First, I don't think running people over -only- is classy. However, I want to go over why the LLAV is as tough as it is.

Its intended use, and the reason I use it, is to support infantry and vehicles in repair, scouting, and harassment. In order to support their fellow players, they need resistance.

You know tahts BS / The reason everybody uses is is to run over people because you cant shoot.

Why you ask?

To prevent their INSTANT DESTRUCTION in the face of Anti-Vehicle fire. Two proto swarmers up high can already destroy them relatively easily. Nerf them, and watch them burn when they attempt to fill their intended role.

NO Lavs stand for >>>LIGHT<<,you should be gratefull you can even wistand a single proto swarm, if it was me making the game 1 of them and you would be out.

Are you asking yourself why you don't see more filling this role? Great you asked. It is because CCP has no idea what it is doing when it comes to accumulating vehicle WPs. No scan assist WPs, no shield or armor rep WPs, nothing. The only WPs an LAV driver can get is if its turret gunner is VERY lucky, or if it runs people over. I run an LLAV sparingly just because I like helping people, knowing that I will probably be very near the bottom.

BS , every single person with an LLAV says the same. I've never seen ANYONE do anything else except running people over.

I see people complaining about them, but lets back up a bit. If someone has spent their Skillpoints to be survivable, shouldn't they be? The LAV, even in its current form, is far from indestructible. It mostly feeds on the slow and unobservant. Should the driver be punished due to other players being stupid or rewarded due to battlefield awareness and ability to evade AV?

1 thing is survivable.(1-2 Proto AV should be enough)
ANOTHER thing is a LLAVs taking on a TANKs.
Things are broken. They can take 3 Proximity mines and a forge gun and still run away.
Dont cover this with your murder taxi driver tears, it wont work.

I don't Murder Taxi. Ask anyone within EON. I run tanks and dropships. However; I tired of infantry moaning whenever an effective vehicle is fielded. Our dropships became novelties (which I still fly) which make little isk and little sp while filling only a minor role on the field while simultaneously costing over a million isk just to be effective. The tanks (which I like) are devastating versus infantry, but can be run off with a fierceness. AV versus tanks are more balanced than AV versus dropships, but only barely. Now they want to nerf the LLAV and permanently return to the chromosome days when LAVs were coffins on wheels every match?

ASK anyone within EON?
What makes you think i will take the word of the people PLAYING with you. LOL
Yes. I liked the coffins on wheels. You used them to move to a position and then leave it there.
LLAVs where used as healing barricades, BUT THATS IT....

Teamwork, intelligence, and flexibility. Something that is sorely lacking in this online community.

Removing roadkills would completely balance the LAV. They can have their HP they need to repair in combat, abusing that HP to run over squads at a time is blasphemous.