Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

[Alcorr]

Ok, yes most of us here have seen the video with the AA missiles doing crazy circles and zigzag lines around oil towers and things.

But for the past few days its been increasingly frustrating when every time im in a jet shooting down aircraft (jet or chopper) or in ground AA I see this happen 8/10 times.

I obtain a lock.

I fire two missiles at the same time the guy hits his flares.

Both go towards the flares and then turn back towards teh plane and then to the flares...then the plane...then the flares...then the plane....

So you see a zigzag line.

And then they finally always hit the plane or chopper.

I mean....to me....if a missile goes towards a flare...it should not have any chance (at least in the game) of hitting the same aircraft....now going past that aircraft and then going to hit another aircraft is a possiblity...but not doing crazy zigzag lines and STILL hit the same aircraft.

And the amount of TKs I get from firing missiles at a locked aircraft...and they always swoop around to hit a full BH of teammates...

UGHH!

My point is, yeah it looks crazy...but it effects gameplay too!

[Ghilleman]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

Just another glitch... go talk to EA/DICE instead of posting here. maybe by talking to them, the problem could get fixed.

[imported_']['error]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

indeed, im a pretty good aviator, with 120 hours in an plane...ive seen ur problem. i get shot out of the air so many times now bij zig-zagin missiles.
there is no way to avoid them.. u hear the lock htat wont stop, you change camera view, and see the zig-zagin missels come towards you...hate it

[whoosh]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

It could be worse. Mine go straight at the airplane and don't hit it.

Slow moving damaged bomber. 2 rockets, then wait for flares then 4 more rockets. We're not talking yankin and bankin here either. Straight and level flight and I wait for the shot. Medium range and nothing.

They go right at the guy and don't hit him. But I can hit a friendly from clear across the map.

Wanna switch glitches??

[jonnysanchez]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

i had the wierdest thing happen to me, i was in the uss essex on wake and i was locked onto a j10 that had just done a flyby and was heading away from the uss essex, i locked on and fired 1 missile and i didnt see any missile come out. the next thing i see is team vehicle damage, the missile had somehow hit the blackhawk that was taking off. keeping in mind i was facing in the opposite direction to where the blackhawk spawns.

[GlowSticky]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

It's especially frustrating to be shooting at an enemy plane only to have the missile arc up and back and strike your team's jet following him. Aren't there sensors or something in the missiles to determine friend or foe?

[ACE4U]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

I have not seen the zig missiles, but the AA is finally improved. I shot down some jets for the first time and helicopters fear me now. 2 shots and there are done.

[Kattspya]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

I have not seen the zig missiles, but the AA is finally improved. I shot down some jets for the first time and helicopters fear me now. 2 shots and there are done.

You are mistaken. They do not fear you or your skill they fear the code of the AA.

[Leeus]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

I've been in ground AA and can say that it's still useless. If a helo can fire flares from the carrier to the airport on wake then what is the use of AA? Also jets with afterburner outrun missles all the time.

[ACE4U]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

You are mistaken. They do not fear you or your skill they fear the code of the AA.

When they run away like helpless puppies who lost their mommy....That's fear. I used the AA alot before the patch just to anoy the plan pilot and have a crack at a helicopter hoping that they may have had some damage and kill them. I got a few before the patch and now boom...down they fall:laugh:

[The Soup Nazi]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

It could be worse. Mine go straight at the airplane and don't hit it.

Slow moving damaged bomber. 2 rockets, then wait for flares then 4 more rockets. We're not talking yankin and bankin here either. Straight and level flight and I wait for the shot. Medium range and nothing.

They go right at the guy and don't hit him. But I can hit a friendly from clear across the map.

Wanna switch glitches??

I used to get this all the time. The bombers just don't want to go down when you fire rockets at them. The less they try to manuever, the more likely they survive. The harder they fight, the quicker they die.

Solution? Cannon. I don't waste missiles on aircraft anymore. Too many Team Vehicle Damages and Teamkills. I'd rather use something that I know is going to hit my intended target than gamble with missiles.

[Kattspya]

Re: Ok, I know AA missiles are messed up but....

When they run away like helpless puppies who lost their mommy....That's fear. I used the AA alot before the patch just to anoy the plan pilot and have a crack at a helicopter hoping that they may have had some damage and kill them. I got a few before the patch and now boom...down they fall:laugh:

I'm not saying that helicopter don't fear AA I'm saying that they don't fear you.