Can we do something about suicide HQ bombers?

[Scca]

With this Awacs radar , flying and formation of lancs undetected deep behind enemy lines takes skills and sure more balls than crying about it on BB.

And some maps have HQ near the ocean where NOE is as easy as clubbing baby seals.  You would have to see into the future to defend against that...

[Someguy63]

This is a video game.  Balls rarely if ever factor in.

I'm trying to think of something I've ever done that took balls in game and the best I can come up with are the times I was burning bomber perks by flying NOE B29 formations with CHewie missions.

Not even this. I think the most ballsy thing to do is to personally insult the creators of the game when they're online.
 

[wpeters]

Not even this. I think the most ballsy thing to do is to personally insult the creators of the game when they're online.
 

Ouch

I think the biggest thing is to put radar around the HQ. I mean that would be one of the most historical thing to do.  I think by the Late War time they had radar over there HQ

[The Fugitive]

I will say that maybe we can hope that some of this will be changed with new update.

A thought I had for bailing bombers if there bombs hit HQ they get a additional 20 perks for landing.   Also this will premote more bombers and less bailing... Folks like snaiman and Zoney will have a lot more business .    It will pay off for someone to actually guard the strats

I don't think perks are enough of a carrot. The issue isn't so much that they bail....tho that is annoying in a combat game, it's that a single player can dictate game play. One player runs an NOE in a set of lancs and a country can no longer find fights. On top of that ....if your lucky and get help a half dozen players get to spend the next 30 minutes doing something they don't want to do, or play the game a way they don't want to. A way dictated by a single player.

[Scca]

I don't think perks are enough of a carrot. The issue isn't so much that they bail....tho that is annoying in a combat game, it's that a single player can dictate game play. One player runs an NOE in a set of lancs and a country can no longer find fights. On top of that ....if your lucky and get help a half dozen players get to spend the next 30 minutes doing something they don't want to do, or play the game a way they don't want to. A way dictated by a single player.

Quoted for troof.

+1

[MK-84]

Add a subtraction in perks if someone bails from an undamaged aircraft?

[cobia38]

Add a subtraction in perks if someone bails from an undamaged aircraft?

 so,when you are cruising along and you decide to bail and go help defend a base,you get the shaft ?

[Oldman731]

so,when you are cruising along and you decide to bail and go help defend a base,you get the shaft ?

Just as easy to augur, and quicker, too.

- oldman

[Patt2014]

Agreed. Some penalty is in order for the gamers that just game the game even though it is a game that is gamed. I think....

Actually as a noob what bugs me is the bombers full coordinated firepower by all guns and that they can dive bomb. It's no wonder more than a few players have told me they don't bother attacking bombers. They view bombers as escorts for the fighter tagging along.

[Lusche]

Actually as a noob what bugs me is the bombers full coordinated firepower by all guns and that they can dive bomb. It's no wonder more than a few players have told me they don't bother attacking bombers. They view bombers as escorts for the fighter tagging along.

Both 'issues' are commonly very much exaggerated.
Bombers at low to medium altitudes are dead meat on the table for any remotely competent fighter pilot. But most of the time the AH fighters don't care to set up any attack but slowly crawling up a bombers butt... and get put back into the tower. Conversely, only the most prolific bomber pilots are capable of shooting down attackers on a regular base who do NOT end up on their 6

[icepac]

You get less than 4 perks for downing hq, killing the con attacking your planes, and landing the sortie.

[MK-84]

so,when you are cruising along and you decide to bail and go help defend a base,you get the shaft ?

Good point I didn't think about that. What about only a perk hit if undamaged and an enemy aircraft within X distance?

[68Raptor]

Actually as a noob what bugs me is the bombers full coordinated firepower by all guns and that they can dive bomb. It's no wonder more than a few players have told me they don't bother attacking bombers. They view bombers as escorts for the fighter tagging along.

They forgot to mention they keep running up against 999000... come up against me and you get 3 easy kills when I'm in a bomber.  

[icepac]

so,when you are cruising along and you decide to bail and go help defend a base,you get the shaft ?

If you're hitting strats, it's a pretty sure bet you're not concerned with anything other than your mission.

It's not like one A20 will tip the balance.

[Arlo]

If you're making strat runs with an A20 then you're not all that into her.