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Seasoned Hotshot

4 years ago

Wildcat turret elevation 'blind spot' is stupid

I understand some of the changes made to the Wildcat (AA config) to make it more viable in its intended AA role. But it still has a ridiculously limited turret with a huge area above the vehicle it can't reach, leaving it completely explosed to any close up aircraft. I know - "well don't like the aircraft get close". But with the number of aircraft in the game, constantly spawning, that can't really be avoided.

The AA Wildcat is effective at longer range now, which is good, but the weakness to aircraft up-close is odd. AA vehicles in previous Battlefield titles didn't have such an absurd limitation, why was it considered a good idea this time?

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CPT_GASLIGHT
4 years ago
@RayD_O1 wrote:
@Ai-Fluffy wrote:
Every air powered vehicle.

The Wildcat is meant to be anti air. Who makes an AA vehicle that cannot look up.
Well when you put it like that it is a bit of a head scratcher. 😬
Not really. With the ridiculous range of the AA if you let someone get directly above you you’ve failed miserably.
kregora
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CPT_GASLIGHT I usually complain, why people don't take their vehicles on the objective. An engagement blind spot for the Wildcat is a valid reason.

And yeah, the reasons are plenty, why you didn't engage a helicopter before it is hovering above you. Sometime its ship wrecks, sometime its building, sometimes its trees. Not every helicopter pilot aproaches 200m above ground to allow you to paint it or missile lock on it.
DigitalHype
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
The Wildcat's biggest "blind spot" is the fact that it shares a spawn slot with the other attack vehicles.
edgecrusherO0
4 years ago
I just hope they fix the 60mm flak gun so the AoE stops ignoring solid objects. Very frustrating to have one pelting a giant rock you're hiding behind and taking splash damage from hits in front of the big rock : |
I feel like the Wildcat is still more effective vs. infantry (and light vehicles) than it is vs. aircraft...