The new bomb fuzing needs to be an option.

[IceFire]

I'm all for options personally. As far as I have read and understand 2 seconds is about right although obviously in some cases it's not working quite right in regards to skip bombing. But some aren't going to like it... so option!

[Wutz]

Well stock 4.10 is not the last word, and not the only option thank god there are also others, that do a bit of research, and don´t dig into alternative reality as is the case with 4.10. Those that like it fine, for me 4.10m has been removed due to this "wonderful, and very realistic" change on the bombs.
Just hope that certain tinkers keep their fingers out in SoW.

[Aracno]

This is hilarious, you have not discussed with TD, you have discussed with forum users, you dont know what TD think, as a group, about all the debate here.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Well stock 4.10 is not the last word, and not the only option thank god there are also others, that do a bit of research, and don´t dig into alternative reality as is the case with 4.10. Those that like it fine, for me 4.10m has been removed due to this "wonderful, and very realistic" change on the bombs.
Just hope that certain tinkers keep their fingers out in SoW.

Look, Wutz, you're just being such a prima-donna about such a small (and indeed likely realistic) change. I've posted in a similar topic on Ubi:

Originally Posted by TheGrunch

...if skip-bombing was even mildly realistic, you'd have to deal with a sea that isn't a perfect mill-pond 100% of the time, so you'd be worrying about whether the bomb landed on the crest of a wave or in a trough. You'd have to worry about bombs that no longer have a 100% success rate even under their ideal drop conditions. There are a whole host of things that are wrong with the difficulty of skip bombing in the game already (particularly skip-bombing on land!).
To whine about a minor change that was made based upon the way that bombs are actually constructed is a bit rich, even if I do agree that there should be some chance of the bomb continuing to arm as long as it doesn't hit the target before the two seconds is up, and that the skips off the water shouldn't always stop the arming process.

Why do you think that turning skip-bombing from the easiest ground-attack method in the entire game at which players can easily have a 100% hit ratio against ships right from their first try is somehow an unfair alternate-reality representation of history? Do you only read Biggles books?

[Fenrir]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Well stock 4.10 is not the last word, and not the only option thank god there are also others, that do a bit of research, and don´t dig into alternative reality as is the case with 4.10. Those that like it fine, for me 4.10m has been removed due to this "wonderful, and very realistic" change on the bombs.
Just hope that certain tinkers keep their fingers out in SoW.

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by Fenrir

[W32Blaster]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Well stock 4.10 is not the last word, and not the only option thank god there are also others, that do a bit of research, and don´t dig into alternative reality as is the case with 4.10. Those that like it fine, for me 4.10m has been removed due to this "wonderful, and very realistic" change on the bombs.
Just hope that certain tinkers keep their fingers out in SoW.

Good decision, since it might stop your complaints about peanuts here.
Sorry for being direct but I just don´t get your message.

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by W32Blaster

Good decision, since it might stop your complaints about peanuts here.
Sorry for being direct but I just don´t get your message.

Right peanuts, why bother as long as the fighter jocks are happy right, and peanuts because a silly change has been made, where not a single referance has been produced showing that skipping on the water stopps the arming process. With your point of view one can then say the whole sim is peanuts.
If you can not read or have understanding difficulties, I am certain there are forums that can help you with your problems.

[TheGrunch]

Yeah, because skip-bombing is the ONLY thing that bomber jocks can do, and making it any less difficult than previously (i.e., even easier than ramming) is a fatal mistake, despite the fact that in reality it was a very rare and dangerous tactic that required a lot of practise. It's still really f***ing easy, jeez!

[MD_Titus]

the bomb delay, as with rocket dispersal and wind affecting munitions, should be an option like the advanced pilot wounding.

as it is, someone else has decided that the game should be played in a certain way.

ftr, the realistic fusing and dispersal has been an option for some for a while, i turned that "option" off because frankly i have little time to play, and taking the time to get to target only to have things fail is frustrating, irritating and ultimately the entire opposite of what i play the game for - fun.

if you want fully realistic, then fine, turn it on. if you don't you should be able to turn it off. if folk go online then they will go with whatever the server settings are. however making it so casual bombers are discouraged from bombing will make a lot of servers fighter-only fests, and that is nearly as dull as flying for 20 minutes only to have your munitions fail.