The only benefit I could see would be for joystick pilots who would assign mouselook to a ball or axis or switch or something.

Otherwise what good would it be?

It's just common sense.

Yeah, random collisions are annoying, but most of the time they are the fault of both pilots for not backing off.  I chalk it up to attrition and just say cool those jets, flyboy.

Well you all know what happned during the trench run in EpIV, two fighters collided into each other (they did right? or was that Ep VI?)

No I think that was IV, one of Vaders two wingmen was a noob

But while real life dogfights may occasionally end in collisions, it is nowhere near the ratio we are seeing now.
For one thing no one would field fighters which such limited visibility as we have now.

So for the sake of gameplay I think it would be much more enjoyable if the cause of dead is enemy fire, and maybe direct, frontal collisions.
But not this "nudged-by-unseen-wingman"

Well you all know what happned during the trench run in EpIV, two fighters collided into each other (they did right? or was that Ep VI?)

Episode IV, when the MF did shoot on the trio following Luke in the trench, two TIEs destroyed, cause they flew against the wall, and the TIE of Darth Vader spinned in the air

Thought you were one of those intentional Kamikazes, never mind then.

no lol. i just think the large amount of crashes adds realism and makes space seem fast and chaotic. i dont crash on purpose.

Ok, if it's you crashing into me you'd certainly get punished by me. If you'd have only one life in a match you'd think different, wouldn't you?

I dunno if it is possible but full 3d cockpits and taget lock-on plus padlock-view would help alot to keep your target and surroundings in sight.

but the crashing thing seems random. who kills who.

That way you can be more aware of a crash and hopefully avoid it.

I dunno if it is possible but full 3d cockpits and taget lock-on plus padlock-view would help alot to keep your target and surroundings in sight.