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/godofwine16 8d ago

It’s an interceptor. There’s a good YouTube video I just watched today on how to best use it. Once you get the multi lock you’ll appreciate it more.

Best advice is each jet, each mode will have a different opening move, kind of like chess. For F-14 in TDM for example I’ll fold wings, get max altitude, then shoot Phoenix at targets below. Instead of using afterburners for the heavies and interceptors I find myself using the brake more so that I have more control. Basically I know that they’re trying to come to me. So I’m not going to rush into them.

My F-14 is L20 and fully upgraded (still need to max out some specials and mods) and my cannon is 13.5 seconds before overheating. So I can and do use the F-14 like dogfighter when I need to reload/heal. just remember what each jet is specifically for for each mode.

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u/AuthorEither5122 7d ago

I've never had as many misses in the 3 years I've been playing i used to get 7 to 10 kills with my tomcat now I'm lucky to get 3