morbesso666
Member
+0|7186|Givataim, Israel
Where's the balance between the miniguns and the poor MEC and PLA Machineguns, doesn't that break the balance???
I just got my Helicopter Service Ribbon with it on Mashtuur but it just was too damn easy.
Where's the balance??
Tetrino
International OMGWTFBBQ
+200|7153|Uhh... erm...
The balance is:

USMC get the cool miniguns on their BlackHawk. (which pwnz j00)

MEC get the cool big gun on their attack heli. (also pwnz j00)

PLA, I don't know what the hell they get. Ah, well. (umm, does it pwn j00?)

Last edited by Tetrino (2006-01-21 22:58:17)

notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7169|The United Center
tetrino is right.  the gun on the MEC attack heli is basically like a grenade launcher.  that thing is wicked...and it has pretty good splash damage.
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|7139

morbesso666 wrote:

Where's the balance between the miniguns and the poor MEC and PLA Machineguns, doesn't that break the balance???
I just got my Helicopter Service Ribbon with it on Mashtuur but it just was too damn easy.
Where's the balance??
there is no such thing as balance in war, go watch black hawk down and tell me wheres the balance
https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png
tF-voodoochild
Pew Pew!
+216|7270|San Francisco

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

morbesso666 wrote:

Where's the balance between the miniguns and the poor MEC and PLA Machineguns, doesn't that break the balance???
I just got my Helicopter Service Ribbon with it on Mashtuur but it just was too damn easy.
Where's the balance??
there is no such thing as balance in war, go watch black hawk down and tell me wheres the balance
Thankfully, for all of us, BF2 is a war game which in order to be consistantly fun and challenging requires a certain amount of balance.
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7169|The United Center

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

morbesso666 wrote:

Where's the balance between the miniguns and the poor MEC and PLA Machineguns, doesn't that break the balance???
I just got my Helicopter Service Ribbon with it on Mashtuur but it just was too damn easy.
Where's the balance??
there is no such thing as balance in war, go watch black hawk down and tell me wheres the balance
yeah, because blackhawk down is realistic.
Justinian
Member
+1|7201

Tetrino wrote:

PLA, I don't know what the hell they get. Ah, well. (umm, does it pwn j00?)
From past experience the PLA TV missile is easier to use and more effective. But give me the MEC MG any day! That pwns!

As for the BH, there is no balance. That thing has more armor then a tank.
VeNg3nCe^
¦Tactics Øver Principles¦
+314|7128|Antarctica
USMC gets the uber transport heli
MEC gets the uber attack heli
PLA gets the uber jet
Justinian
Member
+1|7201
I know, the Su-30 is incredible. I feel like I'm in a fighter...
Coolbeano
Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei
+378|7186

about the balance;

The whole point of war is to tip the "balance" to your favor. If the USMC were equipped with M203's that bounce, then who knows what the world would be like?
morbesso666
Member
+0|7186|Givataim, Israel
Stop comparing to war. Please stop.
Yes you're all right about MEC attack heli USMC BH and PLA jets.
But seriously why the hell do I need two tank shells to blew a carrier heli???
Not just it's not realistic it's just dumb.
Just EA make it somehow impossible to hit an air target with a tank, the way you make the SMG's never hit!
=[4th]=SlayThem
Destroy Noob Cannons
+96|7255

morbesso666 wrote:

Stop comparing to war. Please stop.
Yes you're all right about MEC attack heli USMC BH and PLA jets.
But seriously why the hell do I need two tank shells to blew a carrier heli???
Not just it's not realistic it's just dumb.
Just EA make it somehow impossible to hit an air target with a tank, the way you make the SMG's never hit!
It's too easy to hit air targets with Tanks.. I take out jets and helos all the time.
MegaBlast
Member
+0|7203|UK
I agree with SlayThem that it is fairly straight forward to hit helis with tank shells...can't say i can regular hit jets but i have had the very occasionaly luck shot...

The only problem is that i tank shell would rip through a black hawk, go out the far side and carry on going!

[rant]
Whilst i am not too bothered about absolute realism and the game all being true to life i do think this could really do with a bit of a tune up by EA. 

If i shoot an attack chopper square in the windscreen or a backhawk in the minigun port i would reckon on see some destruction rather than a slight smoking chopper disappears over the horizon...
[/rant]

I feel a lot better having got that one out......
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7129|67.222.138.85
Have you guys not seen what can be done with the tub?

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=9043&p=1

I've done it and got my buddy veteran explosives. We're the guys at the bottom that took out the BH.

You can own in the tub, it's just a different kind of ownage.
Pineapple_Pez
Member
+2|7166
Mashtuur is my fav map, but I refuse to play it anymore because of that damn blackhawk.  Even worse when you got exploiters tossing unlimited c4 from the MEC chopper.
=[4th]=SlayThem
Destroy Noob Cannons
+96|7255

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

Have you guys not seen what can be done with the tub?

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=9043&p=1

I've done it and got my buddy veteran explosives. We're the guys at the bottom that took out the BH.

You can own in the tub, it's just a different kind of ownage.
?I prefer calling it the "twinkie"
Silverwolf
Member
+0|7104
The new patch is supposed to increase the effectiveness of AA n other ground fire on helos anyway, so hopefully this will help to fix the issues ur concerned about. But frankly, like SlayThem said, their fairly easy to take down as it is. I drop attack n transport helos, n sometimes jets, with tanks n APCs all the time, and get ur hands on a FAV, n u can rip the crap outta any helo b4 the 50. cal overheats
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7129|67.222.138.85

=[4th]=SlayThem wrote:

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

Have you guys not seen what can be done with the tub?

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=9043&p=1

I've done it and got my buddy veteran explosives. We're the guys at the bottom that took out the BH.

You can own in the tub, it's just a different kind of ownage.
?I prefer calling it the "twinkie"
Actually, we typically call it the "fatsauce", not really sure how it got that name, but it seems fitting...

And when my friends and I get on we love to play Mashtuur, even as MEC. We like to deal our own  damage with the MEC chopper. With an engie in the back with two spec ops for c4 and me piloting being support, we can own that map. We have c4d the blackhawk out of the air, then completely denied the other team of the blackhawk to the point that all the chopper whores didn't even bother to try to get the BH in the air. We had an average of 3 vodniks after us towards the end, but with the insane amount of armor on that thing, no one could take us down.

https://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5603/screen0041dk.th.png

If you see a flying platform of death and it isn't the blackhawk, watch for little black pellets of death raining down.

Last edited by Flaming_Maniac (2006-01-24 18:35:22)

=[4th]=SlayThem
Destroy Noob Cannons
+96|7255

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

=[4th]=SlayThem wrote:

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

Have you guys not seen what can be done with the tub?

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=9043&p=1

I've done it and got my buddy veteran explosives. We're the guys at the bottom that took out the BH.

You can own in the tub, it's just a different kind of ownage.
?I prefer calling it the "twinkie"
Actually, we typically call it the "fatsauce", not really sure how it got that name, but it seems fitting...

And when my friends and I get on we love to play Mashtuur, even as MEC. We like to deal our own  damage with the MEC chopper. With an engie in the back with two spec ops for c4 and me piloting being support, we can own that map. We have c4d the blackhawk out of the air, then completely denied the other team of the blackhawk to the point that all the chopper whores didn't even bother to try to get the BH in the air. We had an average of 3 vodniks after us towards the end, but with the insane amount of armor on that thing, no one could take us down.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5603/s … 1dk.th.png

If you see a flying platform of death and it isn't the blackhawk, watch for little black pellets of death raining down.
You got Xfire?
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7129|67.222.138.85
No, why? Do you want to join our elite clan of strange tactics?

=cREE=

Last edited by Flaming_Maniac (2006-01-24 18:53:55)

Umbra Acciptris
Member
+1|7178
LOL tub pw0nage.

As for my idea of balance, take a look at my post here.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=7028
Maj.Do
Member
+85|7174|good old CA
i like using the mec chopper, seems stronger in armor to me, and somehow now bombers seem to be heavier to me.

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