People are aware that the slow speed is due to a bug, right? I've no doubt that the speed will surpass a liberator once they fix the always-hover bug. Even then, a cloaking device really wouldn't be OP if it replaces the gun, and would only be difficult to see at distances higher than 50-100m. If they then add 2 passenger seats to the valkyrie there's 0 doubt that elite/spec ops squads will use this A LOT for transportation into smaller fights, or even bigger fights if they come from behind, using the cloak to pass all the G2A defences. I really hope that they will make the valkyrie special... Give it an afterburner for CAS, extra seats and a phantasm module. I can already imagine using 1 valkyrie as bait for ESF's, and then when the ESF gets closer he sees some weird shimmering all over his screen, and suddenly 30 valkyries decloak and destroy him. Call it OP all you want, it really wouldn't be in actual gameplay.
I also wish we can have a cloaking mechanism on the Valkyrie around the same time as on the wraith flash. Double the certs needed to unlock it and render the guns unless. Also there needs to have some blast doors or something on the outside that the pilot can help protect the occupants in the vehicle. Lastly: 6 SEATS TOTAL PLEASE!
Is this specifically cited as a "known issue" in one of the patch notes? ...it's the first I've ever heard of it. I figure if it was well documented then a lot more people would have pointed it out in more of the discussions..
A cloaked air vehicle with scout radar? That sounds dangerously close to getting my PS1 scout mossy back... and I like it.
Can you specifically cite more than 2 theoretical situations where this would be the case? ....bearing in mind that the harrasser and ATV have atleast 3 situations (1v1 & 2v2's) where they're really strong.
Continuing on my previous post I cant see any reason for me to pull a Valk in game as is. It is underpowered compared to all other aircrafts and as i said giving it some will just take away from the other air crafts. And as for transport i doubt it will get spawn in or safe drop so transporting will be a hassle as well. Its not a transport, not a fight and not a bomber. For the cloak to make it OP it need to be good at something to begin with. At most it will give the Walk the ability to slow down for the rumble seats to aim properly without getting shot down constantly. The Valk take more damage from hand gun fire then the ESFs. So it wont be able to say hanging there for long either way. The same can be said for landing when transporting. And from the sound of it people dont want to be using it in the same pull and ditch tactics the they usually have for the Gals.
Here's a possible compromise for people to earnestly CONSIDER PLZ with Phantas.... w/e cloaking cert: ....2 downsides actually.... (in addition to the pre-existing fact that no one can shoot from a cloaked vehicle) Most obvious one, only an Infiltrator could activate it as the Pilot. Take the "hover Bug" that's handicapping it currently, and apply that as the base movement speed while Cloaked.
i think, that in order to keep it balanced, you should have to land in order to decloak, and you cant jump out of the valk while its cloaked, otheriwse you will have 4 C4 fairies jumping out of a cloaked helicopter
^alright, that's a good point and consistent with their recent Volume adjustments to Liberators... Granted I can't actually think of anything that would require 8 bricks of C-4 to destroy, but I could see how that would also be a force multiplier just like PPA's gradually became
