Plz share such screenshots if you have ,so that DICE just don't nerf choppers as a formality like they did in 1.2 update.

@sHA4N No, you see unkillable aircraft farming infantry is actually a GOOD thing, apparently. Because DICE continues to apparently believe there's no real issue here outside of the stealth helicopter being able to repair a bit too much.That's it. No bigger design flaws in the other abilities, in the flight models and mobility of all the aircraft, in the level design affording aircraft more places to hide behind cover than they would ever need, no need for more effective infantry options like dumbfire/non-lockon AA weapons or anything.This is fine. This is all fine. This is intended and fun gameplay for infantry. Or so DICE apparently would have us believe.

@CPT_GASLIGHT The problem isn't being on the "losing" side, the problem is how busted aircraft are. It's boring when you're on the winning side with good pilots that establish air-superiority and it's basically just farming the enemy team for a round. Sure you're winning, but it's boring because it's not a real fight.

@UP_Hawxxeye I was only at the infantry end... edgecrusherO0 is right, if the pilot is not greedy, there is nothing the infantry can do, except poke a little bit. The stealth helicopter pilot has all aces. If Rao hacks? Flare before it gets through and fly away. If Stinger, just flare and fly away. If flares on cooldown, just take cover behind a hill or far enough, so nobody can lock you. If the pilot is no sleeping on all the little helpers (acoustic and visual), the only viable option is Lis with her rockets (funny enough, without boost they are not much faster than the helicopter, but less maneuverable) or a lucky shot with the M5. Really, nothing, without the help of an AA or other air. The stealth helicopter can counter everything, the infantry can do. The most frustrating thing is... even if you use the rocket of Lis, you need two hits... very hard to hit one, impossible to hit two. Also, because the reload time is unpleasantly long... to get the helicopter after the first hit, you have to use boost. And please, nobody has to tell me, that it is about teamplay. Why does the helicopter can solo everything, but the other side needs the whole team.A thing, what is bothering me, too... why does the helicopter pilot gets every visual and acoustic help, if someone want to hack him, shoots a rocker (Lis), or is trying to use a stinger, but if Rao hacks something, nobody gets any information. It is really annoying, if you play Rao and wants to hack the helicopter, but it was already hacked... and the window to shoot a stinger is very (very!) short, to get a shot with the stinger in this window. So the hack is less useful, as the pilots are thinking.

@UP_Hawxxeye Because "ripping that son of a gun out of the sky" is usually incredible difficult as infantry, especially if you don't have a wildcat handy.Aircraft have far better tools for escaping from ground forces trying to down them than ground forces have to set up plays to actually kill aircraft.

Exactly, either way the broken air power spoils a game.The stealth are currently impossible to take down unless the pilot basically gets bored and pushed their luck/does something daft.DICE were told this the instant it was introduced but apparently the "full" team (definitely not a skeleton team....) can't do anything. In a LIVE SERVICE game.

Thats why Infantry players leaving Battlefield 2042

164 Replies

edgecrusherO0
4 years ago
@sHA4N No, you see unkillable aircraft farming infantry is actually a GOOD thing, apparently. Because DICE continues to apparently believe there's no real issue here outside of the stealth helicopter being able to repair a bit too much.

That's it. No bigger design flaws in the other abilities, in the flight models and mobility of all the aircraft, in the level design affording aircraft more places to hide behind cover than they would ever need, no need for more effective infantry options like dumbfire/non-lockon AA weapons or anything.

This is fine. This is all fine. This is intended and fun gameplay for infantry. Or so DICE apparently would have us believe.
CPT_GASLIGHT
4 years ago
Hahahaha. Honestly if you’re on the losing end of all of these the problem might be found by looking in the mirror.
edgecrusherO0
4 years ago
@CPT_GASLIGHT The problem isn't being on the "losing" side, the problem is how busted aircraft are. It's boring when you're on the winning side with good pilots that establish air-superiority and it's basically just farming the enemy team for a round. Sure you're winning, but it's boring because it's not a real fight.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
Because leaving is easier than actually getting together and ripping that son of a gun out of the sky?
edgecrusherO0
4 years ago
@UP_Hawxxeye Because "ripping that son of a gun out of the sky" is usually incredible difficult as infantry, especially if you don't have a wildcat handy.

Aircraft have far better tools for escaping from ground forces trying to down them than ground forces have to set up plays to actually kill aircraft.
GrizzGolf
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I agree it sucks but it won't change
CPT_GASLIGHT
4 years ago
@edgecrusherO0 wrote:
@CPT_GASLIGHTThe problem isn't being on the "losing" side, the problem is how busted aircraft are. It's boring when you're on the winning side with good pilots that establish air-superiority and it's basically just farming the enemy team for a round. Sure you're winning, but it's boring because it's not a real fight.
I’m never been up against a pilot that gets 100 kills like that. 200? That’s beyond embarrassing. Can’t believe OP posted this.
sHA4N
Rising Adventurer
4 years ago
@CPT_GASLIGHT i don't mind losing if teams are balanced.I believe 50 tickets win or loose is good game.Back in good old bf days i had switched to losing team plenty of times for team balance.
Anyhow why don't these chopper guys play solo op and kill bots? It's almost same thing as there is no competition killing infantry.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
@edgecrusherO0 wrote:
@UP_HawxxeyeBecause "ripping that son of a gun out of the sky" is usually incredible difficult as infantry, especially if you don't have a wildcat handy.

Aircraft have far better tools for escaping from ground forces trying to down them than ground forces have to set up plays to actually kill aircraft.
Believe me I know, I have been both on the giving and receiving end of this.
But it REALLY makes a difference if the one time there is a good window to land stingers if it is 3 at once instead of 1.
Same if the pilot has to dodge like 4 people using the liz missiles instead of 1.
The main advantage of infantry vs vehicles is their overwhelming number.
I know some aircraft are just dumb right now but trying is better than accepting it
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
4 years ago
Can definitely be exhausting at times; I spend most of my time in Portal now to get away from that but it'd be nice to have more options that don't act like a band-aid