Fox-3‘s ruined Air RB

Since the Update Air RB (12.7+) is unplayable if you don’t have Fox-3‘s.
I currently Stock Grind the JAS39A and Grind the JAS39C at the same time and the same Grind was way easier before the Update because of all those new Fox-3‘s that just come out of nowhere and sometimes don’t even get shown on the RWR.
It‘s just ridiculous that you have to fight against Fox-3‘s at 12.7, I’d impossible to dodge them if you are not behind a mountain and also flares and chaff (ESPECIALLY ON SWEDEN AIRCRAFT) are just useless.

I wouldn’t care about the addition of the Fox-3‘s if there would be an Option to only play against others who don’t have Fox-3‘s (same for Fox-3 enjoyers) so you could Grind without getting zero kills and f*cked all the time.

Pls Gaijin add this option, it would make the Grind easier and enjoyable again for everyone.

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If I can counter them in a Harrier, the I know you can in the Gripen since it is so manuverable and has oodles and oodles of countermeasures. You’ll get used to it.

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Gaijin really needs to give stock fox 3 missiles to all planes above a certain Br, same with chaff.

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I understand what your saying. With that being said it depends on your play style. For my play style personally, ever since fox 3s came out i have had a lot better times in matches with the f15A. Yes i still have a lot of skill issues though. For the players that like to fur ball or like to dive right into the fight and are good at it are struggling to a point. I have noticed the players that play more conservatively. Are having a better time at it. It changed the way the fight progresses, again to a point. I feel the high tier matches need a full overhaul. To allow players to choose the play style that works for them and implement it better. As of right now its a coin flip on rather or not the match allows your your play style or not. What will also help is to have 3 jets you can choose from once you know what map is being played. A lot of people are having your problem but i believe new dynamic is needed in the matches to fix this other then just a mode with no fox 3s.

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I hate the FOX 3 rockets, I hate them so much, it’s not a nice gameplay anymore. It should be called missile comander, not AIR battle.
Why don’t they make their own BR for FOX 3 loadouts? As soon as a jet is equipped with FOX 3 it comes to 14.0, no FOX 3 are included 12.7 maximum.

I don’t play AIR anymore, i over and done with. Kind of done…
Thanks Gaijin.

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I mean… Fox-3 is only a thing at 13.0 and 12.0, and down to 11.7 on full uptiers.

You still got BRs 1.0-11.3 without Fox-3 if you hate them so much!

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On one side the state of air rb is so trash, adding fox 3s with 0 other changes. On the other, it’s fun to kill and watch clueless people that have no idea what they should do in air rb right now. I have a feeling spamming top premiums wasn’t the best idea. Unfortunate you can’t have such players only on the enemy team.

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Dawg, you play MODERN JETS and you’re mad that its missile combat?? Times have changed, it isn’t 1944 anymore.

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Yeah. Somehow notching and chaff seem to have no effect in most cases

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In most cases, you arent using them right.

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sure buddy.

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how are you using them?

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I can avoid them in the tornado, if thats possible then I dont think its that hard.
The problem is BR compression and teamsizes being twice the size they should be.

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That’s why I’m writing a separate BR for the OP FOX 3 rockets. So anyone who wants can play with e.g. an F16c with a maximum of AIM 9m and AIM 7m or decided to play with the crappy FOX 3. And later AIM 9x and co.

But interesting to know that AIM 9M are 1944, I wasn’t aware…

I already stopped playing above 11.7.

That’s why thanks Gaijin that I can no longer use all my beautiful jets over 11.7…

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Legit fragged a jet using an AIM-7F/M that fired an ARH at me.

They are SARHs that can self-sustain their guidance.
They’re still easier to defeat than IR missile launches.

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Why yall cry so much. This is the thing that made jets good. Missiles. Learn to dodge to use them and tactics to evade them.
First time yall have to think of a tactic to approach the enemy and yall go and cry on the forum.
No more flying brain dead on the deck. If you don’t like it you can try the one click adventure of GRB

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Don’t play top tier.

You can play 11.0 or below and avoid all ARH missiles in the game.

From 11.3 to 11.7 you can play and will only fight against subsonic SARH carriers (Harrier)

12.0 and above you will be uptiered a lot.

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I enjoyed toptier until now, but not anymore. And now I have to give up on that. Just because everyone is screaming for better rockets. Oh man. No matter, discussing it doesn’t help anyway. Whatever it is, I’d better look for another game.