I think that the stock grind of some jets in the 12.0-13.0 BR range should be looked at with the addition of ARH to the game.
This is the stock grind of an F-16 at 12.3
Stock you get x2 AIM-9L
to get to a x6 AIM-9L load out you will need to grind 67,000 RP
Top tier jets that don’t have the “New Boosters” modification also have horrible roll rate. Makes it quite difficult to dogfight with your x2 IR only loadout.
The AIM-9L is a mediocre IR missile for 12.3-13.0 games. Before you can get to the x6 AIM-9M loadout(which also isn’t very good against ARH) you will have needed to grind out 92,000 RP
This isn’t anywhere in the neighborhood of reasonable. Only reason it would be left like this would be to make the grind absolutely miserable to incentivize GE spending on mods.
I understand Gaijin makes money on GE, but it shouldn’t be the choice between pay $ or suffer countless hours grinding.
If you’re going to have a jet with no BVR engagement at 12.3 BR it should have a decent stock loadout. Its already at a giant disadvantage in the current meta.
I think that even if you rush bomb mod and try to be a base bomber you’re going to have an incredibly horrible time
Please share your thoughts, let me know if I am out of touch or something…
