Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-200.88.205.209-20150527194809/@comment-25467429-20150529082258

148.0.210.46 wrote:

No strategic worth at all. The level gained slots do not affect the points needed, you'll just be delaying your progress. People with level 1 F-22 had 3203 points to go, people with level 10 or even 15 had 3203 to go. That's why we're mentioning the base slots of a plane, the amount they came with before any extra gained. Let me explain better. The F-22 needs 3000 points for the next part slot, regardless of its level. If you want ot get to part slot 30, the number of points scale up for each additional slot. If you have a lvl 15 raptor, you have no choice but to grind out each of the five additional part slots from base, however many points that is. However, if you haven't purchased or upgraded your F-22 much yet, you're still below lvl 6, you only need to collect however many points it takes for three part slots. Then, when you upgrade to lvl 6, the level bonus kicks in and boosts your part slots by two there, getting you to the same 30. The only difference is you didn't need to grind the points needed for those last two slots.

Admittedly it is not a highly wothwhile endeavor. As I said, if you're not able to compete very well with a plane at such a low level, it's pointless. But this is certainly a feasible strategy for late planes in the game with tons of slots already.

Furthermore, your theory on how the points scale is not entirely accurate either. I've flown my lvl 8 F-16XL a total of 7 times. It already has two part slots and is only about 2400 from its next one. Meanwhile, I've flown my lvl 10 F-15 S/MTD -Stripes- over a couple dozen times now since the update and it's only accumualted one slot, and still has 12800 points to go until the next slot. I've flown my regular lvl 10 F-15 S/MTD about a dozen times and it's only now gained its first extra slot.

Do note, if you go to the aircraft detail page it tells you how many points each plane has to go to its next slot. The numbers are a bit all over the place. My lvl 9 F-15C, which I haven't used since the update, needs 1297 for its first slot. My lvl 9 F-14A which I also haven't used since the update, needs only 125.