I don’t think this is a feature players want / would ask for. The drones had a limited payload and as an introduction to CAS were well enough when not placed at 9.0 where SPAA can’t engage them.
The drone’s issue can be fixed by lowering the altitude so that SPAA isn’t able to immediately kill them.
Shouldn’t have been added.
Certainly not in their original state and in the current state they are in now. If Gaijin is unwilling to improve their performance they should be removed completely.
Honestly just remove them. Accept they were a bad decision and let everyone move on with our lives.
There are only two options wich will occur regarding Strike Drones:
We got the first as of release. It was cancerous, nobody could do smth against them.
Strike drones weren’t a good addition at all to the game. They are slow as F while carrying Hellfires.
Yes, if Gaijin is unwilling to fix the mechanic it should be removed.
Yes, at lower BRs where they outrange available SPAA they were abused as revenge killing although most CAS is.
They are useless at their current BR range because they spawn at a high altitude where SPAA is able to instantly fire and kill them before they’re even in range themselves.
You can change this by bringing the available spawn down to a more reasonable altitude that allows maneuvering to offer counter play.
Even if they would spawn at a lower altitude, their design limits them in maneuverbility and speed.
Try to dodge incoming AA Fire at ~220km/h on a modern Battlefield.
Strike drones just don’t fit into the current game environment.
That’s a whole different story IRL, where mainly the US of A could “deliver freedom” by a button press to small arms carrying people or wedding party’s on the ground, while flying at 6km altitude with complete air superiority…
The only defense a drone has is its small size and its ability to launch from distance.
At high altitude it can’t do this, at low altitude it has a chance to catch an unsuspecting SPAA.
If they can’t be spawned closer to the ground the mechanic should be removed as it serves no purpose in its current state.
Roughly 8m length, 15m wingspan and 2m height isn’t really that small…
relative
the point remains
I undersrand the general idea you are trying to get across. However, you are acting like you are being forced to play them which is odd.
“forced to play them”
the question is “why would you play them”
Why would you play Drones in their current state?
The answer is you wouldn’t.
So why is the feature still in the game?
Because it honestly it not worth the time to take them out. Nobody is forced to play them and some people still use them.
Do you think Gaijin is stupid?
As stated in that comment, there is no real reason to spend the time to remove then. Even if it is like 30min. Some people use them and they are not harming the game like they were at lower brs.
Yeah if you wanna argue the feature has value then do so, don’t state Gaijin is stupid.
Could you provide a quote to back that up or is this yet another instance of you taking parts of a reply and miscontrueing it?
The developers love to add random and useless items to patches that are underwhelming. When was the last time you used a drone, or dug a trench in a real battle lmao.
The enemy SPAA is able to immediately gain their radar signature and kill them while the drone can do nothing to prevent their death.
I’m not seeing the problem here.