I-153: cheap or not?

[winny]

I stopped flying them very early on because it felt like cheating (Arcade)

I don't really have a problem with them now. Just accelerate away turn around wait for them to start climbing to do one of those ridiculous turns, and then try and cut them in half with a quick pass... Very satisfying when it works

Personally I have more of a problem with IL's in TB's and DF's. I make a point of killing them first..

[IamKFAM]

Bi-planes are for girls.

Bi-planes armed with rockets that fly like they aren't?

Even girls have more pride than that.

[kozzm0]

The I-153 looks so great in dogfight because players have to engage to score. It's possible to bnz them without being shot at (much), but the graphics are a bit too limited for them to be visible at a far enough distance.

If the target camera worked in aviation mode, it would be easier to kill them.

[cyclone70]

One five what?
Sorry been a long time since I saw one of those.
Nobody on my friends list stoops so low!

[beaker126]

Yeah what sucks is you when you tryand BnZ against them and get a faceful of rockets. Congrats, that's some mad skills there

[jkerr419]

Those things are so easy to beat that they do not bother me. Simple rule.... DON"T TURN WITH THEM. Fly right by and go into a shallow climb; if they try and follow they make themselves easy meat for your team. If no one picks up on it hold your climb, get some distance and loop back in for a quick pass. If you really can't get away from them dive. A fat kid on a 10 speed weighs more than that thing. But that's just me... I prefer BnZ so they don't bother me.

[haitch40]

in arcade its very cheap
if not its fine i think just try to make the enemy push down on the stick a few times the engine behaves like the i 16

[olife]

Originally Posted by IamKFAM

Bi-planes are for girls.

Bi-planes armed with rockets that fly like they aren't?

Even girls have more pride than that.

if u speak to say it :please stop to play online!!!...and play with a playmobils ,u must learn to respect people....

[IamKFAM]

I think you may be compensating.

[dkwookie]

I remember when I used the 153 I was getting 20 odd kills easy. One match I got 31, after which I decided to never use it again.
The problem with it is it requires so little skill to keep on an oponent. I also found the cannon fire strange. After a couple of kills the cannons appear to bug and get a sweet spot kill nearly every turn. It seemed so much like a bug that I fealt bad shooting people down with it.
As for dealing with it, yeah it's pretty straightforward but it knocks the fun out of a match