Wow, a lot of hate tonight.

Let me clarify.

I am one of the best damn tankers around and can fulfill any role with the three turrets available.
I prefer blaster, but I can go rail when the need arises.

LOL at CPM who thinks that tanks are "God-Mode". Any tank fit less than optimal resistance who goes out into the open field will get crushed. Thankfully, I run optimum fits and can take hits with my blaster tank, within reason. I am deadly, but the things against me are no less deadly.

You think I am a red-line tank sniper? Well, what is the sense in bringing a rail to close quarters combat? There is none! Very unreliable in popping people close up, it is mostly an anti-vehicle and installation weapon with the occasional infantry kill.



I may have overreacted on the ammunition thing.
I hope with the imposing of ammunition on our tanks, they will eventually do what eve does and allow us to equip ammunition types for different situations. Pipe dream I know.

I was just underwhelmed at his general premise for vehicles in 1.5 because that is the CURRENT premise for building a decent tank with what we have. About the only surprise was this ammunition thing, which was silly.

I challenge you to a tank fight. all or nothing.

I never solo with my tank. I always run with a crew with voice comms. Its the only way to go.

Skytt asked for it, old timey beta dust 514 tanker. matter of factly quite a few people ask for ammo as a means of balancing out the god mode out of them. An empty tank is a dead/useless tank. Not the besieger and ender of worlds.

War points are being worked on but it didn't make the 1.4 cut.

Also HAV's don't do a lot of defending these days, its more running away and being annoying as possible. Any serious push against an HAV will kill it.

Dropships don't get infantry to point b safely, you're better off in a limbus. It won't land on you when you disembark. They also give sniper the hell away to counter snipers, oh lookie dropship on a roof. Free lunch while he cowers up there while I wait for him to pop his head up while I shoot from underneath a truck he can't see me back through.

Scouting going out the window outside the squad in 1.4. Squad mates are no the only folks that will help your vision now and that can be done by a high perch spotter.

Scout LAVs are useless,
Logi DSs are useless
HAVs are left wondering what the hell are they supposed to be excelling at.
LAVs are wondering why in the hell is their bumper a far more effective killing tool than their high powered blaster/missile/railgun is?

Bottom Line

There are two reactions I shouldn't be having when you round a corner in any vehicle.
1. Meh~

and

2. Yum!

They day they make me go 'OH SNAP" is the day they get it right.

It is obvious these people don't play their own games. They refer to graphs rather than actually referring to people in the role they are modifying.

Who asked for ammunition for vehicles? It seems like ANOTHER un-fun and un-necessary mechanic tacked on to further limit the viability of our vehicles.

Where are the Warpoints for Logistic Vehicle operations outside of the Infantry Repair vehicle's tool? Why do dropships still get no Warpoints for spawn ins? Why no points for shield transporting or armor repairing?

All Wolfman's post tells me is HE DOESN'T GET IT.
We don't fill a niche?

-WRONG-

Imagine HAVs as Heavies and use us as so.
We accel in point defense in PC, as well as vehicle denial and suppression of infantry.

Dropships accel in getting infantry to point FAST and SAFE.
They also help with putting snipers in great locations.
With turreteers, they provide a very clear infantry and tank suppression role.

LLAVs offer incredible scouting opportunities. Whether eye-balling the enemy or scanning them out, they can
point out the enemy. They can harass infantry with their turret, passengers or with your bumper. They can
shield transport and armor repair infantry rather well and with certain builds you can rep tanks with them.

Just because the vocal minority of ****** vehicle operators can't make them work doesn't mean they don't fill a niche
and it doesn't mean you need to IMPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON US!!!


He is working on a mechanic he doesn't know offering changes
that aren't needed for players who do get it. It is getting RIDICULOUS.

November and the PS4 can't come soon enough because I just can't stop shaking my head at this game.

Until then, I'll still be using my HAVs, LAVs, and Dropships, wishing furiously they'd give us more tools to work with,
rather than the CONSTANT stream of disappointment.

Because balancing is always a "complete joke" (to everyone wanting to keep their overpowered toys). Everyone posts these similar posts when balancing changes are introduced. People expect that their current OP setup should persist because it strokes their epeen, and when balancing catches up to them, they shout doom and gloom and say they're leaving. I'm sure we'll see many posts foreshadowing the death of the game when CCP introduces a fix for redline sniping or easier detection for where a sniper could be hiding and firing from.

Read the writing on the wall: CCP doesn't want tanks to exist in magnificent isolation. They are part of a team, requiring support. Burst tanking is going up, and that bodes well for vehicle survival--WITH the support of the rest of your team and for a short period. But long will be gone the days of tanks slowly hulking around and causing problems with their behemoth sizes by blocking doorways and using their combination of considerable hp and weapon power to act as solo, unstoppable agents.

In 1.5, get a tank with a proper crew, roll up on people, hit cooldowns and harvest tears. That's the play. If you want to drive that tank around solo, then you're probably going to have a bad day. Now, if we could only push CCP into adding that "isk destroyed" total in the end of action report, we might be able to see exactly how bad a day you're having.

Because balancing is always a "complete joke" (to everyone wanting to keep their overpowered toys). Everyone posts these similar posts when balancing changes are introduced. People expect that their current OP setup should persist because it strokes their epeen, and when balancing catches up to them, they shout doom and gloom and say they're leaving. I'm sure we'll see many posts foreshadowing the death of the game when CCP introduces a fix for redline sniping or easier detection for where a sniper could be hiding and firing from.

Read the writing on the wall: CCP doesn't want tanks to exist in magnificent isolation. They are part of a team, requiring support. Burst tanking is going up, and that bodes well for vehicle survival--WITH the support of the rest of your team and for a short period. But long will be gone the days of tanks slowly hulking around and causing problems with their behemoth sizes by blocking doorways and using their combination of considerable hp and weapon power to act as solo, unstoppable agents.

In 1.5, get a tank with a proper crew, roll up on people, hit cooldowns and harvest tears. That's the play. If you want to drive that tank around solo, then you're probably going to have a bad day. Now, if we could only push CCP into adding that "isk destroyed" total in the end of action report, we might be able to see exactly how bad a day you're having.