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[Desmios]

Hey all,

 

In wot and wows you can take a pilot from any aircraft of same type and nation and put it in a premium without retraining to get extra xp. 

 

Does this work in wowp?

 

Sorry on phone typing is hard. 

[pyantoryng]

In fact, you can get anyone to pilot ANY premium plane of their respective nations with no penalty whatsoever; the type penalty no longer exists.

[Desmios]

pyantoryng, on 15 November 2017 - 07:32 AM, said:

In fact, you can get anyone to pilot ANY premium plane of their respective nations with no penalty whatsoever; the type penalty no longer exists.

 

oh nice, so I can swap out my yak pilot into my ibis and back into the yak?

[General_Lee_Miserable]

People have always been split on this. Personally, I have dedicated pilots for each plane, regardless of tech or premium. I actually do the same in tanks, with very few exceptions. Maybe I am just lazy..

[Desmios]

The_World_Needs_A_Hero, on 15 November 2017 - 08:40 AM, said:

People have always been split on this. Personally, I have dedicated pilots for each plane, regardless of tech or premium. I actually do the same in tanks, with very few exceptions. Maybe I am just lazy..

 

I have 16 planes that I play right after the other -- so I am with you on that.  If I were to grind 1 plane for an hour, then sure I'd swap out pilots.  But swapping out just for the 2x bonus is a bit much.

 

I may start doing it however just to squeeze whatever xp I can

[hoom]

The main difference is when you Retrain a pilot to a new plane (other than the Gold retrain) you can't use the Premium plane to train him back up to 100%.

But its always only 10% (10k) pilot XP that you need to get it back up to 100% if you do the 100k Silver retraining so its only a few decent battles even on non-premium planes.

[Desmios]

hoom, on 15 November 2017 - 08:50 AM, said:

The main difference is when you Retrain a pilot to a new plane (other than the Gold retrain) you can't use the Premium plane to train him back up to 100%.

But its always only 10% (10k) pilot XP that you need to get it back up to 100% if you do the 100k Silver retraining so its only a few decent battles even on non-premium planes.

 

yeah I fell in love with the 100k silver retrain, very reasonable price

[StoptheViolins]

Desmios, on 15 November 2017 - 08:51 AM, said:

 

yeah I fell in love with the 100k silver retrain, very reasonable price

 

Shhh... don't let WG hear you!

[UnitG2]

Its great to get insight into how others play this game, the different flavours of ocd.

 

Myself, I have 1 pilot for each nationality, researching only 1 line in each nation, to maximise training. I feel if I spread my flight time around too many pilots I am wasting my time. (I still play both WoT and WoWS)

 

In terms of planes I want, some historical or some are representative of each type in the middle tiers. EG: The only 8 I am going for is the ME 262 and in UK I stopped at Mosquito which is my favourite plane of WW2.

[Desmios]

UnitG2, on 15 November 2017 - 11:08 AM, said:

Its great to get insight into how others play this game, the different flavours of ocd.

 

Myself, I have 1 pilot for each nationality, researching only 1 line in each nation, to maximise training. I feel if I spread my flight time around too many pilots I am wasting my time. (I still play both WoT and WoWS)

 

In terms of planes I want, some historical or some are representative of each type in the middle tiers. EG: The only 8 I am going for is the ME 262 and in UK I stopped at Mosquito which is my favourite plane of WW2.

 

I also own and love the Mosquito, how do you deal with the lack of a rear-gunner though?

 

p.s.

 

Edited by Desmios, 16 November 2017 - 01:01 AM.

[GhostPrime]

StoptheViolins, on 15 November 2017 - 07:20 AM, said:

 

Shhh... don't let WG hear you!

 

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Desmios, on 15 November 2017 - 04:59 PM, said:

 

I also own and love the Mosquito, how do you deal with the lack of a rear-gunner though?

 

p.s.

 

 

Make sure to watch your tail, the Mosquito is fast, you may be able to out run the enemy too. 

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[UnitG2]

Desmios, on 15 November 2017 - 04:59 PM, said:

 

I also own and love the Mosquito, how do you deal with the lack of a rear-gunner though?

 

What Ghost said. I am trying to zoom and boom: Polish, power and air frame. Pilot: aerodynamics and engine power.

 

In reality: I get my butt handed to me in it all the time. But I will never, ever sell it.

[StoptheViolins]

Just realized I left my P-40 pilot at 99% after I sold the plane to finance the next plane... Ouch.  I could have built him up on premiums so when I do opt to rebuy the 40 he'd kick butt.