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The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2014.02.13 10:27:00 -
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While I agree that Dropships need a lot of love in the HUD department (altitude indicators, ammunition counters, and a host of other features) the control scheme is supposed to be as it is. Dropships are designed to be more akin to the Lunar Lander than a Gunship / Helicopter.
Why? Because not every planet DUST will be set on will have an atmosphere to support 'winged' flight. Barren Planets are said to be devoid of an atmosphere. Meaning that there is no 'lift' to having wings. Lunar surfaces (a future hope) would also have no atmosphere.
Once you go Black, you just never go back!
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The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2014.02.13 23:01:00 -
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SGTFunyoun THEFIRST wrote:Ok, who DOES NOT want to be able more fully control their dropship, land it in the middle of a tiny intersection between two buildings, shoot back at tanks trying to take you out of the sky, and have high speed aircraft to aircraft dog fights in the sky?
You can land in that 'tiny' intersection with a lot of practice.
You can have your gunners (or yourself in an Assault Dropship) shoot back at tanks.
High Speed Dogfights in the sky? You're moving into the realm of fighter craft. Dropships are designed based on something akin to the Blackhawk, which has 'some' combat capability, but it's primary purpose lies in transport and insertion with 'some' air support provided by the door gunners.
Really, it's only the UI and HUD that needs fixing. Dropships are actually very manoeuvrable when you get used to the non-helicopter style vector thrust controls. Myself and a few others have challenges that we do on empty matches to get a dropship in and out of tight spaces quickly and with minimal (preferably no) contact with structures, and 7 times out of 10, you can do it on your 2nd or 3rd pass.
Once you go Black, you just never go back!
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The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
1019
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Posted - 2014.02.14 10:52:00 -
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SGTFunyoun THEFIRST wrote:Ok, then if all ya'll think the things are such hot sauce, how about adding stuff to the HUD/UI and making the "open bay doors" button also open the landing gear... it'll still auto open when you hover stationary but this way you can open both with the push of a button and get landed and take off faster.
The HUD and UI for all vehicles could do with some love. That's a given.
The ability to deploy gear and/or open bay doors manually should also be in.
As to the rest, let it lie. Dropships are controllable with practice, I've seen some VERY impressive Dropship Piloting.
"Ya'll come back now, ya hear."
Once you go Black, you just never go back!
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