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chairface posted:Yeah just checked and it is only RP. Ok talismans are stupid and never get them. We did a lot of Mavis Shenanigans in our heyday, friend. If I was on my home computer I would post the screenshot of twelve of us in H6Ks spawning into an AB match and going "gg close" three seconds in.
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Jarmak posted:So did 1.43 add a "touch rudder control, spin uncontrollably to the deck instantly" change to sim mode? Cause I've now crashed in 4/5 sim games I've played since the patch from applying gentle rudder in a turn to correct for slip.
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Oct 13, 2014 23:00
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Zip! posted:So I'm guessing the only way to earn GE is to pony up real money right? Yep. They occasionally offer some event to earn some but like all Gaijin rewards, it's poorly thought out and mostly useless. The best option is to wait for a sale to buy one of the starter packs. They'll give you one of the premium planes, premium time, and spare GE to spend your own way. Premium planes are nice because of the extra reward bonus, not to mention they typically offer a different play style compared to the rest of the corresponding nation's planes (i.e. having BnZ planes such as the 109 or 190 in the Japan tree). Plus, premium planes let you skip ahead in the tech tree so you can play with goons even in the nations that you haven't spent much time in.
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Tank Boy Ken posted:A nice article on the Po-2: http://warthunder.com/en/news/888-Ugly-Ducklings-Polikarpov-U-2Po-2-en Why do these fuckers mock me with an article about the one plane I want but can't get 
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 Move over, Manfred Von Richtofen 
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Oct 13, 2014 23:36
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lol at whoever thought the Yak-1 should be allowed to compete with biplanes.
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Stanley Goodspeed posted:lol at whoever thought the Yak-1 should be allowed to compete with biplanes. Oh any 2.0 plane and below will get you into games full of people who have one real plane and the rest biplanes. Grab a spit 1 and a hurricane 1 and 2 and go hunting.
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Oct 14, 2014 01:00
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BR 2 is great because sometimes you fight biplanes and sometimes you fight hellcats. I haven't really noticed any competent hellcat pilots recently though, thankfully.
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Execu-speak posted:I just love the fact that tanks don't have hit points and you can one shot things with good aiming. It rewards good positioning and use of terrain. (Also setting kraut shitbox transmissions on fire by shooting the lower front plate never gets old). Yeah, I tried playing WoT again recently, and realized even more just how dull it is. WT really just nailed all of the good spots for tanking for me. I really wish they'd just get rid of RB battles that aren't Kursk, and to get some new maps in. Plan Z fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Oct 14, 2014 |
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Oct 14, 2014 01:05
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DrAlexanderTobacco posted:
I have been accused of cheating because nobody could ever get 6 kills without cheating. In arcade. 3 seems like a really low bar though. Surely you'd luck out at some point and manage that even if you were awful.
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Jarmak posted:So did 1.43 add a "touch rudder control, spin uncontrollably to the deck instantly" change to sim mode? Cause I've now crashed in 4/5 sim games I've played since the patch from applying gentle rudder in a turn to correct for slip. If it persists post a video of it and we might be able to tell you what is happening.
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Tank Boy Ken posted:A nice article on the Po-2: http://warthunder.com/en/news/888-Ugly-Ducklings-Polikarpov-U-2Po-2-en The F7Fs only combat kills.
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AlphaDog posted:I have been accused of cheating because nobody could ever get 6 kills without cheating. In arcade. But he wasnt flying straight when this cheater killed him!
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AlphaDog posted:I have been accused of cheating because nobody could ever get 6 kills without cheating. In arcade. I once saw a pubby accuse another goon of cheating because he was shot down while following the other plane. The other plane being a Blenheim, which has a tailgunner.
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Oct 14, 2014 02:52
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BBJoey posted:Why do these fuckers mock me with an article about the one plane I want but can't get Last event for the Po-2 was during October. If they do one this year, it may be soon.
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Oct 14, 2014 02:58
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It seems like if they were going to have one any time soon, it'd coincide with the info post about it. But then again this is Gaijin so who fuckin knows.
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NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:Last event for the Po-2 was during October. If they do one this year, it may be soon. 
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Artless Meat posted:The F7Fs only combat kills. quote:Marine Corps night fighter squadron VMF(N)-513 flying F7F-3N Tigercats saw action in the early stages of the Korean War, flying night interdiction and fighter missions and shooting down two Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes.[9] This was the only combat use of the aircraft. Way to go Navy.
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Well according to the historical account of War Thunder, F7Fs were actually the most prevalent plane on the Allied side in the Battle of Berlin, where they and their fellow navy Bearcats, escortless B17s and lend-lease Spitfire LF IXs were soundly defeated by the German defenders (which were comprised entirely of props, no jets here) due to their lack of communication.
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NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:Last event for the Po-2 was during October. If they do one this year, it may be soon. http://imgur.com/uV3c3UO
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AceRimmer posted:Apparently, there will be one. I hope it's something straight up like 'Kill 300 planes' instead of something stupid.
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BBJoey posted:Well according to the historical account of War Thunder, F7Fs were actually the most prevalent plane on the Allied side in the Battle of Berlin, where they and their fellow navy Bearcats, escortless B17s and lend-lease Spitfire LF IXs were soundly defeated by the German defenders (which were comprised entirely of props, no jets here) due to their lack of communication. Don't forget how the US defeated Japan at Midway with a single P-51 circling the battlefield for 40 minutes.
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The American education system never teaches the 115th battle of Guam between the US and the UK.
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Gimnbo posted:The American education system never teaches the 115th battle of Guam between the US and the UK. I heard it was fought over states' rights.
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NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:I hope it's something straight up like 'Kill 300 planes' instead of something stupid. 100 kills in the swordfish. 
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AlphaDog posted:I have been accused of cheating because nobody could ever get 6 kills without cheating. In arcade. Yea I've gotten that response a few times too 
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NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:I hope it's something straight up like 'Kill 300 planes' instead of something stupid. Die 300 times to enemy players, that would be amazing to watch.
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Christ, what did they do to the Hellcat? It handles somewhat better at speed, but below 350 this thing can almost outmaneuver a Spitfire and can nearly pull P-36 Hawk loops. And it's still only 2.7 BR? I've been beating the tar out of Tier IV planes with this thing, suckering them into low speed maneuver fights.
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The Hellcat's always been that way, because - and this might surprise you - Gaijin is not a very good developer.
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BBJoey posted:The Hellcat's always been that way, because - and this might surprise you - Gaijin is not a very good developer. The new Ya-9 can beat it. As can the 109 F4 (most likely all earlier 109s have a similar chance to do it). The Hellcat is very agile around 400 kph IAS. Below that speed it's less maneuverable. It can't run away from most 109s and the climb rate is okay but less than most  planes. I won't deny that the Hellcat is a very good plane, but claiming it to be unbeatable is hardly true. Though any plane that can dive well and turn hard (for a while) isn't easy to beat.
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Tank Boy Ken posted:As can the 109 F4 (most likely all earlier 109s have a similar chance to do it). in AB, the 109 F4 has much higher BR, so they're unlikely to meet very often
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BBJoey posted:The Hellcat's always been that way, because - and this might surprise you - Gaijin is not a very good developer. It all makes sense when you realize nobody involved with setting BRs actually plays the game at all.
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Why does the boomerang have the same BR as the Tempest Mk V, which puts it in games with things way out of its league, yet is 2 tiers lower? The whole tiers modifying RP for getting new planes system in this game is hosed. E:Yes, I know the answer is "gaijin is insane", but holy poo poo that's dumb. Meanwhile, Yak-7's fight biplanes.
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Tank Boy Ken posted:The new Ya-9 can beat it. As can the 109 F4 (most likely all earlier 109s have a similar chance to do it). The Hellcat is very agile around 400 kph IAS. Below that speed it's less maneuverable. It can't run away from most 109s and the climb rate is okay but less than most The problem isn't that it's unbeatable, the problem is it has a loving arcade flight model where you can pull off sub-150kph manoeuvres because according to Gaijin's data models it was literally impossible for the Hellcat to stall. Consider also that the Britcat is 1.0 BR higher and does absolutely fine. Ugly In The Morning posted:Why does the boomerang have the same BR as the Tempest Mk V, which puts it in games with things way out of its league, yet is 2 tiers lower? The whole tiers modifying RP for getting new planes system in this game is hosed. The Tempest you're talking about is the 47mm AP-only bloop plane which is still an excellent plane even for dogfighting (if you're good at aiming), so it's hard to make a comparison. And AB BRs are hosed beyond belief so don't even bother trying to figure those out. Consider the two completely identical in every way 109 F-4 variants having different BRs, for starters. Meanwhile, a Turkish gentleman is upset about Tigercats. 
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Tank Boy Ken posted:The new Ya-9 can beat it. As can the 109 F4 (most likely all earlier 109s have a similar chance to do it). The Hellcat is very agile around 400 kph IAS. Below that speed it's less maneuverable. It can't run away from most 109s and the climb rate is okay but less than most Sure but it's a very solid plane none the less. I've taken the British one in uptiered groups on fauxkaido and pushed bearcats down from 6k to the deck in the F6F and murdered them, several times now. I mostly attribute that to bad flying on their part mind you but still. edit: in all fairness though, its low speed performance isn't that surprising given it's a carrier plane. I dunno how it goes in arcade but imagine the hellcats are fun there too. Anyone remember when they were almost universally considered poo poo? A bit over a year ago now I think? Oh those were the days. Shanakin fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Oct 14, 2014 |
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Skwee posted:po-2 is a pretty bad plane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvs9MifV3_Y
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BBJoey posted:
I mean, the tempest is great, though I would kill to have HEFI-T rounds for those 47's. It's just dumb that the Boomerang can get jammed into games against tier IV planes and still get dinged on research because gently caress you, that's why. If you wanted efficient progress you would have been sold to the USSR. The way Germany suddenly gets like 5.0+ BR planes to start tier III is also really dumb. Gaijin is awful at balancing poo poo.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Why does the boomerang have the same BR as the Tempest Mk V, which puts it in games with things way out of its league, yet is 2 tiers lower? The whole tiers modifying RP for getting new planes system in this game is hosed. Statistic based matchmaking. If you base your matchmaking purely on the stats, you end up with stupid, hosed up bullshit. A number of the game's problems could be fixed so easily if they'd just ditch this poo poo. And on the subject of the Tempest, I love my Vickers P, even if I play it like a clown most of the time. It's too bad that the guns do very inconsistent damage against planes. When you manage a 1.40 KM shot on a fleeing bomber and don't even get a crit, it kind of blows.
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