Love the choppers. They are my favourite in the game, though I am a Nightbird man mainly 😎 Yesterday was great fun running dual choppers with you, I just wish I had recorded it! DOH!!
Actually about that - I have a lot of decent footage of us pulling off some good stuff. You want it? If so drop me a note, I won’t be using it as I’m more or less done with 2042. That Apache hijack was awesome last night 😅
Shhh don’t tell the Stinger people our secrets😂 Thanks so much for the guides & heli gameplay, really learnt a lot from your channel. Sad it’s the end for Helis but I get it, there’s only so much to see and do. Look forward to the rest of your vids closing out 2042!
Haha - well someone has to tell them! Thanks for all the support, see you pop up a lot. Really appreciate it and enjoy the flying, it’s a long way to 2026
Great video as always! One tip that helped me, was getting out of the muscle memory of using ADS on helis, especially for closer ranges. It’s so natural after playing FPS games to ADS, but I find with the helis it really messes with my aim, and I generally think it’s better to almost never do it, unless you’re actually just using it to see better. It may just be me and a feeling thing but it helped me a bunch. Will you be making a Draugr video? I’d love to see you try the stealth bomber!
Great tip and thanks for the support! Draugr… the only thing I might do a vid on there is pairing the JDAMS with the SOFLAM to see if we can make a real spawn camping vehicle killer. I wouldn’t mind seeing that. Otherwise no I don’t think I will - it doesn’t play differently enough from a Jet to really justify it, and dipping kerosene bombs on objectives is quite an obvious thing to do! I’m not sure what the vid would even be about?
@timelessgamer_UK it would be nice to see a video of you working Cabal and a Casper drone player. Casper would spot everyone as close air support rains hell on the objectives. Like a Casper with voice chat is insane with paired vehicle players. Drone and tugs make it super easy to clear out or defend objectives.
I've loved watching your tips for BF2042, so thank you. I've not become a better player, because, well, you can't polish a turd, but I appreciate it all the same.
Thanks I really appreciate it, listen I'm really not that good a player either I've just put in my best college try to help people access the game. So long as you're having a good time and at least occasionally get your moment -- you're doing just fine. As my boss said to me at work when we were in for a rough meeting: you can't polish a turd, but we can at least cover it in glitter! Sometimes all we can do is the best we can :D
Thanks very much! I’ve got at least one more in me but then yeah, I think the sun has set on any wisdom I can impart for the game. I really only aim to help people get started as I know it can be frustrating, especially when the games player base is mature & the skill level is already pretty high. I’m in love with BFV, the Tank gameplay is second to none. Going to post a glorious tank battle next! Last BFV vid didn’t do well but that’s probably my fault - I’ll try again!
You’ve got to give it a shot, it’s a Beast. Deeply deeply underrated since 5.3 turned the Attack Helis into OP monsters. I’m glad they were nerfed as it’s bringing challenge / cooperation back into the game. Now they just need to seriously tone down the NB and we may have some BaLaNcE in the skies! Would love to see a vid of you flying, make it happen! Let me know if you need a gunner ;)
Timeless Gamer's last video on Battlefield 2042? :( Great in depth guide for all the people that are trying to get into flying helicopters. Well done! I hope we do see more content from you on some other titles. ✌
It’s my last one in the Helis, the next BF2042 is the actual final one - I’m going out with a bang! I’ve got some BFV to show, a little BF1 (even though I don’t really like it to be honest) and some Hell Divers. What I’m really waiting for though is Space Marine 2. Can’t wait to get my Nerd on and start delivering the Emperor’s Peace to Xeno scum & Heretics. The Emperor Protects :3
I don't know if that's typical gameplay for you but I think you're missing out one a few one-run kills on armor by not going into stealth mode (ready for bombs) the moment you've fired your second TOW. You can still steer it in stealth mode.
17:05 "which means you and anyone standing next to you is about to die" hilarious comment on the situation :D Loving your videos despite having basically stopped with BF2042. (Also, your comment on view time over 3 minutes is fair and square. You deserve all the view time you can get!!)
Many thanks for the support, I’ve really enjoyed 2042 but everything has its limits. Eventually you just run out of things to say! I’ve always chuckled to myself how Stinger players end up pulling down everyone around them when they send a giant flare into the sky saying “shoot me now”. It’s like one of those comedy movies where you’ve got that one guy who can’t shut up on the mission & blows everyone’s cover. The 3 minute thing is just me having a little stab at the TikTok / 60 second swipe club. 30% of people who click on my vids drop within 10 seconds or less. That wasn’t even enough time to finish saying hello & welcome back! Give a guy a chance 😂
I would suggest using 30 mm in Super Hokum instead of rocket pods for Air to Air fight for those guys who are struggling in aiming with rocket pods. And the best part is you showed the absolute way to kill nightbird using Attack, that was life saving
Once you learn the rocket pods they’re brutal. The 30mm is good if you’re truly being backed into a corner in the air by a NB but you lose the ground game. For me it’s something to help new players learn.
Fantastic final video, one of the only 3 youtubers I've enjoyed for this game, I was already a pretty good player in all vehicles but your videos have helped me be that player who the entire enemy team is focusing after 5 minutes 🤣 sadly i very rarely come across good pilots to back up but I do sometimes get a competent gunner that makes me think they might watch your videos. I know you don't like the nightbird but they are my favourite to take on because they're difficult, i don't use them any more because im about mastery 200 in it, I'll only use it if im against a really well coordinated team and they're shutting down whatever else I was using. Final note, nightbirds are really fun to hit with rpgs they never expect it 👍👍👍
Thanks as ever for the kind words & encouragement - first I should clarify one thing, this was my final guide, the final video is the next 2042 one! I articulated it better at the end 😅 the next and final 2042 is my farewell with all my favourite moments. Then, that is truly the end for me and 2042. Nightbirds to me are the living embodiment of imbalance. I was flying one last night after thinking “why not?”, my goodness I shredded my lobby. No vehicle survived it, I not only had an answer for everything but it was so damn easy. I think what gets me is the way players celebrate / cheer / post their kill streaks in a vehicle which is just so unfair. But yes as you say, it makes killing them all the more glorious 🫡
Thanks Frank! I’m really looking forward to getting some games in with you over the next 7 weeks. I don’t care what hour I need to log in as I’ll be free of childcare & work duties for a good chunk of the time. Perhaps teach me Fortnite? Or we could run The Finals - anything really, let me know!
I can give it a try - I did a few Shorts but nobody really seemed to engage. That said, I’m better at editing now so maybe I can have another stab at it & see if we get anywhere. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks Rin! Yeah I’m better in the heli than I am the jet 😅 Hope everything’s going well for you, I’ll try to jump into your matches before I head back to the UK for the summer. Take it easy!
Missed the upload for some reason... But found it after all :D Really looking forward for the next Videos! Also EMP on the Stealth Helo is utterly underated for Groundfehicle hunting! As a pretty good Nightbird pilot... The BEST thing you can to is to get a friend in the gunner seat and dive from above... If the Bird doesn't see the you in time, you pretty much got the fight in the bag.
Thanks! Yeah death from above dive bombs are fantastic, and if you can get above the Nightbird there’s a good chance of winning on the first pass (or at least causing so much damage there’s no real prospect of losing the follow up). If I don’t have a gunner in my stealth heli though I have to admit that I’d probably pass on attacking a NB that hasn’t seen me!
Great Stuff once again my man! The approaches Air-to-Air are pretty much exactly how you should go for it,well researched^^ I hereby challenge to do a Technique I hardly see anyone use, besides myself: Do a TOW Missile Barrel-Roll vs any Air Vehicle (Jet or Chopper)! (When are you in UK again mate? Joined knuls DC so heres to hope we hit the battlefield together soon^^)
I saw you do that, not sure my midichlorian count is high enough to pull that off! I land back in London on 7th July and will be back for approx 7 weeks. Let’s get in there - we have work to do!
@@timelessgamer_UK It's usually YOU with the positivity,so there are no excuses - you need to grow some new synapses & connect them^^ Ah nice! Will definitely join you whenever you're ready!
Great content as always mate . 😎 edit: I'm glad I don't have to face you. I can't pilot anything no matter how much I "keep at it". So I'm a devout ground hugger. The less people that know your tips and tricks the better for me. 😆😆
Thanks mate, really appreciate it - you’re pretty mean on a Pondhawk I reckon you could fly just fine if you wanted to! You’re also pretty good with an M5, I think we’d do well to give each other polite, respectable distance of on opposite teams 😂
Ugh. An exceptional little brid player will ruin the game for me. I wish their canons weren't as powerful. Also, I hate how the AH gets disabled and I can't adjust left/right making it even f***ing harder to land ONE HIT.
I really can’t stand the Nightbird its absolutely OP and to this day I refuse to use it. I like firing out of its passenger seat & using it to transport me around the map though. The Attack Heli is really tough when it’s damaged you’re right, turns into a brick. NB doesn’t of course!!
I agree, the night bird makes the game so much worse. They should remove the secondary missiles and remove one equipment slot like the stealth heli and make them pick between repair or flares
@kingqman8250 with its agility I feel it should have a much closer engagement range. Keep the speed at which it moves but now being closer to inf. and vehicles it needs that agility to survive.
Ngl thats stupid. Especially the part of making the Nightbird choose between repair and flares. The stealth heli has its stealth mode thats why they put it that way. The nightbird doesnt so i dont really see why you are comparing those two. Taking away the missiles is somewhere arguable but i also dont think it would be healthy to remove its ability to destroy spawncamping vehicles, but you do you. It has only one missile now, making it basically impossible to solo any armored target already.
⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Thanks Nick, and I’m a big fan of yours & Hippos work. Hell Divers is epic, and you guys make it look even better! When is Operation Angry Beaver getting a sequel?
Lemme jump in here briefly. CQAC requires compensation. when you fired at your foe and the missiles went wide left and wide right, think about how they're mounted weapon pod wing tips in parallel. either = you need to quickly wiggle your nose to take advantage of the alternating firing sequence. I.e. if you fire once and it's coming from the left side of your ship, aim the chopper so the missile coming from the right side, is aimed at your foe, then quickly wiggle the nose over, so the left missile is now aimed at your foe. or Seeing the enemy flying in a straight line towards me, I would have dipped down below them and to their side, where i get a broadside view of their chopper virtually guarantee-ing all my shots hit the mark even if they alternate. their chopper is designed to be skinny width wise, but they're fat as hell front to back. this is not a game glitch or bad design. There's some every day logic here in that the missiles are designed to kill from a distance. IRL the two choppers would never be a few meters apart. this Close Quarters Air Combat in the video is actually a mistake by you the pilot. They should have been dead by now. AND fighting face to face without strafing is bad pilot-ing.
Hey I’m really sorry somehow I missed this / accidentally got marked as read? Didn’t mean to ignore - good advice there, and yeah CQC in an attack Heli is definitely an art. I’ve never tried wiggling the nose, I typically just “pick a side” and aim with that one rocket pod only unless as you say you can catch the broad side. The other thing I don’t do is dip down… that’s usually fatal! I only duck and run if I really assess there’s zero prospect of winning & therefore nothing to lose. As Obi Wan said to Anakin: it’s over, I’ve got the high ground! Thanks for the insights, definitely going to try wiggling the nose
Where TF are you playing that you can linger around after killing the stinger engineer and don't immediatey have at least one other lock-on after those 6 seconds!??
They’re all dead - nobody to lock me 😂 To answer seriously though, and I know you’re quite the pilot yourself - you get a sense in advance of attacking the Stinger Engineers how many there are from the lock on aim warning. If I see 4-5 flashing on me then I stay away. If I only see 1-2 (maybe 3 if grouped) I’ll go for it. 6 seconds with a back up gunner is more than enough to clean house and get away.
I do wish more people would play AA beyond mindlessly spamming stingers or camping at spawn with a wildcat. Helicopters and jets are really dangerous and I often feel like I'm the only one trying to take them out. Lis is my main only because the moment I switch to something else some heli comes along and compels me to switch back because otherwise I'm going to just die over and over >
This is the story of my life. Every time I try to get away from Engineer, some Nightbird pilot pulls me right back in! Amazing how many people ignore them 😂
Correct - it’ll still be guided in. Just stay on the target. This lets you maximise uptime / DPS and really burn down Wildcats. Patch 5.3 really was hilarious, I’m amazed they left it this long to nerf it! Still powerful though
How is the BF 2042 community on last gen, good numbers? Yeah I was all over the 20mm Flak cannon on LATV the moment it came out in Season 5, got a few clips up if you’re interested. The biggest killer though is the CAV with 20mm as paired with the armour and APS, it’s the attack Heli murderer. Better than a Wildcat any day.
@@timelessgamer_UK last gen is kind of hit or miss. I’ve noticed a consistent drop off at 8am MST. After that, you get a lot of bot matches. But evenings are pretty decent. I’ll definitely check out your LATV vids!
@@Eric-qx1kx yeah idk man, I’ve been shredding choppers for the last few weeks, and that’s solo. If I had a decent gunner or driver it’d be even more fun. It’s not a camping vehicle, it’s a fast moving scout vehicle, and I’ve run down more than a fair share of choppers. It’s also stupid cheap and respawns fast, so if you want to air drop one on say, Orbital rooftop A, you’ve now got a solid air defense without wasting/risking a Wildcat
BRO, u are doing bad, u have to shoot first always the 2 tows, and guarantee that they hit the target, then it will be easier to kill it, if u do that in the tanks, they get smashed by 2 tows before turning on the aps, then its just a walk in the park :)
I hear you but the thing is that’s not really worked for me - I’ve had a lot more success firing the one & getting in some AV hits. If they’re going to pop APS they will, and I’ve got another missile in the bay for a quick finish. If the APA doesn’t go off the second TOW is a guaranteed hit as I’ll be right up close by then. Also, if I scuff the opening TOW I’ve still got the AV rockets & another to get the finisher after APS shuts off. Just been my experience!
@@timelessgamer_UK Oh yes! I sincerely hope you will do these videos for the next BF. Also hope your channel will grow. You really deserve it. Good luck to you ❣
