Hentai Paisen

You are completely incorrect. Believe what you want though, it doesn’t matter because we’re getting the LAU-88 anyway.

Wow many of the pictures show testing jets. Guess what the result of those tests was: the loadout was approved and triple mav launches authorized during wartime.

Launching the third maverick does not “burn the ailerons off.” I’m not sure where this myth came from. It was shown in testing that REPEATEDLY launching the third maverick would damage the aircraft over time which is why it was limited to wartime usage only. The plane will not explode or spiral out of control after firing the last mav.

If you want to use currently operational load outs just don't load the LAU-88s. Easy, everyone is happy.

The simplest option is just have the LAU-88 for the F-16 be considered a different weapon from the A-10 LAU-88. Not complicated.

You seem to be under the impression that your bog standard air force enlisted maintenance experience somehow makes you qualified to discuss all things F-16 related(it doesn't). So you worked near F-16s for 3 years and got an incentive ride, it really doesn't mean you're qualified to discuss USAF doctrine or the actual physical capabilities of the F-16 Block 50.

So in the three years you were a maintainer world war 3 never happened, good to know thanks.

You keep saying that only the F-16A used this loadout when there are Air Force loaders who have stated that they were loading LAU-88s (albeit with only two mavericks per)on block 50 F-16Cs as late as the mid 90s. I think you need to check your facts.

First of all how does acting as a boom operator in any way shape or form qualify you to discuss the weapons loading of the F-16? You were not a pilot and you did not work in maintenance or as a loader. Your anecdotal evidence means nothing quite frankly. Second the point of the triple AGM-65 load is to bust soviet tanks. Why do you think it was approved for wartime usage only? Because the scenario being considered is literally world war 3. Guess what DCS is actually pretty good at simulating? World War 3. There are some of us out there that prefer larger and more intense scenarios than anti-insurgency or literally stomping an outgunned and outnumbered opponent. Third are we simulating an aircraft or a doctrine? Just because the USAF or ANG doesn't use a certain weapon load in combat doesn't mean the aircraft isn't capable of it. Finally what is the point in excluding it? To prove a point? There really isn't a good one. The weapons would work on a Block 50 F-16 and it adds another option for load outs for those who want it. No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to load up triple mavericks.

Fair enough. JSOW + TERs for AGM-65s will keep us busy.

I could kiss you right now Wags.

I’ll calm down when we get the LAU-88 racks for double and triple AGM-65 loadouts, which block 50s were approved to use and DID use for decades. Why did ED decide to be so anally specific on the loadout for the viper but is including everything from IOC to 2007 for the Hornet?

That’s from nineline on the Ed discord. Check the planned weapons and systems post in this forum and you’ll see the Sniper is gone.

I see it’s been removed from the weapon list.

So why not consider your F-16CM a 2008 model instead? It seems a bit ridiculous to omit two highly anticipated weapon systems from your module because your target date is six months before a software update. Why not include them to give customers more options? Really struggling to see why I should buy the F-16 when I already own the F-18, especially after what seems to be a string of anti-consumer decisions and posts from ED over the past several days. Why not err on the side of more content and options for players?

What is wrong with you?

Both of these have been removed from Wags’ post talking about planned weapon systems. Are they out despite the fact that the hornet will get them and the only thing required for the F-16 to utilize them is a software update? You’re a month late for April fools day ED.

https://images.app.goo.gl/uRD8hVYrYoNfzd3Z8 They were used in some capacity, what I can find says it was approved for use in wartime only and withdrawn at some point.

This was an approved loadout on F-16s at one point, will ED include the LAU-88 for those of us that want some extra firepower?

Expectations formulated in the depths of my own mind??? Just because you do not keep up with DCS news and developer statements does not mean I am somehow just inventing these release dates for my own entertainment. Let's ignore the F-14 for a minute and look at the MiG-19. Numerous times it has been stated that it would release in 2018 and yet there we are and it clearly is not going to release for another two or three months at least. This is not a single developer's issue. DCS as a whole has a massive problem for announcing or signaling release dates and then missing them by a huge margin. Like I said, I find it simply exhausting that all of these modules are being teased and then delayed for HUGE amounts of time. It really does kill the hype for me.

Fair enough. Thanks for responding and being blunt, I like that. Good luck and God speed. I can't wait to kick the tires and light the fires. If it takes another month or two, so be it. I'll just be bored until then.

I look forward to it. As I said, I'm sure most people, myself included, would prefer a month or two delay in order to release the module in a more complete state. I know personally the Hornet launch put a terrible taste in my mouth that has persisted to the current day. I get that development delays happen and are unavoidable, I respect that. What I don't appreciate and what drives me up the wall is your company making statements that seem 100% certain and then not following through. I am EXTREMELY excited for the F-14B and the F-14A. I have no doubt that these jets will become my most flown modules in DCS. But that excitement is a double edged sword. The let down of realizing we have to wait another two to three months for your product is almost enough to kill the hype. That's really my main issue. The same thing happened to the Hornet with its six month preorder period. It's not just Heatblur that is guilty of this.

So the statement from your Youtube account was a mistake then? Come on man I hoped you guys would learn from last year. I'd like to note that my "extreme displeasure" is not directed at the QUALITY of the module, which I am 100% sure will exceed my expectations, but rather is directed at the quality of your public relations. Quite frankly I find it extremely petty that you would tell me to simply not purchase what will likely be a genre defining module to express how annoyed I am at not your module quality, but at your marketing. I hope you can see from my point of view why I am frustrated about this.

I see you down there in the currently active users viewing this thread thing Cobra. You guys make the best modules, but please, the anticipation is painful. Just let us know if it's gonna be this year or next already. I'd rather y'all delayed a month to make sure the launch is more complete than the Hornet's but at least let us know so we can plan.

I'm sorry boomer, what part of this post is ALLUDING to a 2018 release? Because to me, and again maybe I'm just insane, this seems like a 100% certain release in 2018.