Remove Auto-heal from Helicopters
More and more players are using the strategy of shoot, retreat, wait. Which in my view just ruins the game for others because 1. players are hogging helicopters all to themselves for what is almost a...
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@ATFGunr wrote:
@Joe234567891011I think you can repair from the back, as I’ve done it. The sweet spot is crazy small though, and hard to consistently hit especially if the pilot is jinking a lot. It’s like up, back, and left (or right if on other side)
@ATFGunr It really doesn’t work well at all the spot is so small it may as well not even exist it can’t really be hit while in motion. When you finally find it the repair is so slow. It’s easier and faster to land and get out to do it. In bf4 you could keep it going easily while in the air and it repaired fast with 2 people
Full removal is overkill. But I understand the frustration of finally connecting with a stinger only to have the heli fly off and return 20seconds later like nothing happened.
With good pilots you basically have a 3-5 second window to deal a fatal blow - anything less is just wasted ammo.
I think some sort of attrition mechanic should be explored. Maybe a hard cap of 300% cumulative self heal. Or perhaps only being able to self repair 90% of damage sustained.
I also wouldn't mind if certain flags in conquest provided a 'repair aura' to nearby air vehicles when their team controlled the flag. That should help make friendly air and ground forces feel better connected, something that Battlefield has always struggled with.
- @AngrySquid270
Pilots (helis, not jets I guess) could still fly back to out of bounds or base and jump out with a repair torch to fix the vehicle. So removing auto-heal would at least prevent them from coming back and * everyone right away.
Another option would be to increase the delay until auto-heal starts and also decrease the auto-heal speed. Both would work.- @DuaneDibbley To stop this they could allow players to bail from vehicles outside the playable zone, but not be able to re-enter.
Pilots (helis, not jets I guess) could still fly back to out of bounds or base and jump out with a repair torch to fix the vehicle.
That is another thing, Out of Bounds is OUT OF BOUNDS. The timer should run on everyone there, not just the opposition.
Full removal is overkill.
Agreed, but BORG technology is overkill as well. My suggestions would be
- Remove all auto regeneration. This isnt BORGfield 2042
- Must exit vehicle to repair (which means youre not moving)
- Require the player to have a repair kit in their gadgets.
- If more then one player carries repair kit, speed up repair
All these are usable, workable, and not OP
@Padding_Ur_StatsI think you just described the "hardcore" server settings for vehicles?
