Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

[bigbay82]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

While they're at it I would like to see an option where you could speak to everyone in a vehicle without joinging their squads. This way you could jump in any vehicle and tell the guy where to drop you off.

[TacticalSkirmish]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

Good change. Won't affect how I play, except of course when not the pilot or gunner (assuming there are others with me), I will need to jump out of the heli to grab the flag.

What will be somewhat interesting/dangerous, is not only snipers or other nearby enemies, but if an artillery strike starts, will you be close enough to hop onto the helicopter before the pilot makes a dash out of there? Provided you survive, will he come back to pick you up? If not, he will quickly deplete his passengers and become almost useless.

TS!

[Harmor]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

While they're at it I would like to see an option where you could speak to everyone in a vehicle without joinging their squads. This way you could jump in any vehicle and tell the guy where to drop you off.

Unfortuately you can't map any new buttons, but this is a great idea. I'll post it in the MOD forum for ya.

[Harmor]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

Good change. Won't affect how I play, except of course when not the pilot or gunner (assuming there are others with me), I will need to jump out of the heli to grab the flag.

What will be somewhat interesting/dangerous, is not only snipers or other nearby enemies, but if an artillery strike starts, will you be close enough to hop onto the helicopter before the pilot makes a dash out of there? Provided you survive, will he come back to pick you up? If not, he will quickly deplete his passengers and become almost useless.

TS!

You could always use him as a mobile spawn point? I figure though that he's going to probably come in and hover over the flag to get his points and not circle around and give you cover fire with someone in the copter with him...

[Donkey]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

Do you people realize this is for EVERY vehicle and not just the BH...in my opnion this is stupid...they should have atleast made it 2 people so one can man a gun and one can drive around while capping a flag....

but who knows we shall see how it all plays out when the patch is released

[Wreck0]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

Sounds like fun, now vehicle squads actually have to engage in close combat to take a flag. They can always stay in the vehicle to get kills instead of flag captures. I think it evens things out nicely between the drivers, gunners, and currently bored passengers.

Only real complaint will be the TK's from guys that jump to get in the helo and aren't hitting their enter/exit vehicle button fast enough :)

Besides the slow-moving vehicle fix, you can also just hold down 'E'.

[Kattspya]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

I'm going to love the whining that will start when blackhawks stop capping and start fragging. If you thought that a capping blackhawk was hard to bring down, just wait till you see the fulltime flying-around-in-circles-at-100-meters-killing everything-blackhawk.

Remember that you wanted capping to be harder when you're killed by that circling blackhawk ten times in a row.

[stumpy]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

I'm going to love the whining that will start when blackhawks stop capping and start fragging. If you thought that a capping blackhawk was hard to bring down, just wait till you see the fulltime flying-around-in-circles-at-100-meters-killing everything-blackhawk.

Remember that you wanted capping to be harder when you're killed by that circling blackhawk ten times in a row.

Rumor has it they are tweaking the miniguns as well, not as powerful.

As a sniper I like this fix but you will still have lonewolves driving around in tanks capping flags and the 2nd guy in the turret was a nice easy target to kill now he will be on the ground running around in circles, much harder shot.

[Naish]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

I think they should let both the gunner and pilot cap flags, but only in attack vehicles (attack helicopter, tanks).
I would hate to move from my gunner position in the AH1Z only to cap a single flag, just to see my pilot fly away without me afterwards.
It's okay to only make the pilot capture flags in transport vehicles (black-hawks, APC's) , that would improve game balance IMO.

[=HzC=Heinz]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

I can't wait to try it out in the new patch. gonna be a blast.

[IVfluids]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

don't count on it changing too much, the method people use may change, but the people will just find another way to do the same old things as before.

I'm going to love the whining that will start when blackhawks stop capping and start fragging. If you thought that a capping blackhawk was hard to bring down, just wait till you see the fulltime flying-around-in-circles-at-100-meters-killing everything-blackhawk.

Remember that you wanted capping to be harder when you're killed by that circling blackhawk ten times in a row.

I take it you used to play Desert Combat and got to see the damage a blackhawk could inflict on maps like Lost Village? I used to fly those things all the time for certain people in my clan (those that could shoot accurately) and watch them get upwards of 100+ kills.

[moocifer]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

if this extends to all vehicles (hummers, apcs and tanks as well) this is retarded. but i think we're going to being repeatedly raped on mashtuur by a blackhawk 200m out where it cannot be touched since it doesn't have to come in to cap a flag anymore. though I hope they make it so that the blackhawk can't rape an apc with the miniguns. and the fast ropes would be really cool and help people make this transition

[BH|Recon]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

I'm going to love the whining that will start when blackhawks stop capping and start fragging. If you thought that a capping blackhawk was hard to bring down, just wait till you see the fulltime flying-around-in-circles-at-100-meters-killing everything-blackhawk.

Remember that you wanted capping to be harder when you're killed by that circling blackhawk ten times in a row.

u mean like a real BH??? wow... although it should only take one AT rocket to kill a BH i dont mind that its not the case in this game.. but a support/transport chopper should be a support/transport chopper and not a flying fortress that can hop from flag to flag capping at will..

i mean how many times have u played a map where your team holds ALL the points only to have the BH cap every point but one in a matter of seconds (it seems... but more likley a min).. theres almost no way to stop that on some maps because the AA just isnt there to shoot it down.. now BOTH teams will have to work for flags instead of a group of the last 6 survivors winning the map.

as far as the other transport is concerned.. it make sense to have the troops hop out of a vehicle to cap flags and defend hard points.. im gonna use a bad example but im sure most people have seen the movie black hawk down.. notice when they storm the city the troops dont sit in the vehicles.. they stop get out and defend... i can only hope the next patch will promote even better teamwork in the people that are actually willing to use teamwork (the ones that cant or wont use teamwork are a lost cause anyway)...

high hopes for an even better game from where i sit.

[Harmor]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

Do you people realize this is for EVERY vehicle and not just the BH...in my opnion this is stupid...they should have atleast made it 2 people so one can man a gun and one can drive around while capping a flag....

but who knows we shall see how it all plays out when the patch is released

If there were 6 people in a vehicle, APC or transport helicopter, which person besides the driver/pilot would get points?

[tk471138]

Re: Now that only the driver counts when capping a flag...v1.03 "Super" Patch Oct 3rd

the change is meant to change the game play and i think its for the better