"This seems like a highly inconsistent mechanic that if anything feels like a “free kill coupon” to whoever triggered it.
I’m flying an aircraft with 0 damage, I take 1-3 glancing rounds, and I’m instantly ripped from my aircraft being told my aircraft has “Burnt down” even though I was for one, not on fire, and two the aircraft is literally still flying itself as I’m forced back to the menu.
Yet, enemies can somehow survive in an aircraft burning for upwards of 5 minutes as they tumble and spiral out of the sky, waiting for a teammate to claim the kill.
What is up with this extremely cheap mechanic that seems to only be in place to punish the player and reward the enemy with a free kill?" - - - - - Let’s forget this text, as it was just the last straw that broke the camel’s back, resulting in me creating this post. Let’s focus on the main question at hand, referred to in the title, “Can we get an official explanation on what “Your plane has burnt down”, actually means?”
Again, I wasn’t even on fire, I had NO DAMAGE and even if this is the case, then I SHOULD be able to fly in a straight line until my death instead of Gaijin deciding i’ve been in that aircraft long enough.
Its disingenuous gameplay, and the fact that no staff will answer this question makes me even more concerned. I dont want players guessing what it means. I want a DEFINITIVE answer from the source itself.
I’ve ran into this a couple times as well where the plane would take a less than 5 hits and then magically would be burnt out before the fire even fully ignites. Edit*( I’ve even had at least 2 occurances that are just like yours where the plane took no physical damage) It’s like being pilot sniped in how fast it occurs to you.
Your comment about handing out a free kill is most probably the most accurate point. There is a whole lot of things going on in the background programming of the game that we have no idea of.
Ideally the game wants to frustrate you enough so that you buy premium time, vehicles or golden lions to progress, but not enough that you quit.
It is a very fine balance that is continually tweaked with all the data that is collected from the game, obviously there are outliers and mistakes, some vehicles are overpowered even in the hands of a clueless player and some which are to all intents and purposes utterly useless and only placed to fill out tech trees or as a placeholder until the company decides to add something decent.
Chances of getting a definitive answer are pretty remote, either nobody actually knows, or it is a company secret, alternatively it is impossible to answer as it is RNG. A bit like asking why my numbers this week did not win the lottery, simply you did not pick the right ones.
What is the reason Gm’s/Tech mods are refusing to comment on this question? A majority of other tech/gameplay mechanics will be answered within a few hours, yet a gameplay mechanic that has 0 explanation or reasoning behind it continues to go unanswered.
What is keeping the player base from getting an actual answer?
Control should only be removed if the pilot is dead or bailed out. No exceptions. The “burnt down” BS is probably some hiddden HP bar being triggered. I wonder if it is related to fuel tanks in ground vehicles being an RNG one hit kill.
Or you could just answer the original question of the post.
What is “Plane burnt down” and what triggers it?
Why can I fly a burning aircraft for 5+ minutes, but other times I’m forced to eject from my aircraft, even as its 100% controllable?
Calling this “wild speculation” is just absurd as it’s literally a mechanic in your game that every user experiences, and has been questioning for YEARS.
??? Hes the one that asked me to post a replay pal. I said nothing of the sorts.
Maybe you shouldn’t speak on the behalf of others, I don’t think its your place as a ordinary user to decided what staff members are qualified for what.
Im simply asking for an official explanation on what triggers “your plane has burnt down”. Getting all riled up and saying this is nothing but “wild speculations” and asking for replays is absurd, when all I want to know is how the mechanic works and what triggers it.
So you are not going to address what triggers “Your aircraft has burnt down” while having a completely controllable aircraft? Because that’s the main concern of this post.
What is “Your aircraft has burnt down” and why does it occur while having a completely operable aircraft?
Lets not get off topic. I never claimed it does not work both ways. It clearly does, I am an enemy to players just as much as players are an enemy to I. Dont get it twisted.
Eh… I think the Su-25 is tanky enough as it is without it being immune to fire damage. Already takes 2 or 3 AAMs to bring down normally. Though you do have aircraft like the Ju-288C that always seem to be able to burn indefinetly that should probably be addressed.
Im not entirely certain about that, they would be more resistant but not invulnerable. Im assuming thats the back-up system as well, similar to what the A-10 has, so if the primarys are compromised, and they are using the redudant systems, then it should have massive flight performance limitaitons.