I mean, even with a true leak there can be misunderstandings and mix ups, as well as more changes from Gaijin based on feedback.
We have no idea what caused the change or even how serious of an idea it was. And considering the strong feedback the leak got I’d say it’s not unlikely Gaijin would revert it back and just pretend nothing happened.
We do know the leak changed from being in the next update, to being considered in the future, which does play into the whole Gaijin reacting thing.
My main hope is at least that we are the main part of a cool trailer (like F-16s/14 ones, or Su-25) for the day EFT/Rafales gonna comes. If they are put in shadow over some US/RU stuff the forum gonna be put in fire xD
Honestly, squadron is probably the best place to put it as it isn’t good enough to be a premium, but it has too much starpower to be an event vehicle. Sure, they could do it as an event and make a lot of money and there are decent odds of it becoming one of the more over priced vehicles, but that would lock it out of long term profits from the console market. Making it a Squadron vehicle would make it a pseudo premium where players who really want it can pay for it, and those who aren’t willing to pay for it can grind it out over a few months if they really want it, giving them another reason to keep playing the game, making the snail more money long term.
Would be bit of a mistake on Gaijin’s end not to play up the F-117 honestly. Sure, it’s unlikely to be all that useful in ground RB, but the plane has a pretty large fanbase, and they are likely to implement stealth this update seeing as how it’s the planes main claim to fame, and it would be a great way to test the system in a live environment.