I really wish I could fly fighter planes in combined realistic without having to use a ground vehicle first.
I just want to have those really fun, low to the ground, dogfights all the time. Air RB is too much climbing and running for me to enjoy.
Really? I find that most of the air fights in tank battles are against garbage players and even in a massively uptiered vehicle you can usually wipe the floor without thinking, it's really boring
It's the same with Air RB, 90% of the players are trash at the game. At least in combined I don't have to spend 10 minutes climbing to try and kill the player in one pass before they dive for the ground and run to their airfield.
I've just noticed I'm having far more quality 1v1 duels in combined than when I try to find it in Air RB. Hell, I find better fights in Air AB than RB.
The lack of markers in combined makes dogfighting much more interesting. And it gives fighters a good reason to protect their bombers and attackers
Combined has no "climb to low earth orbit" as the main mechanic, along with no early warning radar or shitty Arcade spotting.
If RB just ditched markers, wiped out bombers, and gave some incentive to stay kinda low instead of "yet another Jug climbs to 11,000m when no one was looking and we're slightly down on tickets" - I'd be playing it more often.
I love smashing the t34-85s turret clean off using my brummbar, so satisfying just to say "Fuck you" because 150mm HE.
Hull break confirmed best change.
[QUOTE=Doom14;51810525]Combined has no "climb to low earth orbit" as the main mechanic, along with no early warning radar or shitty Arcade spotting.
If RB just ditched markers, wiped out bombers, and gave some incentive to stay kinda low instead of "yet another Jug climbs to 11,000m when no one was looking and we're slightly down on tickets" - I'd be playing it more often.[/QUOTE]
Nothing is more infuriating than attempting to climb for 25 minutes to reach a WWII satellite in orbit only to have the round end or something
If someone is climbing to space just land and get out who cares about win rates, you'll get more RP from going for another match
Sometimes, when I hate everyone, I climb in my bomber as high as possible and watch them try to catch me, and when they're almost there, in the perfect position to open fire, I J out.
[QUOTE=Doom14;51810525]Combined has no "climb to low earth orbit" as the main mechanic, along with no early warning radar or shitty Arcade spotting.
If RB just ditched markers, wiped out bombers, and gave some incentive to stay kinda low instead of "yet another Jug climbs to 11,000m when no one was looking and we're slightly down on tickets" - I'd be playing it more often.[/QUOTE]
I still maintain that War Thunder is one well designed game mode away from completely redeeming itself and being one of the greatest flight/tank/WWII games of all time. Gaijin just doesn't give a fuck though, and the nature of F2P introduces awkward hurdles to design around.
[QUOTE=Why485;51813149]I still maintain that War Thunder is one well designed game mode away from completely redeeming itself and being one of the greatest flight/tank/WWII games of all time. Gaijin just doesn't give a fuck though, and the nature of F2P introduces awkward hurdles to design around.[/QUOTE]
Who knows, World War mode could be the thing to make it happen. :mystery:
[QUOTE=Why485;51813149]I still maintain that War Thunder is one well designed game mode away from completely redeeming itself and being one of the greatest flight/tank/WWII games of all time. Gaijin just doesn't give a fuck though, and the nature of F2P introduces awkward hurdles to design around.[/QUOTE]
Still not sure why arcade ground forces is limited to literally "king of the hill" and "kill of three hills"
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;51814002]Still not sure why arcade ground forces is limited to literally "king of the hill" and "kill of three hills"[/QUOTE]
Don't forget, "king of moving hill" and occasionally the really horrible RB "defend your hill that takes 5 minutes to capture so no one attempts it every and everyone just fucking camps; also the hill is nestled between your spawnpoints like a hotdog in a bun."
I break out of grind mode and play consciously whenever Carpathians come in. It's the only(?) map where shit actually happens to make the match interesting. It's got plenty of AI targets, a bonus for taking out the AI commander, and the D point (which is pretty unfair and dumb but at least it's something different). All of that on top of being a great map. Only map that has AI targets with any amount of frequency is Kuban
[editline]13th February 2017[/editline]
Is the D point what you are referring to with "king of the moving hill"? Because that's the only thing I can think of
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;51814089]Is the D point what you are referring to with "king of the moving hill"? Because that's the only thing I can think of[/QUOTE]
No, "Break". It's kind of rare, it's moving points with new spawn points that open up and it seems great on paper, but the old spawns don't disappear and soon everything overlaps and it becomes one huge fuckin' mess. Super rare in RB, semi-rare in AB iirc.
Huh. 600-ish missions and I haven't seen it once
My premium account just expired, RIP me.
At least I managed to grind out the SDF M41 today.
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;51814089]I break out of grind mode and play consciously whenever Carpathians come in. It's the only(?) map where shit actually happens to make the match interesting. It's got plenty of AI targets, a bonus for taking out the AI commander, and the D point (which is pretty unfair and dumb but at least it's something different). All of that on top of being a great map. Only map that has AI targets with any amount of frequency is Kuban
[editline]13th February 2017[/editline]
Is the D point what you are referring to with "king of the moving hill"? Because that's the only thing I can think of[/QUOTE]
I've played this game for way too long, have searched through the game's files, and I still don't know how to tell which is the AI commander
[editline]13th February 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=BananaMed;51817707]My premium account just expired, RIP me.
At least I managed to grind out the SDF M41 today.[/QUOTE]
Get ready to be spammed with "YOUR PREMIUM ACCOUNT HAS EXPIRED WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESUBSCRIBE NOW?"
[url=http://warthunder.com/en/news/4506-development-new-tracers-en/]New tracer effects.[/url]
Also, notice that in the video, in the new game version the rocks in the background are different.
Possible graphical overhaul to rocks?
[editline]14th February 2017[/editline]
[T]http://i.imgur.com/Vpyvz66.jpg?1[/T]
[URL="http://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/667/"]Update Hit![/URL]
[quote]
[URL="https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/350924-planned-changes-for-battle-ratings-february-2017/"]Battle Rating changes[/URL].
[URL="https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/351322-economy-changes-february-2017/"]Economy changes[/URL].
[Ground strike] mission on African Canyon and Desert Coast locations have new (test) logic that increases number of ground units depending on the BR. BRs 1.0-5.0 - no increase. BRs 5.0-6.7 - 6 additional ground units for each team, BRs 6.7-8.7 10 more additional units. 8.7+ - again 6 more units. The amount of added units will be corrected according to the results of the test.
In Air RB missions (for the BRs 3.3+) erroneously increased toughness of the bases has been fixed. This does not affect AB mode.
Amount of the points that is being lost after the base is destroyed has been decreased (it used to be 10% of maximum, from now on it’s 7%). It will be implemented for all game modes.[/quote]
And hey, more model updates: [URL="http://warthunder.com/en/news/4507-development-spitfire-mk-iib-an-old-friend-en/#comments"]Spitfire Mark 2b
[/URL][t]https://static.warthunder.com/upload/image/!%202017%20NEWS/02%20February/Spitfire%20mk%20IIb/spit_mk2b_04_1280h720_02d539acd9d9b30487405b0d8c04205f.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=Doom14;51821452][URL="http://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/667/"]Update Hit![/URL]
And hey, more model updates: [URL="http://warthunder.com/en/news/4507-development-spitfire-mk-iib-an-old-friend-en/#comments"]Spitfire Mark 2b
[/URL][t]https://static.warthunder.com/upload/image/!%202017%20NEWS/02%20February/Spitfire%20mk%20IIb/spit_mk2b_04_1280h720_02d539acd9d9b30487405b0d8c04205f.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Does that mean I can destroy bases with 1500kg / 3000lbs again?
Also:
[t]https://puu.sh/u3cQ5/ca957fe3ca.jpg[/t]
:(
It would be reaaaaalllyyyy nice if gaijin removed that whole "let's remember that you last played realistic as germany even though you've been playing arcade the past week with every other nation" bullshit. Also would be cool if you didn't get instantly thrown into a match, no harm done if they make people wait 5 seconds so they can actually hit cancel if they need to.
Rip my 300% booster
[editline]14th February 2017[/editline]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/jFQSTDb.jpg[/t]
lmao from the same match, i didnt even know you could get this shit
[QUOTE=Valdor;51823844]Rip my 300% booster[/QUOTE]
I just blew 150% and 300% together in a RB Japan match where I got 1HKO leaving spawn, and then caught on fire in the Duster with no FPE leaving the OTHER spawn and died with 10SP away from getting in the ST-A1. And we lost, but Axis is just getting its' shit pushed in with the new BR patch.
On the upside, saw I had a 700% SL booster sitting in my inventory from some time ago so I popped it since I needed Leopard 1A1A1A1A money. Combined with the [del]most broken ass shit[/del] well-balanced vehicle in the game, I got nearly 1M in a SINGLE MATCH.
Oh and I only had Prem + 15% RP going. Shame there's nothing left to research for USA.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/3DDLwFr.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=Doom14;51823983]I just blew 150% and 300% together in a RB Japan match where I got 1HKO leaving spawn, and then caught on fire in the Duster with no FPE leaving the OTHER spawn and died with 10SP away from getting in the ST-A1. And we lost, but Axis is just getting its' shit pushed in with the new BR patch.
On the upside, saw I had a 700% SL booster sitting in my inventory from some time ago so I popped it since I needed Leopard 1A1A1A1A money. Combined with the [del]most broken ass shit[/del] well-balanced vehicle in the game, I got nearly 1M in a SINGLE MATCH.
Oh and I only had Prem + 15% RP going. Shame there's nothing left to research for USA.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/3DDLwFr.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
I just did the same thing before I saw your post, lol.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Z0wIAWa.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/2VSGI0U.png[/img]
oy vey:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/DGx3kKJ.png[/img]
Edit:
11 kills, 1 capture, 0 deaths with a chi-to in RB, only 2415 rp. Thanks gaijin.
[QUOTE=Lupin;51824256]11 kills, 1 capture, 0 deaths with a chi-to in RB, only 2415 rp. Thanks gaijin.[/QUOTE]
Whenever Year-Long Prem goes on sale for 50% off you snag that fucker and don't look back.
Don't make the mistake of pansy-ass 90 days like I've done before. Get the whole 365 of misery. Tanks are umpossible without premium.
[T]http://i.imgur.com/LxCgkav.png[/T]
[T]http://i.imgur.com/mNYzefI.gif[/T]
Gaijin, what have you done to me. :godzing:
[QUOTE=shadowboy303;51824673][T]http://i.imgur.com/LxCgkav.png[/T]
[T]http://i.imgur.com/mNYzefI.gif[/T]
Gaijin, what have you done to me. :godzing:[/QUOTE]
Is that thing any good in RB because when I got it I played it in AB all it did was turn me into an arty magnet after getting a single kill then i got ded.
[QUOTE=yodaman8888;51824689]Is that thing any good in RB because when I got it I played it in AB all it did was turn me into an arty magnet after getting a single kill then i got ded.[/QUOTE]
It does OK as a long range sniper. It also doubles as a very slow and very powerful AA gun, so there's that.
Take a shot or two, and move. If they get close enough, american SPAAG trucks can tear it apart.
[QUOTE=Doom14;51824461]Whenever Year-Long Prem goes on sale for 50% off you snag that fucker and don't look back.
Don't make the mistake of pansy-ass 90 days like I've done before. Get the whole 365 of misery. Tanks are umpossible without premium.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's what I used to do. My job went out of business though so cash has been a bit tight. Maybe next time.
I wish they'd give that flaktruck Airburst rounds. I mean, they have a bajillion prototypes as it is, might aswell add in a prototype prox fuze for em just to make them x10 funner.
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