Re: MMGs and incendiary rounds
G'day @DesertDust91
I fully understand where you're coming from here, however I would have to disagree that the current tools available for combating planes are only efficient with team work.
In order of effectiveness from highest to lowest here is the best tools anyone can use to effectively and efficiently take out enemy aircraft solo:
1. Aircraft
2. MAA
3. Stationary AA
4. High Velocity Tank
5. Fliegerfoust
6. M1A1 Bazooka
7. Panzerfoust
8. Stationary AT cannon
9. LMG/MMG
10. AT Grenade
11. Lunge Mine - Runway Camping only
It makes sense that an aircraft will always be the best thing to take out another aircraft, however the AAs in the game have an extreme range that make the smaller maps such as Arras an absolute nightmare as they aren't even required to leave their spawn to be able to hit you on the other side of the map, the blast radius allows you to be hit even behind a mountain or below cliff level and the damage output is so large it only requires a few well placed shots to destroy an aircraft.
Regarding your LMG/MMG incendiary damage output, the main difference between BF1 and BFV is BF1 had wooden aircraft that once caught fire would destroy key components. The BFV aircraft are metallic and so it makes sense that the incendiary wouldn't do nearly as much damage.
The main reason you don't see as many MMG users anymore is the TTK changes coupled with the increase to recoil has made many MMG users who would primarily camp off capture points, frustrated that they no longer had laser-beam type weapons and this isn't necessarily a bad thing as it's forcing people now to push objectives and engage head on with the enemy and leave the sniping to the snipers.
I hope this has given you another perspective to look at, thanks for your new thread and I hope to see you post more 🙂
I fully understand where you're coming from here, however I would have to disagree that the current tools available for combating planes are only efficient with team work.
In order of effectiveness from highest to lowest here is the best tools anyone can use to effectively and efficiently take out enemy aircraft solo:
1. Aircraft
2. MAA
3. Stationary AA
4. High Velocity Tank
5. Fliegerfoust
6. M1A1 Bazooka
7. Panzerfoust
8. Stationary AT cannon
9. LMG/MMG
10. AT Grenade
11. Lunge Mine - Runway Camping only
It makes sense that an aircraft will always be the best thing to take out another aircraft, however the AAs in the game have an extreme range that make the smaller maps such as Arras an absolute nightmare as they aren't even required to leave their spawn to be able to hit you on the other side of the map, the blast radius allows you to be hit even behind a mountain or below cliff level and the damage output is so large it only requires a few well placed shots to destroy an aircraft.
Regarding your LMG/MMG incendiary damage output, the main difference between BF1 and BFV is BF1 had wooden aircraft that once caught fire would destroy key components. The BFV aircraft are metallic and so it makes sense that the incendiary wouldn't do nearly as much damage.
The main reason you don't see as many MMG users anymore is the TTK changes coupled with the increase to recoil has made many MMG users who would primarily camp off capture points, frustrated that they no longer had laser-beam type weapons and this isn't necessarily a bad thing as it's forcing people now to push objectives and engage head on with the enemy and leave the sniping to the snipers.
I hope this has given you another perspective to look at, thanks for your new thread and I hope to see you post more 🙂
