These guys will always equate Clouds = good no matter what they are, when most of the time people are complaining about the low altitude haze/fog that is such a massive problem. Of course you can make arguments about their quirks, pro’s and con’s, but the consistent one it’s always going to have is that it exacerbates the already congested and concentrated 16v16 nature of ARB. Vietnam, Golan Heights, Spain, etc. These maps are hilly, now add in a 200-1500m side fog/cloud or whatever, then you’re fucked unless you bring out the menu to see the map every millisecond like you’re playing FNAF.
Now try to keep track of where’s the enemy, is it an AI?, is it heading towards me, does he know where I am, did I already got fired upon by a missile, am I heading towards the face of a cliff, and etc. R-alt helps, but it doesnt help when you’re heading towards the former in Mach 1.1. Shit, might as well just uninstall and dogfight GTA 5 players in the Hydra or something.
What’s up with the clouds?
It’s pretty cool…
I only hit the ground twice thanks to the clouds, once I was looking around the map and was inattentive and the second time my opponent cleverly got me into the ground… I was already on his sixth, knew he didn’t have speed and so I took it into the clouds, but there was a hill right below them… Both games over, the player did well…
And there aren’t so many maps that you can’t remember which direction to fly after the start…
Tbh some of the tutorials suck. Like I was trying to figure out how to lock guided bombs using it and it never gave me clear instructions on what to do.
R altimeter sure, in all its glory. but try playing rocky pillars. with a 40km wide cloud. above you are 40 Amraams, below you is the ground, to your right & left are rock walls, and in front of you is a bunch of rocky sticks of f*** you in particular.
The problem of this weather which highly affects the quality of ARB matches is CAS nerf in realistic battles. But for whatever reason, devs did not separate the algorithm of shitty weather for ARB matches. ARB pilots have nothing to do with CAS issues in tank battles, therefore the algorithm should be redone for ARB matches. I am tired to fly with these impenetrable clouds 7-8/10 games
