Re: Nightbird's miniguns are FAR too effective against Jets (and attack choppers)
@Metal_Daryl97 I do think that the miniguns need a steeper damage drop off and maybe slightly faster overheat. They need to drop AGM from 2 to 1 missile as well. The rockets seem pretty well balanced right now.
The biggest mistake was moving the Nightbird from Transport to Attack helicopter. What used to be this beautiful little spunky light transport that could serve as a sneaky squad insertion vehicle was turned into lethal death machine, replete with push buttons AA missile dodging (without flares).
The problem with putting it into attack heli slot is you now have to make it commensurate in value to the Attack/Stealth helis. But they even went above and beyond that! They gave it very strong/versatile weaponry, smallest hitbox and insane agility. DICE has to decide what they want it to be. If they want it to continue to have superior survivability, then they need to drop the offensive capabilities accordingly. Conversely, if they want to keep the offense, then they need to get rid of the missile dodging.
My preference is to tone down the offense and get it back to its rightful home: Transport Land. It should be reimagined as a decently armed air transport that can double as an opportunistic skirmisher.
The biggest mistake was moving the Nightbird from Transport to Attack helicopter. What used to be this beautiful little spunky light transport that could serve as a sneaky squad insertion vehicle was turned into lethal death machine, replete with push buttons AA missile dodging (without flares).
The problem with putting it into attack heli slot is you now have to make it commensurate in value to the Attack/Stealth helis. But they even went above and beyond that! They gave it very strong/versatile weaponry, smallest hitbox and insane agility. DICE has to decide what they want it to be. If they want it to continue to have superior survivability, then they need to drop the offensive capabilities accordingly. Conversely, if they want to keep the offense, then they need to get rid of the missile dodging.
My preference is to tone down the offense and get it back to its rightful home: Transport Land. It should be reimagined as a decently armed air transport that can double as an opportunistic skirmisher.
