External Views in the MA?

[Arlo]

[SD67]

LOL Arlo, we do have P38's after all

[stephen waldron]

   External views for fighters (with a few exceptions) would be totally realistic.  The idea a pilot in combat is only "aware" of what can be seen from his cockpit, is total nonsense.  The advent of radios in airplanes eliminated this problem.  If you can be seen by other friendlies, you would know what the enemy is doing.  Especially how the enemy is maneuvering against you.

    However.  Most AH pilots are playing a video game, instead of trying to create a military airwar simulation.  They freqeuntly neglect to share information or give timely warnings to other planes on their side.   How many times have you heard someone complain about only getting a "Check 6" warning, after their plane is in flames ?Is this a realistic simulation of air combat in the real world ?  No. It is not.

     I can only think of a few exceptions. Some pilots do fly and hunt alone. The "Lone Wolf" scenario. Damaged planes sometimes fall behind or are seperated from friendlies.  Planes out of ammo fly away.  Radios are sometimes "shot out".  Simply put, if you are close enough to friendlies to be seen, and your radio equipment is undamaged...  You should have EXTERNAL VIEW.   Suddenly all the personalities and incompetancy of the VIDEO GAME culture are eliminated, And the game becomes more REALISTIC.

[bongaroo]

I'm going with no on this one.  It's a crutch you learned with, like people zooming for a guns solution or flying a plane with tons of ammo so you can walk your bullets over the target instead of learning to shoot properly.

Just suck it up and you'll be a better pilot for it.

[thndregg]

I say no as well to external views. Even the actual pilots of these WW2 birds probably cussed about obstructed views in thier planes, and HTC seems to have kept that element in AH quite well. It's just part of the experience.

[Hungry]

   External views for fighters (with a few exceptions) would be totally realistic.  The idea a pilot in combat is only "aware" of what can be seen from his cockpit, is total nonsense.  The advent of radios in airplanes eliminated this problem.  If you can be seen by other friendlies, you would know what the enemy is doing.  Especially how the enemy is maneuvering against you.

    However.  Most AH pilots are playing a video game, instead of trying to create a military airwar simulation.  They freqeuntly neglect to share information or give timely warnings to other planes on their side.   How many times have you heard someone complain about only getting a "Check 6" warning, after their plane is in flames ?Is this a realistic simulation of air combat in the real world ?  No. It is not.

     I can only think of a few exceptions. Some pilots do fly and hunt alone. The "Lone Wolf" scenario. Damaged planes sometimes fall behind or are seperated from friendlies.  Planes out of ammo fly away.  Radios are sometimes "shot out".  Simply put, if you are close enough to friendlies to be seen, and your radio equipment is undamaged...  You should have EXTERNAL VIEW.   Suddenly all the personalities and incompetancy of the VIDEO GAME culture are eliminated, And the game becomes more REALISTIC.

I'm allmost speechless is this a troll? I pictured Dick Bong standing on his aircraft behind the canopy with a joystick and throttle in his hands fighting Zero's.  My brain went numb I think I allmost passed out from laughing so hard.

F3 in the MA for fighters is the wickedess most gamey pathetic thing anyones ever suggested.  There was a glich in AW way back when where you could turn off or disable certain views that made it seem like you were flying on a 2 x 4.  F3 amounts to the same thing.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO NNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVV VVVVVVEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR.

PS HT I'll double my subscription amount if you promise to never do this. 

[Saurdaukar]

I realize I'm probably irritating more than my share of purists, but I would sure love to have external views in fighters in the main. I apologize if anyone is offended by this suggestion, but I pay my 15 bucks too, and would love to play in the main arenas with this view. I came up in 8-player, and just have more fun with externals. I'm in the DA mostly, but I like the main as well.

Anyways, not trying to ruffle feathers, but I figured I'd voice my opinion.

DD

No.

[Ack-Ack]

There is no unfair advantage to externals, and that is proven everytime I get shot down in the DA by someone using internal views only.

There is an unfair advantage, and the reason why someone using internal views can whip your arse in the DA while using external views is because you're not very good.  You won't get better either by relying on crutches like external views.


ack-ack

[Husky01]

No F3 in MA, theres shouldn't even be F3 in the DA. IMO

[Arlo]

Wouldn't it be a hoot if this wish thread backfired?


Yeah. 

[hubsonfire]

"You have two left. Don't embarrass yourself."

 

No way to external views. AH has a great view system. Use it.

[Delirium]

External view IS enabled for fighters in the MA... on the ground and you can retain that ability if you don't take off.

AHs view system is one of the most friendly to view areas behind obstructions in a virtual aircraft, in my opinion and left alone.