Vehicle Spawn - airdrop?

[PLODDITHANLEY]

I have searched thoroughly....

After sitting around watching the unrealistic spawn system, wouldn't an airdrop ala VBF be more realistic?
Incredible no one has suggested this.

Problems are:

1. People being crushed - make drop zone clearly identifiable plus game message to relevant team?

2. Heavy vehicles can't be airdropped - even so more realistic than the present system

3. Aircraft can't be airdropped - true but as above

4. If a vehicle is in drop zone both would be destroyed - mark area keep clear or put DOD?

5. Last airdropped vehicle unused and therefor still in drop zone = both destroyed.

6. Just to sneak in CO Land rover/humvee drop once every 30 mins...(that's gotta be a re-suggestion though) maybe more relevant since 0.9 and RP death?

OK so if its too silly to airdrop heavies and aircraft, at least those vehicles that can be airdropped could be - Land Rover, humvee, UAZ, trucks? which all spawn the quickest.

Ok maybe too many problems but still nice to hear what people have to say anyway?

[Rhino]

So basically what you want is the C&C Nod airstrip?

[PLODDITHANLEY]

That brought alot back, the PS1 hanging around till ungodly hours and all that tiberium.....

Err well just thought the lights getting airdropped might be better than:

Lords of Magic Preview

Impressions' fantasy follow-up to Lords of the Realm II features complex magic systems including magic spawning humvees and land rovers....

Ok so shot down but so politely.....

[Nehil]

Yes, I'd rather have light and medium vehicles get some sort of air drop animation instead of appearing magically. And perhaps that small smoke marker (from vBF2) would appear before to warn players not to get crushed. So say 1 minute before the APC spawns you would start to see a Bradley dropping down with a couple of chutes. After 50 seconds it has landed, and give it 10 seconds to get rid of the chutes then you can enter it.

If not hardcoded, that is.

[Psyrus]

Meh, unnecessary and since it couldn't be applied realistically to all vehicles, what's the point?

[killonsight95]

the point is that in real life vehicals can be airdropped by planes/helicopters such as the chinook just youtube it

[Looy]

Meh, I'm never at base to notice the spawn. Would have very little effect on most INF players.

[PatrickLA_CA]

POE have a good paradrop from plane (C130 that appears from the sky) system,

[Psyrus]

the point is that in real life vehicals can be airdropped by planes/helicopters such as the chinook just youtube it

I found this?
YouTube - Watching a CH-64 Chinook Drop off a F-15

What videos were you referring to?

[Jigsaw]

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Seriously I really can't see this being implemented, it is pretty rare to see a vehicle spawn as it's only whilst in main base so unless you're waiting for it you don't see it. Thus I just don't see it being necessary to put in a complex spawn system like this when it wouldn't change much in-game.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Was that an A team film?

If so missed that.

[bloodthirsty_viking]

it would be good for something like an insurgent team though, if they are waiting to ambush, and then see a vheical falling into the base like that, they get attentive becuase their is a chance now that we will have some action =P

[ytman]

Uneccesary. Explain, how on maps like Kashan or Silent Eagle that an Air Drop vehicle spawn makes sense when the battle is between two bases?

[rushn]

if they are being airdroped wouldnt the air vehicles crash into them sometimes when they apear and wouldnt they other team be able to take pot shots when they are falling?