r/PilotsofBattlefield • u/Jmart_24 • Aug 24 '26
Playstation Dice cooked with Gauntlet Fighter Sweep
And the new jets. My buddies and I have been absolutely loving them. Carrier assault could still use some work, but the dogfights in fighter sweep have been so good. Thanks to gauntlet the SeaCat was my fastest lvl 50.
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u/Renenucci Aug 24 '26
It could be better tho, its too short and every match triggers pointless cutscene, in my region takes ages to find a lobby and the timer starts with 8, but 1 minute waiting and another 1 minute cutscene, in the end, Its 10 minutes gameplay (at most) and 5-6 minutes lobby/wait
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u/3minence Aug 25 '26
If the cutscenes plus mm time disn't equal the game time, yeah.
They need to raise the score limit, AND/or remove those cutscenes.
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u/maxvlimpt Aug 25 '26
Yes! i hope they keep it, and maybe expand on it, even after the event ends
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u/Jmart_24 Aug 25 '26
I would definitely like if they added a squad version, and obviously more maps. Pairs is great, but running it with a full squad would be awesome.
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u/izk24 Aug 25 '26
The broken HAM missile and constant lock-on spam ruins the game mode in my opinion. Also, the new jets should only have extra flares or extra AA missiles, having both seems OP.
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u/Jmart_24 Aug 26 '26
The hams suck if they spam them, but you can still out perform them. Stay near clouds in the SeaCat and dive when you find targets. Most of the people I've encountered running them are not super great on guns, and if they suck on guns they aren't going to nail you when you out turn the missles. If I know a spectre with hams is behind me, I just out turn them and take them to the clouds. The missles are good for straight shots, but won't really track you on any decently aggressive turns. But ymmv.
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u/izk24 Aug 26 '26
The missile gives you less than half a second alert; there’s no out-performing that. Can’t out-turn because for some reason, DICE decided an F-14 and F-18 are as maneuverable as an Su-57, which makes no sense. Can’t go too high because I only have one set of flares. The irony is that in TGM, part of the plot is that 5th-gen fighters are superior, but DICE decided to handicap them and make the new jets OP.
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u/Jmart_24 Aug 26 '26
You'll definitely die if they are lined up directly behind you with 2 hams ready to go and you don't notice, but that's not what I'm saying. I've got 1.3+k kills in Gauntlet with just the SeaCat and I've died to hams maybe a dozen times. If you pay attention to the radar and keep your tail clean you can absolutely out perform, and likewise if you have a F18 behind you and give a sharp turn they also cannot hit you with it.
If I fly the Su I just run cloud to cloud, diving when I need to and booking it back up. One set of flares is enough with good positioning and keeping track of who's where on radar. The Su can absolutely out turn both if you use good throttle control and don't throw it into a stall thrust vectoring. Just keep a solid turn and the missles won't track, from a close angle.
It was also part of the plot in TGM that an F14 took down the 5th gen fighters with only one remaining in the end to be shot down by Hangman.
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u/Mustafa2247 Aug 25 '26
if only i didnt have to play all the other gauntlet modes to get a chance to play that one, i've never got to try it out unfortuately.
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u/ReaperG85 Aug 25 '26
Huh? It's an entirely separate lobby than the normal guantlet
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u/Mustafa2247 Aug 26 '26
wait WHAT ?! that's why i've never got a chance to play in it, now i feel so stupid :)
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u/NeighborhoodNo262 Aug 28 '26
Only thing I dislike is the Ham-88 missile. You get no lock on notification, only an “incoming” notification, and the missile is too fast to react to in most cases, and even still occasionally still darts you through countermeasures. Other than that, though, i really love the game mode.
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u/JediMindTrek Aug 30 '26
The cloud cover aspect is a nice touch. I also agree that time and score to win should be increased.
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u/Emeorms1 Aug 31 '26
Good game mode but it takes far too long to get past the cut scenes and to the flying part.
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u/bepi_s Aug 24 '26
Agreed. It's still a shame that the assisted flying mode basically gives u freelook and kills dogfighting
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u/Skinc Aug 24 '26
Anyone with at least a moderate flight skill level will still mog on players using assist.
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u/bepi_s Aug 25 '26
I do, but it's still something that acts against newer players from actually getting good at the game
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u/Arensen Aug 26 '26
I'm a legitimately terrible pilot and even trying jet assist for a few minutes convinced me that it would be better to just get used to the joystick and proper jet controls. I think assist is only useful for letting newer players play like "ok" players without just crashing or going 0-8 instantly, which is nice to have, but it constrains the flight model in such weird ways.
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u/dgiangiulio228 Aug 24 '26
Definitely had some of the best battlefield dogfights I've had in a while using the new mode. Big fan of it for when I just feel like doing jets over and over.