too many Pilots?

CystmGlytch · 2003-02-10, 12:49 PM

If any of you have played bf42 you know that there are way too many people that want to be pilots. At times you can see a half dozen people waiting for a plane to spawn, just to last a few secs on the air before they crash into a tree or get shot down by an AA gun.

People even wait for planes as a mode of transportation. Get up in the air, crash the plane just so they could get from point A to point B. It made a great game(bf42) into a very frustrating game.

I hope that planetside doesnt have 90 percent of the world in the air and only 10 percent on the ground. Im very glad that their isnt specific aircraft for the different empires, so hopefully that will keep more people on the ground or in tanks

thegame109 · 2003-02-10, 12:57 PM

I don't see this as a problem as i WILL BE A PILOT but not at launch.I mean at launch people try out things and as time goes on if they don't like being a pilot there'll change.But the best bit is i'm gonna be a TR/NC AA MAX which will have a right laugh.

KoldFusion · 2003-02-10, 01:05 PM

i'll be in a tank.... always have wanted to be

Falcon · 2003-02-10, 01:12 PM

I know that im gonna be a pilot, but that's not all im gonna do. so even tho many people will be pilots i think that later as we get really good pilots up there, there will not be may people that will want to fly. as well as those people that don't really want to anyways

Nomikahn · 2003-02-10, 01:17 PM

I agree, there are too many pilots. You have to take into consideration that the true pilots, will be filtered after time from the ones that just want to feel special.

Falcon · 2003-02-10, 01:19 PM

that's what im saying

LesserShade · 2003-02-10, 01:21 PM

^agreed. I think the limited cert factor will help out as well

Hamma · 2003-02-10, 01:25 PM

I think at the beginning there will be allot more pilots. But once people get into the game for a few months everything will even out.

TheWumpus · 2003-02-10, 01:27 PM

I don't think this is going to be a problem; after all you have to be able to go "inside" a base to capture it or defend it after your own base has been infiltrated. Pilots will have their purpose but so will all the other tasks. Of course if when the game's been out for a few weeks and 90% of the players are using air vehicles, then you can be sure that the developers will "nerf" them for balance. Again, I seriously doubt this is going to be a problem as Tribes and Tribes 2 got the balance right, and those games are heavily influencing PS.

LesserShade · 2003-02-10, 01:32 PM

even in bf1942 the "omg I absolutely must fly a plane" fever died down in a month or so. You can't blame people for wanting to try out everything before they settle on what they want their role to be.

Sputty · 2003-02-10, 02:07 PM

Also, most campers suck(Flying_Fish

Jsut Kidding

) so normally they die about 20 seconds after take off and god..Even if they stay in the air long enough one decent pilot will pwn all the bad pilots in seconds.

Peacemaker · 2003-02-10, 02:24 PM

Well, before planetside my squadron (thats right not a clan a squadron) played CFS2&3. I was the CO of it and intend to keep flying. But most of my squad have desided to take on diffrent roles. I plan on being a reaver pilot or fly the mosquito (mabye even the galaxy but not as much) to give my men support and then land and do strategy once they are all on the ground. My main plan is to make a premade plan b4 the attakc and then durring attack blow up all of the tanks on the ground then actualy coordinate the rest of it in real time. THis means at first we all focus on tanks and stuff and killing as many of them out side as possible and then focus on the base itself. My point is ill be CO / pilot. I wont be in the air all the time but i will be alot because flying is what i love. ( i drifted off topic a bit there but i dont want to delete it all)

mistled · 2003-02-10, 02:28 PM

I hope there are all kinds of idiots flying around being stupid. What do I care?? I'll be inside, taking their base from them.

MrVulcan · 2003-02-10, 02:35 PM

well, i plan on going for the rever/galaxy right off then get as many tanks as possible.... So in the end I am going to use more certs on tanks, but my 1st obj is going to be going towards pilot... I am tired of being a person in games.... tooo much ut/ut2003 lol

SKAHT · 2003-02-10, 03:49 PM

When player realize what the objective of the game is, things will balance. In the beginning, we're all going to be a bunch of no-nut, sad-sack, FNGs. Hell, I know I'm going to be a nerd for the first month, just trying to play with everything.