4.2.0 Patch notes that caught my eye

The EMKV90-TOR no longer shakes as it sits on rugged terrain in siege mode." <-- its about time they fixed that!

"Stealth helicopters that have been hit with the Tracer Dart can now be locked onto, even in Stealth mode." <-- uh oh

"Added Cyber Warfare Protection to the CAV-Brawler" <-- wait, so the brawl bus cant be hacked ?

The HUD no longer flickers while attempting to drive a vehicle in an elevator on Exposure." <-- I thought that was a rather interesting detail, the "ride of the elevator" was reflected on the HUD's moving around. This should not have been removed, it was a non-factor.

"Fixed an issue that was causing the Prompt Reload option to keep appearing despite being disabled in the options menu." <-- thank god, that was actually annoying, i always turn off the reload prompts, and it being forced back as a bug always kept taking my eye off my sights and down to the flashing "RELOAD"

"The EOD Bot was getting a bit too friendly with Boris' SG-36 Sentry Gun and instead of repairing it, would pick it up. Not figuratively speaking, don’t ask us how that would have looked, an EOD Bot rolling down the hills of Flashpoint with a Sentry Gun on it. Anyway, this will no longer take place and it will repair the turret instead, as intended." <-- NGL, i would love to have seen that! does anyone have any footage of this?

"Soldiers will now become spotted on the minimap upon firing or throwing the following items: Smoke Grenade Launcher, SPH Explosive Launcher, Recoilless M5, Javelin and FXM-33." <-- Okay, i fully understand getting spotted for shooting off a Rocket Launcher, but only popping off a smoke grenade from a launcher? any 40 mike mike should result in you getting spotted, 30/40 mike mike launchers are actually quite loud.

"Dozer's Ballistic Shield will no longer deflect/ricochet Sundance's Scatter Grenade." <-- but will still deflect TOR Rounds, Tank Rounds, 25mm APDS and/or anything that that should 100% result in you getting VAPORIZED. This is a problem with Dozer, that shield is stupid in the fact it can deflect a RAILGUN sabot, or a 25mm Armor Piercing Round, hell, RPT-31's AP Rounds should be going through it if not weakening it. Dozer's Shield needs a lifespan like Irish's barrier. If you can destroy Irish's barrier, Dozer's shield should also wear out as munitions impact it. no armor is bullet PROOF, let alone from a TANK ROUND!!!

"Doors that were previously controlled by the enemy team will now automatically open upon getting close to them rather than having to hold the interact button." <-- this is stupid, its controlled by the enemy team for a REASON, now doors are just basically free for all regardless of who controls them.

discussion

14 Replies

ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@AOD_CapStar362 I don’t get the door thing either, so what’s the point of locking them? It was a legit tactic for defenders.

I’d also like to see the EOD bot used as a forklift or as an attack bot carrying a sentry gun. Would it fire!? Dang that would be hilarious.
sk1lld
Legend
3 years ago
Lots of nurf's this round, hopefully they bring much needed balance to the game. Time will tell.
I_DYN4MO_I
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@ATFGunr Yeah the door thing is a mystery to me also. I liked them the way they were. There was plenty of counters to it too like emp's, hacks, C4, Paik snapshots and forced entry etc etc.

Leave the doors alone!
RayD_O1
Hero
3 years ago
@ATFGunr
Hahaha I would pay good money to see that.😁
AngrySquid270
3 years ago
For the doors I think the key phrase is "previously controlled".
I don't think this is a full removal of the mechanic.
Though personally I hated that jamming gimmick and would love to see it removed completely.
ElliotLH
Hero+
3 years ago
That one about the EOD bot cracked me up when I read it. I wish I'd seen it too.

Not too sure about the door change as it negates controlling them.

Edit: Previously controlled, as pointed out above, makes more sense.
LS5_71
3 years ago
""Stealth helicopters that have been hit with the Tracer Dart can now be locked onto, even in Stealth mode." <-- uh oh"
This right here 👿
GrizzGolf
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
His shield needs a bar so after its been shot enough it breaks
VOLBANKER_PC
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Spotted when using smoke grenade launcher? Why?? It was a valid tactics to shoot smoke at an enemy area to confuse the enemy who would not know if/when someone would attack.
AOD_CapStar362
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@AngrySquid270 why? If the door is set to enemy control, it would be locked, requiring forcible entry, whether that is by breaching a wall somewhere else, or EMP'ing the door itself flinging it wide open.... that's what it means, or DICE is using some very confusing language here.

If the door is PREVIOUSLY controlled, that means SOMEONE toggled it to the ENEMY TEAM. to me, that very clearly says they are removing the "lock" mechanic and making doors free for all.