer at least some possibility due to its mountainous terrain, it doesn’t much matter what other map one plays, as the mostly flat landscapes will not allow one to hide and get to the target without detection.
Vietnam you have only the north half which offers “good” terrain, Rocky Canyon, Spain and Sinai offer only very predictable use of landscape, Denmark is completely flat.
Only hope Gajin will do anything with Sim is if they will give an RB EC suggestion a green light. Because then they will have to do improvements to EC format and as such it will trickle down from RB to Sim automatically.
Honestly, I don’t think bigger maps will make much of a difference. Everyone tends to play their own way, so nobody will bother covering you.
In my opinion, PvE tasks deserve a separate mode. Finding targets without map markers, setting priorities, and completing tasks with limited ammo can be challenging enough without the added element of PvP.
For dropping bombs on bases—yes, maybe. But if you want to hunt ground units, you need to climb, and that’s where Fox-3 missiles are waiting for you.
Honestly, I do not see how to combine PvE and PvP on top tier, especially considering the disbalance in planes performance.
If devs will make it, I will be happy to play EC and support the game. For now I have to make my own content to enjoy the game.
That is so untrue, AIM120A can shoot down ennemy on more than 100km, when fired from good alt and speed, it would make game more interesting, and lead players to learn about thayer planes. Bigger maps would be great step forward.
You didnt see it because noone plays that way, I do I fly hight and at MACH 2, I can shoot AIM120A on range of 50km and get kill, but if there was a nother ennemy flying towards me at the same alt and speed the range of missalil icereses, and also that is about the maximum range of the missail, its not like garanted kill but uts possible to get one on this range.
It’s funny that when I fly the Su-27, I usuallly get hit by AIM-120s even when flying below 50 meters.
Recently, I watched a video of someone flying the EF-2000. He was flying at an altitude of 70-100 meters (as shown by the radio altimeter on his HUD)… and the AIM-120 missed.
Given the capabilities of triggers, I’m not surprised.
I was never hit by any FOX 3 while flying away from it and below 40m. It isnt hadr to avoid FOX3.
And also you can outturn while flying hight, everything you need to do is to fly straight to the ground and the missail wount pull that hard to you, most of the time.
And as I know there is only one stealth plane in the game and that is F117. So the thought that su27 is more likely to hit by a FOX3 than EF2000 is irelevant.
It is just the matter of skill.
That is what I am talking about. When I fly below 50m, AIM-120 hits me. When EF-200 flies 70-100m - AIM-120 misses.
And yes, it is possible to dodge FOX-3 when you fly directly to the enemy, but at low altitute…but flying the right plane.
That is not true, first if you both would be flying the same missail will hit both of you, and second to make FOX3 missail miss you dont have to fly low to the ground, you can make it miss even in 10km above.
And for the last time, EF2000 has the same radar cross section as other planes do, maby its smaller but AIM120 can track anything. I do have sometimes hard time while killing EF2000 but it doesnt possests any stealth technology. It just turn hard for short time and in that moment thay outturn the missail that is thayer trick, no matter thayer alt.
