# Enough with the flares!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 9, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224 "2020-02-09T05:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DAXDELTA20](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DAXDELTA20](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DAXDELTA20)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/1 "2020-02-09T05:06:00Z")
Is it my imagination, or has BFV become one giant flare festival? Sniper flares I can live with… kinda. At least u can shoot them down. Everything else is a joke. It’s WW2, right?? But planes shoot flares 12,000 feet in the air like Baby Drones. Can’t shoot them down and they last like an hour. Tank shoots at u, you’re spotted. Doesn’t matter that it didn’t even hit you. Sniper nicks u, spotted, even if u heal yourself. Pull a nice flank, never mind, the flares will give it away. Not sure if it was designed to stop the campers, but in my opinion, it’s negatively hurting players playing objectives. Really ruining what fun was left in the game. ---
**Author:** ![m1k3ol](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@m1k3ol](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/m1k3ol)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/2 "2020-02-09T08:26:00Z")
Plane flares can be destroyed I guess altitude doesn’t help to shoot them down ---
**Author:** ![dcs500](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/dcs500/32/101663_2.png) [@dcs500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dcs500)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/3 "2020-02-09T09:00:00Z")
Honestly they should just scap Breakthrough, most objectives are borderline impossible to defend anyway with the BS 360 degree flanks, now the whole battlefield can be lit up by a single aircraft batch dropping flares all over the place, at high altitude, with a huge spotting radius. ---
**Author:** ![ProAssassin2003](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/proassassin2003/32/103170_2.png) [@ProAssassin2003](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ProAssassin2003)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/4 "2020-02-09T09:04:00Z")
Yes spotting is a horrible problem right now. It’s the reason I barely play this game anymore. People who don’t play the objective doesn’t understand the frustrating experience of being spotted 95% of the time on a objective. And to the idiots saying shoot them down so you can give away your position looking up at the sky as enemies swarm you. That’s a worthless and idiotic thing to do. When one flare can spot an entire objective area that’s a problem. It turns the flare from a tactical thing to use to a shoot and forget tactic that is beyond cheap and only in the game for bad players. ---
**Author:** ![PuckersMcColon](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@PuckersMcColon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PuckersMcColon)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/5 "2020-02-09T10:05:00Z")
Plane flares that cannot be seen from the ground should not be able to spot you. Flares over cover such as caves, tunnels, forest, buildings, should not reveal players either. ---
**Author:** ![A\_al\_K\_pacino\_A](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@A\_al\_K\_pacino\_A](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/A_al_K_pacino_A)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/6 "2020-02-09T10:11:00Z")
In another thread someone suggested getting rid of all spotting except the recon flare and scope. No more plane flares, sniper and mmg role spotting, tank spotting or any others I’ve missed. I wouldn’t mind seeing that. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Insanity999](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/dark_insanity999/32/106583_2.png) [@Dark\_Insanity999](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Dark_Insanity999)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/7 "2020-02-09T10:21:00Z")
I always preferred the spotting a player manually. You’ve seen them, you’ve spotted them. It’s been part of the game forever. It was pretty much accepted as part of the title ---
**Author:** ![mf\_shro0m](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mf_shro0m/32/106941_2.png) [@mf\_shro0m](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mf_shro0m)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/8 "2020-02-09T12:05:00Z")
> [@DAXDELTA20](#): > > Is it my imagination, or has BFV become one giant flare festival? Sniper flares I can live with… kinda. At least u can shoot them down. Everything else is a joke. It’s WW2, right?? But planes shoot flares 12,000 feet in the air like Baby Drones. Can’t shoot them down and they last like an hour. Tank shoots at u, you’re spotted. Doesn’t matter that it didn’t even hit you. Sniper nicks u, spotted, even if u heal yourself. Pull a nice flank, never mind, the flares will give it away. Not sure if it was designed to stop the campers, but in my opinion, it’s negatively hurting players playing objectives. Really ruining what fun was left in the game. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, they should make it so that flares dropped from planes only become active once they’re less than like 125m from the ground ---
**Author:** ![CT1924](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ct1924/32/106572_2.png) [@CT1924](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CT1924)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/9 "2020-02-09T13:16:00Z")
> [@m1k3ol](#): > > Plane flares can be destroyed > > I guess altitude doesn’t help to shoot them down Just use a sidearm qnd save your ammo. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![MogwaiWarrior](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mogwaiwarrior/32/102838_2.png) [@MogwaiWarrior](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MogwaiWarrior)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/10 "2020-02-09T13:54:00Z")
> [@Dark\_Insanity999](#): > > I always preferred the spotting a player manually. You’ve seen them, you’ve spotted them. It’s been part of the game forever. It was pretty much accepted as part of the title This. ---
**Author:** ![MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrCamp121)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/11 "2020-02-09T14:05:00Z")
> [@A\_al\_K\_pacino\_A](#): > > In another thread someone suggested getting rid of all spotting except the recon flare and scope. No more plane flares, sniper and mmg role spotting, tank spotting or any others I’ve missed. I wouldn’t mind seeing that. Youve just exposed yourself to the “i cant see therefore we all need flares and ez spotting” crowd. Good luck lol ---
**Author:** ![Grandnightchamp](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@Grandnightchamp](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Grandnightchamp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/12 "2020-02-09T15:47:00Z")
Tried to play again lasted 10 min spotted the whole time and spent it shooting down flares. Back to #4 hardcore for me. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalHype](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/digitalhype/32/101726_2.png) [@DigitalHype](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DigitalHype)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/13 "2020-02-09T16:36:00Z")
Flares = plausible deniability. ---
**Author:** ![Switchblade00007](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Switchblade00007](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Switchblade00007)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/14 "2020-02-09T16:44:00Z")
It has become way over the top with the flares, I have no problems being spotted by a sniper, they are recon, or hit by support with their MG, but when you add planes spamming the skies with them, tanks also can shoot them in the air, tanks marking you with their shells, it becomes almost impossible to flank without always being seen. Its now part of the game to be going along and then see “You are Spotted!” out of the blue, not even around the action and you stop look around in the skies…nope, sniper? MG? Tank? Then run around to try and lose it..don’t work, look up again … nothing, say screw it and start a straight assault as you know you can’t flank or do much else and bam..your dead. Respawn and go a little ways and “You are Spotted!” at another location…rinse and repeat. Remove plane flares and tank flares, Tankers and Planes are not recon, if you give them flares, why not Assault, Medics, and Support too, make everyone have it! ---
**Author:** ![InS\_Hypno](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ins_hypno/32/106778_2.png) [@InS\_Hypno](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/InS_Hypno)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/15 "2020-02-09T17:23:00Z")
They need to remove the minimap spotting Fixes the problem while not having anything massive to tweak ---
**Author:** ![talhaONE](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@talhaONE](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/talhaONE)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/16 "2020-02-09T19:50:00Z")
Can medic noobs stop crying about recon please? ---
**Author:** ![MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrCamp121)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/17 "2020-02-09T19:55:00Z")
> [@talhaONE](#): > > Can medic noobs stop crying about recon please? Learn to read ---
**Author:** ![talhaONE](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@talhaONE](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/talhaONE)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/18 "2020-02-09T19:59:00Z")
> [@MrCamp121](#): > > > [@talhaONE](#): > > > > Can medic noobs stop crying about recon please? > > Learn to read I have read. Another whining thread about flares. Nothing new. ---
**Author:** ![InS\_Hypno](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ins_hypno/32/106778_2.png) [@InS\_Hypno](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/InS_Hypno)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/19 "2020-02-09T20:28:00Z")
> [@talhaONE](#): > > > [@MrCamp121](#): > > > > > [@talhaONE](#): > > > > > > Can medic noobs stop crying about recon please? > > > > Learn to read > > I have read. Another whining thread about flares. Nothing new. Should people who mainly spend their time prone in deathmatch even talk? ---
**Author:** ![talhaONE](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@talhaONE](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/talhaONE)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224/20 "2020-02-09T20:42:00Z")
> [@InS\_Hypno](#): > > (Quote) > Should people who mainly spend their time prone in deathmatch even talk? Should Assault tryhards judge support mains? [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/enough-with-the-flares/258224.md?page=2)