Probably because they are dumb bots and maybe they were abused somehow by farmers. We need proper bots imho. Or even better, Gaijin should really encourage people to try the nations on the RU side. Currently playing RU is a constant pain because :
1-not enough players. Every lobby is at least a 2v1
2-radar missiles underperforming. If you fly straight towards a PD radar and you stay close to the ground, the missile doesnt hit, and that doesnt make any sense. People with the f16 have the out of jail free card being completely immune to radar missiles just by flying low. I ve seen people charge right at me carelessly, knowing that just by hugging the ground they re immune to r27 and they dont even need to try to notch. This harms the RU side immensely.
Honestly, the first thing we need is smaller lobbies, and there is really no work around that, it would encourage people who cant find a match with the US to finally grind the RU tree (and other nations in general) as well. Second, we need a fix to how radar missiles work, because in the current state of the game all the planes that rely on them are left in the dust.
These are my % of victories at top tier in sim. Vehicles are good, that’s not the problem, and I ve played many games so randomness isnt the problem either. It’s the game really lacking RU players and not allowing them to use their arsenal as they should, thus making so even less people decide to play that side, making the problem worse.
I just wanted to share my yesterday’s experience at the top tier sim match (Denmark map, which normally considered as a big map)
All the teams have F16s, F15s, Su-27s and Mig-29’s. I saw a guy with Mig-23, but he just left after showt down by a F15
With the new F15s ans SU-27s, now players able to carry big numbers of missiles, which means if they spend their fuels correctly, able to fly more to kill without landing.
And even Denmark map is big, after you takeoff (because there so many players, approx min 8-9 players on each side) you are able to see 2-3 enemies in your radar (sometimes even in 37km range sometimes) So either the enemy can kill you just after you takeoff with FOX-1.
Additionally, I see often close range fights-dogfights, 2-4 or 1-3 (let’s say, 2 from blue, 4 from red teams). And although you try to survive from the new fox2’s, another guy came from far and kill you again with fox1.
I believe current map sizes and player numbers make the sim not so fun. SIM means for me able to plan your strategy, speed, fuel, ammunition, altitude, location of the bases-enemies and even your teammates. At the moment it is just chaos at the top tier at least.
Solution is very easy;
Make the map sizes at least 1,5x bigger
Limit the player number with max 6-7 players (of course if they make the map sizes 2-3x bigger, then also they can keep current player numbers)
I don’t like the Denmark map for top tier as it is so flat. Vietnam and especially Afghanistan allows you to hide, sneak up, and surprise - or evade - which I find especially important for exactly that top tier gameplay…
Yes. I would also like to see the island city (the one with the TUNNEL!!!) and the new volcanic map. They look gorgeous and would be great to play. Also, they should make every old map larger by default when playing from 9.7 and above…whenever I see a 12.3 in Smolensk or Tunisia I immediately assume it’s a farming map filled with bots. No person wants to play in a map where you cna be fired at from airfield to airfield.
My primary gripe with top tier is that I mainly see massive furballs and nobody playing the objectives, but when I start playing the objective easily half the enemy is going to swarm me for the kill and then leave the area. In props and early jets people spread out and play the objectives, but at 11 - 12 I rarely see anyone play objectives. I enjoyed playing my F16C until I only saw lobbies like this and just went back to playing low tier or Vietnam era jets.
Playing objective at top tier is impossible due to the radar and missiles available at that tier. Mind that stuff like a-10 or su25 were actually intended for use after having obtained air superiority. Imho the best br to play cas is between 9.7 to 11.0
Yeah, its a real shame. I have been able to do some CAS in the Gr7, but you really need to be fast and smart with how you do it. For that, I think they just need to turn off the killfeed. at least for AI kills. So you dont broadcast your location to the world.
For interdictors (Tornado IDS, F-111, etc) then they just need to add more maps that have terrain, valleys, hills, etc that you can hide behind and finish their defensive aids. Systems like large chaff pools and ECM would help hugely.
I think it is time though, for either smaller teams or bigger maps. Even in the massive size that is EC, 16 vs 16 is too dense
More mountains would indeed be good. Doesn’t have to be the Himalayas; something like Wales, Scottish highlands would be high enough (3-4000 ft). An EC version of the Norway map would be great: mountains, fjords, valleys and ocean for carriers. The front line could be set for a time during the Norway campaign (allies to north, axis in the south) rather than during the occupation when the allies wouldn’t have an airfield other than carrier or airstart. Some decent mountains along the Black Sea coast too, which would be on an expanded Novorossisk map. Plenty of real mountain areas, some already represented in WT, which could make good EC maps, so no need to create fantastical moonscape worlds (like GF Ireland, Italy).
16 modern jets against 16 modern jets on a too small map with a max life expectancy of maybe 2 minutes feels as bad as arcade.
Less players with more space expands the tactical possibilities as a team. especially in high Br.s this is important.
Unfortunately, we are in the minority here. I’ve often had discussions here with people who unfortunately want the opposite.
with WW2 airplanes I find sometimes fuller and sometimes less full spaces interesting for a change. but the prerequisite is that it is Axis vs. Alliies. and no mix nation garbage. with the jets best Nato vs. China and Russia. unfortunately this scenario no longer exists since Usefull Action
