do they actually work? how can u tell if they are open? is there some mechanic that opens and closes them automatically?

I have noticed that x opens bay doors but i dont see any change when i open them. Thanks.

k i just hate how when i ride in a dropship i can't see where i am because of those doors and it would be nice if passengers could see where i want them to be droped off when im flying.

and yeah i have noticed that dropship gunners are extremely vulnerable..... i have had snipers snipe my gunners out from about 15m. The LAV's gunner is safe then a dropship's.

they do allow the bay doors to be opened while in flight, but that requires comms with the pilot

ok thank you so much.

There's a "comms with pilot" feature that opens the bay doors in flight?

I'm confused, and I am a student Dropship driver. Please tell me this feature or step that allows the pilot to open the doors while in high flight above the ground.

Hope I'm not opening an item that's already been discussed somewhere.

I think he means that the passengers would have to tell the pilot to open the doors, and that the passengers can't do it themselves.

As far as I can see as the pilot 'open bay doors' does nothing. Instead they open/close depending on the speed of the DS.

it is determined by the altitude of the droship, when they open you know you're lowest enough to the ground for infantry drop off, or rather what CCP intended it to do
but it doesn't work as well as they planned

still need quite a bit of work to be a functional bay door

Yes, THAT'S the pattern I've seen. As best as I could tell, the "bay doors" button is disabled or currently unassigned as far as actual DS driving is concerned. The automatic opening-pre-landing and closing-when-fully-ascending is the only way those doors behave, and there is NO optional or manual way to override that. For the time being.

But if anyone can CONFIRM we have a secret manual control of the doors, let the rest of us know for CERTAIN. It would be a great dramatic function to have.

Yes, THAT'S the pattern I've seen. As best as I could tell, the "bay doors" button is disabled or currently unassigned as far as actual DS driving is concerned. The automatic opening-pre-landing and closing-when-fully-ascending is the only way those doors behave, and there is NO optional or manual way to override that. For the time being.

But if anyone can CONFIRM we have a secret manual control of the doors, let the rest of us know for CERTAIN. It would be a great dramatic function to have.

There's a "comms with pilot" feature that opens the bay doors in flight?

I'm confused, and I am a student Dropship driver. Please tell me this feature or step that allows the pilot to open the doors while in high flight above the ground.

Hope I'm not opening an item that's already been discussed somewhere.

To open and close the bay doors, while in the air press "X" on your controller.