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Why is flying a heli with wheels now mortal combat against a piece of soap?

Posted: 2013-08-06 15:56
by stray cat
As soon as the heli is ready to take off, the player remains locked in mortal kombat, wrestling the controls to prevent the heli from sliding away. Especially crappy when you have to do it on that cargo ship with a MI 17. There is 4m space in front and behind the heli.

Now try communicating with players who enter your heli or even checking teh map so you can plan the next flight. Not possible, especially if you do not use a mic.


Giving helis the "feature" to "taxi" was one of the worst ideas in v1.0

-Helis do nto need to taxi, EVER.
-Being able to safely land on the spot and actually do other things while landed was thrown out of the window for that sliding feature no heli pilot needs. Because a good pilot lands where he wants to precisely and does not need to slide around like a piece of soap, terrifying waiting sqsuads to the point that they are too scared to enter the heli.

And do not suggest to simply press forward and backward periodically because I am sure real helicopter pilots do not have to do that to keep a landed heli still, because the weight alone of a Mi17 would be enough to keep the thing in place unless you really wanted to slide.

Either fix that soapiness, or add brakes or the possibility to turn off the engine while still being inside, so you do not get the 30 second teamplay enhancing punishment every time you want to just land, read the map, and talk to other players before the flight.

Re: Why is flying a heli with wheels now mortal combat against a piece of soap?

Posted: 2013-08-06 16:00
by Inspektura43
seconded

Re: Why is flying a heli with wheels now mortal combat against a piece of soap?

Posted: 2013-08-06 16:20
by Spook
I support this. The choppers are sliding way too much. Even pressing forward and backwards does not help, the MI-17 for example is impossible to keep steady. It just keeps sliding forward and if trying to keep it on place it must really look awkward from outside, seeing the pilot wrestling with the chopper, making it whip back and forth. If there would at least be one key which could prevent this by holding it. But right now you have to press forwards and backwards continuously and still making the chopper not actually standing still but just whipping around. breaks would be awesome if possible!

But there is a thread for this already here: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f254-v ... ls-2b.html

Re: Why is flying a heli with wheels now mortal combat against a piece of soap?

Posted: 2013-08-06 16:28
by stray cat
I do not want my eloquently written post to go unnoticed in these large topics.

Re: Why is flying a heli with wheels now mortal combat against a piece of soap?

Posted: 2013-08-06 16:29
by SANGUE-RUIM
I think they will add a "brake" to it or something...

Re: Why is flying a heli with wheels now mortal combat against a piece of soap?

Posted: 2013-08-06 16:31
by AfterDune
Thanks for your negative way of posting (work on that). This issue is very well known, you could've easily found it in the forums, comes up every day.

Locking this one.