Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-200.88.205.209-20150527194809/@comment-25045164-20150529095215

DRosencraft wrote: 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. Wait, doesn't level-15 F-22 already have 28 slots? Then, it only needs to go for 2 more slots if the goal is 30. If one doesn't wish to upgrade it to level 15 from any lower level though, he would have to grind for 3 slots, assuming that he would upgrade it past level 5.