Ace Combat: Infinity

[Downhill Dino]

Su-35 or Typhoon?

I'm closing in on the both of them and not sure which one to choose. Thoughts?

 

[Bobert power]

Su-35 or Typhoon?

I'm closing in on the both of them and not sure which one to choose. Thoughts?

Su-35 by a mile. It's 200K cheaper and it's also got better capabilities!

 

[Paulie]

I swear I'm getting worse at this game, or my jets are falling behind in tech of the general online squadron at large.
I see the upcoming Team Deathmatch tournament will be restricted to certain low level jets, I'm trying to get my F-16C to Lv.6 and unlock the QAAM as fast possible so it stands a chance.
I got to do a MBD II forced sortie tonight as well, got $120k after coming 3rd on my team with an S rank.

 

[ibnumgt1]

Just a question, should I buy the F-2A or the A-10 Thunderbolt? I'm confused.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I swear I'm getting worse at this game, or my jets are falling behind in tech of the general online squadron at large.
I see the upcoming Team Deathmatch tournament will be restricted to certain low level jets, I'm trying to get my F-16C to Lv.6 and unlock the QAAM as fast possible so it stands a chance.
I got to do a MBD II forced sortie tonight as well, got $120k after coming 3rd on my team with an S rank.

I didn't see the team death match plane restrictions coming! I chose to upgrade the Mirage for the 4AAM I can get later on.

 

[Tired Tyres]

What are the restrictions? I know what the planes are, but what about levels etc. if they have been announced?

 

[sumbrownkid]

Just a question, should I buy the F-2A or the A-10 Thunderbolt? I'm confused.

The A-10 can loiter around and drop FAEBs, which can do ALOT of damage but at the same time the loiter can hurt you as targets can spread out. The F-2A on the other hand can zoom between areas, but cannot take the heat as good as an A-10 can. I personally think the F-2A is great for Dubai and Aerospace maps, and maybe perhaps Pipeline too depending on end mission objectives, but the A10 is better in every other one since the targets are more clustered together.

@Tired Tyres: no plane level restrictions, just planes that are allowed to be used are restricted. Namco did say to prepare your planes as best as possible. I like this. It evens out the playing field somewhat more than allowing tryhards in level 10 F-22s and T-50s pick on the lower levels.

 

[Revoy]

@sumbrownkid I like the concept too. At the same time though there are those guys you find every now and again with their F-4s (I'm assuming level 10) out-doing everyone with relatively better planes. Not sure how they do it but they get it done all the time. I expect the skies to be full of F-16s though.

What planes are you guys gonna fly?

 

[ibnumgt1]

@sumbrownkid I like the concept too. At the same time though there are those guys you find every now and again with their F-4s (I'm assuming level 10) out-doing everyone with relatively better planes. Not sure how they do it but they get it done all the time. I expect the skies to be full of F-16s though.

What planes are you guys gonna fly?

I'm using my F-16C because it's the only low tier plane that I upgraded. Might try the other choices too.

PS: I saw a trailer for an update right after the maintenance on Youtube, the Su-47 Berkut will be included. Source is from the Namco Bandai Japan Youtube channel.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

*grumbles* I want the proper production Morgan.. But It hasn't dropped for me yet. BUGGER!

 

[Bobert power]

This may sound stupid, but for deathmatches I'm preparing a MiG-21 Fishbed for the tournament. It comes with MGP's so why not?

 

[Akira AC]

I'm rather bored of PvE, same missions, same variations, is a great game but 300 sorties make the game feel a bit old. AI lacks in many senses that it gets boring at times (though the YF-23 do make for a great enemy ... sometimes).



Personally PvP will help me to blow some steam, I get that is competitive coop but is not fair to make 10k more than everyone else and get kicked because of if, likewise in MB missions where morons just kill the thing before getting the S ranking (specially in MBP III).







I don't mind it, but is a difficult design problem if they do have craptors and Fishbeds within the same match, however for some reason I keep thinking that a Mig-21 might be able to be against something like a T-50, since it's bigger and at close range actually easier to target then the Mig-21, that said it will be just a crapfest, one that I see myself trying out for the sake of it.

 

[Downhill Dino]

We need more maps / special sortie missions / and those special mission things within the sortie (whatever they're called). We're not even 2 months into the game so I can understand not much being released.

 

[Paulie]

@sumbrownkid I like the concept too. At the same time though there are those guys you find every now and again with their F-4s (I'm assuming level 10) out-doing everyone with relatively better planes. Not sure how they do it but they get it done all the time. I expect the skies to be full of F-16s though.

What planes are you guys gonna fly?

I too plan on flying the F-16C most of the time because I feel the QAAM may be the only way to consistently kill other players with these low tiered jets. I want to sprinkle in my F-4 occasionally too though, just because they look awesome.

 

[sumbrownkid]

@sumbrownkid I like the concept too. At the same time though there are those guys you find every now and again with their F-4s (I'm assuming level 10) out-doing everyone with relatively better planes. Not sure how they do it but they get it done all the time. I expect the skies to be full of F-16s though.

What planes are you guys gonna fly?

You bring up a good point about guys outperforming others in old clunkers like the F-4, but at the same time it's much easier to down a level 10 F-4 than a level 10 F-22.

As for me, I don't know if I'll participate in the PvP matches much. I'll most likely take the F-16 like you hinted at the skies being full of.

 

[Paulie]

Yeah I Ace Combat'ed the 🤬 out of that tonight. Did 3 sorties and scored well in each, got MVP every time too. I could swear that a jet's level has unlisted effects on performance, like missile homing. When I first got the F-35 and ADFX-01 I seemed to struggle with them a bit compared to how I went in my Lv.5 F/A-18F, now my F-35 is level 3 kills were coming far more naturally. On paper the ADFX-01 should still be a more effective killing machine, but at Lv.1 I can't quite get the same results.

 

[sumbrownkid]

@Paulie: Plane levels do affect your weapon performance in all areas.

If you haven't noticed already, the most recognizable changes is that the missile lock on range extends (I think 300 ft/100m) every time you level up and damage output increases.

Trust me, the Morgan becomes lethal at levels 4 and above. Perhaps OP at level 10.

 

[Paulie]

@Paulie: Plane levels do affect your weapon performance in all areas.

If you haven't noticed already, the most recognizable changes is that the missile lock on range extends (I think 300 ft/100m) every time you level up and damage output increases.

Trust me, the Morgan becomes lethal at levels 4 and above. Perhaps OP at level 10.

Thanks for the confirmation.👍 At least I now know some jets will be better simply due to level rather than what the stats say.

 

[sumbrownkid]

Thanks for the confirmation.👍 At least I now know some jets will be better simply due to level rather than what the stats say.

Stats never tell the true story.

 

[Bobert power]

I want to see what the new crafts cost when they come out, as I'm in need of a possible Tomcat replacement.
@Downhill Dino Don't ever talk smack about the Tomcat!

 

[Downhill Dino]

What? You mean when it's totally warranted?

 

[Razgriz2118]

Ace Combat Infinity thread? Dang, definitely going to take part in this haha. Seems like Ace Combat fans are dwindling >.< (Sorry if this derails everything being said.)

 

[ibnumgt1]

Ace Combat Infinity thread? Dang, definitely going to take part in this haha. Seems like Ace Combat fans are dwindling >.< (Sorry if this derails everything being said.)

Hey! I think I remembered playing with you! I'm ibnumgt1!

 

[Paulie]

I unlocked the medium sized stealth sheeting tonight so now I pretty much have all the parts and aircraft I want unlocked, which means everything will be put in to developing said jets. I'll probably focus on the F-35B for the most part, the ADFX-01 is hella expensive to upgrade. I'll keep working towards getting those QAAM on the F-16C for the tourny as well.

 

[Tired Tyres]

New PB online, don't laugh, 32,750. I play 8 times a day weekdays and spend the accumulated stocked fuel at weekends.

I've got nothing above level 4 and have a scatter gun approach to buying planes.

 

[Icarus25]

New PB online, don't laugh, 32,750. I play 8 times a day weekdays and spend the accumulated stocked fuel at weekends.

I've got nothing above level 4 and have a scatter gun approach to buying planes.

Hey, nothing wrong with that! It took me a while to break the 35,000 point barrier, and I've only gone over 40,000 a handful of times. My matching score topped out at 1607, and recently dropped down to the 1560s thanks to seemingly every target I was locked on to being destroyed by someone else. I hover between 1560 and 1590, and I'm ok with that. I seem to find more games around those levels anyway.

Even though I'm Captain, I've only managed to go as far as the F-15E mainly because I leave completed parts sit to accumulate research in other things. And I like hoarding finds for bigger purchases.

 

[sumbrownkid]

That F-15E will serve you well @Icarus25

 

[Icarus25]

You know, I've hardly used it. I end up using my Lv 5 Mirage or Lv 4 A-10 if most of my team are in air-to-air planes. I use my Lv 5 Zipang for air-to-air because it has like 40 6AAMs thanks to parts. The 15 has slightly better stats, but the Zipang makes up for it with sheer quantity.

 

[sumbrownkid]

You know, I've hardly used it. I end up using my Lv 5 Mirage or Lv 4 A-10 if most of my team are in air-to-air planes. I use my Lv 5 Zipang for air-to-air because it has like 40 6AAMs thanks to parts. The 15 has slightly better stats, but the Zipang makes up for it with sheer quantity.

Trust me, I've seen F-15E's with the 4AGM just wreck the map. And because it's an F-15, it's more than a match for the enemy SP fighters too.

 

[Razgriz2118]

Hey! I think I remembered playing with you! I'm ibnumgt1!

I think I remember playing with you too! I'm Razgriz2118, nice to see you like Gran Turismo, too! I know only a handful of people who like Ace Combat and Gran Turismo, so this is pretty cool haha.

You know, I've hardly used it. I end up using my Lv 5 Mirage or Lv 4 A-10 if most of my team are in air-to-air planes. I use my Lv 5 Zipang for air-to-air because it has like 40 6AAMs thanks to parts. The 15 has slightly better stats, but the Zipang makes up for it with sheer quantity.

What level is your F-15E? Because if you're like me, speed is beneficial, and the F-15E has awesome Speed stats like the F-14 does. It takes a while, but when/if you get to level 7 and get the 4AGM, the F-15E can absolutely wreck everything. I have a level 9 F-15E right now and I can more than keep up with the higher tier planes like the F-35 and Su-34 in air-to-ground battles. Also, it has extremely high defense stats; missiles only deal 11% damage to me now, with the New Stealth Coating S and Cockpit Protective Armor L equipped.