Blackhawks!

[Merlinex]

Being a blackhawk pilot of a blawkhawk outfitted squad. Working together effectively in a squad like this can gain more points then any other way I have found, even if you get a great ground squad going.

3 Reasons:
A. Transportation moves flag / flag / flag quickly.
B. Full chopper caps flags quickly.
C. BH Side guns can mow down just about anything.

Looking at the situation, this has cause tons of fights over the blackhawk as well.

Solution / My Opinion
C. Needs to be eliminated, the BH Side guns are over-powered and unbalancing the game. People who attempt the same stragety in MEC / China choppers are no where near as effective, because the guns just are not as powerful.
or
D. ... dont let BH's get repair in mid air, i'm sort of against this though because they are slow moving beasts that are easy to target. Mid-Air repair existed in BFV and was never overpowering, it just let two-man squads run more effective transport runs.

I think A / B remain fair because you are also a floating target, worth lots of kill points. However the Blackhawk guns just dominates because of the guns. I think the game would be more fun, less heli-pad camping, US side overloading if only the BH guns were nerfed.

Before I go post on a EA board(although it probably wouldn't be read) or complain somewhere about how this is one of the largest unbalanced factors of the game, I want to see how other people feel about it.

Note I love running BH squads, and I'm just looking at this from an honest point of view.

So what does everyone think? Fair tactic and balanced, or needs changes? Just curious.

[The_Professor]

http://warishellgaming.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3376

[Merlinex]

heh thanks, you can delete this thread :)

[karl_58sow]

Yea , but that thread is locked. I think MEC / China have ground advantage in most levels though. And I know for a fact there are alot of things you can fix in a h60(blackhawk , pavehawk , seahawk) in the air.

[Merlinex]

Well I spent this weekend on learning good tactics to stopping the BHs. So I'm not as against this now, you just have to be smart, and they really aren't that hard to take down. - 2 Anti Tank Types, 1 Tank placed well to shoot them down when they try to cap flags.

There are 2 levels Mastur.. City and the china one with only transport choppers where they do completely own, but the rest of the maps its really not that hard to take down blackhawks with alittle thought / planning, or just some good camera guided missles as u know karl_58sow :).

So they are fine I guess, i'm reverting my position.

[DinkyPoopStick]

Wish there were more people like you. Peopl that aren't afraid to see something from a different point of view and reevaulte thier earlier decission

[Multiplex]

I managed to get 4 different C4 take-downs this week. :) Very satisfying.

[karl_58sow]

TV missiles own blackhawks a mile away no joke =)

[wihadmin]

TV missiles own blackhawks a mile away no joke =)

TV missiles are the most under-rated weapon in the game, IMO. It's rediculously powerful, but people just don't know to use them. I've hovered there while the gunner tries to take down a tank with the peashooter of a cannon on the Cobra. Then I have to move in and expend my 14 missiles to kill the tank when his 1 TV missile would've done the job.

[monos]

TV missiles own blackhawks a mile away no joke =)

TV missiles are the most under-rated weapon in the game, IMO. It's rediculously powerful, but people just don't know to use them. I've hovered there while the gunner tries to take down a tank with the peashooter of a cannon on the Cobra. Then I have to move in and expend my 14 missiles to kill the tank when his 1 TV missile would've done the job.

agreed but i have never been able to get the cobra pilot to sit still long enough to use it

[Merlinex]

agreed but i have never been able to get the cobra pilot to sit still long enough to use it

Look me up, I'll give you lots of hoovering time :). It really helps when the co-pilot actually jumps in a squad with me, because then I can warn them i'm going to line up the camera guided missile and they can switch to it before I'm actually lined up, creating a faster shot and less time of being a sitting duck while doing it.

Random co-pilots just generally dont work out well i've noticed.

[karl_58sow]

Yea, we've been practicing lining up for TV missiles.. I figured out it also helps to just leave the TV screen up and as soon as somethin is in the center , fire and the chopper moving around doesn't even affect you.

[Bonez]

agreed but i have never been able to get the cobra pilot to sit still long enough to use itand the laser warning prevents them from sitting long enough.

[karl_58sow]

Not really bonez, alot of times they just drop flares and stay still. Also like I said if you keep the TV on you can fire as soon as they hit the center.