Bf-109 G10, Spitfire F Mk 9, P-51 D-5
What do all of these planes have in common?
They are all absolutely pointless to play because their nation either has a just better plane of a similar (same for all of those to show the point even more) kind at either their br or at a lower br even.
Now I´m not here to call any planes bad or anything, I just want to show the problem those planes have even if they are good (yea i did not choose any rlly good planes on that list but thats wtv) they are just not worth playing, which really is a shame.
Funnily enough most of those planes are some kind of sidegrade of the better plane talked above. I dont really know what really would be the right thing to do here but just rebalance it.
Tbh i just created this topic to show people this issue and maybe make them more aware of issues like those existing.
(yea that won´t happen lol)
bro actually claimed the mkIX spitfire and D5 mustang are pointless.
the D5 is my 4.0 CAS. things brilliant
just like f15EX is pointless cause we have f15E already that’s a shame lol
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I don’t think it needed to go 4.7 but idk what the superior nearby (or lower BR) option is supposed to be
f mk9 is
like
the Vc just does everything better than you
and there is no reason to play the p51d5 if you can just play the arguably better c10 at .3 lower is there?
This game is about more than just flying the meta planes.
it isnt
but playing just a worse version of a plane at the same or even higher br is just like still pointless
not quite. the IX is lower in ground and has more power at 100% throttle meaning youre notably faster all the time rather than only when your engine temps allow. the .303 tracer belt is also ballistically matched to the hispano until arounf 500m so you can save cannon ammo until you have your eye in too.
the D5 can carry rockets and larger bombs at the same time for CAS. it also has two more browning .50 cal guns with a lot more ammunition. the .50 cal late belts are stupidly OP, you only need 1-2 incendiary to hit to bring down most planes but more dakka is more dakka no matter.
the performance hit for the better gun loading is worthwhile in my opinion, I know how to fly the mustang so the extra kilos are a non issue, im not turnfighting the spitfires after all.
Not every vehicle can be the best at its BR, and not every vehicle needs to be unique. Sometimes a vehicle is included because of its historical significance more than interesting gameplay, and personally I’ll take one of those over a hundred “unique” high-tier tech demonstrators.
im mostly talking about arb
p51d5 prob is better than c10 for cas
i would not know since i dont play ground
no need to be the best at your br
but if there is something at a lower br doing just better than you
esp if it is in the same nation then there is something wrong with the balancing
players like you are lowk sad
the cas bit doesnt matter for ARB however having two more brownings on the D5 still matters a fair bit. thats an extra 50% of burst mass from salvos.
more rounds towards the target means more potential hits at the cost of not much flight performance loss
both have their place. if you cant see that then i dont get your reasoning to play. Theres games where such a META mentality suits better
i did not expect to get attacked this fast for a take that should be rather reasonable
below 3,000m
then things start to get drastically worse for the Vc as it only has a single stage supercharger whereas the Mk IX has a 2-stage supercharger
For ARB it might as well be.
I dont think its the most reasonable of takes tbh. not every addition needs to be a major meta player with its own BS gimmicks. slight variations where personal preferences are the main part are just as valid as a vehicle with a totally different style
If more capable planes share the same BR, its always like this. The better one is played and the other is left in the hangar forever.
not reasonable at all you have no taste in vehicles I might buy f18D not because its good or meta but because its a great looking vehicle that’s taste
its like buying a tesla over a V12 sounds like something you would do
and both have their place in their own medium should note.
Even if the tesla is a rather generic EV and a V12 is a awful pick for a daily.
i doubt that either of those planes get much farther than maybe 4km alt anyways till the fight starts
never said it needed to be
i just said that like
a downright worse vehicle should not be at a higher br than the better vehicle
btw i actually play those bad vehicles too
its still an issue esp if the better plane is lower
(or if the performance gap is genuinely insanely big like between 109k4 and g10 with k4 doing everything better)
very subjective opinion
but i get where youre coming from ig
it is a lot compared to what you actually get for it
2 more 50cals dont do that much more