Author Topic: Killing Bomber Formations (Read 1397 times)

Raptor · « **on:** February 12, 2007, 12:42:47 AM »

I wish... when you killed the bomber in #1 formation position, the drone from #2 position would not automatically warp into the #1 position.
It is kind of annoying...
"you shot down Player X"
"You have collided with Player X"
"You have been killed"

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:24:34 AM »

1000x agreed.

Just warp the PLAYER to the #2 drone, and NOT vice versa!

Mr No Name · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:30:09 AM »

yup, that was annoying to say the least... happened dozens of times before i quit.

tedrbr · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:36:45 AM »

The warping drone, be it a sudden jump to the #1 position, or when pilot in gunner position does not bail quickly, so you have drones blinking all over the sky while lead plane plummets to Earth, are annoying.

Unfortunately, I think the way its modeled is too fundamental to existing code to see any change done to it.

My complaint comes more for being unable to engage the second bomber, I think I've only ever collided once or twice with a bomber.

Stoney74 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:48:41 AM »

That's why I always hit the left drone first, then the right drone, then the lead. No warping around, changing places.

Serenity · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2007, 02:54:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Stoney74
That's why I always hit the left drone first, then the right drone, then the lead. No warping around, changing places.

I start left, middle and hold the trigger so he warps right into my rounds.

Speed55 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2007, 09:04:31 AM »

It would be alot better if the drone flew into lead position instead of warping there.

I like attacking (center) lead first because once it blows up it takes a second or two for the buff pilot to target you again, and gives you a chance to follow through with your zoom.

FiLtH · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2007, 09:09:05 AM »

Ya its really annoying.

Bronk · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2007, 09:39:04 AM »

What I want is a tighter amount of allowable separation.

For example.

You cut a guys wing off and he does a death spiral . After a little bit of time drones start doing the same. I'd like to see the drones keep going straight and lvl. If the guy doesn't bail out of the wounded buff within say 1.5 k drones go poof.

I swear some guys use this to get the attacker to dive on leaf like drones. Once they are committed on the dive they bail. Then the drones go from the leaf flutter to fft level with the attacker going diving past blowing his shot.

Drones really need some tweaking IMHO.

Bronk

Sketch · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2007, 11:04:25 AM »

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Originally posted by Serenity
I start left, middle and hold the trigger so he warps right into my rounds.

Or do like Dogg did and get all three in one pass in a F4U-1... Now that was a nice warp!:D

AKDogg · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2007, 11:34:19 AM »

yea, I ho'd the lead bomber and when it died the other bomber warping to the lead position died instantly because I just held the trigger and the 3rd did same. Now this all took place in a matter of 3 secs for all 3 bombers,lol. 1 Sec per bomber. I believe I killed the pilot which resulted in killing all 3 bombers in same fashion. BTW, it was a formation b26's.

Treize69 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2007, 12:07:06 PM »

No, keep letting them drag the drones down with them, I have a ball sending them all fluttering down just short of dropping their bombs.

And (personally) the only time I have an issue with the drone warping into the lead is on an HO run, which I very rarely make. Best way to work around it is to go for lighting them on fire, not blowing them up. Takes a lot less ammo and a lot easier to avoid collisions.

Don't get me wrong, I want to see them fix both issues, but there are ways to work with the limitations they impose.

hitech · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:06:53 PM »

Actually the warp is a bug that I haven't been able to find.

HiTech

Bronk · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:14:24 PM »

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Originally posted by hitech
Actually the warp is a bug that I haven't been able to find.

HiTech

Will film and send in the next time.... I go a buff huntin.

Bronk

Treize69 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2007, 01:40:31 PM »

I dunno if he means he hasn't seen in, or its a bug he can't identify, I'm leaning toward the latter.