It should be pretty clear already. It’s flight performance is a significant part of that yes, but the platform as a whole package takes everything added to the game in 2023/24 and steps it up a notch. Which is why they are 14.0 and not 13.7.
Yes indeed and everything in that post stands. They were not planned for any of the upcoming majors to that post or expected any time soon to February 2024. They didn’t come for another 10 months. So once again, it’s not clear what you mean by this.
Japan will be the only nation who is NOT going to receive a Rafale, Eurofighter or F-18 equivalant next update. I think, knowing gaijin, they will get one around the December update, maybe october if they feel like it.
Hopefully it’s added in June at the latest, you’d think it wouldn’t be too difficult, I know it isn’t just an F-16 but the F-16 is a good starting point for it modeling and FM wise.
@Smin1080p_WT Are we going to see any long awaited vehicle or mechanic in the next update? Or at least can you confirm if there’s any interesting vehicle in the next update?
Once again, this depends on the context of when you are asking. In February of 2024 we didn’t even have Fox-3 at this point. They would only come some months later. There is no possibility EFT was going to come with the launch of Fox-3 as several earlier aircraft series were needed first before that.
I explained more already above why the EFT was not added before the December major or before F-15E/I:
EFT was never going to come without all those required foundations and counterparts like Rafale and F-15E/I being present at the same time.
@Smin1080p_WT Is it a priority for developers to consider adding sensor fusion and reduced radar signature for the Rafale and Eurofighter anytime soon? These are major selling points of the aircraft in their capabilities, and it is disappointing for them to not get it.
Doesn’t that answer your point though? Why would the Eurofighter come before the J-10A, F-15E/I, and etc? It’s better than those aircrafts even if some of them are 14.0 just like it.
There are indeed some features of modern aircraft that don’t currently exist in game currently. Once sufficient information can be located on them and workable gameplay solutions explored for them, it will be possible to answer some of these topics in more detail.
As for things like RCS, it generally depends again on the current framework in the game and sufficient information.
Obviously because the developers do not consider them worth adding right now either because lack of information, or whatever (going by the lack of their addition). They’re probably waiting until the F-2A to come with its AESA radar.