The system itself makes no sense from a player’s perspective - yes. But Gaijin’s current BR system is based on SL/RP income on average - and not necessarily connected to things like K/D ratio even if for pure fighters there are no base bombing “distractions”.
As soon as average performance is the main factor in BR determination you have the issue that masses of highly motivated but equally highly inexperienced players “ruin” the BR of certain vehicles by lowering the BR despite the vehicle is highly effective in the “right” hands. Same the other way around - few specialists flying a certain plane increase the BRs way above their actual capabilities.
If you think your statement & examples through you simply imply that average player performance should be a relevant factor regarding the true flight performance & maximum combat capabilities.
My example with just considering the best 5-10% of the player base for each aircraft as reference point for the BR would simply increase the BRs of classic clubber planes and implement way more realistic BRs in general for all other aircraft.
In other words: BRs on actual combat capabilities would allow fair BRs regarding the aircraft (=hardware) whilst each player (=software) is in charge to learn his shit.
The main issue is competitiveness - so in an ideal world two equally skilled pilots fight each other in comparable aircraft - differences between speed, climb & turn might be there but the outcome depends on pilot skill.
Honestly the fact that this is now reality is the most depressing, and incredibly nonsensical change I have ever seen gaijin make in a BR adjustment.
And we don’t even have an explanation as to why.
The current BR spread for WW2 Prop aircraft is IMO the least balanced it has ever been in the history of the game. WW2 is my favourite era to play but props just don’t feel fun anymore because its so absurdly imbalanced.
two threads were entirely insufficient considering many vehicles that were suggested to have their BRs moved since they’re either absolutely trash or overpowered where they currently are (think Kurnass 2000 overtiered, Su-30 undertiered, BMPT undertiered, Tigershark overtiered, a bunch of dissatisfaction regarding tanks everyhwere, early jets, and late props). not to mention the atrocious BR changes that were implemented, with no chance to protest them before they were tossed into the game with no thought.
respectfully, neither the forum moderators nor gaijin themselves have any idea how to balance this game and what to pass on for consideration.
you need to do better, you can do better. everyone knows you can do better. but you do not.
take this more seriously. i speak for everyone when i say: we are upset with your choices.
I’m sorry but Stona is one person, Stona did not say yeah these br changes are good lets go. That was a group of people, which I doubt Stona is part of as I feel that is another group of people who over look the feedback. I could be wrong as I don’t work for Gajin. Still Balancing the game is hard enough with how many people that play, and I can assure you that, you don’t speak for all of us. If you want to look at a fix look at how things are thrown into battle with match making, or maybe have match making based off the level system to help balance match making. For Example, level 1-10 only see each other in battle at that br, and so forth. But that may not work, and they try to make what they got now work, it’s not easy. The people they try to make happy, will not always get what they want, or be fully satisfied. Yet we the people have yet to say thank you for trying to get the balance right, instead people are throwing a fit over it without knowing how it fully works.
i’m not specifically blaming stona, i’m blaming the whole team.
plenty suggestions were ignored by the forum moderators, plenty were dismissed by gaijin, and some were flat out rejected by gaijin like the BMPT and Su-30.
on the forum side we need more chances to voice our concerns regarding BR balancing, on gaijin’s side they need to get themselves together and stop ignoring our concerns regarding the BMPT and Su-30.
this entire system feels like it is rigged against us. we got two chances to voice ourselves, but they obviously proved insufficient since alot of very good suggestions were ignored despite being in favor with players.
i hate to even bring this joke of an announcement up, but this is also a huge reason as to why this entire situation is a giant spit in the faces of the community:
these aircraft are very clearly oppressing their BR range and the community is NOT HAPPY. what are we told? “this is fine”. it is not.
