War Thunder?

[Lettow77]

I barely hit the plane at all.  They are always moving!

If this is the problem, the solution is a lame 30mm cannon. You don't have to worry about shot distribution- if you can land any at all you are in business, and in arcade a bubble for the mentally handicapped helpfully guides the way. The aerocobra will end your concerns, and you get two of them, because  U-S-A

[Barrister]

It's kind of fun, though I have little idea what I'm doing.

Should I focus on the enemy planes?  Should I focus on the ground targets?

in-game name is Barrister.  Shocked, I know.  Playing the Brits.  You're shocked again, I can tell.

[Berkut]

The game is a lot of fun.

It is too bad they aren't going to wipe and start over at some point though. The structure of their tech/research tree if a fucking disaster, and I don't see any way of fixing it absent a wipe and start over.

[CountDeMoney]

The game is a lot of fun.

It is too bad they aren't going to wipe and start over at some point though. The structure of their tech/research tree if a fucking disaster, and I don't see any way of fixing it absent a wipe and start over.

Yeah, I'm not particularly enamored with the tech tree, either.  Or the fact that you level out of competitiveness too fast.

[Syt]

I think I was on tier 3 when I realized, "hey, I can improve my crew's skill points with XP!". 

[CountDeMoney]

The Russian hardware in this game is so overpowered, it's simply obnoxious.  I'm giving it a couple more days, though.
But it is pretty ridiculous.

[Berkut]

I think if anything the Brit and American stuff is the best.

The Russian fighters are pretty so so. The IL-2 is awesome, but it should be. Their bombers are crap.

[Razgovory]

The Russian hardware in this game is so overpowered, it's simply obnoxious.  I'm giving it a couple more days, though.
But it is pretty ridiculous.

Those little biplanes are murder.  They can outpace, out climb and  out turn, every other plane at that level and quite in higher tiers.  And those four machine guns.  Ug.

[Lettow77]

 Regarding Russian balance- it is worse early on. As raz has noted, the Russian starter biplane is way better than the competition, with much more firepower, as well as having other advantages. Russia's level 2 fighter gets rockets without any levelling, and can get insta-kills on any bomber in one pass with them; its all very troubling.

Once you get around level 6 though, it recedes a bit. The level 6 spitfire is superior to the Yak russians get at the same time, but Britain is also unlocking an absurdly armed beaufighter at the same level. America is even better, because they get two aerocobras and can begin masturbating. Germany gets the first of the many 109s it will unlock and the long nightmare of german early tech slowly dissipates.  (we won't mention japan because..obviously.)

Admittedly, Russia in its Yak-9T will not cease being an irritant, and Russia can never be said to be very underpowered. But it is only early on that their balance is completely galling.

edit: those who have porous anal sores about russian balance could always play in historical mode, where they won't have to confront such subhumans

[Alcibiades]

Their biplane is ridiculous and their 9T destroys everything around it with one hit.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I think I was on tier 3 when I realized, "hey, I can improve my crew's skill points with XP!". 

Wait? what!

*goes take a look*

[CountDeMoney]

I said fuck it and I spent some money, and tricked out my crews hardcore.

I'm totally keeping my Swordfish around, all tricked out and graffiti'd up and shit, just to annoy the in-game Neils.  My tailgunner brings shit down in nothing flat now.

[Lettow77]

CDM, you should form a party with me :3

[CountDeMoney]

No.

[Lettow77]