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Rdslima
Seasoned Hotshot
9 hours ago

Unfair low-radar inconsistency

Attack helicopters and the Little Bird can use low altitude to break lock from our tracking missiles. However, this advantage only works one way: when the helicopter lands, hovers low, or positions itself behind terrain, it suffers no such limitation itself. It can still detect us, target us, and fire its own missiles freely while our tracking missiles simply cannot lock onto it. There is no counterplay for mobile anti-air — we cannot return fire while the helicopter attacks safely from protected positions. This asymmetry heavily favors air vehicles and needs to be addressed.

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    Rdslima
    Seasoned Hotshot
    4 hours ago

    Helicopters currently abuse low flight and terrain so our missile by tracking cannot lock onto them. The problem is this advantage is completely one-sided — they engage us from positions where we cannot return fire. This creates a frustrating and unbalanced experience for mobile anti-air players. I request this system be adjusted to work both ways, not only against ground vehicles. Equal conditions are essential for fair gameplay.

  • The low-radar system prevents our missile by tracking from locking onto helicopters, yet the helicopter faces no such restriction. It can position itself behind terrain, break our missile lock, and still maintain full visibility and fire upon us with impunity. There is no counterplay available. Please review this — either allow missile by tracking to lock within reasonable visual range, or apply the same detection and firing limitations to helicopters when they use terrain as protection.

  • Attack helicopters and the Little Bird can use low altitude to stay below radar and break lock from our missile by tracking. However, this advantage works one-sidedly: when the helicopter lands, hovers behind terrain, or flies low, it still sees us perfectly, detects us, and fires its own missiles without any restriction. Meanwhile, mobile anti-air cannot get a missile lock. This needs to be equalized — if they are outside our missile by tracking locking range, they shouldn't be able to lock onto and engage us from that position either.

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    Rdslima
    Seasoned Hotshot
    7 hours ago

    Helicopters use terrain and low altitude to break missile locks, then attack safely from positions where I cannot return fire. Mobile anti-air has no equivalent advantage — we are always vulnerable. Please balance this properly: either tracking missiles can lock within visual range regardless of altitude, or helicopters should also be unable to lock and fire when positioned where enemy missiles cannot acquire a target. It needs to work both ways, not just against ground vehicles.

  • The low-radar mechanic prevents my tracking missiles from locking onto helicopters, but they face no such limitation when targeting me. They can sit behind a hill or hover low where I cannot lock on, while they maintain full visibility and free shots. This is not balanced gameplay — the same limitation should apply both ways. If I can't lock onto them, they shouldn't be able to lock onto me from that position either.

  • Helicopters can hover low or near terrain where my tracking missiles cannot lock on, yet they suffer no such restriction themselves. They can freely spot, lock, and fire at mobile anti-air from those exact same protected positions. This is completely one-sided — if low altitude hides them from my missiles, it should also limit their ability to engage me from that spot. Either equalize how low-radar works for both sides or give helicopters the same locking restrictions they currently exploit.

  • Helicopters can use terrain and low altitude to prevent our tracking missiles from locking on. They exploit this by positioning on high ground or behind obstacles where they can see and engage us, yet our tracking missiles cannot lock onto them at all. The low-radar mechanic appears to apply only against ground-based air defense, never restricting the helicopter's ability to attack. Please adjust this quickly — either allow tracking missiles to lock within reasonable visual range regardless of minor altitude differences, or apply the same locking restrictions to helicopters when they abuse terrain for protection. The current situation is heavily imbalanced against mobile anti-air.

  • The low-radar system prevents our tracking missiles from locking onto helicopters, yet the helicopter faces no such restriction. It can sit behind a hill or at low altitude where our tracking missiles cannot acquire a lock, while maintaining full visibility, full detection range, and complete freedom to fire missiles at us. We have no way to defend ourselves or retaliate. If the helicopter is too low or behind cover for our tracking missiles to lock, it should face corresponding penalties — it should not be able to engage us with impunity from that exact same position.

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