Can we please address the stealth helicopter? It should not be able to switch back and forth unlimited times. There is no counter to it if you have a good pilot. It dominates breakthrough in almost every map. Too many times am I seeing a player getting 80+ kills with it in a single game with less then 10 deaths. It should have to be either in stealth when spawned or some negative side to it. Also the flairs I mean how many flares can one helicopter really have? I think we also need more weapons and gadgets. Where are the M416's or the claymores? Maybe the rockets need to be buffed. I think 3 rockets to anything should destroy them to even out the game play. Season 1 maps were great improvements. Lets keep that going.

The stealth heli is as bad in conquest as in BT. Infantry are just farmed by this vehicle and it is a total joke to play against.The vehicle is just another failed design by Dice.

@CantGetRight I gave up on that Rao crap, when you hack them, it literally tells the pilot where you are, and they just come back and bomb you. There is no truly effective way to counter the stealth-helis with a half-decent pilot in it.I have spent an entire round with 3 other guys on discord trying to down a stealth heli on Kaleidoscope Breakthrough with 2 Rao's and 2 Angels and could only manage to scare it up above hack and AA range, so it just hovered up there dropping bombs on the point with no way to stop it.

@Ironhead841 wrote:@CantGetRight I gave up on that Rao crap, when you hack them, it literally tells the pilot where you are, and they just come back and bomb you. There is no truly effective way to counter the stealth-helis with a half-decent pilot in it.I have spent an entire round with 3 other guys on discord trying to down a stealth heli on Kaleidoscope Breakthrough with 2 Rao's and 2 Angels and could only manage to scare it up above hack and AA range, so it just hovered up there dropping bombs on the point with no way to stop it.100% this, pretty much sums up why they need to address the balance asap.

@CantGetRight wrote:There is a counter to it and his name is Rao. There is also a video here somewhere on how to counter the stealth heli.yea, Rao is a counter and i usually switch to him when there's a helo around but it's getting old. If there is a halfway decent pilot or a * who won't leave stealth and just keeps bombing i have to spend a whole match keeping him in check, which for the most part means hacking him, having him flare and run away and come back in 15 seconds. i'm getting tired of playing peekabo with these damn stealth helos (i play breakthrough). the helos need a cooldown on stealth (can only stay in so long and can only use so often) or they need to make the stealth helo choose between flares or stealth, not BOTH. if they don't do that, then take the bombs away from them when they are in stealth modetl;dr stealth helos need to have one of the following adustments 1) have to choose between stealth/flares 2) limit how long helo can be in stealth and lengthen cooldown 3) NO weapons in stealth mode (bombay doors are open and you are still stealthy? bull *)

@Psubond wrote:yea, Rao is a counter and i usually switch to him when there's a helo around but it's getting old. If there is a halfway decent pilot or a * who won't leave stealth and just keeps bombing i have to spend a whole match keeping him in check, which for the most part means hacking him, having him flare and run away and come back in 15 seconds. i'm getting tired of playing peekabo with these damn stealth helos (i play breakthrough). the helos need a cooldown on stealth (can only stay in so long and can only use so often) or they need to make the stealth helo choose between flares or stealth, not BOTH. if they don't do that, then take the bombs away from them when they are in stealth modetl;dr stealth helos need to have one of the following adustments 1) have to choose between stealth/flares 2) limit how long helo can be in stealth and lengthen cooldown 3) NO weapons in stealth mode (bombay doors are open and you are still stealthy? bull *)This. I don't even bother anymore. You don't really get anything for hacking (I never understood why the hack isn't part of T1) and they just run away anyway. You spend the whole match staring at the sky looking for the helo and half the time dying and not accomplishing anything because you're staring at the sky. It's pointless...

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26 Replies

Man_iLoveFishing
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@martyxd45 There is topic about it. Anyways, I totally understand in bt, always has been meat grinder mode. But again there are counter measures in conquest. Question is, when it comes to defending, I think taking tank over wildcat is mistake in bt.
martyxd45
3 years ago
@Man_iLoveFishing I dont play a whole lot of conquest. But in BT man its so wide open that they can wreck. I am not as good in a helicopter. But give the infantry a chance. ha ha
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
The stealth heli is as bad in conquest as in BT. Infantry are just farmed by this vehicle and it is a total joke to play against.
The vehicle is just another failed design by Dice.
Man_iLoveFishing
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@cso7777 Dunno, when you select vehicle, it says soldier killer :D
Tank2042Man
3 years ago
@cso7777 wrote:
The stealth heli is as bad in conquest as in BT. Infantry are just farmed by this vehicle and it is a total joke to play against.
The vehicle is just another failed design by Dice.
In theory it's worse in conquest due to the enemy players being spread out all over the map.
In BT all the players are concentrated in one area so you'd think enough of them would be intelligent enough to equip some stingers, soflam and Raos.
But maybe the type of player BT attracts is more interested in cluster 'you know what' gameplay and just sees the stealth as an inconvenience or even part of the cluster you know what experience?
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Because the players are more spread out on the map in conquest, the number of players capping each flag is often lower than in BT. When your squad is capping a flag, the stealth heli can just blow you to pieces without you being able to do anything useful against it. On most maps there are no usable cover on many of the objectives, so you cannot hide either.
CantGetRight
3 years ago
There is a counter to it and his name is Rao. There is also a video here somewhere on how to counter the stealth heli.
Ironhead841
Hero
3 years ago
@CantGetRight
I gave up on that Rao crap, when you hack them, it literally tells the pilot where you are, and they just come back and bomb you. There is no truly effective way to counter the stealth-helis with a half-decent pilot in it.
I have spent an entire round with 3 other guys on discord trying to down a stealth heli on Kaleidoscope Breakthrough with 2 Rao's and 2 Angels and could only manage to scare it up above hack and AA range, so it just hovered up there dropping bombs on the point with no way to stop it.
RayD_O1
Hero
3 years ago
@Ironhead841 wrote:
@CantGetRight
I gave up on that Rao crap, when you hack them, it literally tells the pilot where you are, and they just come back and bomb you. There is no truly effective way to counter the stealth-helis with a half-decent pilot in it.
I have spent an entire round with 3 other guys on discord trying to down a stealth heli on Kaleidoscope Breakthrough with 2 Rao's and 2 Angels and could only manage to scare it up above hack and AA range, so it just hovered up there dropping bombs on the point with no way to stop it.
100% this, pretty much sums up why they need to address the balance asap.
Bolvard
3 years ago
@CantGetRightRao is at most an inconvenience to the pilot, after the hack he comes back and kills the rao while being completely immune to hacks.

As Long as flares gives magical immunity to lock-on while being hacked, air vehicles can safely fly away and wait for stealth/flare recharge.

The stealth heli needs a massive nerf plain and simple, and everyone who’s says otherwise is a pilot themself or cant comprehend basic game balance.
In Addition to the current state it makes the scout and attackchopper basically pointless, there is literally not one single reason to pick anything else than the stealth heli.

I suggested more than one time that flares should not recharge while being in stealth