Helicopter nerf unwarranted - Unpopular opinion?

I agree. The constant AA is quite annoying. I actually just put up a post regarding changes I wold like to see with it too.

Right? I am not sure how Helios were OP if people were using cover, deterring them with AA in its various forms... you know, just like you have to when they're actually around?

I would say Jets being able to flipflop through the air to avoid AA fire is a much larger issue.

The damage fall off on the helicopters needs to be comparative to the AA lock on distance so people can't hide on the ceiling of the map and bombard the OBJs, but other than that I don't really have any issues with the Helicopters tbh. 

The real issue with the vehicles is not that they are overpowered.  Well, the hover craft needed an armor nerf, that was warranted.  But the reason vehicles are so powerful is because the maps are wide open with hardly any structures for infantry to hide and move around in. If you aren't on the flag, you're out in the open in no man's land. One or two structures in the open are always crawling with infantry because they have no other option.  And since there's 20+ people around it, vehicles go there to farm kills.  Play breakthrough and just about every map has a couple sectors like this. 

By keeping these vast open areas and just turning down vehicle damage, the kills might come down to a more balanced state but it's going to make the vehicles feel underwhelming and unsatisfying.  What they should do is keep the vehicle damage high but give infantry more structures to utilize.  That way vehicle drivers feel their weapons aren't marshmallow shooters and infantry doesn't feel like they are constantly getting slaughtered. 

Soma you do realize that maps having larger and more prominent cover (like large buildings) is what makes Helios even more difficult to deal with right?

The wide open maps are the ones I have to constantly bail on and run away while piloting because theres no buildings or hills to duck behind to avoid locks and direct fire.

Helios were fine - people just dont want to adjust playstyle to address them. 

I guarantee most people complaining have never spawned an AA tank or equipped an AA missile.

Also to add Soma, BF maps have always had large expanses of open areas between objectives generally with a few exceptions.

Tell you what, if they made AA more avoidable, then made the SOFLAM lock unbreakable just at shorter range, say 150m that would change the game up, and require co-operation to deal with Helicopters, but also reward good piloting. 

@SkyL4Ncer21 thats how I feel. I have had many matches where a team is diligent in deterring me and I have to constantly run away and cant do much. Meanwhile ive had a few matches where Im able to cause havoc because they ignore me.

That could be said for literally any vehicle vs infantry scenario in this game.


"Nerf X because I didnt want to do Y to deal with it in a way the game gives me options to"

Imo someone in a heli should be able to get 4/5 kills before being forced out of it. Some people are delusional and think they should be able to stay in it the entire game and reach 60 kills. A heli should never be strong enough to be kept up the entire game if in capable hands.