World Of Warplanes: The XFL-1, A Star-Spangled Banger

[@asiftalpur3758]

congrats on 1k subs!

[@TheNobleQ]

Thank you! Good to see you around as well. :)

[@sabrejack69]

Thanks for the detailed review of this aircraft. I have adjusted my build based on your recommendations and I'm very pleased with the performance. I think your team did well to hold the Airfield for the entire match given the enemy team had two very good turn fighters in the Ki-43 II and the I-17. The battle hung in the balance and I agree the enemy GA's made poor decisions by repeatedly attacking the Airfield when they should have focused on the Garrisons instead. As you say this is a fun aircraft to fly and I like it a lot but you also showed that it has good credit earning potential for a tier V premium when flown correctly. I just want to say that I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your content I know that it is time consuming and probably frustrating at times. Thank you very much kind sir I look forward to more of your quality content soon o7.

[@TheNobleQ]

It does take time and effort, but that's well rewarded when somebody appreciates what I've done. Thank you for your request. :)

[@markbrandon5236]

@@TheNobleQ I greatly appreciate all your efforts to make playing WoWp as fun as possible by educating us on all kinds of aircraft in this game. The plethora of information in every WoWp video is of great value to me in making decisions on what line of planes to work on next. Your attention to thoroughness is fantastic and I always love the spreadsheet part comparing the showcased plane to others in it's class/tier. Excellent and I hope you can continue to produce more quality videos for WoWp for many more years. Many thanks.

[@TheNobleQ]

@@markbrandon5236 Thank you for those encouraging words. We'll have to see how the advent of the CIS players on the EU shakes down. All the majority seems to want to do is swarm around maps looking for something to shoot, so much so that they appear to ignore tactics, sectors and anything that might tip a battle in their favour. At high tiers, because most are poor players, they jump into high hit point planes - and, as we all know, the tier 10 bombes in particular are grossly overpowered. So, at low and mid tiers we have a large number of players who mill around playing badly and at high tiers we have bomber spam. WoWP on the EU server is not in a good place currently.

[@aaronbanks7167]

Lovely battle in a favorite of mine. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheNobleQ]

It wasn't a bad one, was it? Thank you. :)

[@washingtonvintagesaws3480]

My f84f thunderstreak with maxed out maneuverability equipments and skills. I have to say is top dog if you get the hang of it. Basically max Gsuit, lightweight airframe and whatever the other one is. It can out turn and shoot and outrun most planes that I have found in the sky. Except for the Japanese planes they can put move me but there is little things I can do to prevent them from getting behind me like this backwards S cork screw thing that always gives me an upper hand

[@TheNobleQ]

I think the F-84F is an underappreciated plane and if you put it in the right places, it performs! That said, did you mean to put this comment on my video on that plane? In any case, thanks for the message. :)

[@washingtonvintagesaws3480]

@@TheNobleQ yeah I ment to comment that, sorry if it seemed outta place

[@TheNobleQ]

@@washingtonvintagesaws3480 No problem! A comment anywhere in my space is welcome. :)

[@frederickstaana1269]

Noble Sir, perhaps you can make video that picks your top choice fighter, heavy fighter etc for some tier.. like best fighter for tier 5,6,7..and best bombers.. those sorts.. top 3 or 5 for the tier.. more great videos soon

[@TheNobleQ]

That varies from week to week, but it's still a good idea. Most of my favoured tier 4 planes have already had, or will soon have, full review videos, but there are some at higher tiers I've yet to cover.

[@HiTechOilCo]

Your subscribers would really enjoy, "The Noble Q", hats and shirts. :) There are companies on the Internet that can do this for you and then your subscribers order from those companies. You don't have to stock or ship anything, etc. QuickyBaby and many others do this.

[@TheNobleQ]

I'll think about that. I'm not sure I'd have many takers!

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - Then you wouldn't have many subscribers, but you do and at a steadily growing pace. :)

[@TheNobleQ]

@@HiTechOilCo It's coming along, though goodness knows why! 😄

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - Why? Because you do a great job and help out the Warplanes community with your great videos and live streams. :)

[@cuddleupstorms]

thank you for good content! did you ever try this game in cloud gaming service?

[@TheNobleQ]

I have not. I don't even know what that means, but thank you for mentioning it. Perhaps you would elaborate? If you mean Steam, I set up my account before the game was released on that platform and it's not transferable.

[@markbrandon5236]

Can't find a video from you on the I-220. I'm grinding my Mig-3 atm and would like to know if what I heard about the I-220 being a very good plane is true, or am I wasting my time grinding this line of aircraft. I mostly fly the fighters with some heavies and multi-roles when needed to complete a daily. So if you could find some time in your busy schedule to do an I-220 review I'd much appreciate it. Thank you.

[@TheNobleQ]

You’ll be pleased to know that, after the mediocrity that is the I-210, the I-220 is a sweet spot in the line and, provided you don’t try to turn fight Japanese planes, Spitfires and the mobile Yaks, you should find it very good. I’ll add it to the list of videos I’d like to make; thanks for the suggestion!

[@markbrandon5236]

@@TheNobleQ Thank you very much. I feel for your frustration about the ineptitude of many of the CIS players. I've watched many of your streams (not live as your morning is my middle of the night here in SW Florida, EST) so I can't chat directly how bad they seem to be. Maybe they don't care at all about their win ratio and just want to shoot and blow up stuff. If that is their idea of fun in this game so be it but it does add to our frustration level (and probably our blood pressure) having players not defend or drop out of a battle in what to me looked to be a good matchup with the enemy. It makes < 0 sense to me why some one is playing this game and not trying or caring to win battles. Fortunately I'm on the NA server so I don't get very many inept players on my side that often. At low tiers new players for sure (as expected) but not the inept players that don't care to want to learn to be a better WoWp pilot. I hope that doesn't put you off of streaming WoWp and producing your very excellent Youtude showcase videos. We need all the quality we can get for this game and you are tops imho. Thank you and have a very good day (hope your snow melts away quickly).

[@markbrandon5236]

@@TheNobleQ Is there a weekend day that you play later in the day so I can catch your live Twitch stream?

[@TheNobleQ]

@@markbrandon5236 There isn't, but assuming there is a chain of combat missions to complete over Christmas I plan to stream on KZbin as I make my way through them. Watch out for those!

[@TheNobleQ]

@@markbrandon5236 To put some perspective on this, how the CIS players tend to play - aggressively and with little or no regard for tactics - isn't a bad thing for players coming into the game. Newer players won't mind if they play against weaker players! However, for someone like me, used to a certain level of competence, it is frustrating to know that, despite playing well, often I have no chance of winning because my team mates don't play well and probably don't share my attitude to playing. I've now had a number of comments from what I take to be CIS players telling me how I play the game is "boring". It would appear there is a cultural divide here.

[@wrisky]

A video dwelling on the relative benefits of gold consumables would be edifying.

[@TheNobleQ]

Possibly. Candidly, because I don't use them, it would be as much a learning experience for me as anybody watching! The reason I don't use gold ammunition or consumables is because I'm opposed to the idea of paying real money for "advantages" in battle; though I believe the advantages conferred are quite small.

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - I agree. To, "buy", wins I find to be unfair, dishonorable and unsportsmanlike. Not all players can afford to buy premium ammunition which puts them at a distinct disadvantage and I find that very unfair. If I win a battle I want it to be because of my abilities, not because of buying wins with premium ammunition. I feel that really robs the great feeling, the thrill, of winning.

[@HiTechOilCo]

Your subscribers haven't seen anything from you for almost a month, which is a unusual for you. You are missed. I hope you are okay. I wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas. :)

[@TheNobleQ]

The same to you, my friend. I’m waiting to see how the influx of CIS players on the EU server plays out. It’s had a profound, and not very good, effect on the standard of play on the server. This tends to work against the kind of content I produce, since the game is no longer about the fine margins of better aircraft configurations and tactics, but about which team swarms about the map most effectively.

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - Simple solution; come over to the North American server. :)

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - Also, everyone has a learning curve. They will get better over time. We need your videos so everyone can improve. You are a valuable asset to this game. Please don't let an influx of rookie players change that. Just soldier on. Thousands of fellow players from all over the world need your expertise and quality videos. They are counting on you. :)

[@TheNobleQ]

@@HiTechOilCo It's a possibility. There are a couple of observations about that. The ping, whilst playable, reduces the range of the weapons, so for some planes a change of playing style. More importantly, I can't transfer my account and I have only a few planes on my NA account. My opportunities for providing content would be much reduced.

[@TheNobleQ]

@@HiTechOilCo Regarding the CIS players, it's not just a "rookie" thing, I'm told. It's known in WG circles that there is a cultural preference amongst the players from the CIS servers' regions for aggressive play and a dislike of patient, tactical play - which is possibly why World Of Tanks has been made the way it is today, incidentally - and this means that we may never see them "improve". I've been told by some of these players that how I play is "boring". I'll give it six months and see how things develop.

[@HiTechOilCo]

998! :)

[@TheNobleQ]

Getting there...

[@HiTechOilCo]

999! :)

[@TheNobleQ]

1001. :)

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - Congratulations! :) I've done everything I can to help you out, as you so deserve the support in return for the support you have provided this great Warplanes community. Well done! :)

[@TheNobleQ]

@@HiTechOilCo You most certainly have! Many thanks, my friend, and also to everybody who's taken a moment to press the "subscribe" button.

[@HiTechOilCo]

@@TheNobleQ - Many of my Christian friends responded to my request to help you out with reaching 1,000 subscribers. With all the dark evil that is rising in this world, there are still good people out there that care about and love others. You have been on the receiving end of that love and caring my friend. :) I hope you have a smile on your face. :) I'd like to suggest you post a 1,000 subscribers thank you video to your subscribers. We can see by the many comments there are many good, decent people here.

[@TheNobleQ]

That does put a smile on my face. Community is all!

[@nikoladd]

Airabonita was my first decent premium plane in the game. You need to learn to rhyme with that gun. Then it's rather good. Just don't go alone in a Zero furball. P.S. May I suggest the funniest of the fun XF4F-1. You can ram heavies, outrun them and tickle everybody to death with it. Players will not know what to make of you.

[@TheNobleQ]

You're right about both the Airabonita and the XF4F-1!

[@nikoladd]

@@TheNobleQ ahh sorry I meant the **XF4U-1** a.k.a. the baby Corsair at tier 5, not the XF4F-3 a.k.a. the baby Wildcat at tier 4. Though they share some common traits.

[@HiTechOilCo]

@nikoladd - Ramming is no more a, "dogfighting tactic", than a race car ramming their opponent off the track for the, "win", is. Unfair game play.