Namely LATV and hovercraft, this is stupid, 4 flak cannon camping at the back spamming in breakthrough, sick of it just in one round. Who thought this is a good idea?
It's mainly about suppress infantry not heli, still I don't think LATV should have AA cannons.
no.
Didn’t the range get reduced to 200m last patch?
@BownrInSweatPanz wrote:
@loveubfsounds like you got unlucky there, maybe more so due to the vehicle balance in BT, however not everyone is going to run flak every game because is almost useless on infantry and armor, and unless you are a NB pilot, the flak deals less damage on heavier choppers and has limited range at ~250m, less than a wildcat.
Another issue with the 20mm flak, 20mm canister on the transports and the twin 35mm on Wildcat is that they are currently bugged.
There is no visual or audio feedback when you're being hit by it. Your damage bar simply goes down with no indication that you'll are being shot at. Doesn't matter if you're on the ground, in a vehicle or flying in aircraft, you will not hear or see anything unless you're directly facing the transport/wildcat shooting at you with those bugged weapons.
It is especially bad when you're being hit in the rear because you don't realize what's happening until your vehicle alarms go off at which point it is already too late to take any evasive action.
@loveubf I strongly disagree. They're literally the best Anti Air solution currently in the game if there's a noob in the AA, and that's only within 200 meters, so you're constantly driving around unlike with the AA.
This feels like just another case of something that's far better in Breakthrough than it is in Conquest.
Irrespective, to call for it to be removed entirely is uncalled for and a clear exaggeration.
It's worth mentioning that the damage markers are bugged for it, including for the 35mm AA guns.
@ugdpy wrote:
@loveubf The LATV 20mm flack has a really short range and is a good counter to nightbirds but can still lose 1v1 engagements, it's quite nice where it is.
I agree. The element of surprise is the only thing it has to its advantage.
@S3SSioN_SoL wrote:It's worth mentioning that the damage markers are bugged for it, including for the 35mm AA guns.
The element of surprise is the only thing it has to its advantage.
It's the "complete absence of damage cues" bug that's making it insanely long overpowered. Shooting at a target and not having the victim realize it until it's too late is what is making the LATV/Hovercraft more effective that it actually should be because pilots aren't taking any evasive maneuvers even while being hit.
The 20mm canister shot and the new 35mm Wildcat twin cannon also share the same bug.
"Surprise! You're dead!"
@EA_Leeuw FYI, this has been brought up as a bug - any idea if it will be fixed soon as it's a serious one.
