BF2S Forums make f35's less prone to DYING

xaven wrote:

why don't you guys learn to fly instead of whining about the machine?
no need to cry "fix it plz omfg!!!!one"

ask this guy about flying a f35, he occasionally gets shot down by AA and a J-10 has no chance against him.

or read this guide to improve.

It's not a matter of skill with any given vehicle.  The F-35 is so bad that it does nothing better than any other jet in the game.  Therefore most people who fly it of equal skill against the J-10 continously get owned.  The MiGs generally do better against F-35 pilots of equal skill, but the F-35 can make a reasonable showing against them. 

I can hold my own against average or above average pilots in anything unless I'm in the F-35 and they are in the J-10.  I know some excellent pilots will own me when I'm flying anything and don't have a problem with it because I know they outclass me so much. 

Every evasive tactic I use works in every jet except the F-35.  Some work better in certain jets than others, but none work in the F-35. 

If you know anything about the stealth, the engine exhaust is actually designed to reduce the heat signature of the plane.  The J-10 and anything else should have a very difficult time locking on.  In the game I can get a solid lock on a F-35 in about 5 seconds once I get behind it.  Then's he toast.  If someone gets behind me with any descent skill it's about 3 seconds before I'm dead.

i find that if i barrel roll i can more often get out of a missle lock in the f-35

the difference is this. in the original patch 1.0-1.12 the air-to-air missiles turned so wide that any jet could turn them and the missile could not keep up. in patch 1.2 they made it so that no jet what so ever could outmanuever a missile. in patch 1.22 it seems that they found a sweet spot on how manueverable the missile is that it mostly cant keep up with any jet except the f35 which it can easily keep up with. so in the end they change the air-to-air missiles so that they basically cant keep up with any jet except the f35 because its the jet that turns the worst.

but remember these are air-to-air missiles we are talking about, not ground-to-air/stinger/IGLA/AA.
anti-aircraft missiles fired from the ground are much more powerfull and will be able to track any jet.