[Suggestion] How to Stop Bailers

Milspec · Dec 28, 2014

MrJengles said: ↑

“I think that's the utility of the Ejector Seat as it is now - it'll save you even if you explode before pressing exit. But that makes it near-worthless as most people will just do so at the last second.

I'm not particularly fond of bailing from a fighter aircraft for the sake of C4 or attacking from above. I mean, depending on equipment, that is the role of the plane itself. It's got to the point where bailing in order to C4 a target is more effective than using A2G (if you're not equipped for A2G, tough luck, that's the downside). It's bad balance to mix roles like that.

If the plane is about to explode, then the Ejector Seat is doing its role of keeping you alive and players shouldn't be worried about trying to turn that into a further advantage. Of course, you have a choice of landing spots and could impact the fight once you're on the ground.

Actually, I'd go one step further and put players that Eject into drop pods (hey, it's the future, surely we'd upgrade a seat with a parachute?) specifically so they can't use C4 and jetpacks. Also, it would give more visual feedback and make more sense that you survive the fall.

Transporting yourself over a target in order to bail and attack from above should be entirely separated from fighter aircraft. Valkyries would perform that role perfectly (I wouldn't give them drop pods as you're literally jumping out, but probably would for Galaxies as you're being ejected).

As a side note, drifters could probably do with an initial burst in whichever direction you move to help with momentum issues.”

+1 to all of it. Nice compromises.

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