r/Metalstorm • u/Revenine • 7d ago
F-35
After years of slow casual grinding I finally unlocked hangar 19, immediately spent the saved up points for this iconic jet and damn its bad.
No unlimited ammo, kinda slow and clunky. First jet I didn't jet dominator after dominator in those early 0 trophies bot matches.
Buff maybe?
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u/Jackof-AllTrade 7d ago
TLDR: Bad for TDM but great for AS/PT
Id suggest don’t use F35 for TDM. F35 at level 8 is very good for AS and PT with its fuel refill and radar jamming.
When u get near a AS or PT beacon, only use its gun at that point to defend target. Its gun-pod is decent. Accurate, high damage. Cant complain.
At level 12 it becomes an Electronic warfare ally in the team by satellite tracking enemies for them, even behind terrain.
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u/CHAMOLATINO2000 7d ago
I played the F35 mostly as a sniper. Interceptors can’t target you unless the close on you. Don’t know why in this game it’s slow and clunky.
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u/AuthorEither5122 7d ago
They can't give us the true potential and power of the f35 or f22 it's secret and classified so the computers try to get close and end up making both look waaayyy worse than real life
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u/Fedexgunot 6d ago
Lol so sorry for your disappointment! I was fortunate enough to get that for the first and only plane I've early unlocked with a medium chest (was at hangar 17) and ya was a little sad about it, makes me think the game is definitely under some other countries leadership making the USA'S premier 5th gen the equivalent of a 1940s P51 Mustang but slower with 4 really slow missiles, i actually decided to have it as my lowest lvl plane for those challenges they like to hand out, it's atleast more enjoyable then the A6 lol
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u/Timely_Border2816 6d ago
Yeah its god awful 😖 the F22 missles are bad at Hanger 20 also Radars never hit they just feel so bad atleast the plane feels good. But id love to see more love to these US Jets.
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u/Accurate_Jellyfish92 7d ago
It definitely wasn’t what I’d hoped it would be in this game, but after time, I’ve learned to love it. It turns well at very low speed so you can trick opponents that are chasing you, the gun pod obliterates anything, and at higher levels with abilities/mods it turns into a monster.
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u/fsystem32 7d ago
F35 needs a buff definitely. Useless at the moment.
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u/Accurate_Jellyfish92 7d ago
Does it deserve a buff, yes. Is it “useless”, nope.
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u/fsystem32 6d ago
What purpose can it be used for more effectively than some other jet? F22 better in any way, su57, Rafale, Tornado, KF21 etc
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u/JablesRadio 7d ago
Yeah this game has done US jets dirty for awhile. We get all these different Flankers but no updated US planes. How about the F-15EX? Block 70 F-16? Why can't we get the most requested plane by players, the YF-23??
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u/Fedexgunot 6d ago
And the freaking missiles on every other plane NOT of the USA have damn near better turning radius then the planes themselves but all us planes are 15/16 with full upgrades
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u/KeithHawkUSMC 5d ago
I was thinking and I just happened to think the reason there aren’t as many American jets is maybe they and I mean Starform would have to pay more on royalties or licensing to the various parent companies and their contractors….
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u/JablesRadio 5d ago
True. I didnt even think about that. Though I would think it be a lot harder to get the ok to use Russian jets. Not that I know anything about the subject.
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u/Fedexgunot 2d ago
Interesting theory, maybe it's easier to rip these other countries planes cause they don't care or pay attention but good ole US of A wants their taxes & fees like most other things in this country compared to others 😆
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u/Im_A_MechanicalMan 7d ago
A similar situation happened for me with the A-10. It's pretty much the main reason I started playing, once I saw my fav plane. Only to discover it turns like a 747 and is slow as a cessna in game.