Swarms and forge guns. No, seriously, that's it. It's easy to lose a squad if you happen to start catching hell on the way to the objective. I've forced people into flying into buildings with well-timed swarms. Most prefer to just shuttle themselves in cars, anyway. Faster.

honestly the QQ over derpships is a little over the top. in the hands of a GOOD pilot the dropship is extremely effective.

problem is most pilots don't even have their licenses (myself included). I have issues finding the gas pedal much less the steering wheel ;-)

seriously tho dropships in the right hands are very useful. in the wrong hands it makes me feel like im playing duck hunt with my forge.. good times

seriously tho dropships in the right hands are very useful. in the wrong hands it makes me feel like im playing duck hunt with my forge.. good times

and as a forger I can say in all confidence a good pilot is tough to take down. Sure I can make them ineffective for the most part and make them fly out of range, but they can be useful is all im sayin

The dropship is a solution looking for a problem.

Right now there is nothing it can do that can't be done better and cheaper in some other way with the sole execption of an inital DU placement in high places.

Add in the fact that to do much of anything the dropship must fly low and slow where it is easy fodder for railguns and FGs and you realize why they are a total non-factor.

It's a great concept, but it just doesn't have a place in the game. It feels like it was included merely so the trailers could have something in the sky for visual interest.

There is a huge amount of effort needed to reverse all that. It needs viable missions. It needs rewards for those missions. It needs balancing against AV. Given all the other work CCP has on its plate don't expect all that in less than a year or two. You could even consider making dropships releveant as an expansion given the level of work required and the fact that it really isn't a part of the current game.

1 suggestion... dropships aren't meant to fight forgers...


basing your opinion on pubs is moot... pubs everyone focuses on vehicles whenever they see them, giving up on objectives or even trying to win.

I prefer to do both ;)

and as a forger I can say in all confidence a good pilot is tough to take down. Sure I can make them ineffective for the most part and make them fly out of range, but they can be useful is all im sayin

1 suggestion... dropships aren't meant to fight forgers...


basing your opinion on pubs is moot... pubs everyone focuses on vehicles whenever they see them, giving up on objectives or even trying to win.

I prefer to do both ;)

and as a forger I can say in all confidence a good pilot is tough to take down. Sure I can make them ineffective for the most part and make them fly out of range, but they can be useful is all im sayin

and as a forger I can say in all confidence a good pilot is tough to take down. Sure I can make them ineffective for the most part and make them fly out of range, but they can be useful is all im sayin

Solution? Implement an AA-HAV.

Hi there! From personal experience, 1 forge gunner is enough to take down most dropships. What happen to team work? I think AV grenades should receive a nerf as well to promote teamwork. Drop ships promote teamwork and you have that 1 little glowing dot in the tower destroying you with 1-2 shoots . Also I agree with Dust Fiend as well.

P.s. I love you team players

honestly the QQ over derpships is a little over the top. in the hands of a GOOD pilot the dropship is extremely effective.

problem is most pilots don't even have their licenses (myself included). I have issues finding the gas pedal much less the steering wheel ;-)

seriously tho dropships in the right hands are very useful. in the wrong hands it makes me feel like im playing duck hunt with my forge.. good times

There is no real reason to QQ over the drop ships. They serve three different purposes. Troop movement, vehicle healing, and light attack for pesky high ground seekers. If people simply used them as intended there would be no problem. But everyone seems to think that they are the apaches of this game.... They are the Huey's of this game. Everyone complaining about them is trying to make an essential minivan act like a porche

Another big aspect is that Drop ships receive shock from weapons fire whereas LAV s do not. A drop ship hit by a Rail or Forge will jolt dangerously off course whereas an LAV will not receive any recourse for damage received. Something I feel needs to be fixed.

troop movement, not viable if ANY AV is up
vehicle healing, you have to be nuts to even try it, its still horrible
high ground seeker, normally have a forge so not viable


LAVs do to they just have an easier time correcting from that.

You'd think a Forge Gun/Railgun hit would send them barrel rolling with how easy it is to flip them on rough terrain. Hell.... Might make the murder taxis dissipate a bit if it did...

ok im just gonna leave this thread. It has become apparent that most here have no notion of competitive gameplay which is the entire perspective from which im speaking.

do dropships need love? absolutely. are they completely useless? absolutely NOT.

we are finding more and more uses for them all the time, working within the current limits of their hull made of flammable confetti. but yes you need someone that has received their piloting certification for them to be worthwhile. and for those that don't believe me, just post your location on the PC map and we'll see what we can do about scheduling a demonstration

do dropships need love? absolutely. are they completely useless? absolutely NOT.