Then the Su-30SM came out in perfect condition.
Also if you want to emulate real-life pilots start with 20 - 25 minutes of fuel.
Perfect position my arse, I’ve seen less broken things at Ground Zero. I hate myself for grinding Russia just to get the Su-30 day one, and it turned out to not be the Strike Eagle Destroyer like it was supposed to be.
The Su-30 is supposed to dogfight worse than Su-27SM, which it does.
Su-30SM is heavier with worse engines.
Also Su-30SM easily beats F-15E in dogfights.
Mate, anything can beat the F-15E in a dogfight. Even the F-104 could. I was hoping that Russian bias (yes, I’m aware Russian bias is not real) would kick in and the R-77-1s would be super scary and wipe everyone off the map, just like the AIM 120s have done, just like the Farkours have done, and just like the Sparrows have done back when they were relevant (they are all American missiles, but America suffers, right?). Unfortunately nope, it did nothing.
F-90s did because players let them, just like the days of AIM-120s; though F-90s fragging Typhoons is funny.
AIM-120s did because players became skilled with them faster than other missiles.
Not exactly hard to be good with the best missile in game.