Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Update to version 4.1.3 is out



See the new boost feature in the 4.1.3 upgrade above.

As many of you may have seen, the version 4.1.3 has been released. The spawn seems to have been improved but the biggest change is the boost feature seen at the top. These boosts will have a pretty big impact on game play and, I believe, will be a help for newer players the most. In my limited play so far, I can immediately see that the boosts that I tried made a substantial difference. This feature will be a new source of income for Z2, and, for better or worse, will also add an interesting new wrinkle into game play.

4.1.3 Update


211 comments:

  1. Yay, 1st comment! It isn't out for me yet.

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  2. hi, i wanna know why u dont continue sky gamblers's blog!

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    1. Thanks for interest - to be honest, its just an issue of time - I don't have enough of it! :-) Also, I am a bigger MSWM fan and just don't play SGAS as much.

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    2. There's more FUN in MSW... I like the missions and campaigns of SGAS, i've just lost the interest of playing online multiplayer on sgas for some various reasons.

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    3. Agree - I like playing one-v-one matches vs. large group matches. SGAS doesn't seem to have good one-v-one options.

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    4. to metalstormforever: could you update the plane reference sheet, because there is i think 6 planes that are not in the sheet. that is 6 new planes.

      mu5ko

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  3. Not out yet here on the west coast
    --AaronJC56

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  4. Still not out. Time: 2:53 p.m. Pacific time

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    1. Oops, just repeated myself, AND stated the obvious

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  5. A little off topic: since two weeks safari on iPad get stuck browsing these posts.
    Just to let you know....
    And thx for your work here!

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  6. New plane out... LM-22 Ares!

    Agility class.

    Based on the X-29, my favorite plane, it's not all that impressive to me.

    +6% missile tracking, +13% agility, +10 energy, and +5% lock speed.

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    1. no offense anonymous, but u r late
      on that info! every1 that follows this blogs knws about it. where were u when that leaked pics came out and some made a discussion on the other page. :)

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    2. I just bought this plane, upgraded it a bunch, and I think it is worth the coins. It is like a cross between weapons and agility class. It is fun to fly, and has a surprisingly good tracking/damage for an agility class. I would recommend this plane any day!:-)

      -(Night Fury)-

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    3. I just bought this plane, upgraded it a bunch, and I think it is worth the coins. It is like a cross between weapons and agility class. It is fun to fly, and has a surprisingly good tracking/damage for an agility class. I would recommend this plane any day!:-)

      -(Night Fury)-

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    4. I bought the plane too! I really like the missile tracking and lock speed because when I'm trying to edge someone out flying in circles I can lock on quick and hit them with missiles.

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    5. Hey, Night Fury,I think I have versed you when you were in your Ares.I'm pretty sure you won but you had Lancers (or am I wrong?) I am Lonah 1 and I was using my Rath + Raams + Vulcan.

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  7. Not out in TN. But (I know this is off topic ) you should add more stratigies for the game... but overall your doing a REALY good job with this blog.

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  8. ( last box above ) on survival I when circling endlessly go max speed away from the computer wait for it to firer missiles then at last secend slide my finger down down then go guns blazeing straight twords the computer.

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  9. Yeah it hasn't been available to me yet either. I really think the 'boosts' thing will be interesting!!! I can't wait to see how that is! I'm guessing it will probably be from 800-1000 credits for a boost.. just a guess (:

    And I'm also glad Z2 is improving the spawn points in vs matches.. I've had quite a bit of trouble from people who get sort of 'kill streaks' on me because I spawn with them directly behind me O.O

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  10. Just saw the new plane and I was shocked... This is without a doubt the ugiliest plane in the game to date

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    1. Tempest and Ice Wolf are still uglier.

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    2. I would fly a garbage truck if it was the best plane. I don't care nearly as much what a plane looks like if it's performance is great.

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    3. I love the ice wolf, but hate the tempest. I also like the LM-22

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  11. I'm thinking about getting the Reaper but I wanted to have some opinions about it or any better planes that I should get instead . Add me. ( TNgal615 )

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    1. The reaper is an amazing plane, but I don't recommend it unless you have been using agility class planes. If you are just starting to use agility class then you might want to start out with a less powerful plane like the C-101 AnnIhilator and then work your way up, eventually getting to the Reaper. But if you are experienced with agility planes then go right ahead and get it, it's the 2nd best plane that I own....right under the spectre!

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    2. |||||||||||||| [GC]July 9, 2012 at 7:34 PM

      I would highly recommend the c-101, I have been around the msw block a couple of times and if you are going agility than this plane is for you. A lot of people think the higher the stats of a plane the better, when in fact you should start from the bottom up. Figure out your style (agility(close-range dogfighting), weapon( long-medium range), or defence( ...being a "Rock"). There are some pilots which are truly skilled in multiple class. However, people think that since the most "skilled" people use agility, I will because I know it will win against a weapons class (basically any motive other than you truly liking that class). So, if you are considering flying agility, try the c-101. FULLY - UPGRADE it and then determine if you would like to pursue agility class (ie: Fully upgrading costs: 162 blue coins so if you end up not liking it, you won't start from scratch with the blue coins while saving up for whatever else you would like). Another thing is the Reaper is really a nice plane but a lot of people would consider the Spectre instead because of the extensive amount of energy but again it is all variant upon your style of fighting. Hope this helps :)

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    3. In my opinion, if you're going to spend coins on an unfamiliar class aircraft you might as well get the best one there is. Even if you end up not liking it at first, chances are you may still occasionally use it or eventually use it again, so it's better to have a better plane to return to.

      My first plane was the c-101 and I never came anywhere close to fully upgrading it, likewise with my second plane (Eagle-X) which I only got because it was much more economical than the only other 4-stat bonus weapons class alternative at the time (Sabre).

      Now I have the Rath, Red Widow and Dragon, all fully upgraded, and no other "stepping stones". The difference between my haphazardly upgraded C-101 and my fully upgraded Rath is HUGE, but I had no trouble at all adjusting. I think some people exaggerate the added difficulty that comes with increasing movement sensitivity, because no matter how often your opponent slips past your crosshairs in a dogfight, you're always much safer being able to turn tighter.

      If you only try out the "lesser" planes you will not handle the best that the class has to offer. Unless you have lots of money to spend, I wouldn't recommend getting any plane that's not amongst your favourites in that respective class.

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    4. Thanks for all of your comment but I have to say the last one was a speech i'll go with your suggestion and get that. Add me on gamecenter TNgal615.

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  12. Here is a list of our new additions fully upgraded stats:
    Missile damage: + %9
    Cannon damage: + %15
    Lock speed: + %5
    Missile reload + %0
    Missile tracking: + %15
    Overheat threshold: + %0
    Cannon cool down: + %20
    Critical strike: + %6
    Armor: + %10
    Armor regeneration: + %3
    Damage reduction vs. missiles: + %0
    Damage reduction vs. cannon: + %21
    Damage reduction while maneuvering: + %0
    Energy: + %34
    Energy regeneration: + %3
    Agility: + %27
    Acceleration: + %140
    Top speed: + %56
    Maneuver speed: + %40
    Stealth: + %0
    Evasion: + %10
    6% damage increase while energy is >%85
    6% energy regeneration while energy is <%35
    So, as u can see, I have put a lot of time and effort into putting together this comparison table. So enjoy, and I hope I have saved 'metalstorm forever' some time in putting together the stats.

    -(Night Fury)- formerly AaronJC56

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    1. By "new addition", I meant the LM-22 Ares

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    2. I can say this for the LM-22 Ares: IT KICKS BUTT IN VERSES MODE!!!!

      The stats I compiled above, may not look to impressive, but their seems to be some hidden feature that makes this plane just that more awesome. (as was suggested by certain people about the F-41 viper being a 'green eagle killer')

      After beating the Saratoga, and the LM-22 itself (3 times in a row, the pilot using bishnovats, and a hades cannon) I can without a doubt say that this plane is my new favorite on the battlefield.

      The advantages seem to be its turn radius, speed, and evasion. A deadly plane in the right hands.
      Note: all the pilots I beat while flying the Ares had significantly higher SRs than my own.

      And on the topic of this article, it seems that I can now fight people with a much higher SR than my own. My SR is 3127, but I have fought people with SRs between 10000, and 50000. Is this a new feature in V 4.1.3,? And if so, why cant I fight people with much lower SRs????

      -(Night Fury)-

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    3. Just FYI, all planes in the same class follow the same upgrade tree, as explained in MSF's plane comparison charts post. All we need to do to get any plane's fully upgraded parameters is to add whatever bonuses are listed on the plane to the bonuses on that class' upgrade tree.

      The highest skill bracket is [>3000]. In other words, once your SR is past 3000, you can only face people with 3000 or more, with no upper limit.

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  13. Can the new plane survive past level 10 in survival mode or is it a dud like the blue angels plane I purchased?

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    1. What do you mean the Rath is a dud? I have hardly lost a game ever since I got it! And why are you using agility class for survival? Anyway, you should be able to get past wave 10. I can in a partially upgraded raider.

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    2. I have made it to level 13 on sole survival, so, based on that information, im gonna go out on a limb here and say; yes, it CAN survive past level 11. But if anyone disagrees with my logic, please respond promptly:-)

      -(Night fury)-

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    3. And don't call my favorite plane a dud!!!
      It's not.

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    4. What???? You don't rate the worth of a plane by how far it gets in Survival. The thing that saves you in Survival is fast Regeneration. Weapons planes have none and while Agility planes have it, it's to slow. This has nothing to do with how a plane will do in either Versus or Campaign. For Survival mode a Defense class plane is best. The Raven can get to wave 18 and the Dragon can get to wave 22 solo. I've said this before, but it doen't even get hard with a Dragon until wave 17. But the Dragon is a flying tank and handles like one. I would never use it in Versus or Campaign. I'm lucky to make it to wave 13 with the Reaper, Red Widow or Hawken. But they all do well in Versus. I've won all achievements in all Campaigns with the Red Widow.

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    5. I don't even play regularly and I could finish wave 17 solo with my Rath + stock weapons. I've also cleareed wave 14 in my C-101 solo without half the upgrades.

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  14. I think people tend to rely more on their plane rather than skill. In some cases (Green Eagle), it can. Instead of saying can this plane make it past wave 10 in survival, you should ask: " do I have what it takes to survive past wave 10?" not to offensive or anything but as the old sayings go : "the truth hurts", and "adversity separates".

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  15. Not to take anyone away from this place, which is very good, but there's a new Facebook MetalStorm club, for anyone interested: http://www.facebook.com/groups/metalstormfangroup

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  16. You guys make me laugh try getting to wave 17 in a c101 then we can talk

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    1. You make me laugh when you are so ignorant. Not that impressive when I can do exactly the same feat in my u-9 raider. I can almost guarantee that I can do i it in a c-101 as well.
      -it's challenging though!

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    2. I will, thanks for suggesting that challenge. I'll let you know if, and when I do.
      -(Night Fury)-

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    3. w/ my c101 in survival mode alone i successfully pass wave 18 and got stop at 19.If only i wait for a few mins in the last wave to regenerate my health before i shutdown the last plane maybe i could past 19 :). But w/ my tempest i succesfully pass 19 and then again got stop at 20 :( ... not that impressive but i think it's a good numbers already!

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    4. congrats wrx i really mean it my best in a c101 is 17 nut all best ever was 31 in a dragon(this is co-op tho)

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    5. Got killed on wave 18 in my C-101 with stock weapons.

      ~~Firedrake969

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  17. Does anyone not think the lm-22 is ugly? I am considering purchasing it, but I don't want to fly around in what everyone thinks is a garbage truck!- please reply!!!!!!!

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    1. I don't think it is an ugly plane, but I just personally don't like its stats at all. By the way, people who judge an opponent just from his plane's uglyness is dumb. And generally people don't do, so don't worry about this, if you like this plane and you like its stats, buy it. I'd rather use my coins for the Reaper (as I did).

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    2. The LM-22 to me, is probably one of the most elegant planes ever released by z2. But to each his own, I guess. And nobody will judge you by how your plane looks, but by how you fly.
      I also happen to like the M-53 Ice Wolf. I'm a big fan of early jet fighter such as the MiG-17. I think z2 should release a version of the MiGs nemmessis of the cold war, the American F-86 Sabre. It should be named the F-68 Fire Cat

      -(Night Fury)-

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  18. Im trying to buy a new plane but I need advice what should I get that would be good on the campaign mode I'm thinking weapons class because I only have 1but my second choice would be defense I'm also open to any stratigies.

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    1. Just use an Eagle-X. Besides being cheap, its bonus stats are also relevant for campaign. I always just approach ground units with airbrakes on and spam missiles.

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    2. Which should I get I've now narrowed it down to two the eagle or sentinel

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    3. Get the eagle-x.It is way cheaper and the stats are basically the same. The 6% agility is not much use in campaign and the armor is nothing.

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    4. Just depends if you want to buy the cheapest or the best plane...
      The Sentinel is a great plane and I don't think that 5% armor is nothing. It often made a difference between a win and a draw (or between a draw and a loss) for me. The agility bonus is really welcome when it comes to versus mode.

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  19. The second App Store preview picture indicates, that two more Soviet fighters will find their way into the MS:W skies, an incarnatetion of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 and something that looks like an unfinished Tupolev Tu-28/Tu-128
    For more details see the comments of the LM-22 Ares section of this blog:
    http://metalstormforever.blogspot.ch/2012/07/lm-22-ares-released.html?showComment=1341959441676#c3766537681270797694

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    1. Wrong I was. The second plane is not inspired by the Tu-28/Tu-128 but an incarnation of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief

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    2. except for the improved spawning ranges this update blows. The spawning ranges really help me when versing a missile spammer.

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  20. Thankfully this is optional. I refuse to download it until boosts are removed

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    1. They will force you to update, before or after...

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  21. Way to try and boost profits z2 but you've ruined the game. Oh well it was fun while it lasted

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    1. boosts arent the only thing in the update you know they have imptoved spawning points. Now agility classes dont have to worry about being blown down against weapons classes. Because the spawns start the dogfight phasee and eliminates the H2H phase at the start therefor no missile spamming for quick kills. that my friend is a greatly appreciated improvement

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  22. I don't see why all you noobs are complaining. The boosts add a whole new dynamic to the game. No longer is the game dominated by agility class fighters. Now you can take your defense class and compete in versus. I personally fly the reaper or spectre with standard weapons so the added weapons class boosts will help me take these regenerating beasts down. There's really nothing wrong with a new challenge.. Just learn to adapt.

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    1. Actually most pros are complaining not noobs. I have no problem with it but most pros(10000SR+) complain that if a noob(under 5000+/-)had a red widow equipped with bisnos and boosts they can pretty much buy a garunteed victory with no nskill at all. And who do you think you are anyways anonymous if you knew much about this game you would know that weapons classes dominate.If you think otherwise lets not settle this with words lets take to the skies. Challenge me @ [TGA] Alpha

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    2. That's hilarious. Would be glad to when I get off work. Some of us have a life outside this silly game. Who do you think you are? Probably some kid living with his parents.

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    3. And if you knew how to read.. My comment was directed to noobs. Those that are complaining about how they cant avoid lancers/bisnos and how they won't play anymore because of the boosts. I was telling them it gives them an advantage to compete with skilled players. I don't get why skilled players are complaining.. You guys are the ones who spent countless hours in this game and should have developed the skill to pwn just about anyone.

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    4. Well that's a bit embarrassing. I still wanna challenge you tho. I guess I just misread.

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    5. Hey, Ace a noob with Hawken/RW+ bisno+ Zeus does not have a garunteed victory. I have Rath + Raam+ Vulcan+ 3k Sr and can beat Hawken,bisno,Zeus,20k Sr

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  23. I don't get what everyone's complaining about. These boosts hardly seem worth it. I was seriously expecting something like giving weapons class planes a much-needed regeneration boost for campaigns and especially for survival mode. The added missile reload and +3% energy are just so marginal that it hardly adds to a fully upgraded fighter. I seriously cannot tell the difference with boosts or without.

    If you like the boosts, buy them. If not, then don't.

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  24. I have a fully upgraded RW and i think the boosts are just a waste of my time. Especialy when there constantly asking you for boosts.

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  25. I like the re-spawn update...it was something on my wishlist.

    HOWEVER, I don't like the boosts. I've been blown out of the sky with 1 bitchnovat/prancer, by some weapon class planes (I'm guessing they bought the missile damage boost) and before my reaper could take 2 hits before the upgrade.

    I'm still experiencing phantom missiles (seems like more often after the update). I hate it! I think I'm safe, repositioning myself for another lock on and BOOM!!!!! I'm hit out of nowhere. No beep, no red arrow and the opponent is not in a angle to fire a quick hit.

    Boosts are great moneymakers for Z2 though. I've seen the faster missile reload boost free the most often...cuz they want you to spam missiles at a faster rate....so you need to buy more frequently...

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    1. Hey, wake up Z2. You won't make any money off of a game that isn't fun. Try leveling the playing field even more, it seems to be what most of us want.

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    2. Actually since metalstorm is a free app they have to make money by in app purchases such as weekly planes, missiles, tech upgrades and now boosts so actually this was all to make more money

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    3. These types of apps are called FREEMIUM. They are a type of app which is free, but requires you to pay money most of the time in order to advance or succeed. The reason I said most of the time is because you can use Tapjoy now for some blue coins in a new account.

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  26. Any idea if the RW will be back anytime soon? I'm now a full class agi but like the poster above, the new boost if giving me a harder time with weapon class pilots. So I'm considering the hawken or if there is news of the RW returning.

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  27. The boosts upgrade SUCKS! as if bisnos weren't enough cheese.... Even the spawning isn't much better... in fact, my only critique with spawning BEFORE the upgrade was, when you first start the match, your opponent is sometimes directly behind you!! Now... the spawn points seem better.... but the DIRECTION OF THE PLANE AFTER YOU SPAWN seems screwed up!! I'm noticing im always having to do a 180 to find my opponent now... This game seems to be getting less and less fun......:(

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    1. Yes. Z2 needs to STOP giving advantages to weapons and defense pilots with no skills at all. If you are skilled enough, you can succeed with any plane. Agility pilots like me play to have fun, and Z2 seems be trying to make it less fun for us and more boring for noobs with big weapons planes.

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    2. If you fly agility class, and you are posting this, than you are the one with no skill-ever heard of dodging missiles???? Shouldn't be too hard considering the spawning has been improved. If you fly weapons or defense class, take advantage of something magical called armor!!!!!!!!! Ever heard of that word??? Armor!!!!!! Not that I am a fan of the new feature, but it gives everyone a equal benefit since how we spend the credits we collect and the free coins from tapjoy is our own choice. This feature will make the game ever mor competitive.

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  28. Some non agi planes are keeping up with my fully upgraded Cobalt!!! How?

    It's was bad enough that weapon planes were so powerful , now they get more!

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  29. Ha ha ha while I'm not a fan of the add ons or what the games become I'm having a great time screwing with other people I've got 150,000 plus credits and a hanger full of planes new game having fun watching other people waste money your welcome z2.

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  30. Hello, just wondering: what's better, ares or reaper?

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    1. I'd say Reaper. The Reaper has as yet unparalleled speed and agility, so if you like agility class, it's the plane for you. Also consider a Thresher, I don't own one, but I imagine the extra evasion could come in handy.

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    2. Should have gotten the saragota on July 4th in my opinion it was the best agility class for its price

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  31. With all this add on. Agi pilots are a huge disadvantage. I keep getting beaten at dog fights. Argh. I should really consider weapon class.

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    1. That's really not true considering how lethal a plane with +13 speed can be combined with the +10 speed boost not to mention the free +5 missile reload.

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  32. Only the blue coin boosts are effective for me (the one that actually worked was +10% speed).
    I've measured and found no difference for missile reload speed and lock on speed that were either free or green coins.
    I'm really disappointed with missile reload speed because u would expect Red Widow with +10% reload speed +5% boost to make it 15% but there's absolutely no difference.

    And the worst part, these boosts are probably gathering more players to stay online and makes the connection LAG!

    Way to go z2, I'm very disappointed.

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    1. The plus 5 missile reload speed might be just too small to measure

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    2. It really isn't 5% reload, it is adding 5 percent of the airplane's stat. For example, an airplane with 10% original missile reload wouldn't be 15%, it would be adding 5% of ten.

      Cannon Ace ._.

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    3. It would be +15%, but we don't know how that's calculated into hard numbers (i.e. how many seconds per missile reload).

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  33. I want to know how I compare too all of you so can you reply with your game center ID so I can play with you?

    ...my game center ID is Available at following link-
    http://Db.tt/ne1O590O

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    1. The link doesn't work. And below has only one "L"

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    2. My GC is Cannon Ace ._.

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  34. As for leveling out the playing field, I never understood why weapon class planes got faster reloading...given that they dish out more damage per hit...

    I would've given the faster reload to the Agility and defense planes to even things out.

    As a simplified example, in the same amount of time:

    Weapons class: fires 8 missiles, all hits = 4 kills.
    Agility class: fires only 4 missiles, all hits = no kill.

    how is that fair? It would be more even if:

    Weapons class: fires 4 missiles, all hits = 2 kills.
    Agility class: fires 8 missiles, all hits = 2 kills.

    I would've given the following core strengths (meaning a high stat value):

    Weapons: Missile Damage, Cannon Damage, Missile tracking, Lock Range & Energy

    Agility: Agility, Acceleration, Maneuver Speed, Missile reload speed & Overheat threshold

    Defense: Armor, Armor regeneration, Stealth rating, Evasion & Missile Resistance

    and left the rest of the attributes for variation.

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    1. Agility class aircraft are more agile. In just a few seconds, an agility class aircraft can get a shot or two due to it's agility. This means that since many weapons class pilots only excel in the long range engagements, and when they do 10000 backflips waiting for the foe to run out of energy. With limited amount of shots, weapons class aircraft require fast missile reload and damage in order to remain competitive. Now, agility class rules the close engagements, and weapons class rules the long range engagements. Once a plane is in a close engagement, it is in a close engagement-there is no turning back. That means that once in a close engagement, weapons class aircraft must rely on their damage and lock speed-of which are not that helpful when you have a agility class beast right around the corner. Therefore, despite the extra missile reload of weapons class, in a realistic engagement, an agility class aircraft will fire more missiles due to it's advantage in close range combat. Your point about firing amount of missiles in a certain period of time is invalid since weapons class aircraft, despite it's missile reload, will score only a few, if any hits on a skilled agility class aircraft with missiles. So it makes sense why a weapons class aircraft should have the extra damage and missile reload to help it during long range engagements. Meanwhile defense class, well, its hopeless

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    2. Yes, a weapons class plane will take fewer shots (in a close-range battle), but each shot carries greater damage compared to the agility plane.

      In matches I do win, I'm lucky to get 2 kills. I average 1 kill in matches (I use stock missiles) and need to nail my opponent 10+ times before I get a kill...which takes up most of the match time.

      Yet in a long range fight, which most matches start off as...weapon class planes can get a kill in a very short amount of time. Not only do they get to fire off more missiles, but they also get to do it from farther away (lock range). This only adds to their huge advantage at long range.

      I'm lucky if I am able to speed and dodge my way to my opponent and at that point I'm down 2 kills and barely get 1 kill after nailing the opponent 10+ times.

      Now of course, this is all relative to what missiles you're using vs what your opponent is using, but I'm comparing same armament and comparable skill. As I mentioned, it was a 'simple' example.

      The jury is still out on how their new re-spawn logic works out. Maybe that will help even things out a bit.

      Maybe Z2 should've taken a different approach, like giving the missiles the 'reload speed' stat.

      That way missiles carrying more damage loaded slower...but I guess that wouldn't be as great for Z2's profit margin.

      I have no problem with weapon class planes having large damage stats. More power to them.

      If I could get 2+ kills in close range battles (or if I could get in a close range battle without suffering so many deaths) I wouldn't be commenting about this. I guess my point is that the advantage weapons class planes have at long range is much greater than the advantage that agility planes have at short range.

      I fly my Viper/Hawken and get a much better win ratio, but I personally find it boring (I prefer close range battles), so I fly agility.

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    3. What's your win ratio? I do much better in my iron fang than weapons class. In addition, I don't see what is so hard about dodging bisnovates in the beginning of the match-about 80% of the time, not a single missile hits me. In addition, extra missile reload means that the opponents, in their agility class beast will have a harder time dodging all the missiles. This emphasizes on the point that weapons class aircraft are suppose to excel at long range engagements. Therefore, the extra missile reload is often the only source of survival apart for the bisnovate missiles. Of course, missile reload, is much more beneficial to z2 rather than damage due to it's tendency to use many missiles. I would say since around 75%of all weapons class aircraft use coin missiles, the extra missile reload is a great source of income.

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    4. Right now I'm at 778 wins/1968 games...I guess I need some more practice!

      I just played someone in an Iron Fang who was really good...I think the evasion really helps. I flew the Marauder before the Reaper and I avoided missiles more easily.

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    5. It's true that each missile hit from a Weapons class plane is more damaging than one from an Agility class plane, but the difference is nowhere near as significant as using different warheads.

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  35. Effective way for Z2 to earn its own "coins." Regardless, I'm freakin tired of getting nailed by hacked planes with lightening missile reloads, manueovres which defy logic, etc. etc. Though I have enjoyed some of the matches (notwithstanding that auomatch sets your 5000 xp with a guy who has 15000 xp!) I fear the dck is stacked and taking the joy out of it. Z2's ultimate demise methinks....

    Best all

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  36. New featured planes:

    Y-08 Cyclops (Weapon), based on EA-6B, 180 coins, this weekend only.

    Agility 14% (Highest!)
    Critical Strike Rating 5% (Same as Red Widow)
    Evasion 14% (Highest!)
    Missle Lock Speed 6% (Same as Hurricane)

    BP-13 Wasp (Agility), based on Gloster Meteor, 205 coins, for whole of next week

    Overhead Threshold 15% (Same as Zephyr)
    Armor 10% (Highest!)
    Agility 14% (Same as Spectre)
    Cannon Damage 15% (Highest!)

    Viper is being featured until 18, and Dragon will return for whole of next week.

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  37. Cyclops:
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/anx6sm0du539sp1/Cyclops.png

    Wasp:
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/biw2y7vwhyszncc/Wasp.png

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    1. Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_EA-6B_Prowler

      Gloster Meteor:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor

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    2. do you have the actual pics in the game menu? can you pls. post it...

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  38. Be sure to check your hanger after the upgrade.

    I was forced to upgrade. Guess what! My fully loaded dragon totally disappeared. I contacted z2 tech support. Let's see what happens.

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    1. Mine as well! :(

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    2. Just checked the forum, Z2Live is working on a fix for this. :p

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    3. I'm glad they are working on the missing Dragons. Mine was there this morning and gone this afternoon.

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    4. Missing Dragon issue is fixed. Just checked.

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  39. The cyclops seems interesting but the question is will it perform better then the cobalt? The wasp too looks interesting. An upgraded zephyr? It's like an agi + def combination. Though I still feel for that price I rather get a reaper. Comments ppl?

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    1. are those new planes? when were they released? can you post stats?

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    2. Check few post above you...

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  40. sigh* MSW upcoming featured planes clear pics... cough*

    BP-13 Wasp (agility class)

    http://db.tt/iV0K27I2
    http://db.tt/Y4KV5JbB

    Y-08 Cyclops (Weapon Class)

    http://db.tt/Z6Yh1fcR
    http://db.tt/J8BEZ7NN

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    1. darn link, heres the right one

      http://db.tt/iV0K27l2

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    2. First link doesn't work.

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    3. Teach me the trick, then I'll post the clear pics as well. :/

      stardests at yahoo dot com

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  41. I gave Z2 the EA-6B plane suggestion but not those over rated stats!!! Flipping plane with high agility and evasion
    The highest evasion on agility plane is +10% now a weapon class has it higher WTF?

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  42. The cyclops is released.... Should I? I wonder how it will fair against the cobalt.

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    1. get it b4 it's gone! i think it's an "OK" plane in my opinion... but not that impressive as widow and hawken stats although the evasion is so high. Im not a weapon class pilot but if you equip it w/ temporary boost and coin missile.., LOL it might change the stats on how that plane well performed in the match! just my 2cents lol!
      just get it man it's only available this weekend, for the price it's a bargain.

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    2. I just bought it; don't waste your coins. Weapons class is supposed to be "Weapons Class." The damage is horrible, it is a BIG airplane (not jet), and it doesn't feel as agile as any of the other weapons class planes. My default plane has been the E-41 Cobalt as well, and this plane is like flying a bus. Don't get me wrong here, this is just my opinion. I think the evasion is good, as well as the agility, but if I buy a weapons class plane, it is vital (for me) to include either + Damage or + Reload. If you have 500+ Blue Coins, by all means purchase this plane. However, if you are looking for a replacement for the E-41 Cobalt (Hawken/ Red Widow) do not waste your Coins and time on it. I like the way it looks though :) but performance wise, no thanks. I wish I didn't buy it :"(

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    3. Lol, what a disappointment review!

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    4. I agree, the Red Widow is still a lot better than the Cyclops. I don't get why a few people are complaining about its stats being overpowered; +14% Evasion is nowhere near as good as something like +14% Damage. Do these people even know/remember what the Evasion stat does?

      From first glance, it seems like the Cyclops is a close-range missile plane. It should have an edge over other weapons planes in dogfights, but agility planes would still be more agile AND faster.

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  43. This plane is ripping off from the iron fang. Just add +2 agility to it and it will be better than the iron fang! Z2 can not just keep on releasing better and better planes. New landscapes and campaign missions would be much preferred

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    1. Hmmmm iron fang doesn't have a bonus agility, am I missing something?

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    2. Iron fang has the agility class tech upgrades

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    3. Iron Fang also has higher speed. Even if they were to have the same agility, i.e. turning circle radius, the Iron Fang would still do turns faster.

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  44. With the Boosts,unimproved Spawn,and the crazy new planes,this game is getting boring.
    Now the hardcore of it is: PAY TO WIN AND PAY MORE TO WIN FASTER.
    SUCKS

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    1. everything other than the unimproved spawn is true unfortunately. the spawn actually is improved though
      ...this is what i posted on the metalstorm wingman site-

      ____________________________________________________

      Z2 can not just keep on making better and better planes! Every time I see a plane now, I just think twice about buying considering that in a few weeks, you will be releasing a even better one. You are forcing your loyal pilots to quit because they can not spend the $10 necessary to buy the new planes which they are required to do if they are to stay competitive. You are ripping the fun out of the game- those c-101 pilots are now struggling because of bisnovate pilots, and now you introduce the boost feature???? Do you think we are rich or something? Do you really think we are willing to pay for the missiles, cannons, boosts, planes, while you simple keep on re-skinning old planes? Some new challenging campaigns would be nice, as well as new landscapes. For course for me, I would really appreciate it if you would stop releasing these new over-powered planes. For example, the new weapons class cyclops makes the iron fang, nothing but trash, with agility nearly the same despite being agility class. Meanwhile, for defense class, all you are doing is adding armor regeneration. Every time I see a dragon, or green eagle now, I just go at full power in my iron fang, and no bisnovates can touch me. I am not going to waste my ammo on a plane who’s armor just regenerates so quickly. What I would see as a good defense class aircraft would have the following stats

      +22 armor
      +22 energy
      +5 damage

      100,000 credits (some more credit aircraft would be nice too)

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      You are currently essencially doing this-
      Better planes
      Better weapons
      Better planes
      Better weapons
      =great profit
      Great profit=more developers
      More developers=more planes with better stats
      More planes with better stats=better weapons to make game balanced

      …and so on
      …we are not willing to spend 10000000 dollars on a game

      What would be really cool is if we could design our own planes-doesn’t need stats that are amazing or anything, but it would be cool if we could possibly choose the planes color, canopy color, and be able to personalize the plane with a image. You could make it as expensive as you want, I don’t care-the point is you really need to rethink your strategy-

      Because for planes don’t make a Better game
      And nor do better planes

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    2. Good idea, it would be cool to make your own plane at a workshop in the game. Perhaps start off with a body and add fins and jet engines. Very good point. But I am skilled enough to take down a Green Eagle with my Spectre and Phoenix.

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    3. There are plenty of free coins obtainable through Tapjoy if you stick around long enough and check it regularly; enough to buy and fully upgrade a top-grade plane and load it with dozens of packs of coin weaponry.

      Sorry but I don't sympathise with those struggling players who choose to stick to their C-101s and low-grade missiles. Good for them if they enjoy playing like that, but if you want to maintain your competitiveness, you need to not only be skillful but also take advantage of every edge you can get.
      At the end of a lost match against a better-geared opponent, you may tell yourself that you could've beat the other guy if you used the same planes/weapons/boosts...but all you're left with is the screen telling you that you lost and no proof to back the earlier thought.

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    4. Some of us have a life, and have better things to do than to "check out regularly" in order to buy those planes and missiles which will allow you to be competitive. Not like that is any good of course because next week, the limited edition plane will be even better. I bought the iron fang thinking that the agility should be good enough against weapons and defense class aircraft, while the evasion, speed, and missile tracking would make it really lethal. Now, though, with the cyclops, I am questioning my decision to buy the iron fang. My skill has greatly grown, but with the new boost features, and great planes, I am spending more and more or my time in tapjoy rather then playing the game. Since tapjoy isn't really a game, and nor is it a fun one, i am now thinking twice about this game now. Yeah sure, I could spend 30 minutes every week downloading and running tapjoy apps, but some of us think there is something called skill in this world. +25 skill doesn't mean anything to me if you got it using your stupid bisnovate missiles, all those credit and coin boost, and a hawken. I believe this shouldn't just be a action game, but a strategy game too. At the end of a match against a better-geared opponent, I tell myself, I could have done better. I could have taken advantage of the tactics I have developed, not-I could have spent just 30 more minutes on tapjoy, bought a reaper and dozens of bisnovates-then, I would have gotten +25 not -2. Bisnovates can only take you so far my friend, only so far


      Meanwhile, responding to Stan the man, I was thinking the "design your own plane idea" could be like this
      1-choose your plane class
      2- choose canopy color
      3-choose plane color
      4-insert custom image on plane wings
      5- pay 100000 credits
      Rather than actually designing the plane's design (wings, canards) , because that would cause z2 to lose business on the limited edition planes, which should have slightly better stats and more variety of airframes.

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    5. Great idea, most noobs won't have 100,000 Credits! And for that person who said to take advantage of every edge you get, you're probably not that good. That is why you rely on coin missiles. If I lose to a person with coin weapons, most of the time it is lag, because for some reason those coin people keep jumping on my screen. If I do lose without lag to a coin player, I do not say it is because of my weapons, but skill. Some good coin players are: kuroken912, USSR Airforce and many others. I stick with credit or stock, but I have never used coin weapons in Versus. The best type of coin users will have their plane fully upgraded and also make use of their cannon if it's a coin cannon, as they have high power.

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  45. I always used credit missiles, but i really feel disturbed this time.
    After 4.1.3 update, it seems that everyone starts using coin missiles and coin boosts, it's so hard to find a guy with credit missiles and it become harder to make a kill.
    I switched my missile from phoenix to lancer, and i found how easy to make kills. I can easily make kills like 4:0 , 5:0 whether which missiles they had, no wonder people like coin missles.
    But this game start to be not that balanced, a balanced one should be that winners depend on skills not weapons. Of course you can put some varieties to make game more fun, but no paid no wins .....

    ps.
    I switched my missiles back to RAAM, i don't have that much coins.

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    1. iF your looking for a player who doesn't use boost and coin missile add me then... my GC is my blooger name.

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    2. Oh, me! But I feel a bit incompetent in my iron fang now that all these new agility class aircraft are being introduced. Maybe we can have a versus mode match together. Anyway, how do you type the tm after wrx on a iPad keyboard?

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    3. D/L the emoji apps, install it on your device! Then check your settings, click general> keyboards> international keyboads> add emoji.. :)

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    4. wrx™, nice to see you again \(^_^)/ But here's something when using emoji: If you use emoji, only some types of characters will work and allow you to play MetalStorm. These type of characters can be found by 1.View your GC Account and go to change your GC Nickname
      2.Type a character
      3.If it is a character that works, it will come up as the same colour as normal letters, which is white.
      4.If it does not work, it will come up as the colour it is on your emoji keyboard.

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    5. I have 2 GC accounts, and SRs are both higher than 25K, i always played against planes which are with coin missiles before this update.

      " I CAN ACCEPT THAT PEOPLE USE COIN MISSILES, AND I PRETTY ENJOY DEFEATING PEOPLE WITH COIN MISSILES".

      But do you guys find the truth, Z2 had changed some states of game, to strengthen agility class planes and to weaken weapon class ones.

      I can feel the differences, even i don't use any boosts. It becomes more easy to defeat people when flying agility planes, and harder to defeat people when flying weapon planes after this update.

      And i am a some kind of planes collector, i like to play many type of planes, and the changes in this update make me very upset.

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  46. WARNING! THE FOLLOWING TEXT CONTAINS AN EXUBERANTLY LONG STORY THAT MIGHT BORE SOME READERS TO INSAIN LEVELS! READ WITH CAUTION AND PROCEDE IF YOU DARE! otherwise please feel free to skip this :)

    my c-101 has sat in my hanger from the moment i got my dragon, (when it was realeased some time in january) all i seemed to do was spend dough on planes that in the end didnt eaven work for me.

    so not too long ago i decided just to stop getting sucked into the " Spend ur nonexistant coins on a plane that only lasts this week!" which caused my immeadiate responce to buy coins. (however i got my specter for free through tapjoy, i feel proud from 0 to 228 in 5 days!)

    so i just decided to quit the marketing, and just switch to my c-101. i may have the reaper and as i said, the specter and various other planes, but i want to be able to take down a person with just +5% agility and nothing else. (i use stock weapons) i finally upgraded my c-101 to a decent level to the point the only thing that needs to be upgraded is the damage reduction while energy is 85%. i took it out for a spin in survival and i was pleased with the results.

    the versus... need i say more. a hurricane with raams shaved of half of my health in one hit. i lost 2-1 both times. (i have a sr of roughly 8900 and he had one of 3000) so in conclusion, im probably just gonna stick to my spending sprees and just wait until the next BEST PLANE EVER! cough comes out for a week.

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    1. Fly your Spectre, it will be fun. Make sure it is fully-upgraded. I read all of your text. Try dodging hard to evade those missiles from weapons class, as they have extremely high damage.

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    2. No offense man but your a total noob if you havnt upgraded your c-101 and you said you got 228 coins in 5 days. That's only good enough to but it but you need alot more to upgrade it. There's no rush to upgrade I know this but I do it all 1time. I bet the next top notch plane that comes out your gonna do the same thing and leave your spectre unupgraded

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    3. Hello [TGA] Alpha, up for a few matches?

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    4. im the same guy who posted the rant like 4 posts above. my figting style requires A LOT of energy, but i want to get out of that. to come back to the unupgraded comments, all of my planes save my hawken, eagle x, and tempest are fully upgraded (to the point i find relavantness) (if thats a word). the reason i dont have the damage reduction upgrade for most of my agility classes is because it was irrelavant to my figting style (mentioned above) and that is the reason why most of my agility planes dont have that upgrade. i feel like im repeating my self but otherwise, from the time i posted above amd this one, i did 2 verses matches in my annilihator and won them both. they were both flying hawkens with lancers and one had an sr of around 17000 so i feel pretty proud of my self. hope the streak continues! (i dont use boosts) :)

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    5. I highly suggest you give your P-79 Spectre a shot (Fully - Upgraded). It is a good plane. As for your battle in your C-101, maybe if you upgraded the last part of your C-101 (Damage reduction while energy is about 85%) that may have helped. In fact, I don't think you should take a plane that isn't fully-upgraded into versus mode, because chances are that your opponent has a completely fully-upgraded plane. I, too, use stock missiles only (I fly agility and weapons) and my opinion is that if you can't kill your opponent with stock than you don't deserve the win but I have more respect for those that use credit weapons rather than coined weapons. As for your opponent whose Skill Rating was 3k, don't worry about it, I ran into the most amazing weapons class pilot whose Skill Rating was 3.4k flying a Helix(RAAMS/Valkyrie) and he smashed me 2-0 in my F-301 Stiletto(Stock). My Skill Rating is 23k. Which gives me reason to believe that he has had a past account (With a high SR) or he is an amazingly talented pilot, or I may just be losing my touch. However, I think you should stick with that C-101, it is a good plane and if you choose not to I would only hope that you would give the P-79 Spectre a shot, if you like agility, you should like this plane.

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    6. i used the specter a lot around when i got it but again in my c-101 i tied a reaper using bisnos all three matches we played! i still use stock, no boosts, and his sr was about 15000. i think i have found my plane and thanks for your advice! my GC name WAS Phailpocalypse but NOW its
      Clysma - Envoy of Crysis
      hope to see you all in the skys! :)

      i was once flying my widow, stock again (before the boost update) and i faced a hawken with lancers and valkyre. never. shot. a missle. killed me 4-0 i was down right awed. no wonder his sr was around 60000!

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    7. i still use my specter occasionally... pardon my spelling.

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    8. sorry for clogging up the blog with my continuous posts but i just had to share this. i was browsing my d-21 falcon to see how upgraded it was to find no upgrades that required coins were eaven touched. clumsy me i entered versus with it. still won vs a hawken with either raams or lancers... i forgot. ill be done posting for some time.

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    9. ok last on i swear, this goes towards all o the critisism for flying un fully upgraded. three words: more bragging rights :)

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    10. I know right, all these people showing off their wins is annoying. We don't really care who you win against, as they may be a noob or an ace. The key here is: Never underestimate your opponent.

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    11. hey, whats ur gc name by the way? kuz i recentally battled two spectres, both of them with phoenixs. and i know ur a phoenix user. but one of them was better at "lockless" shots. just wondering if ive already battled you or not. and if not, i wanna :/)

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    12. [SV Cadet] Stanley Su {SEA}

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    13. I knew u were stanly su from the Facebook page I am Jelani Forde.

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    14. Haha, just beat you Jelani! 3-0, 3-0, 1-0. Spectre with stock (Me) and Red WIdow with Lancers and Apollo(Jelani). Then he switched to Saratoga with the same weapons.

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    15. Ur not selenapalca no more? i thought u were a girl :P

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    16. Haha, my sister made it like that when I first started, and I didn't know my dad's password for GC so I had to keep it. Then when I found out(Asked him) I changed it. By the way, I have over 52,000 Skill Rating now ;) Still a Subaru supporter? Me too.

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    17. darn how many times u play a day? r u an everyday playa? im a weekend player only!
      yep the subaru community keeps goin strong can't wait for this local meet this coming weekend! just keep buzzing the boxer sound in the streets lol...

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    18. Haha, glad to see Toyota and Subaru working together on the new BRZ. It's really a Toyota GT-86 with a Subaru engine, because Subaru makes better engines. I don't play everyday, but I have been versing many higher skill rated people recently. But tomorrow's school for me, so my Skill Rating will stop growing for a while.

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    19. wrx do you play SGAS, RoG or SoG

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    20. yep SGAS only... CApture the flag most of the time!

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    21. Are you part of the Facebook page if so what's you're Facebook? Are you in a clan ifso which one, if not would you like to join the [SAB]? If you are on Facebook please look for Sab Croaker, Sab VonBacon, Rfc Thrash or Rfc Hatch. PLEASE PEOPLE THIS MESSAGE IS DIRECTED ONLY TOWARDS wrx™

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  47. and btw, be warned, ive memorized most of the new spawn locations. as its consistant to location of the other player.

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    1. im probably starting to become more of a nuscance than any thing else. but this is more problamatic. so i was flying against a spectre with phoenixs and his missles were not packing as much of a punch as i expected. his sr was around 40000 so i assumed his spectre was fully upgraded. we ended up tying every match. he sent me the friend request, "GG! your plane must have a hidden armor and evasion boost!" i replied that i didnt cheat or use boosts but also said that i wasnt accusing him of calling me a cheater. the next battle, new spectre with phoenixs. his missles took off massive chunks of my health. like a normal spectre with phoenixs. and i thought nothing of it. just now i fought a cyclops with lancers and he could hardly hit my c-101. and when he did, it took off about as much damage as the first spectre above. its still a weapons class eaven without a damage boost, so i was expecting 2 hit kills from him. he accepted my rematch invite which probably ment he still had a significant ammount of ammo. same, small sized bites.

      in conclusion, i think, that occasionally, my game treats an opponents missles as standards. i dont want to be concidered a cheeter and i want it to go away! has any one else spotted this in there game?

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  48. finally managed to find you stan! i swear, im developing carpul tunnel (or whatever) from those intense what, 10 minutes

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    1. so how did i do for a c-101 of 9000?

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    2. You were great, I'm proud of your skills! You are good at no-lock hits. Thanks for the games.

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    3. If you have Facebook, add Stanley Su. My profile pic has a Spectre in it. If you don't make a FB Account!

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    4. And hey, I know you have the Red WIdow so I might want to verse you in that too! I have one fully upgraded.

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    5. you too! hope to see you in the skys again! however, i wasnt to fond of those pity drops. :( but overall, thanks for the great time!

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    6. i have a FB but i kinda got over it. but ill try to find you!

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    7. What are pity drops?

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    8. how do you get the title where annonimus is?

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    9. crashing on pourpous... :)

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    10. ya crashing on a species of aquatic mammel
      XD

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    11. II crashed so you didn't lose ;) Not happy? >:(

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    12. i prefer an honest battle. thats why i made sure i crashed my self before the time ran out. thank you agility class acceleration!

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    13. finding you on face book is hell on an itouch! im the only august kilcher on the planet last time i googled my self. that might be easier. ;)

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    14. there either will be no profile pic or a pic of a redhead with aviators and a benie

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  49. I buy 5% speed. Yeah richt + 5% speed. Not

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  50. I'd like to get some current opinions on boosts and the new planes, now that we've seen them.

    Firstly, do you guys still think the boosts are throwing much of the balance off the game? Even though they stack, the difference between using the best boosts and not is not even as much as the difference between using the best planes and the basics (e.g. compare Reaper vs C-101). Also, the difference between using credit weapons and stock weapons seems MUCH more significant than any combination of boosts available so far.

    Secondly, some people have commented that Z2 have been continually bringing better and better new planes. However, apart from Saratoga which is basically a direct upgrade to Thresher, I fail to see how the other new planes are indisputably better than the old. For a long time now, the reigning top planes for each class were Spectre/Reaper, Red Widow/Hawken and Green Eagle/Dragon. How much of this has changed?

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    1. To add to that last part, in my opinion Z2 has released few contenders for the top of the respective classes, but none that are so powerful as to simply knock the old top planes off their positions without debate.

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    2. 1. The boosts make agility planes much better, but weaken the weapon ones, you only compare agility planes, that's why you didn't find the differences.

      2. Better planes ? don't mean Cyclops, please.. Take a look at the pictures ... Cyclops is one of the most useless plane, maybe the most useless one. (focus on aimer and red arrow)

      https://www.dropbox.com/s/m28wc2bvlie8ose/IMG_0056.PNG

      https://www.dropbox.com/s/35sm4vl282e6hw6/IMG_0063.PNG

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    3. Hay, mate, I didn't understand what the two pics mean.

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    4. The green foresight shows the direction of your plane's head, and it's the same direction where your guns and missiles fire.
      Do you find out? When you fly upward, the green foresight is almost tough the top of screen. And when you fly downward, the green foresight is still higher than the middle of screen.
      In the same time, the red arrow shows where you enemy is, but its position is always near the center of the screen.
      What do they mean? They mean that you always "BELLY YOUR ENEMY", not face your enemy.
      You can't aim the enemies on the top of the screen, cause they will drop the middle of screen very quickly, and you can't hit the enemies on the middle or bottom of the screen, cause the foresight of your missiles aims the top of the screen.
      That's why I said , this is a most useless plane.

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    5. Does the off-center crosshair affect the missile lock area or just the cannon fire? Does the plane move in the same direction as the cannon fire?

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    6. Hey Taiwan, could you elaborate on that first point? i.e. how do the boosts strengthen Agility planes while weakening Weapons planes? And which boosts?

      I agree with your point about the Cyclops. It didn't have great stats to begin with and if the UI is a disaster then you'd pretty much be flying half-blind.

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  51. Ok. Now I am really upset: Improved spawning points?!?!? I get killed really rarely ( Only very highly skilled players and coin noobs sometimes kill me) but every f****n time I respawn I get two bisnovats in the a$$! Sorry for the bad language but I'm really thinking to quit the game now:
    -Automatch --> only coin missiles users.
    -Automatch via Invite friend --> only n00bs with 500 SR.
    Where the hell are fair players with high SR using stocks or credit ammo??

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    1. With high SR I mean around 35k, not much more, since I am "only" 11,1k.

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    2. Lol, I'm your friend with +52,000 SR and I use stock or credit ;)

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    3. What is your GC ID? I would love to fight with you.

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    4. Add this email at the GC Friend Request System and type in the request that you're from the blog and want a few matchesL:
      sujoven@yahoo.com

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  52. BP-13 Wasp is out

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  53. Ah the wasp! 14% agility wow! It's almost like a reaper with super boosted cannons this planes a beast!
    Jidikirhvg

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  54. It also has really good armor and it's out along with the viper and dragon! I got dragon already can anyone tell me if the price has changed? Thx in advance!
    Jidikirhvg

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  55. I just purchased the Dragon for survival (I've only made it to level 16, with my reaper).

    It was 56,000

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  56. For Boosts users, Z2Live also increases the price of each boost. It's more like double the original price.

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  57. 200th comment! :)

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    1. Yup ;) Great work, this topic has a lot of comments. It should be where we post our stuff unless a new one comes.

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