It would have to have significant drawbacks to it. Ie: longer spawn times and inaccurate drops ( something like a random location within a 100m radius from your selection) otherwise drop uplinks would be pointless along with crus.

YES!

There is the problem of drop time adding to the time it takes to spawn. Solution is to remove respawn time, and just use the time it takes to land as a natural respawn timer.

I suggested a Section 8 like spawn system a long time ago, but it was shot down by the community saying its a stupid idea.
Suddenly some people like it, who knew.

Yup, I remember that.
I in fact posted my thread in your thread since we had the same idea.

This mechanic should never be introduced UNLESS you put in an NPC 'Spawn Point' in the sky. At the moment, EVERYTHING should be backed up by an in-game element. If you want to do an AIR DROP, use a Drop Ship with a Mobile CRU.

Having an NPC 'Drop Ship'to allow for sky spawning detracts from the Player-controlled aspect of the game that makes this a team game.

I will still post against this idea. While the concept is great, and the possibilities are also great, the plain fact is, that we have the ability to do this now, using PLAYER input.

- You put a DROPSHIP in the sky with a CRU... when you die, you spawn in said Dropship... Pilot puts you where you need to be... you jump, and fall... (Sky Spawning).

It is all about teamwork as it stands, and this is how it should be.

Introducing any Non-Player aspect to replace a mechanic we have at the moment that is player controlled, is ludicrous, and pointless... I'd rather see Dropships buffed, given the ability to fly higher to better facilitate said sky spawns. The MCC is a 'sky spawn' in a safe zone (relatively speaking) as many have stated.

Sky Spawning without player interaction will lead to Camping Snipers 'drop spawning' to their points without any assistance to get there, leading further to the death of Dropship pilots. Who are already labouring under insufficient SP and reward for what is one of the best jobs, and most useful professions we have in the game at this time.

> Does this mean we are just saying **** the only thing that dropships might be able to do?

What limitation is there not to be able to drop into enemy territory? As above, there was mention that the Warbarge has viewpoint over the entire district and doesn't need to move to drop you, so why wouldn't you be able to drop into any location you wanted?

I'm not advocating the idea, but merely pointing out that if you want to be able to drop ONLY onto a specific point, determined by an illusory 'line' across the battlefield, there should be some mechanic to prevent you dropping into enemy territory.

As to the campers... there are a lot of 'behind the line' camping places... Some of these are at present inaccessible. The snipers running up the hills to their overwatch vantage points is about the only reprieve you ever get from them at the beginning of the battle, and if such a point was accessible via Drop spawn at the outset, it could be devastating to the force who 'hasn't got that vantage point or inclined snipers from the start.