Imagine if the Yak-3U (who’s already undeserving of being 5.7) can carry bombs. Now imagine again that it’s BR is lowered to 4.7 because of the general player base. That’s what the F8F is right now.
This plane at its BR and current grind, is in a state where
a. It’s incredibly easy to play for a player who knows barebones energy-fighting.
b. Somehow always played by bombing “players”
It’s always incredibly disheartening to see a plane that can go pound for pound with 5.7’s be used in a bombing role EARLY on the game, and somehow none of these US players even know what to do even when it has barely any altitude.
I keep typing in chat “Do this” and “Do that” to F8F players so atleast they can survive until late game, but of course. they’re not going to listen. I’m tired of seeing atleast 95% of F8F players I’ve encountered playing prop US are— forgive me. Absolute fucking dumbasses. They can’t bait for the life of 'em, run, nor even DOGFIGHT against people they out-rate in the sustained.
I’m sorry for the rant post, but I’m being completely serious when I say that the F8F should be addressed to stop new players from just doing ??? with it. It’s too easy to get, and incentivizes the wrong kind of playstyle already present in this game, and that is bombing instead of helping.