Yeah, though so long as the mirage doesn’t get on your tail though, I can just about run away, but would never be able to get a shot off.
Also I think you have a lot more people in the mirage because of the event CS4. Maybe we just need to wait for those to stop being played a bit. We are still in a bit of a honeymoon period for them
I only play prop planes and appreciate the rotating weeks concept, but I think the BR are still too wide. Only a few planes (the maximum BR available in the bracket) are flown repetitively.
Would it be possible to create tighter brackets, with 2 BR per bracket?
e.g.
Week 1: 1.0-1.3 2.3-2.7 3.7-4.0 …
Week 2: 1.3-1.7 2.7-3.0 4.0-4.3 …
Week 3: 1.7-2.0 3.0-3.3 4.3-4.7 …
Week 4: 2.0-2.3 3.3-3.7 4.7-5.0 …
etc…
Sounds good in theory but in practice these brackets are struggling to create lobbies already due to low player count - splitting them up even more would only pour fuel on the fire.
I also like this system since it forces some diversity in the jets people fly.
Then would a 6 weeks rotation work?
Week 1: 1.0 (Reserve)-1.3 3.0-3.3 etc…
Week 2: 1.3-1.7 3.3-3.7 …
Week 3: 1.7-2.0 3.7-4.0 …
Week 4: 2.0-2.3 4.0-4.3 …
Week 5: 2.3-2.7 4.3-4.7 …
Week 6: 2.7-3.0 4.7-5.0 …
Well no, the reason I’m saying it’s splitting up the player base is because you are with this system, by there being more brackets, namely;
1.0-2.0, 2.3-3.3, 3.7-4.7, 5.0-6.0 (4 brackets)
turns into this:
1.0-1.3, 1.7-2.0, 2.3-2.7, 3.0-3.3, 3.7-4.0, 4.3-4.7, 5.0-5.3, 5.3-5.7, 6.0-6.3 (9 brackets)
Unless you mean that during ‘Week 1’ in your post, you wouldn’t even be able to play 1.7-2.7? If that’s the case I don’t see the point of this system, it would essentially stay the same number of brackets except we’re disabling half the fighter jets from being played at any given time?
What I meant with this is that every 48 hours the BR’s change, thanks to that people aren’t flying the same meta vehicles every single day, you can still fly them if you want though but it encourages people to try new stuff throughout the week and no BR is left behind in it’s 48 hours to shine. 1.0BR large brackets are pretty balanced IMO, same standard as RB.
So, when is the 11.0 top bracket BR?
It’s not anymore, it will likely be so again whenever 13.0-13.3 arrives (soon hopefully with fox 3 next update). Just how 11.7 never had a downtier last update, 11.0 isn’t now. Guessing Gaijin doesn’t want to fit 2 brackets between 11.3 and 12.7
I honestly don’t think it’s that big of a deal… And 11.0 is my favourite BR to play at in sim. I’m happy we have the rotation in the first place, imagine having to leave it up to a matchmaker where it’s completely randomised what BR you go up against like in Realistic Battles… I’m happy to sacrifice 11.0 full downtier for a few updates to have that.
The only way Gaijin could’ve gone about having the 11.0 downtier with current 12.7 vehicles would be to either have 11.3-12.7 matchmaker, which screws over 11.3 vehicles, or to squeeze in 2 brackets between 11.3-12.7 (something like 11.3-12.0, 12.3-12.7), which is a pretty small range for either bracket where the player count is already low.
I believe when we get 13.0 or 13.3 (hopefully now in a few weeks with Fox 3’s), we’ll have the 11.0 downtier again and then maybe 11.3 won’t see a downtier for a while. But even then a 0.3 up tier isn’t the end of the world.
Why?
There’s R8, roughly, 11.7-12.7. Enough planes there…make them fight.
Anyway, what does it have to do with making a 10.0-11.0 rotation?
What do you mean? We can’t leave out 11.3 altogether?
But why would we?
11.3 goes with 12.3.
11.3 rotation is ok, at least in my experience, also for the 11.0’s I fly (mainly Mirage F1, but also Tornado IDS MFG).
It’s actually more challenging to fly the 11.3 squadron F-5E, due to that aircraft’s poor radar - but at the same time also a lot of fun.
Regular F-5E’s at 11.0 however probably are really in a bad spot…
Yesterday rotation (10.7-11.7) was dead.
2-3 games in prime time and for a reason.
GJ should really get a hint, already.
the snail is not working on the mode. the missions are stagnating. nothing is made better or more beautiful to arouse the interest of the players. logically, the motivation of the players decreases. …and the number of players is decreasing.
for example, an immediate change from spawn costs to repair costs would arouse the interest of the players and increase the number of players.
or other surprises. revised improved mission objectives, better nation lineups. there are many possibilities. … but the developers don’t think it’s necessary
Then who would 12.7 fight? Only other 12.7’s? and then 11.3-12.3? What are you suggesting here? Stop being so vague.
You’re calling the BR rotation a “shit matchmaker” because a single battle rating you enjoy currently isn’t getting a full downtier…
I can PROMISE you that you wouldn’t like the RB matchmaker as an alternative… Straight up RNG on whether or not you’re pitted against 1.0 BR higher or not. Which 11.0 frequently does in RB.
Sure there might be a decent solution that would allow for an 11.0 downtier currently but you haven’t proposed anything and I can see Gaijin’s reasoning behind it at least until we get 13.0.
No, where did you get that idea? Like other ECs, 11.7 - 12.7.
Where’s the problem?
Okay. 11.7 - 12.7. And your favourite matchmaker 10.0-11.0.
now
Who does 11.3 fight?
(In case you’re confused)
Well no, that’s the BR that never gets being top tier, unlike others.
I’m just currently playing it and I’m noticing shit game design.
Not hard to understand.
10.3 and 12.3…which part is unclear?
So 10.3-11.3 for one rotation, and 11.3-12.3 for the other rotation? If you want the 11.3-12.3 rotation, that leaves 12.7 to only fight other 12.7 for that rotation? These 2 rotations also never gives 11.7 or 10.7 a downtier. Do you not see why we can’t have a 12.3 downtier currently?
The unclear part is where you suggest the 10.0-11.0 downtier fits into this… When 10.0-11.0 is the current rotation, where does that leave 11.3-12.7? Will it be one big rotation of 11.3-12.7, screwing over 11.3, or will you try to squeeze in 2 small rotations like 11.3-12.0 and 12.3-12.7?
So what? If there’s no small fish to feed, WT “aces” can’t play, or what?
Besides, GJ can make overlapping rotations.
You can play either 11.7-12.7, or 11.3-12.3 paralely, which is way better than leaving one BR never being top BR.
Give ppl better rewards for higher BR bracket and ppl will play.
Almost every other solution is better than what we have now.