Long past are the days when pilots could spread their wings in the air, head to head in glorious air combat free of hackers and meta chasers.

Long dead are the stormy nights in Yinshi valley spent developing competitive oblique angle Kulbits and foolishly trying to Cobra on the three pursuing Flankers.

War has changed.

Movie tie-in planes break records only respected by the best of Foxhounds and their pilots with no barrier to entry.

Roaming hackers travel from lobby to lobby, spawning QAAMs that don't despawn in numbers ADMM users could only dream of. The clever ones only reduce incoming damage partially, to keep up appearances.

In this dystopia it may seem impossible to regain control over our skies, but they have one weakness that has as of yet not been exploited.

These pilots have yet to learn the Erusean secret of drones (Though theoretically they could launch some if they had a mind of their own).

These pilots still have feelings.

The technique described herein is not a "cheese". It will not make you better than a skilled player, and It will almost certainly disadvantage you heavily in every aspect.

But that is the whole point.

By employing effective E-Bullying we can discourage the use of pay-to-win and meta builds, and encourage creativity and flair in ourselves and other pilots.

But how do we do this?

Think back to every plane you loved for multiplayer, every fighter optimized for tight PSM control, high mobility, and devastating ordinance.

Did you ever play anything that wasn't good on purpose? Of course not! Why would you? But that is exactly what we are going to do here.

We could grab a Fullback, and cheese the assignment with PSM capabilities, but that wouldn't sting enough would it? They might not even recognize that it is a bomber!

So instead I want you to grab the most glorious of all planes, the Mother of BRRRRRRT and stability alike, the flying skytank of the USAF.




Grab your A-10C warthog.

Flying an A-10C warthog into a multiplayer match is, generally speaking, absolutely stupid.

But this isn't a guide for the nugget just unlocking our majesty, it is a guide for the chicks that have grown wings.

First things first, you need to load out your plane well enough that you're only at a regular disadvantage, rather than a lethal one.

Outfit your Warthog like so:


By armoring yourself, enhancing your speed and maneuverability, and stacking those standard missile buffs you become something much more than the sum of your parts.

You become a threat.






Oh and don't forget to give her a nice coat of paint, pretty emblem, and the best four letters you can give her: SLAT.

When you first reach the dark blue of the sky in your pimped out death tortoise, you will likely have two thoughts on your mind: Where the enemy is and how in Strangereal you are going to kill them.

This is where your wings come in handy.

The A-10C is capable of sharper turns at slower speeds than any other plane in the game, and with tricked out standard missiles, the world is your target.

Afraid because you cannot PSM? Good.

PSM is for people who fear death, who can't endure 5 standard missiles, and who aren't you.

The A-10C is built different.


When you fly, remember that you are almost invincible so long as you are balancing your speed and the rate at which you pump your air-breaks to maximize the High-G turn mechanic; and always turn to the side while you lift your nose.

If a missile gets too close, play chicken with it and then look higher into the sky than it dares, letting it pass under and behind you.

If anyone is dumb or distracted enough to lower their speed in range of your standard missiles, shoot them a moment before their speed hits its lowest.

If someone jousts you, switch to unguided rockets, rev up your 8 barrel, and farm for those sweet sweet RKT/BRRRT kills.





Happy hunting, my friends.