TOW Missile on Helicopter

[NickyDee]

I just got a few complaints, here they are.

It takes 2 shots (maybe even 3) to take down a combat helicopter. I know that the weapon isn't primarily for taking down helicopters but they are huge missiles coming at a helicopter... you expect to take it out.

In my opinion (and hopefully others) the TOW missile should take down a helicopter on the first hit or rarely the second.

[Compass]

So should tank shots, technically. It's a fine balance between being too realistic at the expense of handing out XP and being too weak and controlling the XP.

[Gandler]

from a realism standpoint yes they should. from a game standpoint, no becasue then people will just AA camp all game. I like how it is now becasue it encourages dogfights and air battles.

[NickyDee]

(20-04-2011 11:29 PM)Gandler Wrote:  from a realism standpoint yes they should. from a game standpoint, no becasue then people will just AA camp all game. I like how it is now becasue it encourages dogfights and air battles.

TOW is not AA.

[Double_variable]

(20-04-2011 11:53 PM)NickyDee Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:29 PM)Gandler Wrote:  from a realism standpoint yes they should. from a game standpoint, no becasue then people will just AA camp all game. I like how it is now becasue it encourages dogfights and air battles.

TOW is not AA.

No?..The point is, it's a horrible idea and only noobs will benefit from it. Why take the game lower, and make it even more unbalanced when you can choose not to?

[Kellytm3]

(20-04-2011 11:57 PM)Double_variable Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:53 PM)NickyDee Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:29 PM)Gandler Wrote:  from a realism standpoint yes they should. from a game standpoint, no becasue then people will just AA camp all game. I like how it is now becasue it encourages dogfights and air battles.

TOW is not AA.

No?..The point is, it's a horrible idea and only noobs will benefit from it. Why take the game lower, and make it even more unbalanced when you can choose not to?

No,its not a noob idea...keep the noobs out of Heli's and jets,therefore your airpower isnt shot down by APC's and TOW's and tanks

[NickyDee]

(21-04-2011 12:17 AM)Kellytm3 Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:57 PM)Double_variable Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:53 PM)NickyDee Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:29 PM)Gandler Wrote:  from a realism standpoint yes they should. from a game standpoint, no becasue then people will just AA camp all game. I like how it is now becasue it encourages dogfights and air battles.

TOW is not AA.

No?..The point is, it's a horrible idea and only noobs will benefit from it. Why take the game lower, and make it even more unbalanced when you can choose not to?

No,its not a noob idea...keep the noobs out of Heli's and jets,therefore your airpower isnt shot down by APC's and TOW's and tanks

Let's not forget that it isn't easy shooting down helicopters (and jets) with TOW missiles... it won't create an unbalanced game-play.

[Sgt.TmH]

(21-04-2011 12:39 AM)NickyDee Wrote:  

(21-04-2011 12:17 AM)Kellytm3 Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:57 PM)Double_variable Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:53 PM)NickyDee Wrote:  

(20-04-2011 11:29 PM)Gandler Wrote:  from a realism standpoint yes they should. from a game standpoint, no becasue then people will just AA camp all game. I like how it is now becasue it encourages dogfights and air battles.

TOW is not AA.

No?..The point is, it's a horrible idea and only noobs will benefit from it. Why take the game lower, and make it even more unbalanced when you can choose not to?

No,its not a noob idea...keep the noobs out of Heli's and jets,therefore your airpower isnt shot down by APC's and TOW's and tanks

Let's not forget that it isn't easy shooting down helicopters (and jets) with TOW missiles... it won't create an unbalanced game-play.

Yes, it will.

As with most skills, with practice it's not difficult to hit targets with the TOW.

Almost every weapon takes at least 2 hits to kills with a few notable exceptions.

The TOW is there to limit Armor domination but not to dominate armor. It's a question of balance.

[{OSS}PorsheLover]

/sign
TOW's and HJ8's are so hard to control.

[BuckTester]

(21-04-2011 01:24 AM)Sgt.TmH Wrote:  

(21-04-2011 12:39 AM)NickyDee Wrote:  Let's not forget that it isn't easy shooting down helicopters (and jets) with TOW missiles... it won't create an unbalanced game-play.

Yes, it will.

As with most skills, with practice it's not difficult to hit targets with the TOW.

Almost every weapon takes at least 2 hits to kills with a few notable exceptions.

The TOW is there to limit Armor domination but not to dominate armor. It's a question of balance.

I agree, with practice it isn't all that hard to hit a heli with a TOW. Increasing the damage output would unbalance it.