Their not all there so its very hard to say. But so far i say no, i dont like how the active resist is going to be really short in life span and how passive resist is going to be so low. Too easy to kill

God dammit CCP. I'm a tanker in Planetside 2, BF3 and...Any other game that involves tanks. Why is it so gimped here! Fix it! I have faith in you!!

When the notes 1st dropped i did actually think i possibly would drop my tank, add in the 1.4 changes and we could have basic hulls and mods against proto AV still which would have killed it for me

Now Wolfman did reply in the thread and dropped 3 more things

Proto mods, the hulls dont seem to matter if they generally have enough PG/CPU to fit on proto mods but proto mods is good, more tank/hp/EHP/resists/reps etc, its a good thing

AV damage changes - Great news, while they are working out tanks they will be working out the AV damage, hopefully no more solo with proto AV against a tank with proto mods on it now

DS - They get more health and wp for doing what they do

Them 3 changes have made me more positive, i know now we have proto mods hopefully to stand against proto AV and the AV is getting changed to be balanced with the mods and possible tank fits that will be made and finally the DS is useful and not a flying coffin

I hope tanking becomes like BF3 so I can 2 shot your tank with a javelin

I think AV should be easy but tanks should be way cheaper, like 200-300K ISK at proto. That combined with better battle rewards and a overhaul of the basic/advanced/prototype mechanic would lead to very fun and rewarding battles.

fun to tank

currently i run a cheaper... 500k sik sica with 'adv' rail gun to make the isk that ill lose when i go into blaster range.

blaster:
madrugar
3x active resist
120mm plate (?)
repper
either shield booster or extender

i can tank thru alot, my silly sica can even tank thru OB's without a stress, but proto grenade spam and assault FG just wipe me flat.

removing the small turrets should free up more cpu/pg for an extra plate on the maddy, and if the active resists are decent ill happily drop the shield tank mods. I already run and gun with the blaster fit, but it does get down to second guessing infantry movements at such a low level of lifetime SP.

Railgun is a no brainer, i have a maddy fit for it, but why bother, the sica shield tanks allowing for heat vents and damage mods in the lows, if i get down to 1/4 shields i back off and boost. It's boring as hell rail sniping (fairly much never redline... the angles are all wrong on most maps :P ), but "its a living", and an honest one at that... LLAVs and LAVs are my staple diet unless someone is fool nuff to call in something more expensive...(learnt long ago that calling in a RDV on a match in progress is silly unless you are faaaar back in your redline.. specifically if there is a rail gun tank of tower camping FG somewhere on the map.).

so to answer your question: hopefully running tanks is less "making a living" and more "engaging and fun"... for a tanker.
I know quite a few AV guys and every time one gets the scent of blood i kinda feel bad for the guy they are chasing, if resists and armor plates/shield extenders get a buff then at least it won't be a turkey shoot.

These are my thoughts anyways.... or hopes... or dreams... :) .. see how it goes, i notice that they are rolling out the changes slowly.

I want a respec so I can become a tanker!

Not sure how in PS2 its not more gimped, every Assault Infantry there has a secondary weapon that can kill you 1 vs 1 on their backs or at least supress your tank.

funny how the real tankers of dust are considering migration to something else while people like you are wanting to go into a dying class

You arent a real tanker, and if u are i must be a god compared to you because you are probably the worst tanker i have faced in my time in dust, MLT tankers are smarter than you and GTFO of the mountain if your an armor tank, leave tanking to the "Real Tankers", You dont even play the game anymore because you ******* blow

You arent a real tanker, and if u are i must be a god compared to you because you are probably the worst tanker i have faced in my time in dust, MLT tankers are smarter than you and GTFO of the mountain if your an armor tank, leave tanking to the "Real Tankers", You dont even play the game anymore because you ******* blow

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I dont mind if the tank is expensive but it has to be able to tank and take some damage

If the tank is cheap then generally its like paper which for me is the opposite of a tank

AV shouldnt be easy, it shouldnt be a solo job, it should require a measure of teamwork like i use in my tank

Their not all there so its very hard to say. But so far i say no, i dont like how the active resist is going to be really short in life span and how passive resist is going to be so low. Too easy to kill