it shouldnt go down to 12.0 or 12.3, it will be very OP with its current kit. down tiering a plane will only benefit that single plane and ruin the planes at that br.
If youve ever fought a 12.0 in the 29 you’ll know you outclass them in every single way to the point its not fair. Now imagine fighting an 11.3 plane
Thats the exact problem the 29 is facing. 12.7 - 13.7 is soo power crept that the tech different between planes 0.3 br’s apart is like day and night.
29 vs F2
su33 vs Su30mkm
ADF vs F15C
Gaijin needs to increase toptier to 15.0 and move every 13.3+ plane up, then they can balance that br
the only way you will really outclass them is by speed and turning, i know plenty of jets/planes that are good at turning and going fast. Will 2 r27ers really impact lobbies that much? I really dont think so.
And yes i agree compression really will help this plane but it will be a mid jet to its counterparts at 12.7 still. premium hornets get up to 6 decent missiles.
Pretty much everything at 12.0+ is in a bad spot, but the idea the Mig-29 vs Phantoms is considered a fair fight to you is kinda insane. Though I would enjoy having an aircraft like the Tornado F3 drop down to 11.0/11.3 to compensate