Yeah its pretty dumb as is. They need to make it super obvious with a giant colored trail in the sky so people can follow it. Make it slow and obvious. The dropping crate should also be lite up like a Christmas tree. Zombies from all over the map should come in force as well. Having them pop out of the crate is lazy.
Already done I think this was in this patch:
Whether you agree with us or not, that is how we want airdrops to work. We are going to be tuning them throughout early access until we can get them to work that way, here are the first pass initial changes.
1) Make the plane move slowly (53% of current) This increases the ability for other players to react to the plane coming in. 2) Make the drop fall more slowly (80% of current) This increases the ability for other players to react to the plane coming in. 3) Less accurate maximum drop radius (was 250m now 700m, so with these settings it would drop up to 700m from the calling player) 4) New minimum distance of 250m for airdrops to appear from a player. This is a little less than ? the player density of 700m distance with 120 players on a server. Therefore more players are likely to be near the airdrop when deployed. 5) Increase the minimum number of required players to 120 (a little higher after more discussion about player density being important to keeping airdrops contested)
**H1Z1 Airdrop Events and drop percentages
65% chance to call in one of these airdrops**
The Caveman * Bow 1x * Bundle of Arrows 2x * Torch 1x * Waist pack 1x * 7 Zombies
The Welder * Wrench 1x * Hammer 1x * Metal Sheets 4x * Metal Pipes 2x * Weapon Repair Kit 1x * 7 Zombies
The Medic * First Aid Kits 2x * Bandages 5x * Cloth 6x * Purified Water 2x * Saline 2x * 7 Zombies
The Demolition Man * IED 2x * Lighter 1x * Landmine 1x * Flares 2x * Smoke Flare 2x * Ethonol 1x * 7 Zombies
The Builder * Nails 20x * Furnace 1x * Logs 4x * Metal Bits 10x * Scrap Metal 10x * Wood Axe 1x * 7 Zombies
The Farmer * Tamper 10x * Corn Seeds 10x * Wheat Seeds 10x * Fertilizer 10x * Purified Water 5x * 7 Zombies
The Hiker * Motorcycle Helmet 1x * Military Backpack 1x * Goggles 1x * Binoculars 1x * Compass 1x * 7 Zombies
12.5 % chance to call in one of these airdrops
Life of the Party * IED 5x * Swizzle 20x * Moonshine 15x * Flare 30x * 7 Zombies
10.0% Chance to call in this airdrop
The Hobo * Shotgun 1x * Shells 12x * Moonshine 2x * Torch 1x * Twine 1x * Bear Sandwich 1x * 7 Zombies
The Lone Wolf * Pistol 1x * Ammo.45 14x * Logs 2x * Wolf Sandwich 1x * Animal Trap 1x * Deer Bladder 2x * 7 Zombies
