I keep trying to like dropships, but it seems like they just get worse and worse with each new build. These new controls are laughable at best, I really hope it's just a bug or a bad joke....

they just either went overboard nerfing them (which they did need a nerf they were waaay to easy to fly last build, it was basiaclly a hover tank) or they havent added the things that will stabilize them yet (pilot suit, propulsion) props to op for trying and suceeding some wtih them and you have every right to brag- a pilot who doesn't brag is just some guy.

the friendly fire effecting their physics is disturbing because then we just get grief by ppl who hate pilots but I'm sure they will work it out if not no ones gonna be flying dropships and despite what ragers claim CCP is not that stupid to just leave them like they are open to being grief by non enemy fire, the code was just not completed I'm guessing they didn't code in friendly fire vs non or idk but no one should scream about a sky is falling.. they want dropships to be in game but currently as they are it's not feasible really to risk them at such a high cost.

that said i dont have the isk right now to learn 2 fly them but I will be back once they get them worked out.. i'm having alot of fun on the ground anyway witnessing my first orbital strike was cool

give us an indicator when the landingear is down. since us pilots usually look top down when flying.
I think Square do something too. open doors or panding gear. im not sure.
They need to update the Pdf they gave out with all the new controlls.

I shot at some guy flying on my team. I was way out in the open, running towards him, and he took off. I put a few bullets in it to tell him to pick me up.

Then I watched him do a lazy half loop into a pipe and almost crush me with the burning wreck.


CCP philosophy: cars in the future have no traction control or 4wd, aircraft in the future explode if you sneeze on them, all vehicles shake almost until they disintegrate if they crash into anything, like for example if a bee hits the windscreen.

I called down a viper to see how the physics were. I liked them. think of barrel rolls and back flips as things that will break swarm locks. I also had no trouble with people spawning in and jumping out or shooting people with the turrets. I did eventually get shot down but it was a hell of fun flying around trying not to flip over

next time i can afford to fly i will have some dog tags with me, squeeze them in my hand and say things like "talk to me goose" i think that's maybe why i was shot down so quick.. and when my gunner is asking me "why the hell didnt you engage?" I will push that sob a remind him I WILL ENGAGE WHEN I'M GDAM GOOD AND READY!!!

It'll really be interesting to see how things look in a couple weeks and what people spend their SP on. I'm seriously doubting it'll be full-on into dropships. No way of earning SP without help (don't even get SP for spawns), massive price hike, significant SP investment.. not sure how badly I'm a glutton for punishment.

LAV is pretty damn amazing now that the drop ship got turned into a troop transport kite

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...The new ejector seat throws you into orbit.

a lot less sky trolls.

Good.

we need fighter jets in this game...

a lot less sky trolls.

Good.

If anything this would only encorage to dropship camping even more as parking the thing on the roof is the only reliable way to maintain presence.

we need fighter jets in this game...

New Dropship mechanics FTW!

I love the new mechanics. If you take the time to learn to fly the ship you can do a lot more with it now.

If you think it is hard then it is finally good. It will separate the good pilots from the useless pilots.