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[egikov]

Here is another thought.

All this talk about RB-17 happens when Attrition mode is happening. Attrition mode is a little better than Invasion mode, but it is still very imbalanced compared to standard 2.0.

In Attrition mod the most effective planes are fighters. Then ground attack and bombers. There were games when all the map is red, but my team still wins, because if enemy teams don't kill planes (defenders don't count) no matter x3 or x5.

 

The thing is in Attrition mode there is no point of flying multiroles and heavies. Heavies can't kill fighters fast enough. Multiroles cant damage enough ground targets and also less maneuverable than light fighters. Bots are much smarter, in much denser groups, have better ammo, much faster and fly from the bases farther. They (mutiroles and heavies) can't affect the win much. Multiroles and heavies are the main enemy of bombers and ground attack, and nobody cares to kill them - because it's gonna take them too long time. And it's better to kill 2 fighters than one bomber/ground attack - more points, even if the other team has more bases. 

[egikov]

SpiritFoxMY, on 05 June 2018 - 09:16 AM, said:

 

Well, good luck to you then. I never learned to love the 262 - it was always situational for me at best and that situation is usually a pair of RB-17s trying shenanigans across the map. Its a one-trick pony that does one thing really well and little else. I'd even take the similar-but-one-tier-higher Huckebein over the 262.

 

egikov is a much better 262 player than I'll ever be iirc.

 

I don't have Me-262 yet. But I'm planning on getting it.

[SpiritFoxMY]

egikov, on 06 June 2018 - 01:11 AM, said:

 

I don't have Me-262 yet. But I'm planning on getting it.

 

Hrm. Could've sworn you were the guy in the 262 giving me advice one game. My memory is terrible >.>;

[CorvusCorvax]

SpiritFoxMY, on 05 June 2018 - 03:16 PM, said:

 

Well, good luck to you then. I never learned to love the 262 - it was always situational for me at best and that situation is usually a pair of RB-17s trying shenanigans across the map. Its a one-trick pony that does one thing really well and little else. I'd even take the similar-but-one-tier-higher Huckebein over the 262.

 

egikov is a much better 262 player than I'll ever be iirc.

 

I have seen the 262 used to great success, so I know it is possible. I will learn...

[LMG]

egikov, on 05 June 2018 - 12:06 PM, said:

Here is another thought.

All this talk about RB-17 happens when Attrition mode is happening. Attrition mode is a little better than Invasion mode, but it is still very imbalanced compared to standard 2.0.

In Attrition mod the most effective planes are fighters. Then ground attack and bombers. There were games when all the map is red, but my team still wins, because if enemy teams don't kill planes (defenders don't count) no matter x3 or x5.

 

The thing is in Attrition mode there is no point of flying multiroles and heavies. Heavies can't kill fighters fast enough. Multiroles cant damage enough ground targets and also less maneuverable than light fighters. Bots are much smarter, in much denser groups, have better ammo, much faster and fly from the bases farther. They (mutiroles and heavies) can't affect the win much. Multiroles and heavies are the main enemy of bombers and ground attack, and nobody cares to kill them - because it's gonna take them too long time. And it's better to kill 2 fighters than one bomber/ground attack - more points, even if the other team has more bases. 

 

I've actually been able to keep my team alive, and even score a few wins, through mostly ground pounding in Attrition. I even recorded a few of those matches. It's pretty hard for the enemy team to catch up to yours if they need to kill 4-5 planes to make up for a random bot death, and it can get out of control pretty fast if they don't recapture sectors. Hell, I've had more success ground pounding than joining my team in the skies 

[SpiritFoxMY]

LMG, on 06 June 2018 - 02:16 AM, said:

 

I've actually been able to keep my team alive, and even score a few wins, through mostly ground pounding in Attrition. I even recorded a few of those matches. It's pretty hard for the enemy team to catch up to yours if they need to kill 4-5 planes to make up for a random bot death, and it can get out of control pretty fast if they don't recapture sectors. Hell, I've had more success ground pounding than joining my team in the skies 

 

A far cry from when Attrition first came out... :p

[YagabodooN]

Get a Starfire and load those wing rockets.

[wylleEcoyote]

262 isnt THAT bad ...