#3575593 - 05/19/12 05:55 PM
Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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Nieuport 17 and 28 (28 especially)
SE5 A (I know it was nerfed)
Sopwith Tripe
Sopwith Dolphin
If so, tips on what to do as the SE5 A's wings rip off like paper, the Nieuport doesn't really do anything great, the 17 seems like fodder and the Tripe, well, it's just slow.
Maybe I just suck!
But, any tips would be appreciated here (or just tell me they're worthless--I know the SE5 A shouldn't be...).
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#3575626 - 05/19/12 07:04 PM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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The Nieuport 17 is no longer fodder. Belive me...it isn't Can't remember what server. I take off in my little '17. Two Albatross d2's come after me, and we are all over the sky. They can't stay on my tail, and I can't hang on to either one long enough to get a killing shot in without the other climbing onto me. Suddeny, another one joins in, and then two more. I'm fighting five Albatross D2's! I get one! He goes down, on fire and then, believe it or not, two others collide. Then my engine stops. I glide down, unmolested and make a nice smooth landing. No kill was scored against me, and I actually think that I ran out of gas. I don't know how long we fought, but I had to write, "Whew!" It's one of the few airplanes in which I've been commended by my foes. "Nice flying Pooch. Good fight." Nice to hear. I don't get that much. I did the same against three, getting two. I fly it whenever it's available. Love it. It used to be one of the worst...if not THE worst airplane in the sim. But they listened to us and fixed it beautifully. I've given up on the SE-5. Along with the N17, it was one of my favorite WW1 airplanes. I am bloody awful in it. I grab the SPAD13 instead, if it's available. The Tripe? I lose my wings, every time. Fly it very little. Dolphin. Best visibility of any in the game. Don't fly it if you want to do anything but sightsee For me, N17 and Camel.
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#3576079 - 05/20/12 02:50 PM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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Nieuport 17 takes a while to master, but is an Albatros killer. Sopwith Tripe is nice to fly but only has one MG. Sopwith Dolphin also tricky to fly but probably one of the best planes. SE5a is one of the best Boom and Zoom together with the Spad XIII.
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#3577149 - 05/22/12 06:05 AM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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The tripe is one of my favourites, but you want a good set of rudder pedals to get the best out of it then she will slip and slide making you a much more difficult target if your defensive, on the offence you can out turn most enemy planes, but again good rudder pedals help keep it in a turn.
The Se5a only rips its wings of if you jerk them up or even worse up then down after a high speed dive, once you get used to it this is one of the best killers around and you can nearly always exit a fight when you want.
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#3577536 - 05/22/12 08:06 PM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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I think what everyone is saying is that you really have to take the time to learn each and every bus/crate you fly. They are all very different, and I get kinda manic when I jump around too much between aircraft. My death frequency also seems to increase... So pick one to become proficient in and stick with it as much as possible for a few weeks. Really, you will improve significantly.
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#3577955 - 05/23/12 11:40 AM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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Oh, I agree, missions rotate and the plane set changes. It can't be avoided. But, on the Central side there are always Albatrosses if not the same type they handle relatively similar. For Entente, stick to inline engines only if possible, say SPADs and SE5a. The Dolphin is a tough FM. The rotary engined buses are fun to fly, but require some dedication to become really good in them. I'm my own worst enemy when flying the rotaries and spin in for a burton just too often. Its embarrassing...
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#3580043 - 05/26/12 02:17 AM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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SE5a flies better than ever. Stop whining and make an effort to fight with your brain and not simple reflex. Why don't you post something useful and explain how. That was the purpose of this thread.
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#3581053 - 05/27/12 07:14 PM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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I'm not saying you're right, Blastman, but I definitely prefer the German planes over the Allied planes. I can't do crap in almost all of the Allied planes, but I find the German planes fit my style very well.
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#3581402 - 05/28/12 09:02 AM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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I really can't wait for the Albatros and Pfalz D3a flight models to be revised. We'll see how easy a pitch sensitive, poor rolling Albatros is to fly in circles. The present DII and DVa are way too stable in pitch and hardly adverse yaw at all, it's no wonder the Central crates have an easy fly rep with these two yank and bank crates. They should be faster though Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any sign from the devs that an Albatros FM review is on the cards.
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#3581539 - 05/28/12 03:13 PM
Re: Are the planes worth a poop online??? tips?
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I really can't wait for the Albatros and Pfalz D3a flight models to be revised. We'll see how easy a pitch sensitive, poor rolling Albatros is to fly in circles. Sounds like the RoF D.VII (mercedes).
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