Very good point, I should’ve mentioned that

Yup i always fall back to my aa buddy

A Jet pilot who can truly, truly dive bomb you with rocket pods is terrifying. Next to nothing you can do about them either, unless as you say someone on your team can disrupt - either a pilot or another AA with a better angle. I’m actually pretty impressed with the way “Rock Paper Scissor” matches do have the potential to turn out unusual ways, through skill and also just the natural chaos of the game. I only play Heli but I’m always looking for the AA Wildcat and if I see someone put a 40mm on it, I leave them alone. Don’t want a real AA coming in. Rail guns are brilliant for sprints across the map to pick off Wildcats. TORs are useless against Helis. I think it’s pretty well balanced actually! A good Wildcat though can cause a massive upset, especially when your pilots are good & keeps the opponents busy up there. Like so much in this game, your results are heavily linked to your team mates

Look in a mirror and say “spawn camper” 10 times and Ziphus shall appear 😅 Thanks! Have a great Xmas and catch you soon

Have a great time and make a bunch of memories!!

Agree - and that’s why I made this vid. It was bad enough but now the Jets are savage too, we need to change this behaviour 😅 Wildcat is AA, your job is to keep the skies safe. I still think Dice should consider adding scoreboard points for downing vehicles. You get more credit for reviving a player than you do shooting down a Night Bird. Could change peoples behaviour if there was more reward in it?

You too, see you in 2024

Ok so… people aren’t going to agree with this, but I would absolutely run the Flak cannon. Why: Nightbirds. When they get close it can be hard to target them, but one 60mm flak pod to the face and they’re done. I’d also have a regular LMG to look for Mackay / C5 players. I wouldn’t take the grenade launcher, just my take! Thanks for the support, really appreciate it. Merry Xmas / HNY and see you in 2024

Thanks as always - and Merry Xmas. See you in 2024 Keep fighting the good fight & keep people off your lawn

lol Will do Have a great Ho Ho!@@timelessgamer_UK

Thanks - really appreciate the support, have a good one!

That would be grand, add me 😀 Merry Xmas to you & yours too, I’m with you on the 35mm with AT being a beast. I’m still a 30mm main if it’a war (salty round or pilots dominating a little too much) but I’m working on 35. I’ll get there!

Thanks for the support I really appreciate it, truly. This is only fun if people are watching & enjoying along with me 😅 The 40mm shouldn’t even be in the game - Dice made clear when they put the Wildcat in its own category and gave it the 35mm cannon it was an AA weapon designed to counter Helis and Jets. Why leave the 40mm at all? It can’t even beat a CAV which has thicker armour and APS plus heavier hitting gun. I’m with you on the AA missiles and as I hope I reflected in the video, everything you say is completely valid. There is value in pushing an aircraft out of the zone. There’s value in downing inexperienced pilots (inexperienced doesn’t mean they can’t kill). There’s value in setting up a teammate for success. There’s no wrong answer I just lean to AT so I can survive / help on the ground when the air is quiet. No argument from me at all with anyone who rolls with AA missiles. I only spit my coffee at the 40mm users & campers. Thanks again, have a great Xmas and enjoy the rest of the channel

@@timelessgamer_UKI agree 100% … you’re welcome and thanks for the feedback. I’ll be looking out for your next videos come 2024, and Merry Christmas to you as well 🎄

Thanks and you too!! The black border - in all sincerity I wish I knew how to get rid of it. Only presents on BF, no other game. I’ll work on it. I use Nvidia shadowplay & Davinci Resolve. If anyone reading this has an answer, please tell me!

Thanks!! Leaving for the airport in 3 hours, decided to hit the coffee & go round the clock 😅 Maybe my son will let me get some sleep on the flight. I doubt it.

Thanks!! You too

You are most certainly not alone 🫡

The AT missiles are a really well kept secret, and AA doesn’t really do a lot against a capable pilot other than piss them off / make them withdrawn for 15 seconds. So long as you keep your ground fights fast & don’t go head to head with a Tank you’re good. The 40mm makes no sense at all. None. It should have been removed when Dice rightly gave us the 35mm and put the Wildcat in its own AA category at the start of season 5. Thanks for all the support, pleasure so have met you & adore your channel - have a great Xmas and see you in 2024

Appreciated - hope you have a great one too! Yeah the variety is what keeps me in this game. I’d love more content but there’s plenty here to work with. Just spreading the word 🫡

Completely agree on the Heli nerf, talked about that on my last Apache vid. Against Helis the 35mm is brutal. Do you ever switch seats to use the 60mm Flak canister? That’s saved me a few times

definitely, excellent strategy @@timelessgamer_UK

Head to head is simply who can hit the other faster - and if a jet wants to start that fight there’s nothing you can do but play it out. Give yourself every edge you can & make use of the thick armour. Wildcats are very weak from the rear.

I’m all about the 60mm flak to take out Nightbirds that are circling me - and the thermal LMG is essential for cheeky infantry trying it on. I had so much I wanted to say in this vid but it ended up being well over 25 minutes, I don’t think anyone sticks with me for that long! You’re absolutely right though, and I did have a whole section on absolutely destroying infantry but I felt it went against the primary message that the Wildcat is AA… I see so many people using them as baby tanks, and now the air is so bloody dangerous I felt I needed to make this appeal 😅 Have a great Xmas too, actually sending this message having just got to the hotel. I’d better log off before my wife spots me 🤣

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it. Got to have fun with the game & never shy at laughing at myself. I get owned all the time by good players but that’s the fun of it. If I won every round hands down I’d stop playing. Have a good Xmas & HNY, see you in 2024

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it! I’ve a good one

No finer words spoken - check out the ending of my Irish Trap vid, some glorious sky piracy to steal their Wildcat camped on their roof & put to good effect. I was proud that day

@@timelessgamer_UK every time I steal a wildcat, I take it back to spawn and camp lol. Shoulda been more careful bro 💀😂

@@amszulu I have been stealing TORs lately :D

There can be rounds where the other team is really switched on & going for you. Depending on the vehicle the strategy is different but with the Wildcat the advice I would definitely give is always be moving. It’s fine to stop for a bit, but everyone can see your bullets firing into the sky, and that will attract players. You also have the ‘revenge’ players to deal with, ppl who respawn and then come straight back to get the kill. Don’t stick in one place for too long. On the Battle Tanks / TOR, make sure you have APS equipped. If you take a big hit, pop it and put your foot to the floor. You’ve got about 7 seconds where you cannot be shot to get out of there (you can be locked but the missile if shot will be intercepted). Also, if in a tank try not to stay completely still, rock back and forth. Why? Because acceleration is significantly faster even if you’re only moving just a bit vs a total standstill. Hope that helps!

Welcome to the party, I’m the opposite of you in that 2042 is my first BF. TOW is on the Main Battle Tanks and I believe the MAV armoured transport. TOW features far more prominently on the Attack and Stealth Helicopters. A specialist called Lis can carry / fire TV guided missiles which are bloody brilliant. The Wildcats doesn’t have these. The Tanks and MAV also have passive rockets which can become guided if a third player is using a SOFLAM target designator. Hope that helps.

I don’t understand YT search & distribute algorithm at all - the vid before this one didn’t even get out the door. This one was given a chance & did quite well. Others which have WAY higher stats only came to life months later. As someone who makes these vids I’m so confused - I just do my best and who the hell knows how YT will treat it. I’m a fan of your channel, I know you know what I’m talking about 😅 Thanks for the support. Air power is serious right now and I’ve seen too many Wildcats puffing away with their 40mm at infantry or pretending they’re tanks. A video born of desperation! Merry Xmas (even if that’s not your thing) and catch you in 2024, seriously when are we going to get some games in??

@@timelessgamer_UK bro, I understand you 100%.. finding out how the KZfaq algorithm works is like trying to understand why your girlfriend is mad at you 😂. Same thing happened to me on my last vid compared to the one before that. Last vid = 1.5k views and the one before = 200 views. Don’t get it… but yea, same to you man, happy holidays. And my schedule to hectic to even know when to play bro, but for sure!

In the event of an actual war, never follow the guy who says “I know what I’m doing I saw this on Battlefield”. Unless it’s that or following a guy who said “no worries lads I played a lot of CoD”. I guess find the Rainbow 6 guy 😅

Thanks for the support - glad you enjoyed it. What’s holding you back from playing with it?

@timelessgamer4359 Honest answer, I'm impatient and won't wait for it to respawn. Rather push points and be anti-vehicle.

Ahh I see! I just grab it when I can, but I admit I’ll always have a quick check to see if it’s there. Love playing / destroying vehicles

Thanks! Really appreciate the feedback & glad you’re finding it useful

Didn’t know about it - AT missiles can’t hit anything within 30m range?

yeah it hits ground aback instead of the target@@timelessgamer_UK

Well nobody likes a spawn camper or any camper 😅 I’d be in favour of rockets hitting targets in spawn getting a special buff ;) I can’t sit still in BF I have to always be moving up & down the map. That said I greatly enjoy interrupting fights in my Wildcat, air or ground 😇

I’ve only played 2042 so I’ll have to defer to another to answer this one - what 2042 Jets can do is drop near vertical from above the Wildcat / target and pull out the dive before slamming into the ground. This is very hard though as 1) you’ll be blind for the setting up the dive phase (you’d need exceptional positional awareness to be in the right place); and 2) you have to fire your rockets from far away to get them all out & leave time to pull up. For sure I’ve met the occasional player that can do this, but I don’t recall personally being taken out on the first run. I had a chance to pop repair and track them to upset a second pass. Hope that helps - give 2042 a shot I really don’t see why people say it’s so bad these days 😂

Sorry for the late reply - personally I’m interested to clarify one thing. They said the range on the default cannon is reduced by 21.5%, but what about the 35mm one? If thats not changed I’m changing over, and I encourage others to do the same! Overall though my gut reaction is the change to the Wildcat is a big mistake. They desperately need to be made more powerful, not less - at a minimum they need APS. Shortening their range will just make aircraft even more powerful which I completely, utterly disagree with. However that’s just my initial take and let’s see how it shakes out!

@@timelessgamer_UK Aircraft wont be able to flare as often, which could make the AA missiles more effective, before they were kind of useless but had great range. The reduced range of the guns was likely due to the nonstop complaints about spawn camping.

As I understand it the delay is 2 extra seconds. I don’t feel that’s going to make a significant difference. Truth be told I’m deeply disappointed in season 7 but let’s see.

That’s what my friend said 😅 I’m happy for you Jet pilots, really - but you’ve got to give us a chance to at least survive 😂 Happy rocket podding, last me know how it goes

I thought he meant he was an _actual_ pilot at first… 😅

Facts jets are terrible in 2042 compared to bf4 or 3

I am 100% going to be playing The Finals on this channel, I loved it. I’m on holiday with the family now and will start playing when I’m back. I’m really looking forward to it.

Hi - the cyber warfare protection system allows you stop a hack (basically defend against Rao). I can’t speak for everyone, but I don’t use it because 1) it’s a very rare occurrence being hacked vs taking damage. You cannot have Cyber Warfare and Repair, so I always take repair; 2) Rao’s hack is now WAY less effective than it was since changes were introduced. It no longer shuts down weapons, movement or mitigations. Frankly it’s worthless; 3) Cyber Warfare is most dangerous against helicopters, as it affects their flight controls. However using Repair removed the status effect of Hack making it even more pointless. Basically, and this is just my opinion, helicopter (Nightbird) pilots complained that players were getting smart and using Rao Hack more frequently to counter them / force them out of fights. Cyber Warfare suit apparently wasn’t enough for them as they wanted their repair function too. So Dice nerfed the hell out of Rao’s hack to make them (again) happy, because God Forbid we upset a Nightbird Pilot. Now the Cyber Warfare suite is kind of pointless… this is just my personal opinion.

@@timelessgamer_UK I see, I find it disappointing that it only serves to be the last unlockable countermeasure for the vehicle, I think it should be a type of APS but Soft kill, one like the real-life Russian shtora, or leave the nonsense and put the APS Hard Kill available for the Wildcat.

The APS for the Wildcat would be brilliant, it desperately needs it. The Cyber Suite made sense before the Rao nerf. No longer needed.

I did indeed! But I didn't get APS (boooo)

@@timelessgamer_UK maybe more of a monkey's paw wish

Yes we’ve met before, Lustsen has been getting quite cross at me and my friends lately :) Good advice if you meet MyTH (other than just leave the server), get a CAV with AA Flak Cannon and some engineer friends. Stay quiet & look for them. Also remember they are never, ever alone. It’s always 5-6 against you in Jets and their RAM. Good luck. But really, just leave the server and go play something else (if it’s 128 you meet them in, switch to 64).

Good to meet you, thx for saying hi -- are you in the SEA / Oceania region? If so hope to see you in some matches

​@@timelessgamer_UKIndonesia

Nice - I’m in Singapore. Anyway, say hi if you’re online, always good to have someone to game with.

The green light - APS shines green then it’s up, and red as cool down. If you see no light, it means it’s ready to be used. It looks like an antenna sticking out the top of the vehicle, can’t miss it. Watch my vid here at 03:01, it’ll show you exactly what it looks like: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odV6atiU1cubYI0.htmlsi=Me_YvQZ8redMAW4Y Thanks!

Thank you.

Ok so I absolutely do hear you - as I hope you’ve seen on my channel even if just the thumbnails, I love the Attack Heli and Stealth (even before they were buffed). I’m no air vehicle hater, though I do think the Nightbird is OP but that’s another point entirely. I have a theory about what’s going wrong here because I see it too, I’ll try and explain & see what you think. Dice has buffed the hell out of aircraft, the Jets got their Hydra rocket pods, Attack Helis are raw destruction and NBs continue to be OP. At the same time as this, they have 1) Nerfed the TOR (which is fine); 2) Nerfed Rao’s hack; and 3) increased dramatically the number of aircraft in rounds (some maps more than others). We also have an influx of new players (which is great) who are getting ripped apart from the sky with no idea wtf to do. I’ve also seen clans on my server teaming up with AA to try and protect their vehicles (especially RAM squads). The moment you shoot at them the APS goes up and you’ve got 3 Stingers locking onto you. What I think is happening is a mass reaction to how powerful the Helis have become. I remember before the buffs being Lis was quite lonely in season 4 and 5. Now I have a lot of help. A good Heli pilot, nevermind 3 and a Jet, can end a round. People are just pushing back. Can I blame them after my Apache just wiped out their Wildcat, MBT and MAV? My theory is Dice have made Aircraft so powerful / accessible (they now even have aim assist) even the most basic / casual of players cannot help but notice them - which put a massive bullseye on their backs & anyone can pick up a Stinger That’s what I think is going on. Action, reaction.

@@timelessgamer_UK yeah I agree with you the helis are incredibly op, i just think its really really easy to counter them with ground ordnance like lis, stingers and wildcats. You could say a skilled pilot would dodge them or whatever but i could say a skilled lis or wildcat player would still hit them and its just redundant. I was definitely a little heated leaving that comment probably just got destroyed by a wildcat, but i still think that wildcats are just lame, like im doing these cool maneuvers dodging missiles mowing down teams on rooftops engaging in air to air fights then a salty player that i killed will counter swap with a wildcat and stingers, so i have to basically hide from them and if i peak them at all im getting locked and shot at, basically making a no fly zone over a giant area and i cant do a thing about it. Its not like i can swap load outs on my heli or jet (doesn’t include apache). Also there is not much cover on these bf 2042 maps

Yeah I mean a salty player that wants your head is tough to deal with, especially if they’re just permanently following you around with a Stinger. Sure they probably won’t kill you but it’s still annoying / forces you to hide. A good heli pilot can only do so much - if it’s wall to wall with stingers, Lissiles and the such you’re either done or pushed out the map. But then, why should the player base have to put up with an AsheBF level NB player decimating them? It’s a tough one. I don’t have an obvious answer. All I know is a good heli pilot or three can end a round, and as long as that level of ability is in the game - we need Lis. If anything I would lose the Stingers.

@@timelessgamer_UK i don’t know. I think the nb needs a nerf and maybe the vehicle system changed. Like maybe you need kills or an objective captured for a vehicle spawn to where if you do really good you can have a vehicle for you and not whoever spam presses the helicopter button faster, or maybe it just speeds up the wait time so someone cant just immediately counter you with AA but you can have a helicopter or jet for you specifically. I dont know, the game cant be fun for everyone all the time

Saturday - I’m just back from Xmas / New Year family & settled back into work. It’s going to be on the CAV ;) Apologies I did try to get one out last weekend but it was rushed / substandard. I decided to wait & get it right. Hopefully the right call!

It’s up :)

I’m sorry to hear that - I have to say I don’t have any problems getting some access to a vehicle in any given round. Sure I don’t get what I want when I want it, but I cant complain. I’m usually on 128 Conquest, what mode do you play?

@@timelessgamer_UKYeah maybe there is some trick to it or dunno. But usually only the transport vehicles are left. Even though i have the game installed on an NVMe. :D Usually I play conquest too. If there is a 128 conquest available, then i prefer them too. The more people the better. But maybe that is also the reason. More people, more ppl who want to get a vehicle. But truth to be told, i usually play official game modes and not portal servers.

Oh yeah I’m almost 100% on official not portal. Hmm. Don’t know what to offer on this one… my matches tend to be pretty violent / lots of people getting wasted so no shortage of respawns. Good luck!

I don’t see what happened at 05:34, it’s just me shooting down a jet? What am I missing? 😅

I mean fair - it does overheat easily (especially the 35mm) and if you’re tier 1 there’s probably nothing I can tell you that you don’t already know. The only thing, maybe, is putting 60mm Flak on the third gunner seat. If a NB or Stealth is doing rings around you, they’re close. Switch to the 60mm and one Flak canister in the face - they’re done. They don’t see it coming. I love playing heli, but also makes me appreciate how lethal they are. Wildcat isn’t perfect but it’s a tool to push back & give needed help. If it’s war, I get Lis (at least until Dice nerf her).

@@timelessgamer_UK Thats actually great advice! Im pretty certain that this will help. I tend to forget the canister and how useful it is

Skill issue. The wildcat is braindead easy to use and is overpower atm.

My jet gameplay is up for you to see for yourself - I’ll let you be the judge of whether I’ve got anything good or not!

@@timelessgamer_UK I’m talking about the braindead commenters not you xd

@@timelessgamer_UK Already watched ur jet vids and others, im talking about the braindead commenters not you xd. I just hate wildcats braindead spraying me mid dogfight or taking out my flares with a jet with AA missiles on my back. Not fun at all as I'm sure you are aware. I have an intense love for dogfighing in this game and wildcats ruin that almost every single game....... edit: no hate though i still love the vid, just hate wildcats :)

It’s all good - the Wildcats are pretty annoying in the right hands, especially when they’re moving around / getting into the middle of the map. I love BFV dogfights. So satisfying!