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  • unsure about scouts

    09. 26. 2011 21:31

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XkenX
hi, I wanted to clarify something that i am not sure of regarding scouts.

1st
Scouts use aircraft to see further right? but I heard from someone that the aircraft stat has been disabled, so is the aircraft stat still important if i wanna get a scout for bb?

2nd 
scouts are rookie pilots, so do fighter /bomber stat help the scout to dogfight better?

 

 

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 26. 2011 22:22


aingeal
1 - Aircraft is semi important. Many take a +12 or elite rep for their scouts, altough aircraft does improve AAW resistance unless I'm mistaken.

2- No, fighter and bomber growth are only there because of the potential future classing for CV pilots. Rookie pilot aren't using them anymore, and it was only speculation they ever did.

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 27. 2011 04:47


Asbuster
Aircraft stat is indeed disabled at the moment to some degree... Aircraft still makes your planes more durable but not that much. Still usefull for scouts.

Only Rookie pilots can use scout planes... the moment you class them to Fighterpilot/BomberPilot, they CANNOT use scout planes anymore. Keep that in mind.

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 27. 2011 12:04


KingCong
-Aircraft stat is disabled, e.i. it has absolutely no contribution to anything at all, e.g. AAW resistance, load time, speed, sight range, firepower
-Fighter and bomber stat do absolutely nothing to contribute to a scout's ability.

Disclaimer: The above are taken from patch notes.

There are a lot of rumors and claims going around about abilities but most lack testing and evidence to back them up or they are mere observations, speculations, and placebo effects. There are discrepancies among the best CV players and even mods in previous threads about similar subjects.

Best way to find the right answer is by reading through the patch notes yourself, sending a support ticket to a GM, or doing some testing yourself (compare +7 to a +12 to EBVE scouts. if you actually do this, some of us might appreciate it).

For now it is best to be skeptical of anything anyone posts on these forums, including myself.

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 27. 2011 13:00


Invinciblor
Originally Posted by KingCong

There are a lot of rumors and claims going around about abilities but most lack testing and evidence to back them up or they are mere observations, speculations, and placebo effects. There are discrepancies among the best CV players and even mods in previous threads about similar subjects.

Best way to find the right answer is by reading through the patch notes yourself, sending a support ticket to a GM, or doing some testing yourself (compare +7 to a +12 to EBVE scouts. if you actually do this, some of us might appreciate it).

For now it is best to be skeptical of anything anyone posts on these forums, including myself.


I ran a quick test on the test server, using T1 RN scouts (the Walrus).

Bear in mind that all test server sailors are 12/12/12 in air/fighter/bomber, so I was unable to isolate the possible effect of fighter/bomber stats from the test. To my detractors: I'm not saying fighter/bomber stats matter for scouts, I'm saying I can't prove they don't.

At any rate, I ran two Walruses over a test mission BB at 30 altitude, one pilot at L120, and one at L25. The L25 was chewed up nearly instantly, whereas the L120 was able to hang around at that altitude for a while before he took enough AAW damage to go down.

This was on test183, on the York in the RN harbour, if you'd like to see if those sailors are still there and try it yourself.



One thing I can say for certain is that scout AAW resistance is linked to at least one of the pilot's stats.

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 28. 2011 00:15


Asbuster
Simply put... just get as high aircraft stat as you can.

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 28. 2011 00:30


KingCong
Originally Posted by Invinciblor

One thing I can say for certain is that scout AAW resistance is linked to at least one of the pilot's stats.


Thank you for the test. We at least know that patch notes are wrong.

Originally Posted by Asbuster

Simply put... just get as high aircraft stat as you can.


not if aircraft is indeed disabled. you are better off with a high kicker in repair or restore. Those will help more in the long run since high level scouts are immune anyway even with low base in aircraft.

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 28. 2011 09:16


V2CxBongRipz
Aircraft stat is no longer disabled. Aircraft = defense/attack of scout planes just like fighter is attack/defense of fighters and bomber is attack/defense of bombers. There was indeed a test of this done but its on the old forums. That being said aircraft is not the only stat to look for. Like Aingeal suggested a high repair stat can be useful or you can even go all out and go this route:

http://www.opennavyfield.com/smf/index.php?topic=438.0

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    09. 28. 2011 16:16


AndrusN
Originally Posted by V2CxBongRipz

Aircraft stat is no longer disabled. Aircraft = defense/attack of scout planes just like fighter is attack/defense of fighters and bomber is attack/defense of bombers. There was indeed a test of this done but its on the old forums. That being said aircraft is not the only stat to look for. Like Aingeal suggested a high repair stat can be useful or you can even go all out and go this route:

http://www.opennavyfield.com/smf/index.php?topic=438.0

So the Aircraft ability works? I was under the impression that it didn't ... Good to know now, wish I would of know that before I traded my scouts for +12 fighter skill >.>

  • Re : unsure about scouts

    10. 04. 2011 06:21


pecuLIAR
The link provided did NOT mention if the Aircraft stat works. Just some calculations and such of late classing.

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