Do we really need helicopters?

[belgarionnl 22]

until we have a better reputation system I am shooting everyone on sight! except for my friends ofc!

I am simply not risking someone getting close to my as50 for m16 acog!

so I lie in wait and support my teammates in raiding baracks while I scout for players!

ow ps: I used to be friendly but after getting burned so many times its shoot on sight!

[aragos 1]

Yes to Helos. And Tanks. And armored cars.

But make them all nearly impossible to repair. No random spawn of parts, but literally only 1 of a key part on each server (e.g. only 1 Helo tail rotor assembly, or only 1 T-55 engine, et al). Make it fun, a quest, to get one going, not just random stuff.

[Boss (DayZ) 1]

If there is only one heli per server, then that means that only one group on that server will have a heli and can steal all the other groups land vehicles.

Then again, if there are 3 helis, that one group can have all 3.

[adimch 1]

I don't really like the idea of helicopters, I can't even fly one now, never mind during an apocalypse when my head is firmly up my arse.

I'd sooner be able to find and repair an APC, much more useful for going through towns to get medical supplies and what not. Hopefully, the Zombies wouldn't be able attack you through the doors, like they can now with the soft skin vehicles.

[sexacutioner 1]

I love the idea of a few people having something awesome as opposed to most games where everyone gets the same stuff and no one is really powerful.

[aragos 1]

just wanted to add to those who fear the helo. couple o factoids.

1--You can hear it from a long, long way. UH-1 isn't AH-64; it shouldnt have high vis optics, etc. Consequently, it should be really, really hard to see a guy on the ground, and anyone on the ground should hear them from 2-3Km out.

2--Fear of one clan gettin all them helos? Easy solution--MANPADS baby. Put in anti-air rockets, shoulder fired. Any military camp should have a few sitting around. And they are really, really easy to use. Activate, point, shoot. No more helo.

3--Again, make it hard to get a helo. Nearly impossible, in fact.

4--not too worried about the "i can't do this in RL, consequently, I can't do it in a game" view. Honestly, I can't run a country, but I play a mean game of Civilization, etc. Maybe your character knows how to fly one. Maybe all that is left are flightless pilots at the end. Who knows.

[leo235 2]

I think its precisely only the poeple who can shoot a gun, operate machinery, plan ahead and fly a helicopter who would survive.

Helis definitely need to stay in the game. I dont know if theres ammo for the side-guns, but thats a must. If anything I would make that scarce.

Helicopters give a great potential gameplay-element. It encourages team-play for those who want one, and gives opportunity for great situations where one dude manages to sneak into your heli when you just dont look for a second.

There should be parachutes and maybe a ship that has its own spawnpoints and more players per server so you could have many camps and people should spawn together if they press spawn within 1min of eachother. And I should be the one in charge of everything

[Azrail (DayZ) 211]

I don't know if a helicopter really fits with this DayZ environment...

What's your opinion on this?

It fits in very well. Cars are bound to earth and streets.

If you want heli action (once they are back in game) get in a clan.

If you don't want to get in a clan, steal one from them.

If you don't want heli action, then what the hell? Don't fly one...

[nahholmes 0]

I wasn't speaking in terms of game players (I'm sure most ARMA vets can use just about any vehicle)' date=' but rather a random survivor of the zombie apocalypse.

I don't know how many helo pilots there are in the world but if say 5 guys on a server can fly one that would mean approximately 10% of the population were skilled helo pilots. If realism is the goal, some random schlub should not be able to hop into a helicopter and take off.

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Ultrarealism does not make a fun game. What % of the general population could gut and cook a cow with just a knife and a box of matches? What % of people could make a sniper shot with a high powered rifle from 500 meters on a moving target? What % of the population could even run across a field with a backpack full of beans, a hatchet, firewood, and water bottles with a rifle slung across their back?

[sirR9 0]

Are the Hueys currently out of the game? Just received my server and there isn't one at any of the spawn points. Even have checked the points after scheduled resets.