I think it would be better to limit planes for a timer when suicided. Something like a 3 or 5 minute lock.
The current system you can:
suicide a plane → spawn a biker squad of 2 men (for least KD impact) → spawn a plane,
suicide bomb → spawn a radio man squad of 3 men → repeat repeat
If the plane was locked out for a timer rather than a respawn, this “exploit” could be averted
Also is faster when You Spawn You are close enough to the cap point to bomb also You Spawn in a different position which allow You to have more angles for bombing without turning around
we already have planes that can take out greyzone tanks
doesnt change the fact you need to stop what you are doing (playing objective) and do something to kill someone who will just respawn another tank and go back to shelling HE at obj for free kills
I think 3-5 min timer is too long and it may hurt normal gameplay more than punishing spammers. It is quite often for pilots to unintentionally hit a tree, a building, or a tower considering how low the combat attitude is.
We need to wait for the feedback for the current change first before making further adjustments. That being said, I do believe the issue of vehicle cycling requires more than a small tweak if the devs truly want to address the issue. Some people will always find new ways to exploit the system, so the devs need to implement not just restrictions but also rewards to guide player choices.
I think a spawn point system + loadout system are the most appropriate but I am sure whether the devs are willing to spend that much resources on the issue. The general idea is to reduce the default ordnance on planes so players are encouraged to spend spawn points they earned to use better ordnance. Take p47 as an example, the default ordnance would be reduced to 4 hvar + one 500lb but players can choose up to 10 hvar + 3 1000lb. In this way, the spam is less impactful and players can have better loadouts if they play well and keep their plane alive.
Yep, that’s kinda the real intention of some infantry mains. They’re just taking advantage of legitimate issue to try limit and restrict vehicle gameplay.
I believe the current anti kamikaze feature is more than enough (tho suicide via esc should be included too, not just crashing)
Try to repeat this on consistent bases. I believe it must get annoying pretty quickly. And thus it definitely lowers the incentives to kamikaze cycling.
Plus there’s chance someone will just take the plane slot during that period of time.
Yes, it’s not perfect. But any further limitation could negatively impact even legitimately playing vehicle mains.
High BR AT guns + hand held AT weapons for each faction are a must at each BR.
I take out IS 2 tanks with a Panzerfaust at 200 meters range - each faction must be able to do this aswell, this would be the single most thing that would fight grey zone camping.