Remove 'Auto Hover'

[gloopsgf 35]

I am sort of annoyed with auto hover. It allows anyone to get into a helicopter, and fly it with ease. I have spent thousands of hours flying virtual helicopters, on FSX and similar platforms, and have mastered stopping the helicopter manually. Then I see some dude, grab a heli, and fly like a newborn bat, then land with ease, due to the auto function.

This would allow for a more team based effort in the game, as you would either need to practice flying alot, or find someone that can.

[Mr Nasty 1023]

I disagree, I think flying should be made accessible to all players even though I know im in the minority. I think it would be best to allow the auto hover [on] [off] to be set at the server level to appease both sides.

[gloopsgf 35]

That sounds reasonable, but most servers would have it enabled anyway, because I can not find many server admins that are legit at playing, and are good at the game.

Flying should be made accessible to all players, and it will be accessible but there will be greater risk depending on your experience in flying. I am pretty sure if someone found a helicopter in real life, they could fly it, but landing it, and taking off properly, would be of great risk. This is an anti-game, and the fact that it is unbalanced already, is a good enough excuse to take out the ability to land on roof tops with ease.

With the auto hover feature, the only time you are at risk while flying a helicopter, and or landing, is when you have an AS50 aimed at you. Most helicopter windshields prevent bullets from penetrating, and rotors aren't to easy to hit. Without the auto hover feature, players are challenged to control all features of the helicopter, both pitch and yaw, and velocity.

I understand there will be mixed feelings on this, but I don't believe that flying such a powerful machine, should be as easy as it is. There is no difference between driving a UAZ, and a helicopter, other than the lack of obstacles.

[-Gews- 7443]

I use auto hover a lot, but I like this idea. I think planes need to be more crashy. I've thumped helis down HARD without any major damage. I've crashed into trees at high speed taxiing planes and they bounce off. If I tried that stuff in DCS Black Shark, LOMAC or IL-2 I'd be in a flaming wreck.

It's hard to fly a helicopter in real life, it should be hard(er) in Dayz. It would add authenticity as per Rocket's wishes.

[brzator47@gmail.com 524]

Making it optional would accomplish nothing, might as well leave it as it is then.

I think it's a good idea. Flying without auto hover is still easy but landing does require at least some skill. I'm fine with arcade-ish vehicle controls. Helicopters should be harder.

[Sutinen 635]

With Standalone using part of the Take on Helicopters engine, you don't even have to worry about heli stuff.

[Dylanco1 10]

I use Auto Hover to take off and Land but this is due to being a Arma 2 Scrub and Auto-Hover was Tutorial Taught however I do attempt to fly choppers once they are in the air to the location I want WITHOUT it

[BwobBwub 660]

Autohover is a part of Arma 2, its pretty hard to remove it.

[Dreygar (DayZ) 178]

Auto-hover exists in real helicopters so why wouldn't it exist in the game?

[Fonziе 159]

I use Auto Hover to take off and Land but this is due to being a Arma 2 Scrub and Auto-Hover was Tutorial Taught however I do attempt to fly choppers once they are in the air to the location I want WITHOUT it

Lol, who the fuck would fly with auto-hover on?

[Dreygar (DayZ) 178]

With Standalone using part of the Take on Helicopters engine, you don't even have to worry about heli stuff.

Take on Helicopters is nearly identical to Arma 2 flight, only differences being the startup/shutdown sequences and added elements like annoying and unrealistic rotor wash.

[Dreygar (DayZ) 178]

Helicopters are simply awesome.

Take on Helicopters, is garbage.