Hey everyone, I wanted to start playing some ARB. I’ve played a few matches, but I felt pretty lost, especially when it comes to the controls. I felt like I couldn’t move around freely. I’ve seen that there are several different settings, but I wouldn’t really know where to start.
I play with mouse and keyboard, but I could use a gamepad if absolutely necessary. What control settings would you recommend?
Also, for ground, I have Germany (my main nation), China, Japan, and the USA at top tier, and I’m currently grinding Italy.
When it comes to air tech trees, which ones would you recommend, especially for top tier and in terms of future potential for receiving more fifth-generation jets?
I’d say any of the Big Three is gonna be the ideal option for the average player - a good amount of variety, they’re all decent or good at most BRs and they all still have lots of potential additions. The US or Russia is the safest pick for Air but you can’t go wrong with other tech trees, though they have noticeable gaps and BRs where they aren’t great.
Though beside that, the best TT is what interests you the most. The US TT is great and filled with potential but I found Japan and China more interesting personally. Are they better? Debateable. Reminder this is quite a grindy game, so its better to play something you enjoy and like.
Definitely no bias here, but Japan top tier has a lot of variety with the South Asian subtrees and their own stuff. And when 5th gen fighters get added, Japan would hopefully get somwthing domestic, which would set it apart as one of the few trees to have a unique 5th gen fighter
Don’t handicap yourself with a controller. Mouse and keyboard is the way. For most of prop tiers the default controls should be absolutely fine. The issue arises when you start getting into modern jets with 30 different armament options and all the radar setrings. But that is still ways off for you if you just started grindig .