I started playing this game during one of the Open Alpha tests and basically fell in love. Move on to Beta and I like this game very much less so. One of the things that would really annoy me, and is the focus of this thread is how terrible Planes feel to fly. I’m sorry but for the company that made War Thunder this is ridiculous, it literally feels like im flying a fridge through the air with the grace of an anvil, the controls are terrible and once you’ve let go your rockets or bombs your practically useless, not to mention in some aircraft you can’t even see through the targeting mechanism because somebody thought it was a good idea to make a realistic sun shield, however I CAN’T SEE THE GROUND. Please for the love of god fix this mechanic, you should do better.
completley agree tanks also are dreadful to use
theres also the little annoying thing of a single bullet making your plane lose most of your control, and making it violently shake. A single rifle round. I find that ridiculous.
My plane had yellow parts on a few sections. Yellow. Parts. And it could no longer hold altitude.
Meanwhile, in War Thunder, I can drift my plane home missing half a wing and the rest looking like swiss cheese…
Tanks are fine. Have you never played War Thunder?
Have you played the Puma and Stuart?
Those two are legendary for having highly questionable damage models.
Yes, and they aren’t the only ones. But they drive and fight just fine.
True. It’s not the tanks that are fucked. It’s literally every vehicle damage model. Planes included.
Which is strange, as they would have imported them directly from War Thunder, just as they have done with the models and textures.
To be completely honest here, I do not really feel the same. I think the balance of the controls and the damage is very good. The more hardcore/realistic it feels the better. I understand what you are saying, but I think it would be way less of a problem when four planes in the air would be allowed. Im also missing a parachute.
The point is that this isn’t realistic. Your plane wouldn’t turn into a beyblade because one bullet went through your wing. It would require critical damage on one side creating much more drag
IL2 and a bomber have different flight dynamics.
Not only them - the Pz2 now eats 45mm AP rounds in Moscow…
The WT damage system would be fine, but somehow they have managed to screw it up royally 
Planes - had a Sturmovik with “light yellow” damage to the rudder - JUST the rudder - not the vertical stabilizer - and uncontrollable instantly
It’s not the company that made WT, it’s a tiny no-name studio in Latvia using the same engine. And yes, airplanes are horrible. I’ve just been discussing this at length in the RU section.
The way I see it, the four main things they need to do are:
- Fix the flight model. Unfortunately, I can’t be any more specific than that. There’s too much wrong with it for me to pinpoint the specific elements. Airplanes don’t accelerate right, they don’t preserve energy right and they don’t turn right.
- Let us control the airplane from keyboard while looking around with mouse.
- Widen the FOV at least a little.
- Remove mouse acceleration, especially when in “free look” mode.
If they can’t or won’t do at least one of these, they might as well remove airplanes or keep them as an off-map call-in similar to artillery.
IL-2s were arguably tankier. They were quite literally flying tanks.
Many previous posts during CBT have argued that planes are good in this game. Maybe you need to attend flying school (joking!). As for me, they’re just a side show added to cater for a few plane lovers. Why fly above the real action anyway!
More important is your squads being repeatedly wiped out by a fly around brick. Tanks ok as they better combine with infantry and tactics.
Next time post in suggestions. Moved.
BT-7 crews can take shells to the face, and survive. It’s not any one particular tank, the whole thing seems broken.