Parachuting in...and getting shot.

[GunHappyBob]

Seems in this demo that sometimes when I parachute in people are able to kill me mid flight and I have almost no recourse. Sure I can attempt to shot them but it's not such an easy task when your dropping in a parachute. Also do those mounted tows at the first defense base seem a bit over powered. I'm used to getting hit by one and everyone cheering because it's a fairly rare event (rare meaning 1 time a week maybe). In this game there are guys that snipe you out 6 times in a round with that tow launcher. And I'm not talking about from 5 or 15 feet away. I'm talking about me walking over a mountain a quarter of a mile away and me getting picked off as if he was a sniper.

[Killerus]

Re: Parachuting in...and getting shot.

don't fly in a straight line?

[=)BiT(= Evant3k]

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I'm glad they put that MG on that building, I have a lot of fun killing campers on the hill with it.

[Lordsethonan]

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Spawn as engineer; drop the heat on them; it's easier than sniping from the parachute. it can be done tough, and will most probably cause the sniped person disconnecting

[jackal22]

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:hmm: you must just be really unlucky, the total fluke of a shot required to headshot a parachuting enemy once let alone multiple times is like winning the lottery.

I have hit people with the tow on the mountain before but in my experience the things just as likely to get you killed as an enemy.

[CptainCrunch]

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Dont know what to say about the chute thing. Tough luck on that.

As for the tow, it acts the same in BF2 and actually I thought they were a bit weaker.

Crunch

[WolfAlmighty]

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If you play hardcore, aren't the sniper rifles one-hit-kills, or at least the bolt actions? Wouldn't it be a bit of a turkey shoot hitting all the parachuting people since all you'd need is a body shot for an instant kill? Landing would almost seem like a battle of attrition, that if they throw enough bodies down at the same time they can't ALL be sniped so at least one is bound to get through. Yet I don't see this as a complaint so I'm guessing it works differently in HC?

[Lordsethonan]

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It does.

But so is life *shrugs*

[=MNKY=Frosty]

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Just strafe and go forwards while parachuting, nearly all of the time you won't die.

[MrKLM]

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I have yet to get killed in the attacking intro, but someone I know did. All you need to do is just put a bit of moment into your descent and you will be fine.