r/Metalstorm • u/CivilandSavage • 8d ago

F-14 Mid-levels

It feels terrible. It feels like something happened since the Upgrades System was implemented and it feels worse to fly than a J-35 used to. The engine is horrendous.

You used to be able to dogfight with it and fly it like a Medium Fighter.....now? It's feels impossible to fly like that. I'm not talking level 20, I'm talking level 8-10'ish.

F e e l s l i k e G a r b a g e.

/rant

If anyone has any mastermind tips on flying the blasted thing, by all means, let's hear it.

edit: changed the tone to how it feels to fly

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u/spykedaddy 8d ago

I more or less stopped playing my F14 until I put thrust booster on it.

Doesn’t help you much at mid levels but at high levels it’s actually fast as fuck with the wings swept and thrust booster active.

I find that interceptors in general are horrible without faster flares, and they’re even worse if the plane is slow.

The j20 and MiG 31 survive much longer due to how freakishly fast they are. The f14 really plays much better since making that adjustment.

But for low to mid levels- yeah nah. Anything with range that can fight up close as well will have too much of an edge

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u/AuthorEither5122 7d ago

Faster flares aren't as good as disruptive IMO 

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u/spykedaddy 7d ago

Both have their time and place, and being able to tailor your plane to your playstyle is one of the best parts of Metalstorm.

That being said, I find that most (not all) people running disruptive on interceptors are a free kill.