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[Cthulhu]

I think that's the case with a lot of these games.  American faction players especially are notoriously bad at the game.  German games are seal-clubbing until you get into the higher BRs.

[Zrk2]

The best part about Fukkaido is the retards turnfighting in P-51s.

[Aseaheru]

I dont play americans and I still suck...

[Jopax]

> Play RB, fly around for five minutes looking for a bomber
> Give up and go after a fight that has broken out
> Get pilot knocked out as soon as the FW turned to face me
> Rage and decide to play some AB to relax
> Enemy team has over 10 bombers at start, mostly B-17's and Yer-2's
> Match ends after five frustrating minutes of struggling to kill the fucking gunships without getting gibbed myself

Fuck this, WT is going on a cooldown period now.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I would like more simulator/realistic tank players plox. And American/British tanks. It's all I play WT for now.

[Naryar]

I kinda like simulator tanks. It's more strategical and isn't a pain to learn like simulator planes.

> Rage and decide to play some AB to relax
> Enemy team has over 10 bombers at start, mostly B-17's and Yer-2's
> Match ends after five frustrating minutes of struggling to kill the fucking gunships without getting gibbed myself

Well, AB is kinda controlled by bombers now. As nobody climbs (and I know I don't because 1- it's boring 2- i get shit XP and lions for doing so 3- I never can reach them bombers before they obliterate our base), it's bound to happen.

I generally just go for the enemy fighters unless I play japan, in this case I fly the H6K4 with my biggest trollface on. Greatest bomber ever.

Well, in tier I matches anyway. In tier II I usually lose my plane before killing the enemy airfield.

They should be able to put some fighters as "bomber escorts" so they spawn at bomber level. But then again it would be so much of an advantage it wouldn't even be funny.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I really wish they would get rid of the 'lolpiercexray' of action mode in tanks. I'm tired of settling for an action game since noone plays the other modes, only to be sniped from across the map by people who wouldn't be able to hit the other side of a barn otherwise. In a t34.

Just make the cursor into a 'hit/nohit' indicator. Not a fucking 'lolheresthecritspotfrom1000maway' LED that guides novices into your fuel tank every time. In action mode I regularly hit ~1300 meters away because of the broken ass indicator. It'll light up the target when you're over it [albeit without the lolheresthecrit light at that distance]. Then adjust accordingly. Not very fun at all nor how tanks should be played.

Dont get me started on mixing planes with realistic tank battle mode. Like who's fucking idea was it to keep the bases in these maps that take ~70% of your life bar once destroyed when the tanks can't do anything about it? Carpathians is one of the worst. In realistic [TANK] mode in my IL2 I can literally take half the life bar away in one minute. Pretty neat stuff.

No wonder why everyone is holding off on tanks. It's fucking broken as all hell and some decisions don't make any sense. Some tanks are incredibly overpowered to the point of not wanting to use anything besides the t34s and assorted too-much-plating german TDs

[Naryar]

Actually I kinda like tank battles RB... in a plane. Mostly because the maps are small and there's less pointless flying around.

EDIT: nevermind, can't aim at tanks, can't outturn the fighters.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I only like the maps when there isn't those little outposts [far outside the tank zone] that still take all of your team's life bar once destroyed. Otherwise yes, it's a good idea. That glaring oversight is what makes it unplayable on certain maps in RB+ tank mode, though.

If it's carpathians I immediately use my IL2 to take half the enemy life away in one minute. That isn't how a realistic tank battle should ever be setup.

[Naryar]

The more i play it with planes the less I like it. Get killed by a B25 as a bomber, what else ?

I think I'm gonna keep at my duck. Or maybe try the G Stukas.

edit: FW190 isn't a bad plane apparently on that.

[Zrk2]

So, I've just started in on the Americans, because I kinda want a P-39. Is it good? What other planes should I aim for? How much will you hate me if I grind to the B-17s?

[TheBronzePickle]

The P-39 seems nice until you realize you can't reliably hit a B-17 at 100 meters.

The B-17 has recently been nerfed enough that it's not necessarily going to save you if you fly Realistic Battles. In Arcade, you're still invincible, though, and in Simulator you will be teamkilled because everyone hates the bombers with a passion. Bombers aren't the best investment, honestly. They're god-tier in Arcade, but they're not really that fun. You can still use the B-25 and variants as a really terrible heavy fighter, though, if you're desperate.

The P-40 will be your first really good plane. Unfortunately, they've nerfed it quite a lot, so it's only a shadow of its former glory. Next will be the P-47, then the F4U, then the P-51. After that, most of the jet fighters are good.

[Jopax]

Also the Hellcat is pretty good, not as tough as the P-40 but somewhat better at turning and gets those nice HVAR's.

[ukulele]

Also playing in RB will make the outcome of most engagements more dependant on skill than on the actual plane, everyplane has an advantage and a disadvantage over others you need to play to yours and that is enough to beat 80% of the players, no matter the plane.

[Natti]

Recently got the Yak-3P. Instantly fell in love with its concentrated firepower and ridiculous performance.