realistically speaking Su-35 would be at best mediocre if the base flankers arent fixed, it doesn thave that much extra thrust for a huge change, might end up heavier than su30sm due to the RAM and the khibny pods, and gives even a bigger (Which is worse) wing loading.
TVC is borderline useless, flankers just straight up stall pulling anything more than 45 aoa and takes a eternity to recover it unlike irl. Not to mention the utter useless control model of current TVC which would do anything but point towards what you want to aim, they would just randomly flatspin. (even eurofighters have a bad cobra button modelled tbh)
I mean, the thrust increase is pretty substantial compared to the Su30sm, and that while being 200kg heavier (empty weight).
The su30sm rn is probably the best competitor of the rafale due to the radar and missile load, a faster version of it (Su35) will close the gap a lil more, the missile bus playstyle will feel better with the improvements the Su35 brings.
The FM will still be poor, but as the Eurofighter proves, the FM isn’t everything, having a big loadout + ESA to endure the fight longer is better.
i was talking in respect to FM only, ARB wise Su-35 will still be goated, but FM would still be mid. I wish gaijin gives both F-15 and Su-27 some love because both are sad as hell. They are nowhere near rafale or eurofighter. My only hope is Su-27M 710, might be able to keep up a bit with something like rafale? not better but ofc but somewhat competitive.
Oh yeah, in a general aspect the FM is sad no doubt on that. I like dueling in custom lobbies and the only flanker I manage to have fun with is the 27sm, but even that one is nowhere near other stuff like the delta canards.
I have no idea if some more reports about the performance can be made, from what I understand, bug reporters gave up trying.
Nice for someone to finally say, too many players think Typhoon walks on water.
I do think the Su-35M will probably be joint best jet in game especially if it gets an accurate Radar of what it can do IRL. Meta will always be Rafale but the next jets F-15GE with buffs or F-15EX and Su-35M
With Typhoon and Gripen E in a similar spot of limited payload and being stuck with 120s
It’s very much a support fighter in RB I haven’t played much SIM. An upgraded Radar and 2 more 120s would bring it into real contention but sadly unless Turkey show us a mad double pylon Meteor loadout we have no evidence to suggest more than 6 120s.
It is mindnumbingly boring to play this way. The only way i can tolerate playing Euromid is by throwing myself into the worst situations imaginable to test how much bullshit i can dodge simply by having good FM. Still have positive K/D, so i guess quite a lot.
