game feedback [VOTE] Bring Back BF3 & BF4 Vehicle Controls as Default
After spending time in the Battlefield 6 Beta, I can say the visuals are incredible, the atmosphere is great, and the potential is huge. But the vehicle controls — especially for helicopters, jets, and tanks — need serious attention.
🚁 Helicopters
Right now, helicopter flying feels like being stuck on a rail. The movement is stiff and heavily restricted, and you can’t fly naturally like in previous Battlefield games. In BF2042, helicopter controls weren’t perfect, but they still allowed more freedom. Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 had the best flight controls in the series — smooth, precise, and responsive, giving pilots full control without the game steering for them.
✈ Jets
Same issue here — jets don’t feel as fluid as BF3/BF4. Maneuvers are harder to pull off, and aiming feels sluggish compared to what veterans are used to. Those older controls were already proven to work and were loved by the air combat community.
🪖Tanks
Tank control right now feels awkward because the turret doesn’t move naturally with the controller input. Instead, it only snaps to wherever the small aiming dot is, making turret movement slow and unnatural. In previous Battlefield games, turret rotation followed your stick movement directly, which allowed for quick reaction shots and better close-range combat. This needs to be fixed so turret aiming feels responsive and fluid again.
💡 Suggested Fixes & Improvements
- Bring back BF3/BF4 controls as the default for helicopters, jets, and tanks.
- Increase analog stick responsiveness for aircraft pitch/roll to remove sluggishness.
- Reduce auto-stabilization so pilots control hover and movement themselves.
- Add an advanced flight mode toggle for those who want full manual control.
- Improve camera freedom in helicopters for better spotting without fighting the view.
- Separate sensitivity sliders for pitch, yaw, and roll so players can fine-tune.
- Restore direct turret rotation for tanks so the stick directly controls the barrel movement.
- Make “Classic Vehicle Controls” a selectable preset in the settings for all vehicle types.
📢 Poll – Should Classic BF3/BF4 Vehicle Controls Return by Default?
✅ YES – Bring back the proven controls for air & ground vehicles!
❌ NO – Keep the new system.
If you agree, reply with YES so the developers can clearly see the community wants these changes before launch.