Problem with transportation?

After playing almost all of the RE games I have noticed one common thing about them: never bet on the chopper. They usually seem to either abandon you or just get destroyed. This happens in almost every game and it propably happens in 6 too.

In RE0 the team's chopper malfunctions and plummets to earth.
In RE1, Brad decides to abandon everyone and fly away.
Once you see a helicopter in RE2 some guy on a roof accidentally shoots it down while getting mauled by zombies.
In RE3 Nemesis shoots one down.
Mike in RE4? Let's not even talk about him.
In RE5 the little bat things attack the chopper early in the game and you can hear it going down.
Desperate Escape ends with the helicopter pilot getting shot by a missile.
Survivor BEGINS with a helicopter crash!

I have yet to play through both the Outbreaks and I've never played CV so I'm not sure about them. All of the main games at least seem to have this trait.

Yeah, Capcom is definitely racist against choppers.

I always had the feeling when a chopper would come that you wouldnt be leaving on it

CVX they hijacked a jet from rockfort, but alfred had control and crashed them into antarctica lol

why dont RE characters just keep their feet on the ground lol

Regenerator wrote:

why dont RE characters just keep their feet on the ground lol

Because that ain't Hollywood man.... Gotta have explosions to spice things up a bit. If they stayed on the ground we would just see more cars explode.

You're were right Mass, I always believed you.

GET TO THE CHOPPER! ...lets not

Ha, they should make an in-game joke, a nod to the fact that chopper's in RE equel death.

Just a really self aware comment from one of the characters.

Chris we can get on the helicopter right now and get out of here or stay here and face this hoard of zombies with a knife and handgun with 5 bullets, uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well I guess we stay here

In Resident Evil games that seems to be the better idea. At least you won't plummet to horrible fiery death.

Mass Distraction wrote:

In Resident Evil games that seems to be the better idea. At least you won't plummet to horrible fiery death.

Jet Ski's are safe though right?

And apparently an aphrodisiac...

I'll go with jet skis.

NiteKrawler wrote:

And apparently an aphrodisiac...

That's why Leon is such a ladie's man, the jet ski.

have to add in RE3 that you can return fire to the helicopter

ace.redfield wrote:

have to add in RE3 that you can return fire to the helicopter

Yeah, I tried that once, and died....and I hadn't saved since the spot where you escape via the train thing, with Carlos and Mikhail, since Nemesis has a knack for instant kills with that pick you up by the throat move. I was trying to get an A by the way, that's why almost no saves.

Anyway, I returned fire once, and got owned, and never tried it again. I'm fine talking to Nicholai instead, since it's canon afterall.

Spike991 wrote:

ace.redfield wrote:

have to add in RE3 that you can return fire to the helicopter

Yeah, I tried that once, and died....and I hadn't saved since the spot where you escape via the train thing, with Carlos and Mikhail, since Nemesis has a knack for instant kills with that pick you up by the throat move. I was trying to get an A by the way, that's why almost no saves.

Anyway, I returned fire once, and got owned, and never tried it again. I'm fine talking to Nicholai instead, since it's canon afterall.

agree with you there, i never had an A in RE3, highest i got is a C... in my knowledge the only way to get an A there is by speedrun and ignore nemesis.. also if you wanna kill nicholai just use the rocket launcher

ace.redfield wrote:

Spike991 wrote:

ace.redfield wrote:

have to add in RE3 that you can return fire to the helicopter

Yeah, I tried that once, and died....and I hadn't saved since the spot where you escape via the train thing, with Carlos and Mikhail, since Nemesis has a knack for instant kills with that pick you up by the throat move. I was trying to get an A by the way, that's why almost no saves.

Anyway, I returned fire once, and got owned, and never tried it again. I'm fine talking to Nicholai instead, since it's canon afterall.

agree with you there, i never had an A in RE3, highest i got is a C... in my knowledge the only way to get an A there is by speedrun and ignore nemesis.. also if you wanna kill nicholai just use the rocket launcher

Pretty sure I was using the assualt rifle, which would explain why I got owned.

I got an A, once. Almost no saves, I think I avoided using any First Aid Sprays(which you had to do in RE2 to get an A, figured that carried over), oh and the infinite ammo for the M4 that I earned in Mercs helped too.

good one spike, i never am good at RE3 mecs.. weird though that i have perfected the mercs at RE4

Wonder if hitting "time" directly leads to bad luck for choppers in mercenaries. Josh and Jill just happen to fly themselves into mountains and forget where "public assembly" is cause Chris punched a glowing hour glass.

ace.redfield wrote:

good one spike, i never am good at RE3 mecs.. weird though that i have perfected the mercs at RE4

That's because RE3 Mercs is just like those Battle Games from RE2 & CVX essentially.

I guess it's like the modern day Mercs, in that killing enemies can give you time, racking up combos gives you more time, etc, etc.

Spike991 wrote:

ace.redfield wrote:

good one spike, i never am good at RE3 mecs.. weird though that i have perfected the mercs at RE4

That's because RE3 Mercs is just like those Battle Games from RE2 & CVX essentially.

I guess it's like the modern day Mercs, in that killing enemies can give you time, racking up combos gives you more time, etc, etc.

agree