Peak Performance

Every once in a while, a battle in World of Warplanes comes along and it feels like rules and restrictions are temporally suspended for me. Power climbing over the operational altitude threshold is as effortless as diving to the deck, sharp and snap maneuvers don't feel inhibited by design or ingame mechanics, weapons that take just a little longer to overheat, to name a few. I don't know if it's some kind of consistency thing or a matter of perspective, even when reviewed through watching the replay immediately after, but this isn't the first time I have noticed it.

And when that happens, I am glad that just about anything goes....sometimes even in my favor.

Channel Defender

I suppose I could count myself fortunate as to not having flown the most of the Mustang line during the "great nerfs" in World of Warplanes, so long ago now. I could have very easily gotten used to just how dominating these aircraft were, both in solo play and in flights. Then again, since I never experienced what they were before and how they were changed after, causing so many complaints from a lot of players who aren't even around anymore, it seems I missed out on those bad times, making new good ones of my own....

Thanks to battles like that and this weekend's special “Per Aspera ad Astra," it should help speed up the journey to my next goal.

Silver Sky Shark

In World of Warplanes, take a tier VIII Mustang H, strip off all but two guns, cut it's operational attitude down some and stick it in tier IV, you might come very close to the Curtiss Model 81A-1....

San Fran Sortie

Despite receiving and following some great advice on how to fly the Mustang H more effectively in World of Warplanes, I still have the odd bout of relapses. Sometimes, it's triggered by target fixation, that wonderful moment in a battle where it is only you and the enemy you are trying to shot down and the rest of the conflict is blissfully ignored, until your plane starts taking damage or bursts into flames.

Other times, it comes from being pursued, under fire by a very determined enemy and the only thing that matters is not taking borderline panicking eyes off that opponent chasing your tail, mashing that Help button.

Which of the two do you think I was experiencing?

Aerial Beauties

For me, the premium Messerschmitt  Me 109 TL is the one, high tiered aircraft I look forward to flying the most (unless you count my recent adventures in the Mustang H).

As an amateur enthusiast of jet powered combat planes, the 109 TL fits right in, albeit never built and in an era that has become blurred in history, thanks to games, book and electronic media. To add to the fantasy, a woman pilot capable of controlling this magnificent aircraft, who in reality, never would have seen active combat service in her time. To round things out, fill the sky with allies and opponents, both real and programmed, flying aircraft of historical significance to obscure and forgotten prototypes....

This is World of Warplanes!

Broke Bank Pony

The bank is broke, all the tokens are gone.

After a long time of saving up in World of Warplanes (I can't remember the last event that involved spending the last round of tokens), the nest egg of tokens is exhausted. Although there is an option to buy more with Gold, I have a much longer term plan for that pile of shiny. Besides, there is a ways to go before "Thor's Hammer" is over and even if I don't collect enough tokens from playing (when I can find the time), I am relatively happy with the prizes I did earn, thus far.

In the meantime, I managed to be lucky enough to select a side for the daily Confrontation, but won't be able to actively participate (real life intrudes). Will I get anything for being on the roster? I guess I will find that out later/tomorrow.

Today I tried my hand at the Yak-7 again, but I just couldn't get it to work for me. A stroke of irony I suppose, after playing the Boom and Zoom aircraft this past while, seems I now struggle with Turn and Burn planes? Go figure....

One Kill Wonder

An early and interesting development from the Loot Crates, winning back a previously owned aircraft?

Quite literally, it has been years since I last owned the tier V Yak-7 in World of Warplanes. I sold this plane long ago to make room in my hangar for new progression assets and never gave it much of a second thought. Nothing more than an means to an end.

However, since I was rewarded with it's return and an extra hangar slot, why not take it out and see how I do with it, after flying high altitude aircraft this past while....