…i beat the system (part II) in prop Air RB when i am able to get away with a basic mistake and can allow others (either rookies or bomber pilots) to get free mission score / SL / RP just by occupying & neutralizing the last enemy player - and extend the game time to 25 minutes in order to maximize their SL & RP income.
Example:
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In this Air RB match i scored 3 way too easy kills (3 fighters) - but i overlooked a high Fw 190. He had a whopping 6 km altitude advantage and was specialized in 190s (very good stats) - so he could BnZ me the whole day.
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My team (a MiG 3 and a Ki.43) saved me (the MiG was somehow at 8 km…) and died either due to wing ripping (MiG 3) or enemy af aaa (Ki-43). As i saw that i was left alone with 3 bombers (2 x DB-3, 1 x Pe-2) and 2 rookies in fighters (Ms 410 & A6M2) i decided to cover them and deny the enemy player to score.
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The 190 refused to sacrifice his positioning by attacking the low flying bomber pilots as i flew top cover for them.
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Based on the replay my team scored ~ 2.500 free mission score in the remaining 10 minutes (match ended after 25 minutes by time) in total with PvE actions whilst i kept the 190 occupied - he ended the match with 0 points.
Most players forget that the overwhelming majority of RP in Air RB is generated by survival time / match duration. So it is actually counterproductive to end a match after 15 minutes if you can control the last enemy and your team can get free mission score - assuming that you are satisfied with your own current mission score.
This is (ofc) not in gaijin’s interest - as it increases SL/RP income of players - that’s why i try to do this as often as i can.
But: Gaijin has several ways to kill fun
I have zero fun when i have somehow a good session in Air RB (meaning for me: win streak and not dying multiple matches in a row) and gaijin brings their RNG hammer and kills you out of nowhere without any player interaction.
Getting hit by midfield aaa in props (outside time travelling M163s or Rolands) is extremely rare - but somehow you got killed out of nowhere by them.
Examples:
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I lost this match (replay link) as i got hit by midfield aaa at ~ 21:15. Whilst playing 2 vs 1 vs a Typhoon running the whole match (his mission score was 242 points…) my team had just a slight ticket disadvantage. So all i had to do was to kill 4 x arty or aaa to win. And the game says: No…and you get killed by heavy mid-map aaa…
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A few days ago i tried to bomb a bloody cargo ship (Air RB - Saipan map) and i got one tapped by ship aa - the aa hit my bomb and i exploded…