YES
YES
YES!!!
This would be amazing in any mode, but arcade would be so fun especially if they added those silly green circles back
F-16A Block 10 meta is back in business lmao
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If we’re going to do this, I propose one more thing, the removal of afterburners, so it’s harder for some to just run away to avoid fights :P
But anyway, he’s major +1, always wanted to try this.
No, if it’s going to be a WVR fight (like on the DCS PVP servers) you need the afterburner present otherwise you’re not letting the jets perform to their fullest
Could just add a “forfeit” system, although opening the range is also a legitimate strategy (that sometimes works)
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Yeah if neither player has WEP I don’t see how that would make it more difficult to extend. More importantly, WEP is absolutely necessary for jets to have the excellent dogfighting performance that makes this mode so exciting.
For smaller sizes at least the map could have a cap zone like on the 1v1 gladiator maps, so running away too far results in a loss.
Its not that it’s more difficult to extend, its moreso that no A/Bs mean that it is much easier to manage closing speed and thus is much more forgiving; which seems like the opposite of what this mode should be.
As well as that, in rate fights for example, you want the A/B to squeeze every ounce of performance out of your jet as possible. So let them keep the afterburners, just have a loss circle or something
Well… Germany is screwed with the F4 vs Gripens and F-16s and I doubt the soviets would stand much chance in their Mig-29s and Su-27s either.
Gripen Vs F-16s (mabe J-10s, no idea how they are doing) gun fighting… Typhoon and Rafale in the future… Quite a niche gamemode for a handful of nations and a tiny handful of aircraft
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Hey, the MiG-29s are pretty good dogfighters. It’s their radar and missiles that let them down.
But yeah Germany probably has the worst best dogfighter of all nations. But not by too big of a margin to be unmanageable, and it’s just an event anyways so there’s no obligation to play it compared to a normal mode.
I still think, even for an event, the balance of power is just too hard to get right, at least at top tier.
Especially when we start to throw in the TWR of aircraft likely coming Soon™ like the Typhoon.
I would be more interested in a gun-only gamemode for rank 6 ish. Allow those Korean war/post-korean war aircraft, that were designed for gun fighting, to have a gamemode with no AAMs in the mix. It would eliminate some aircraft, but not all and aircraft that really struggle like the Hunter F1, would do quite well.
Honestly I would totally play a gamemode of these early Cold War aircraft in fights if they were just limited to the first gen missiles. Cause they are practically useless compared to a modern one and can barely be used in a dogfight except in extenuating circumstances (which would be cool)
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Custom battles
If it is stuck at old 9.0BR jets +1.
Good old F-2 Sabre, MiG-17, CL-13A, Hunter F.1 meta back :p
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Yak-141 silly VTOL things
actually fighting someone else randomly in a quick match and getting rewards
Suspect it would be difficult without significant changes to the Custom Battle system that tournaments also run on. At the moment I don’t think you can block specific ordnance layouts. I agree it’d be nice to have, and would help custom battles too. But it’s likely not simple to do.
No that’s a dumb idea. Afterburners are important to alot of vehicles.
Just wanted to make it easier to play vehicles without afterburners at around 10.0 in this event. Things like the A-7 or Super Entendard would be so much more fun that way… but yeah I get why most of you oppose my idea.
With the addition of new canard vehicles like the Typhoon and Su-33 this would be cooler than ever
(This was not in response to getting blasted by a 3rd party AMRAAM after clawing my way to an advantageous position against a Typhoon)
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As the Gun only Plane event was ran during as a part of this event:
Moved to Implemented Suggestions. o7