War Cache is now over and regular programing has returned to World of Warplanes. The next talked about event is the "Planes Birthdays", as seen on the 1.8 Common Test server. Honestly, I have a very neutral feeling about this. Sure, it will be another "something to do" series of tasks, where players will have the ability to earn emblems and other small rewards, but I am just not too excited about it, personally.
Something that has been discussed before on the forums, but now seeing it with my own eyes; the disproportionate amount of players flying attack aircraft. Long ago and up until very recently, GA players were often labeled as being "low skilled" and often shunned/ridiculed over their choice of aircraft. To be honest, comments along those lines did bother me, but I soon just as laugh after reading them now. Some players are very good at flying Fights, others have mastered Heavy Fighters and the "boom and Zoom" playstyle that comes with that. If what I do as called "mowing the lawn" or "tending to the rock garden", then so be it, that is my pleasure from this game.
However, players have discovered the German line of attack aircraft offer much more flexibility over their Soviet counterparts.
The IL series aircraft are very much like taking a Greyhound bus to a Rally race.
The German aircraft are akin to taking a tuned pickup to the same event (ladies are not included, sorry).
What are the benefits? Well, attack aircraft tradeoff maneuverability for armor, a larger hitpoint pool and usually, a greater selection of optional weapons, such as bombs and rockets. While some Heavy Fighters and Multi-Role Fighters offer the same kind of ordinance selections, GA's can hang in the fight just that little bit longer, in an attempt to get the job done. In essence, a Very Heavy Fighter, if you will.
It will be an interesting trend to observe, over the long run.
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