The only problem pre-1.2 is that pilots didn't even face each other. Regardless of whether it took skill to take someone down or not wasn't the problem. They didn't even regard each other as a proper threat, because shit was so weak, and continued whoring the ground. Really fucking stupid and 90% of all pilots did that. I don't see where the skill is involved in going for ground forces and ignoring planes because they weren't a threat. Fuck sakes. Some of you pilots want things so easy. Yes the true pilots out there don't like this new type of play, maybe that's because they don't know how to avoid the other fucking aircraft, because all the time they were flying pre-1.2 they never worried about them because they were nearly harmless to them and so fucking easy to evade.
Look at the big picture, the ground forces were being seriously screwed and their was no reward for taking out the planes because it didn't make a fucking difference to the pilots whether there was an enemy plane in the sky first. It was all about who could bomb the best. That's how it was. I don't give a shit about skilled pilots we are talking about the general pubber pilot, who can be a fucking 5 star general (i know that rank didn't exist back then but stick with me) and still do that. Just like how you guys say "i never bunny hop etc..." but still - So many people do it. Just like that.
Now, you have people who have to watch their backs and learn to start evading as soon as they hear lock, they don't say that fighter pilots need quick reaction for nothing now do they. Some of you slow fat arses would probably be to slow to react or something and die. It takes more skill to avoid being seen by another jet and AA and take down jets/AA/ground forces than to fly around like a fucking moron because nothing can touch you.
Only problem right now is the J10 BS, which is like pre 1.2 when in that plane, look at how people are when they fly that plane. No regard for AA or enemy fighters because nothing can touch them, so they fly like idiots who should die but don't because shit is fucked up, just like pre 1.2 pilots. If all planes were like that imagine how nobody would take each other on? Oh wait, it was like that before.
I know, it's fun to waste half an hour taking down a jet with guns, that happened once or twice in my playtime, most people just avoided each other and focused on ground forces as it was easier to take them out and more rewarding.
EDIT: Yes, i fly planes, my KDR isn't that high becuase i don't fucking baserape, i understand why most people hate jets in this game. Most of the pilots are fucktard idiots who baserape to get a high KDR. Fuck off you wanker pilots.
Last edited by Mekstizzle (2006-07-20 13:08:53)
