Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4196571-20140823160845/@comment-24992210-20140825172419

SuperJaws100 wrote: Can the ASF-X compete with aircraft like the T-50 PAK FA? The ASF-X is an end-of-tree plane, but it's not as far down the tree as the T-50.

Looks to me like we were seeing if it could compete with end of tree planes, such as the T-50. Sometimes personal experience is more valid an opinion than a couple of bars in a stat sheet. The reality of the matter is, if you have somebody in a level 10 F-22 (Or T-50 for those of us OCD about keeping the thread on topic), and you are in a level 1 Shinden, you are going to have a tough time keeping up with them. The shindens statistics make it pretty obvious that it isn't the speediest aircraft in the game when compared to end of tree planes, but it's also a multirole craft not developed specifically for air to air combat, which means it isn't geared specifically towards Air Intercept missions. My shinden is currently level 6, and based on the statistics tree, you will lose everytime you encounter a higher tier craft, but based on personal experience, it can hold its own against F-22's and T-50's alike if you utilize it properly Also, do yourself a favor, Don't sortie in Co op with the thing until you unlock LASM's