Helicopter's are nothing more than flying coffins

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So no doubt this subject has been covered before but since I haven't seen any updates addressing the issue it's possibly worth making a new post on the topic.

So 'Transport Helicopter' is aptly named. Not Blackhawk - the feared beast that exists in real life. Many players use it for simply that (transport from A to B) since IMO it was EA's intention and why they named it as such. It's simply transport from HQ to an objective (assuming you make it that far without getting blown out of the sky) where many pilots simply bail out leaving their hapless passengers to fend for themselves. It's nothing short of idiotic in it's current form and vastly unfair to players who like the heli's.

Then there's the issue of being targeted by a gazillion Tows, AA, RPG's, Stingers, small arms fire, (and hell, if a player has the 'guided missile' upgrade enabled on a tank that can take one out often with 1 hit too! ) - Combine this with the fact a fully-loaded 'transport helicopter' is often a very rewarding kill with taking out 6 players on the opposing team, it's nothing more than a flying coffin. And it's sad to see EA has intended it as such, with no upgrades available it seems, no matter how many hours you spend dying piloting one.

Battlefield is supposed to be just that - Battlefield. Not COD.

There are a ton of maps with no vehicles and a 100 COD game modes to suit those players, yet we get less than a handful of large, conquest maps with vehicles? It makes no sense. I refuse to play game modes like 'rush' etc that are small, infantry only. It bores me. I want large maps, vehicles, strategy play. If players hate being killed by aircraft then let them go play on a map with no vehicles? Or one that has ground vehicles only? Or some Rush/COD map? Why penalise the players that love the aircraft and don't have a cry if they happen to be taken out by a mini-gun? As it stands, it is vastly unfair.

And finally, for me (and many other players it seems who often fill my helicopter) the heli's are some of the most fun I have ever had in BF since BF2 and the initial 'Gulf of Oman' map where they took off from a carrier and stormed the beaches. It's what made BF better than run around shooters such as COD. And yes, I played COD years ago and enjoyed it to a degree, but nothing matches BF with vehicles, and in particular the aircraft.

EA needs to give the heli's a chance. Give us upgrades for them and give them a buff. Reduce the gazillion Tow's and other weapons that can take down a heli and reduce the hit damage and/or accuracy from other weapons, and make this game fun again.

zhukov211 · Answer

For starters the out of bounds borders for aircraft on all maps are way too small. This is because DICE wants BF to be zero attention span COD boy bait by compressing everyone and everything in every game mode into small, no brain, no pain, restricted corridors and tiny, brain dead choke points.

You really can’t hate the Neu DICE enoughfor what they’ve done to Battlefield!!!

richac · Answer

my fav chopper was in bc2.&nbsp; &nbsp;But all the aimbots raiseds bloody hell about the controls hahaha.&nbsp; so it was changed in the next game.&nbsp; &nbsp;I havean't flown an air vehicle since bf3 where the jets and choppers were pretty fun.&nbsp; &nbsp;bc2 chopper still the best though lol.&nbsp; &nbsp; but in bf1 and bfv,&nbsp; I pretty much couldn't even use a tank, let alon an air vehicle lol.&nbsp; &nbsp;And in this game,&nbsp; even if I get a chance to get in one,&nbsp; i'm toast.&nbsp; I might have to try one of those flying vehicle practice maps or something but I can't be bothered.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The trick seems to be to fly super low in the chopper,&nbsp; cause it actually renders AA guns useless.&nbsp; which is pretty wild for bf.&nbsp; &nbsp;then you just have to keep your distance from rpgs.&nbsp; so you basically fly to the edge of map and hover on the ground is how they escape me all the time.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;at least in bf6 tanks are viable for the avg player again.&nbsp; so is killing them as infantry.&nbsp; tk goodness.&nbsp; &nbsp;been years.&nbsp; &nbsp;its still cod geared,&nbsp; but at least its more bf than bf1 or V.&nbsp; &nbsp;

richac · Answer

its not what dice wants.&nbsp; You act like DICE is leading something.&nbsp; they following the crowd and its what the people want unfortunately.&nbsp; &nbsp;This is what happens when your ideology is trying to include everyone who isn't using a detected bot engine.&nbsp; Regardless of how unsporting they are.&nbsp; &nbsp; Metro was the most popular map in all of bf,&nbsp; cause all the aimbots just want to hold w and shoot through walls brother.&nbsp; So you can argue catering to what the people want is what they are doing wrong,&nbsp; ands what they should be doing is exactly what you don't want them to.&nbsp; But they should just give the middle finger to this infested community that needs to be purged,&nbsp; and do exactly what they want regardless of what people think.&nbsp; Let everyone go back to cod if thats what they want.&nbsp; &nbsp;Put all the money into marketing and do the game how they know it should be,&nbsp; and screw peoples feelings.

mjrwalker · Answer

Yeah they're essentially useless at the moment. I've never spent more than 5 mins in one.&nbsp;

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