These look like great changes, the two I like are the fact that turrets have ammo, and that supply depots will now help vehicles, so we shouldn't see indiscriminate destruction of installations/turrets/CRU's because ammo will be more of a finite resource.

they already said they will begin with a minimal amount of modules and hulls, so we are basically only allowed to use militia/standard stuff. For obvious reasons, continuing to keep proto AV is a stupid idea, esp with the 1.4 swarm buff.

the only reason this would not be the case is if we have a one size fits all tank. this would also **** many people off because we like our sagarises and suryas. not to mention the failures that were black ops tanks and the enforcers

did you skill out of tanks? lol nonbeliever!

2. Shield recharge delay -- there should be a minimum damage threshold for this, otherwise infantry can just ping it with assault rifles to prevent the tank from restarting its shield recharge. That could prove irritating.

dammit i was literally just typing this.

CCP ^^^^^^^ important as ****

No, but now it seems like a good idea to get that SP back. Especially that stupidly expensive enforcer skill.

Finity ammo!
Thats very good news :|) But, where we can refill? In suply depot or HAV nanohives or nornal nanohives? :)

MAVs? Please say MAVs.

Or maybe deployable supply depots. Either way.

Ultimately, it appears CCP gave up on capacitor. Not necessarily the end of the world but their solution is oversized infantry mechanics with heavy reliance on burst powers. They are making vehicles super glass cannons. With all these active modules, I officially ask that we get a split between driver/gunner and vehicle locking tools. I don't see it being workable any other way unless you overhaul the controls as well for one button activation of modules.

So, is the issue of Gallente (Armor) Tanks being inherently faster than Caldari (Shield) Tanks being fixed or is there a moot point to shields being "hit and run"?

For that matter, will Caldari have better acceleration to effectively hit-and-run or just hit and pray to god they can achieve top speed fast enough without turning?

Ultimately, it appears CCP gave up on capacitor. Not necessarily the end of the world but their solution is oversized infantry mechanics with heavy reliance on burst powers. They are making vehicles super glass cannons. With all these active modules, I officially ask that we get a split between driver/gunner and vehicle locking tools. I don't see it being workable any other way unless you overhaul the controls as well for one button activation of modules.

This is so silly.

Why did they run into such issues with capacitor, anyway? It works just fine in EVE. These are New Eden vehicles and they should behave like New Eden vehicles. A heavy investment in a tank with a working capacitor and strategic resistance allocation makes sense.

For ten second hulk-mode, it doesn't.

I understand Wolfman is trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator with this vehicle philosophy, but seriously it's not worth it. Just use EVE mechanics here. They are cool.

Stupid people are always going to die-and-cry, there is no need to appeal to them whatsoever.

[Specialization cost]:
Infantry specializations are CHEAPER than the basic counterparts. Why is it different for vehicle specializations?

Most vehicle specializations are already balanced by stats and capabilities, do they really need the massive ISK price increases added? don't think so. An enforcer tank is basically a militia tank with a bonus and 1 more slot than a regular tank, and has less PG/CPU, it doesn't need to cost a million ISK. An assault dropship is highly maneuverable, and gets a small front turret, but its still very fragile, and its impact on the battlefield in no way justifies the 500K price tag, it can reach over a million ISK when fully fitted. Vehicle specializations, and specializations are meant to be sidegrades, NOT upgrades, so why is the price upgraded?
Lower the costs of vehicle specializations DRASTICALLY. They should not cost more than the basic vehicle, they already require more SP investments.

[Specialization balance]:
LAV specializations are a real problem. This is not about roadkills.The logistics LAV has no drawbacks, just as fast as the other LAVs, more HP, more shield recharge, more slots. This is not a sidegrade or specialization, its a complete upgrade. They need to have disadvantages to balance out their advantages.

They should keep the superior HP

They should only have as much slots as the basic LAV. They don't need extra slots since they already have more base HP, AND a built-in module.

They need a maximum speed nerf; they have the same max speed as the basic and scout LAVs. Like the infantry counterparts, the LLAV should sacrifice speed.

The scout LAV has the EXACT same stats as the militia LAV counterpart. The only difference is a worthless bonus to turret turning speed, slight acceleration speed, and a blue color. This thing is so worthless. Basically a 80k+ SP sink militia LAV.

Their inferior slot layout and HP should be compensated for with superior shield recharge rate.

Maximum speed needs to be higher for the scout LAV since it is designed for mobility.

*If some of you are afraid of scout LAVs being turned into better murder taxis, know that a collision nerf is coming*

[Skills]:

The operation skills are pointless after level 3 since there are no prototype version of basic vehicles to unlock,only the specializations which unlock at level 3. Give them a purpose, I recommend a PG bonus per level for the specific vehicle type,

The presence of CPU-raising skills, but the lack of PG-raising skills heavily favors Gallene vehicles which have more starting PG then their Caldari counterpart; Gallente vehicles may have less CPU than Caldari vehicles, but Gallente vehicles can always gain more CPU through skills to cover that weakness, while Caldari vehicles can't cover their PG weakness. Its not fair to have a skill that helps CPU but not one that helps PG.

Vroom vroom mutha thukka.

Can we have a transport focussed Dropship that doesn't have both turret mounts. Maybe just one nose mounted gun that can be controlled by a passenger or put on sentry-mode. The loss of the main turrets will be replace with better survivability/speed/ manoeuvrability.

Also, when are we getting jetbikes?

Recalling / calling tanks will be a quick way to get ammo. Maybe a long cool down of recall is used.