Unfortunately, AIM-54C+ would end up being another copy-and-paste AIM-54C with identical in-game performance but a different name, since they won’t model its ECCM functions at the given moment. Gaijin really needs to focus on implementing the outstanding AIM-54C bug reports, such as correcting the reduced motor performance and other known issues.
I have highlighted these outstanding bug reports here.
It would make a LOT of sense to add a premium F-14D with AMRAAMS since it was PLANNED to have them. Just like currently in game Eurofighter (AESA), is scheduled to get a new radar. Also, experimental planes like the Mirage 4000 which was never even built, Yak140 and a ton more.
And regarding “balancing”, we currently have 2 premium planes (Su30’s) with 10 missiles (6 of which are fox 3’s) sitting comfortably at 13.3
I hope we get a dev update real soon.
Yes, the PL-12 that is now nerfed to AIM-7F maneuverability, it also can only fire and guide 2 at a time due to only having 2 DL channels.
Ah yes, the “bleed all you energy and give someone a free gun kill” button, the times that is actually useful are extremely rare, just having a better base FM is far more useful.
It’s nice to have not really an issue in a BVR based plane like the F-14.
Have you considered using the BOL for chaff to free up your full sized CM for flares?
And again the Su-30s should be 13.7, even with their poor avionics. When you have one under tiered plane the solution is to move it up, not add even more powerful stuff at the same BR.
Before and after the pl-12 missiles nerf are still deadly especially in a f14
Even tho it dumps energy it’s still a useful button to have especially when r73 and r77 are useful in that situation plus it’s more responsive
Yes it’s bvr plane but guess what it can also get in close and personal just like the multiple kills it has irl at close ranges
Yes I have its as effective as just carrying a regular load of cm’s and like I said even with AB of and flaring it would still hit me
With how things are now su30 is at 13.3 f-14D should be to with aim120 plus it can be moved up with all of rank 8 that needs to be de compression anyways it wouldn’t be excluded
I dunno man, I think it would be far more oppressively than the Su-30s at 13.3 (not that I think the Su-30s should be that low either), then there is the whole never actually using the AIM-120s, but that’s a very flexible standard with Gaijin, personally I think with 9Ms and 7Ps would be the best loadout, but with the F-14B already at 13.0 with the Ls and Fs they have kind of boxed themselves in.
Opened a thread for it.
If anything I believe there should be the f-14D premium at 13.0 for it to serve as an early model of the D series then add a tech tree version of the 14D that serves as a late model which would allow for the 9m’s and the 120a’s or perhaps have the tech tree version being listed as the experimental version which was truly given the capability to function with the 120’s even though it was scrapped in favor for the fA-18 so maybe instead of f-14D early/late just have the f-14D premium and the f-14D Experimental in the tech tree?
I would prefer the one with aim120A to be premium and the one with aim7p to be tech tree so it isn’t lock behind a paywall
While I see where you’re coming from putting the 120s on the premium would be locking potential behind a paywall if the 14d experimental was the tech tree it would have a full armament roster whereas the preemie would have a limited roster seeing as premium versions of the planes usually have a worse armament set then the tech tree version so your aim 7P’s would still be on the tech tree variation
I’m be honest I don’t really understand what you point is so I’m try to answer from what I understand if they want to make a difference between the f14D(r) that should be in the tech tree with aim9m,aim7p,and aim54c+ between the f14D “late” could be aim120A and CAs option it has
Also I’m pretty sure not all premium vehicles isn’t stuck with the worst version just limited to what it has
Premium F-14D with full missile loadout (9M,7P,54C+) and a TT clone with a different skin. Then F-14A-65-GR with AMRAAMs at the same BR as a squadron vehicle.
F14A only tested the carrying/launching of aim120 from my knowledge it didn’t test the apg71 and last time I checked awg9 can’t guided aim120 due to being analog the f14D has everything it needs to use aim120 but the software update that was already included before funding cuts took it out
Now that I’m thinking more clearly. I agree with you on the 9ms the 7ps and the 54c+ but I just would rather the amraams not be on a premium plane hell I’d rather get an event vehicle of the st21/22 (seeing as it was only an experimental design and never put into service) then have it be a premium I don’t know I’m kind of stupid about game balancing choices I just want to be able to use the model in the game without having to pay 80 dollars for it
Any updates on AIM54C+?
except thats how you make OP premiums so no it should not happen
premiums should be worse then tech tree variants as that mind set is called P2W for example GNIESNAU got 15 inch guns and got made a premium which is only .3 higher than scarnhorst and just infinitely better in a 1v1 as in closer range it can very easily kill scarnhorst while she struggles to pen
This ^^^
The “Premiums should be unique!” crowd all want a P2W game where they’re the wolves and everyone else is the sheep… Not realising that wolves need sheep, but sheep don’t need wolves.
It can be unique and balanced by br tbh.
But if the F-14D never really used the aim-120 its ok to not have it, but it would be a cool definitive version.
Maybe for TT or squadron variant
If you think F-14B/D with 9Ms would bully 12.0s… F-15A is already 12.7.
Hell, the F-15J gets the even better AAM-3s at the same BR.