Tired Of BoP

[JOED70]

Wow I have a Screen shot of this match that I was going to post to the fourm but for a very differnt reason It was a Sim Team Battle with 13 or more players on a Monday nite which I thought was awsome as proof that IL2 BOP is alive and well.
To make long story short our host switched to Strike match with Bombers on side fighters on other and we had some great matches I thought . yes the Bombers won .In one match I think we faced at least 3 b17's plus a couple of blenhiems etc but we got the whole 20 min hop in and I remeber checking score at the end and everyone had at least 3 kills . To me that is a great match .

Strikes with bombers vs fighters in Sim or realistic is a great way to over come some of the issues mentioned above.

[The Few]

+2 for the snarky englishmen. IL-10 and it's zombie rear gunner break the game play in DF and TB. I was in a TB two nights ago where all but one on the opposing side where flying IL's. I was by far the most frustrating match I have ever played. What fun is it to fly in a straight line and snipe people with your mouse? IL-10 would be more suitable as weapon unlock in a game like resident evil where you can acquire weapons that insurmountably stack the odds in your favor.

[Akula]

Sure, those IL-10s and bombers outside of Strike/CTA can be annoying. But if that's what you want to use, go ahead, i'll adapt to your tactic.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Akula

Sure, those IL-10s and bombers outside of Strike/CTA can be annoying. But if that's what you want to use, go ahead, i'll adapt to your tactic.

Best tactic to use against an IL2M/IL10 whore?

Ignore it. If everyone ignores them they'll get bored and fly a fighter next time.

Sometimes for a challenge I will take heavy hitter (FW190F with its extra armour is a good choice) and play hide in the gunners blindspot. If you get noticed by the auto gunner though you know the player will take over control and bullet spam you to death so youv'e got to be real carefull to be able to get close enough to get a quick kill on that beast.

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Best tactic to use against an IL2M/IL10 whore?

Ignore it. If everyone ignores them they'll get bored and fly a fighter next time.

Sometimes for a challenge I will take heavy hitter (FW190F with its extra armour is a good choice) and play hide in the gunners blindspot. If you get noticed by the auto gunner though you know the player will take over control and bullet spam you to death so youv'e got to be real carefull to be able to get close enough to get a quick kill on that beast.

I agree best remedy is to ignore them but they have a nasty habit of switching to front seat and come gunning you down. That's why they are so cheesy. Big bombers I don't mind but those ILs can sneak up and shoot you down.

They also take stupid levels of punishment, more than a B17. Trying to get a belly shot in their blind spot in realistic or sim is a chore. I don't have as much time on the game as I used to so don't want to spend what little I do dancing with cheesemeisters more concerned with their standing on a broken leader board than in engaging in a true dogfight

[vdomini]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Best tactic to use against an IL2M/IL10 whore?

Ignore it. If everyone ignores them they'll get bored and fly a fighter next time.

Agree.

I tend to ignore players that pick a bomber in a dogfight game. I simply point my nose to the closest fighter and engage with him. Or i hunt the best skilled enemy pilot in the sky.

Most of the time, players that pick bombers are newbie or generally not very skilled pilots that can't even get on my six fling an IL, so their only chance to score a kill is to rear gun me. If i have to, i can deal easily with any kind of bomber player just by flying a 3 cannon fighter... ( BF109k4 for example ) and boom zooming on them at 600 Km/h or more, aiming at the engine. That would be very effective even against auto gunners.

[Korsakov829]

I must say I get tired of Birds of Prey once in awhile, all the more reason a patch is needed. I saw today a B17G vanish as I shot it down, not even a flame left behind.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

I must say I get tired of Birds of Prey once in awhile, all the more reason a patch is needed. I saw today a B17G vanish as I shot it down, not even a flame left behind.

Thats what happens when you start shooting at a plane that has already had its pilot killed by someone else and the dead player is waiting for the respawn counter to go down. Especialy If the spawn is 15 seconds. Thats 15 seconds for you to see a perfectly undamaged b17 with gunners firing, shoot at it only to see it magicly disapear when the player respawns. Its anoying I know, its happened to me numerous times, but its not a bug.