DRAUGR is weak.
Im an avid jet player since bf2 and have always loved to fly instead of walk, i was very excited for the new bomber we are getting only to find myself quite unsure on what their idea was. As of now ...
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@UP_HawxxeyeAfter a lot of messing around and grinding, I unlocked the jammer. It won’t break a missle lock, but it will break a targeting lock. The RAM or ground can lock on pretty quick, so you need to pop the jammer on first then make your run. Once I got AGM I started to get more kills and have some fun. With the JDAM I can get some serious kills. 20mm AT for dogfighting, JDAM for ground. Only Kaleidoscope gives three jets, all others give two, and on those maps you can only pick one at a time, a jet or a Drauger. Until you get the jammer, it’s a sitting duck for anyone with AA and it’s not fun at all. I invented some new swear words getting that jammer. The stand off range is going to make the JDAM a pain for the vehicles. In portal, me and a buddy have been timing our runs where he hits them with EMP bomb and maybe some 20mm, then I finish with the JDAM. He gets the assists so will unlock sooner. Yes I’m a good buddy lol. When we can both JDAM it’s going to be bad news for the ground troops.
@ATFGunr
> Why did you pick the 20mm AP over the 20mm HE? They seem to do almost the same direct damage.
>Did you do the unlocks vs players instead of within a Co-Op server?
>An interesting bit of info is that the AGM on this particular jet is able to do even more damage than the JDAM in the case that the target is designated by someone else. Though I assume that is a huge IF because the other guy will still just activate countermeasures.
> Why did you pick the 20mm AP over the 20mm HE? They seem to do almost the same direct damage.
>Did you do the unlocks vs players instead of within a Co-Op server?
>An interesting bit of info is that the AGM on this particular jet is able to do even more damage than the JDAM in the case that the target is designated by someone else. Though I assume that is a huge IF because the other guy will still just activate countermeasures.
- @UP_HawxxeyeThe rate of fire for the AP is its selling point for me. The jet is so fast I don’t have time for a long burst. Rips up airplanes too, you just have to watch the overheating.
100% doing it in a Portal, couldn’t do it fast any other way. I hate Co-Op because of the 20 hz, so made one in the portal editor.
I’ve been bombing a ton lol, as it’s fun to have it. I have not yet figured out how to lock on with the JDAM, was going to google it. On a direct hit, which is often but not necessarily because of my skill, I can get 85 on a tank or other armoured vehicle. Just as often it’s 65. The max damage is 65 for the AGM. Both kill TukTuks in one hit lol. Once I figure out how to launch those glide bombs I’ll be ready for the regular servers 😉 - @ATFGunr
JDAM guide:
Get as much of a distance as you can > point the Bomber reticle on the vehicle from as far as you can > release the bomb. The bomb will do the rest unless it finds some obstacle on the way.
It may be ironically easier to aim the bomb from the 3rd person view which does not have the same view distance limitation as the 1st person view for the bombs - @UP_Hawxxeye Ok that’s good to know. The first person view doesn’t open the aiming reticle until under 500 feet so it’s limiting for sure. Didn’t realize the third person view doesn’t have that limitation. Occasionally a target in the third person view flashed a yellow bracket around it, but it’s brief. Also if I’m low and aimed right on the target glows red and says fire. You’re meat at that point to be so low, can pull it off with bots but a real game would shred your butt.
Played a bunch with and against the Draugr in proper matches, and man...
The JDAM is basically an upgrade over both the NNEMPs and AGMs. What is the point of these two?
The passive radar usually activates late, giving people a pretty short window to react, and many often don't. Or they do, but netcode. The big splash radius also makes sure that even if you do react in time, you might still take good damage, especially if it's one of those times when the JDAM decides to not veer off.
I have to wonder, given in my experience NNEMP deals 35 to tanks, 45 to wildcats and 55 to Brawlers, and the JDAMs deal 65 to tanks and 85 to wildcats, do the JDAMs 1shot Brawlers, or RAMs. At least it seems they're affected by APS.
The CIX Valravn makes you as invisible to enemies as it does to yourself, i.e. it doesn't make you invisible at all. You shimmer, brightly. It changes nothing, I could see someone using it from the spawn screen. I really wish this trope of "partial" invisibility in PvP games would die, this never works, in any game, ever. Either you're completely invisible or you're not, there is no inbetween, people will see you. If you want it partial in some way, make it affected by distance or whatever else... Not this.
There is no sound for when you're hit by the HE 20mm in a jet. Your health is just suddenly low, surprise!
The lack of flares, the game's poor netcode and the inability to distinguish lockon rocket types makes the jammer very very bad. Being aggressive is INSANELY risky, especially with how the Valravn doesn't help. The JDAMs' passive radar further encourages a crazy boring playstyle of spinning in a safe side of the map permanently, dumping bombs at 600m+ away enemies who can't do anything about it, and maaaybe going in for a few infantry kills.
The JDAMs are very OP but the regular jets still feel like an overall better choice given how like most aircrafts they have the ability to attack everything (as opposed to basically only ground for the Draugr) AND have great survivability.
