Delay when entering .50 cal in Jeeps

Doom721 · Post by **Doom721** » 2008-01-04 21:07

A small suggestion but one that I think needs to adressed.

The suggestion:

A 3 second delay when entering the mounted machine guns on light jeeps to prevent tactics such as driving like a madman, hitting F2 and jumping on the turret immediately.

Something similar to the tank delay but very short, just enough to make it not be a drive-50 cal-drive away moment

I use this tactic currently, and it feels dirty.... just hoping it changes in the future!

beavis.uk^ · Post by **beavis.uk^** » 2008-01-04 21:40

yes you are right, however... i feel people will be afraid to use 50's cuz you get shot very fast, and if you can't shoot back for 3seconds oh boy... better dig your grave

Post by **M.J.Patterson** » 2008-01-04 21:49

Crusader09 · Post by **Crusader09** » 2008-01-04 22:17

I'll like this suggestion when, and ONLY when we can actually jump on the .50cal instead of jumping in the driver seat THEN switching to the .50cal. Save us a few extra seconds so the delay can't be complained about.

<1sk>Headshot · Post by **<1sk>Headshot** » 2008-01-04 22:30

Patterson is a bad man.

7eveN · Post by **7eveN** » 2008-01-04 23:24

Well ya it is kind of realistic.
You pulling the thing back to make the black steel thing flash and people falling down on the ground.

Waaah_Wah · Post by **Waaah_Wah** » 2008-01-05 02:12

No, no. .50 cal needs to be feared

Razick · Post by **Razick** » 2008-01-05 02:28

Waaah_Wah wrote:No, no. .50 cal needs to be feared

.50 cal IS feared what are talking about. You fire at one guys direction and his whole squad will hit the deck automatically. What the .50 cal doesnt need is a new exploitation.

BloodBane611 · Post by **BloodBane611** » 2008-01-05 03:53

Patterson IS a bad man. But possibly a good man too. Complicated.

unrealalex · Post by **unrealalex** » 2008-01-05 04:30

agreeed please add this

beavis.uk^ · Post by **beavis.uk^** » 2008-01-05 14:12

I didn't see what Patterson said

*cries hoping it wasn't aimed at me*

jayceon515 · Post by **jayceon515** » 2008-01-05 14:21

This would make landrovers even more useless than they are now. They already offer you no protection from small arms fire and adding a 3 seconds delay for switching seats will make them wheeled coffins 101.

Post by **Drav** » 2008-01-05 18:03

ye i disagree too. Fair enough you should have a gunner in your jeep rather than switching, but unlike the tanks, it wouldnt have that much of an impact on the gameplay, and the guys in the 50 cals arent that hard to kill anyway. We have enough restrictions in the game already (which are all for a good reason) but lets not go overboard. Next there will be a three second delay to leave a vehicle because you have to take your seat belt off.

I agree with all the HAT/Tank time restrictions, but in my opinion this would be getting a little bit anal

SethLive! · Post by **SethLive!** » 2008-01-05 18:42

dont forget to add this delay on the tank .50s

Doom721 · Post by **Doom721** » 2008-01-05 19:10

Thats always fun, watching some solo tanker run around trying to kill people who is so impatient he hops in the tanks mounted fifty and gets shot out

[T]Terranova7 · Post by **[T]Terranova7** » 2008-01-05 20:18

jayceon515 wrote:This would make landrovers even more useless than they are now. They already offer you no protection from small arms fire and adding a 3 seconds delay for switching seats will make them wheeled coffins 101.

I believe the real issue here is the one man "jeepers" that drive around, stop on a dime and switch to the .50 cal position, tearing up a whole squad in the blink of an eye. It's not something that's commonly seen, but it is still sort of a gamey tactic.

Not to mention, most players don't even use the jeep correctly anyway. Most of the time I see players drive jeeps within close range of the enemy force, only to be surrounded and slaughtered. The proper way to use jeeps IMO is to engage at a distance (especially now considering that the .50s are practically laser accurate), usually to support other friendlies. They're also useful in guarding chokepoints and bobblenecks in defensive roles.