Consider that it’s a possible balancing tool that aligns with realism. Perhaps they thought the Leo overperformed and decided to nerf it, using realism as a justification.
Whether we agree with it or not, the ulterior motive seems to come back to gameplay.
Well because it’s not the focus this update. Why it hasn’t been added before is anyone’s guess. However now that we are seeing P/AESA on aircraft, hopefully the F-2 shows up in the big December update as Japan’s crowning addition.
Depends which version they add. If they did the same thing they did with the F-15J(M), they’ll add an F-2 with J/APG-1 and HMD but no AAM-5 or AAM-4B. It may or may not have the sniper pod along with L-JDAMs which should function like the new Paveway IVs IIRC, having both GPS guidance and Laser guidance packaged into one.
The flight model should be at minimum like the Gripen and at best a bit better than it, but that assumes maybe with just 2 wingtip AAM-3s as AAM-4s, especially 4 of them, are heavy. If it’s somehow worse than the F-16AJ then we have issues lol.
I mean the German’s are getting a C&P Su-22 but yea this patch is all about filling this premium gaps I think, possibly getting ready for the new shiny toys
More dynamic movement, always at ground level without having to manually calibrate, don’t have to deal with camera settings so it’s not blurry or too close depending on the distance, faster, and doesn’t crash or bug out.
alt+F2 would still be better for other things, but for basic/standard viewings, this is much better.
JA37D moving from 12.0 to 13.0 would probably be one of the worst decisions they could make for sweden. It leaves a giant hole at 12.0 and its not going to be that great. Maybe if BOL was modeled correctly, it would stand a better chance though.
But yeah, JA37Di (TT or premium) at 13.0 with AMRAAM would be the way better solution . Its what they did with the F3 and im so happy they did.