Having HE as the default for artillery

[Paasky]

And the worst end being the leaflet bomb acts as a Lag bomb freezing players in the flagzones that can't handle that many things going on (hundreds of papers flying around)  to the point that it needs to get removed after the time and effort of making it?

the time and possible benefit is not worth the risk imo.

Each little piece of undergrowth is one plain 3ds file. There are thousands upon thousands of those on every map. A few hundred 2d pieces of papers would be a client-side effect, much easier to draw than smoke for example.

[General_Henry]

HE default. sure

Leaflets:  wouldn't be best outcome for doing this be a weapon that startles players and stuff.  Have a little fun by dropping leaflet bombs on flags and freaking the defenders out.  Doesn't add to the core gameplay and in the end only rarely gets used?

And the worst end being the leaflet bomb acts as a Lag bomb freezing players in the flagzones that can't handle that many things going on (hundreds of papers flying around)  to the point that it needs to get removed after the time and effort of making it?

the time and possible benefit is not worth the risk imo.

Haha, I suggested leaflets in another thread as a joke, that suddenly got taken seriously.  IF it ever was put in, which I highly doubt it will be, it would have to have the papers be incredibly simple and disappear the moment they hit the ground or such.  It would honestly only be useful for videos or for just pure fun, and considering we have a bike and a tractor for fun, I think it would be neat to randomly have some day

we have even bare hands kit, nothing is impossible.

[General Tso]

Anything going on with this?  Just curious.

[Safe-Keeper]

Leaflets:  wouldn't be best outcome for doing this be a weapon that startles players and stuff.  Have a little fun by dropping leaflet bombs on flags and freaking the defenders out.  Doesn't add to the core gameplay and in the end only rarely gets used?

It would be an idea to have AI bombers or cargo planes fly over the map under flak fire, dropping leaflets over your base. Wouldn't have a gameplay effect, but I don't remember that ever stopping the FH devs.

All of that should be possible to code fairly easily (unless you can't have AI guns in the BF2 engine), except the behaviour of the falling leaflets.

[Alakazou]

Phophorus round for the mortar will be nice too

[:| Hi]

HE default. sure

Leaflets:  wouldn't be best outcome for doing this be a weapon that startles players and stuff.  Have a little fun by dropping leaflet bombs on flags and freaking the defenders out.  Doesn't add to the core gameplay and in the end only rarely gets used?

And the worst end being the leaflet bomb acts as a Lag bomb freezing players in the flagzones that can't handle that many things going on (hundreds of papers flying around)  to the point that it needs to get removed after the time and effort of making it?

the time and possible benefit is not worth the risk imo.

Quick the British are capping our foothold on the beach, Mortars, Activate the Leaflet Lag plan!   *whole british team soon lags out*

[Flippy Warbear]

Either get rid of AP as entire or make them actually usable in anti-tank gunning.

Oh and I agree. HE as default!

[:| Hi]

^ that

AP is generally useless. I've only killed one tank with ap and that was a tiger with a 25 pounder. Otherwise I waste all the shots trying to hit the tank

[djinn]

^ that

AP is generally useless. I've only killed one tank with ap and that was a tiger with a 25 pounder. Otherwise I waste all the shots trying to hit the tank

Maybe, because realistically firing AP based on a spotters coordinate is... impossible?

[Battlefieldfan45 (CroPanzer)]

Yeah I support this!
And the leaflets 

[G.Drew]

+1
Its a sound idea, plus also it helps the n00bs aswell 

[hankypanky]

I agree the way AP is totally useless, and it pisses me off  . It would be nice if you could knock out more tanks with the arty gun....

[Safe-Keeper]

The leaflets would obviously be threats of lawsuit from Steven Spielberg, scaring everyone off of the map .

[THeTA0123]

25PDR's where used as Anti-tank guns in NA untill the 17PDR arrived in 1943 tunis 


I say put artillery guns more in the front line's and allow them to be easier fired in direct fire

[hslan.Corvax]

But using arty guns for direct fire is nearly impossible to really hit because of the ultra-bullet-drop :/ Cant even really hit stuff 20 meters away, not to speak about lets say near fog distance ..
They just would get destroyed very quickly ..