Wildcat nerfs
Petition to make wildcat rockets charge back up at same rate as jet air to ground missiles. A jet has to shoot 4-7 rockets in order to destroy a wildcat, while the wildcat can shoot probably 20 missi...
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@MavricKIX
Not sure what the problem is.
I guess we can agree that the Wildcat should be designed to always be able to beat a jet in any 1:1.
Everything else being equal and both would reload their respective weapons at the same rate (what really counts is the potential damage per unit of time, not the number of rockets ready to be fired)
So, if a jet enters an area that the Wildcat operates in and the Wildcat focuses on the jet and not on infantry, then the Wildcat should be able to make sure the jet and other air vehicles will not survive long in said area.
Not sure what the problem is.
I guess we can agree that the Wildcat should be designed to always be able to beat a jet in any 1:1.
Everything else being equal and both would reload their respective weapons at the same rate (what really counts is the potential damage per unit of time, not the number of rockets ready to be fired)
So, if a jet enters an area that the Wildcat operates in and the Wildcat focuses on the jet and not on infantry, then the Wildcat should be able to make sure the jet and other air vehicles will not survive long in said area.
Don't we also have to consider the bigger picture?
How would your nerfs to the wildcat affect the transport/attack heli/night bird vs Wildcat balance?
Is it your belief that the wildcat is too strong versus those as well?
DICE can obviously tweak the jet-vs-wildcat balance without affecting the wildcat's performance against other air vehicles. Although, I'd say that the wildcat in its current state can overpower all air vehicles except for the transport choppers (pre-nerf state - 2 repair guys + 50-mm cannon. (it's one thing being better than air vehicles and it's another being FAR too good against air vehicles).
The dual 30-mm cannons alone are overpowered against air vehicles with a large hitbox and relatively low max hp - you can fairly easily (don't need to be a pro or have exceptional aim) destroy a jet without having to reload, especially if pilot is distracted/busy dealing with other vehicles.
The AA missiles are definitely problematic, especially after the super competent DICE devs introduced a new bug in recent updates, where the AA can sometimes lock onto jets from a distance exceeding 1 km, making dogfights meaningless. If a jet has ran out of flares, it's pretty much dead because a wildcat can launch two AA missiles at once. I think that the AA missile should only deal about 45 dmg, not 70 and their reload rate definitely needs a nerf.
only problem
No matter how you look at it, it's strange that that silly 30mm cannon doesn't have power attenuation.
What do you think about the problem of helicopters not functioning as helicopters and just turning into coffins?
I'm not sure if you want helicopters to have no wins or if you want infantry only maps.
I would really like to know the specific reason why we still need to strengthen our anti-aircraft in this situation where there are only problems.
The problem is that oftentimes, the only option IS to 1v1 the wildcat because he's sitting in their spawn where infantry and the tanks can't get to him. Meanwhile you're forced to fly below radar otherwise he'll be able to lock you no matter where you pop up on the map. It's missiles have twice the range and half the recharge rate of the AGMs. Plus, it takes 2 AA missiles to kill aircraft, but 3 AGMs to kill a wildcat. Landing an entire 16 rocket burst from the hydras isn't enough either. They need to reduce the range and increase the cool down time of the AA missiles and put the RAM back into the light armor category.
- @RunPullFourSkinz
The recent range changes are supposed to have made the wildcats much weaker when camping the spawn.
Also, you necroed a thread from almost a year ago
