Id say just make them like flying tanks, like floof said that's kinda how they are supposed to be. Make it to where they can be shot down but it takes a lot of concentrated fire. And there will be other ways to get into battle, such as drop pods and rinos so it wont be fliers exclusively.
I clicked yes because i only want there to be an in-game presence of flyers in EC, but i also fully agree that it would do the game well if flyers weren't in it (yet). It would be cool to have a personal stormraven drop you and your veteran squadmates unto the battlefield. Nothing says rank like a personal flyer. Look at that Inquisitor at the end of Spacemarine, you knew he meant business.
This is my stance on it. Perhaps not many flyers in at launch. Maybe only troop carriers at first. I feel like aerial combat/void combat is often neglected in videogames, which is unfortunate because it looks so damn pretty.
I agree, seeing lasers, bombs, explosions, breaking down shields and ships into nothing but debris sounds exhilarating. I hoping they at least make battles where you can organize boarding parties and take the fight to the enemy ship or defend your own against the onslaught of enemies.
I imagine flyers as transportation between main bases and scripted npc attack fighters on certain base assaults. But no player controlled flyers
Completely free flyers should probably not be available for players. They would be too OP. Still, I'd be totally fine with Eldar vehicles hovering above the ground, with, say, Falcon tank having the ability to briefly "leap" forward pretty high. But the tanks should be able to land or hover low, to be able to serve as a cover to infantry. Jetbikes should be hovering at about 1,5 height of an average Space Marine or so.. As I see it.
I don't like the idea of flyers. I think it won't have good counter play and would be too hard to not make op. The assult form space marine was fine due to the fact they could only jump really. I really hope they are just as fun as they were in Space Marine.
If possible no player flyers, gets imba real quick lol there is a reason air superiority is the first thing armies seek to secure . If yes, then let the flyers be more like player transports with some close air support gunning, much like a 40k blackhawk equivalent. I just dont think player flyer fighters and bombers would mesh very well since as pilots get good they will dominate everything in site...or be nerfed into uselessness. Best to just leave that to NPC close air support and transport.
