Ok, as a devoted pilot I know the passengers DO NOT need to be able to shoot out the side. Forge guns...mass drivers... and all kinds of folks that would exploit the system.... I can see that issue blowing up the forums in negative feedback in less than an hour to you poor guys in CCP ( You must be sick of our negativity) BUT how about a different proposal? You do plan on giving us vehicle toons a chassis option to mod with eventually right? Why not give the assault dropships the ability to sacrifice the gunner spots for frontward-facing pilot controlled turrets. That would let us get more WP and kills and feel more justified when we loose a million ISK for a wopping 5 kills.... Ya know, because infantry regards us as such a huge threat and goes on a search and destroy ON SIGHT for a relatively small threat compared to other players. And can you devise some sort of defense for forge guns aside from flipping? maybe slow the slugs enough that we can dodge them AT LONG RANGE (addressed at fellow player/ critics) when we see them? Thanks guys.

As far as the velocity of the shots, maybe I'm wrong. But how often to you get 1 or two hit killed in a million dollar dropship. I pull nearly 3300 shields out of my python, but if you do the math I think anything above a 9k F.G. does that in two hits in just a few seconds. God forbid I try to engage infantry at low level for being paranoid of being torn down for a few kills. And btw I have been destroyed clear up at the ceiling of the map at full speed quite a few times. Maybe if they just fixed the recoil like you said and I'd be relieved, that way you F.G. folks can combat me still. It does have to be balanced after all. Till then I'll just have to settle on working with some nifty flying.

that doesn't mean anything because they are still weak enough to die in 2 hits. having it easier is much different then havin it easy :P

Correction "Dust isn't supposed to be easy... unless your using an AR, then you can do whatever you want."

Don't pull a spelling and grammar hammer unless you're proficiency 5 in it.

Right now the ds is a flying "scout" we go down in one hit the only difference is atleast scouts have shotguns
This will be our shotgun
Our way to fight back
Especially since turrets have terrible range

And in that case I want the cost of a Python dropped to half. You guys already give me hell. If I take 1 guy down with my XT accelerated missile I get 3 of you guys hunting me down like it's your soul purpose in life to see me burn. The payout blows for someone who enjoys flying or tanking. I mean no hate man, it does take skill to hit me if I'm maneuvering well, but I shouldn't have to go 5 or 6 games just to buy a copy for one of yall to blow it to hell. Especially if ALL your SP is in VEHICLES.... It really hurts the wallet. Seriously though, I still respect the F.G. if you're not sniping with it all game.

Wrong. I had to switch to my Hammer suit. You made me do it. I was just saying don't pull one out unless you yourself are impeccable.
I agree with player misfires throwing off a DS, but not FF outside of PC and FW.
I do, however, believe in DS doors being pilot controlled, at any height. It exposes the Mercs to all arms fire, making them easy targets, even to swarms. That wouldn't be OP. Also, a pilot would need to slow down for his gunners to hit anything with the current physics. So, slowdown is already included.

I said it should alter DS trajectory.