the armed pilot, new solution (afaik)

[Rudd]

This has been a hotly debated topic.

And we all know we don't want paratrooper pilots

But we want realism, and not to be defenceless.

So, make a new kit.

This kit is only requestable from choppers.

It is the 'armed pilot' kit.

The armed pilot kit CANNOT FLY AIRCRAFT.

but posesses a personal defence weapon, in what ever form that might be.

This results in, defenceless paratroopers, but if they get their bird on the ground in one piece, they have to 'remember' to pick up their survival gear before begining escape and evasion.

I believe this suggestion appeases all parties, and results in a more realistic game.

[RedWater]

So you are saying that we should have:
1 Pilot-kit that can fly aircraft ( Fixed wing, helicopers)
1 "Pilot-kit" that can be requested from choppers exclusivly but cannot fly and is armed.

While I think that this is basically a good idea, Im not sure if that is needed so hard. If I get shot down in a chopper AND manage to land in savely I always drop my crate and request me a crewman or something. That one has a weapon and a field-dressing which is pretty much anything I need.

Ok, there are still the cases where you just come from a supply-run and dont have a crate anymore.

Besides: I still see to many mid-air-explosions, I think the healthlevel from aricraft should be increased even more that that it is right now.

[Rudd]

While I think that this is basically a good idea, Im not sure if that is needed so hard. If I get shot down in a chopper AND manage to land in savely I always drop my crate and request me a crewman or something. That one has a weapon and a field-dressing which is pretty much anything I need.

yeah its not imperative, but its more realistic than pilots being defenceless when they do survive. This is Project Reality, we should go in to every situation with the intention of coming out alive, that is the way the game is meant to be played.

Besides: I still see to many mid-air-explosions, I think the healthlevel from aricraft should be increased even more that that it is right now.

although I agree with that, (but making it get disabled at the same rate) I think its mostly the attack helicopters suffering from mid air explosions, the trans choppers tend to survive.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Its probablly an old suggestion but why not pilot with a 9mm pistol with two spare clips or whatever they have IRL.

You can't go Rambo paratrooper with that can you?

[rampo]

Yeh but what happens when the chopper has blown up? where do u get it then =P

[dominator200]

Well i think what should happen is with the new chopper damages system it is more easier to crash land and survive so there as in the comms truck were you have the repair station when you press x, you could have a kit in the back and if you crash land succesfully you press x and a kit drops out the back rifle man or crewman kit.

[Rudd]

Originally Posted by rampo93(FIN)

Yeh but what happens when the chopper has blown up? where do u get it then =P

If the chopper blows up with ur survival gear inside...then "boohoo" :P

[Rissien]

Originally Posted by PLODDITHANLEY

Its probablly an old suggestion but why not pilot with a 9mm pistol with two spare clips or whatever they have IRL.

You can't go Rambo paratrooper with that can you?

The pistol was removed from the pilot kit because they WERE being used as rambo paratroopers. This pistol was more accurate and all youd have to do is find an enemy, kill him and steal his kit.

[Raic]

Bah, make pilot spawnable kit with pistol, but with the inability to pick up kits like civilians.

[Rissien]

Still wouldnt stop people from paradropping in and just taking advantage of the pistols accuracy. Entire squads would do it.