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MZR_926's avatar
MZR_926
3 years ago

Rao and FXM should be very weak (and nerf helos)

Edit 6 (From the perspective of an AA player): Rao and FXM are making the game boring. Currently, helos are too strong when nobody is using FXM. We should not be required to use FXM because most pl...
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MZR_926's avatar
MZR_926
3 years ago
@AngrySquid270 I mean, they don't practice other AA weapons. There's no room becoming better at Rao+FXM. That is the problem.
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kregora
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@MZR_926 You are right, I don't bother to learn much beside the FXM to fend of helicopters.

When I do this alone, it is usually a threat only, not a real danger. And I don't do it to kill you, but to chase you away.

But maybe the circumstances are important. I mainly play breakthrough, so I usually need the FXM when I am on the defending side, and I then usually defend a target rich environment.

When I play conquest, a helicopter needs to kill me a couple of times before I am so annoyed to switch to FXM.

The issue with BF2042 is, that there are no real AA tanks in the game.
Most Wildcats I encounter are fitted for anti infantry roles. They even decide to use the 60mm AA pod against infantry rather than air vehicles.

I usually use Rao for other things than chasing helicopters, because they are usually too far away. It is nice that he can hack vehicles, but that is usually only helpful if you want to run away.
  • MZR_926's avatar
    MZR_926
    3 years ago

    I added Edit 4.

    Edit 4:

    If more players use NTW or Recoilless against helos, helo pilots need to perform complex maneuvers, which make aiming difficult. Although Recoilless is difficult and too slow to hit helos consistently, it's better than FXM when you fight against decent or good pilots. (Infantry should not be able to kill good pilots easily.)

    It's frustrating that my teammates don't deal any damage to an enemy helo when I dealt more than 50 damage to it with NTW or LATV4 50mm or something.

  • MZR_926's avatar
    MZR_926
    3 years ago
    @kregora I think Wildcat is usually focused on AA now because 60mm Flak got nerfed against infantry and EBLC-Ram is better at anti infantry than Wildcat.
    • Psubond's avatar
      Psubond
      Legend
      3 years ago

      i'm going to keep using the FXM and Rao.  they are the best counters to helos.  the fact that it annoys helo pilots is a bonus to me and makes me smile. 

      implying that they require no skill and that their mechanics are an implication on my skill at the game will not work to get me to stop.  when they take the stinger away from Rao i'll use the soflam and then anyone with a javelin or M5 will be able to lock on to the helo

      • DigitalHype's avatar
        DigitalHype
        Seasoned Ace
        3 years ago

        This is all moot in a few weeks anyway. Rao is losing FXM. Regarding the comment about DICE saying they are going to make the hacked effect better communicated/more visible to teammates. They already added that aspect to the game with the hack now triggering a spot with a unique symbol icon to hacked aircraft.

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