Join in BF2042 & have decent games until the vehicle farmers just ruin every game by controlling the sky. Whether it be the Night Bird, Attack chopper, Super Hind or Stealth Bomber - there is absolutely nothing infantry can do to down them. You get a lock, they either know where you are immediately & shoot you or they flare & hide till it recharges. Zero chance to knock them out & it makes every round a waste of time. These OP aircraft ruin Battlefield without a decent counter like in BF4 & make this game unplayable

@Skull8Ranger It's been raised numerous times - you're screaming into a void. Been like that since day 1. Devs don't care. 2042 is dead now - play something else.

You can create your own portal server and disable aircraft.

@ACY0RK Yeah, cause only weapons that exist are the lockons, right?

@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:Have you ever wondered what would happen to a nightbird if a full squad or more, just started focusing it with the railguns?DICE would nerf the rail guns.

@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:@AngrySquid270 wrote:@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:Have you ever wondered what would happen to a nightbird if a full squad or more, just started focusing it with the railguns?DICE would nerf the rail guns.They actually did that already,We used to be able to slowly whittle down aircraft with 1-2 railguns but DICE decided that they should be balanced around 4+ people working together.As if you can get 4 people to do exactly what you want 99.9999% of the time.BF2042 infantry are stronger and more resilient than ever before. The only reason that vehicles have any success in that game is that most infantry refuse to go out of their way to counter them.I was roped into playing some BF4 yesterday and I was reminded of how things used to be.Besides getting 4 people to do exactly what you want, if you do manage a squad focusing on AA duty, they are so focused on the sky that they become sitting ducks for the other 31 players on the opposing team.And indeed too many players refuse to switch class or loadout to what the battle is asking from them. I will always adapt to what is needed, and as @Col_Larsen said if I see the skies are being controled by the enemy I will change to for example Rao, hacking and soflaming the air vehicles.One issue is that flares also breaks a lock with soflam and a non heatseeking missile. That's not what flares should do, as they are intended to create a heat profile away from the plane to counter heatseeking missiles, not laser guided missiles.

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iTails
Seasoned Rookie
10 months ago
I personally don't think aircraft armament themselves are the problem, but they can evade the counters from ground and vehicle AA way too easily. Same with the RAM. They hit and run for the entire game and unless you get 4-5 people to ambush them, there's just no way to counter. Faster rocket travel and lock on time would even be preferable if they didn't want to adjust the weapons and maneuverability of the vehicles. Overall, it just feels like infantry play took a backseat in most of the decisions around counter-vehicle.
RanzigeRidder2
Legend
10 months ago
@Lady_One There indeed are multiple ways, but the bottom line is, none of these are actually present and with that infantry vs air is unbalanced.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
10 months ago
@iTails wrote:
I personally don't think aircraft armament themselves are the problem, but they can evade the counters from ground and vehicle AA way too easily. Same with the RAM. They hit and run for the entire game and unless you get 4-5 people to ambush them, there's just no way to counter. Faster rocket travel and lock on time would even be preferable if they didn't want to adjust the weapons and maneuverability of the vehicles. Overall, it just feels like infantry play took a backseat in most of the decisions around counter-vehicle.
At the same time this is the worst BF game to date in terms of the experience of a casual or middle of the skill spectrum vehicle user.
Almost everyone and everything can hurt you and at the same time most of the ground/air vehicles handle worse than ever (except from the Nightbird).
and once you lose your vehicle of choice, the 2042 will force you to wait for someone else to get the next spawn unless nobody wants it for 20 secs
It is no wonder that in 2042 I have have the most infantry time and my biggest K/D since I started BF in BF3.
GrizzGolf
Seasoned Ace
10 months ago
@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:
@iTails wrote:
I personally don't think aircraft armament themselves are the problem, but they can evade the counters from ground and vehicle AA way too easily. Same with the RAM. They hit and run for the entire game and unless you get 4-5 people to ambush them, there's just no way to counter. Faster rocket travel and lock on time would even be preferable if they didn't want to adjust the weapons and maneuverability of the vehicles. Overall, it just feels like infantry play took a backseat in most of the decisions around counter-vehicle.
At the same time this is the worst BF game to date in terms of the experience of a casual or middle of the skill spectrum vehicle user.
Almost everyone and everything can hurt you and at the same time most of the ground/air vehicles handle worse than ever (except from the Nightbird).
Like when Im taking my tank out for a ride and all of a sudden I have 12 rockets coming at me 😬
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
10 months ago
@GrizzGolf wrote:
@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:
@iTails wrote:
I personally don't think aircraft armament themselves are the problem, but they can evade the counters from ground and vehicle AA way too easily. Same with the RAM. They hit and run for the entire game and unless you get 4-5 people to ambush them, there's just no way to counter. Faster rocket travel and lock on time would even be preferable if they didn't want to adjust the weapons and maneuverability of the vehicles. Overall, it just feels like infantry play took a backseat in most of the decisions around counter-vehicle.
At the same time this is the worst BF game to date in terms of the experience of a casual or middle of the skill spectrum vehicle user.
Almost everyone and everything can hurt you and at the same time most of the ground/air vehicles handle worse than ever (except from the Nightbird).
Like when Im taking my tank out for a ride and all of a sudden I have 12 rockets coming at me 😬
Which reminds me that the Vehicle based APS gadget was not even part of the base game but came about 9 months after the release...
Lady_One
New Ace
10 months ago
@RanzigeRidder2 Neither is the Soflam's ability to ignore flares? You are asking for something to be added.
RanzigeRidder2
Legend
10 months ago
@Lady_One All I'm asking is to get the balance restored. As said the balance favors air vehicles. My method is one way to fix it, but the ones you mention are also viable.
Lady_One
New Ace
10 months ago
@RanzigeRidder2 Balance won't be restored with buffs or nerfs that go overboard, it will simply shift to something else being overpowered.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
10 months ago
@Lady_One
the total infantry of each team are already overpowered, they are just not working together as they should

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