Our Deepest Regret
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.09.10 16:50:00 -
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Michael Arck wrote:
No I don't tank. I'm actually looking for somebody to teach me the basics of tanking. It's a skill that I must learn...
It's pretty simple in theory. The hard part is getting the execution down.
1. Keep moving. Can't stand still for longer than a few seconds unless your team has got the area locked down, otherwise someone can sneak up on you . This is the part that a lot of folks don't seem to understand around here.
2. Shoot while moving. Like if a LAV is running up on you suspiciously, then the driver is probably an AV guy. You can blow his LAV up and run away at the same time thanks to pivoting turrets. But don't stand still and kill the ride, because it's a trap. While you kill the jeep, he'll swarm you.
3. Don't go into an inner-city area without backup. This is where you'll lose your tank most of the time. HAV's handle terribly. If it takes you two seconds to turn around, you're easy meat.
4. Killing other tanks amounts to getting the drop on them first. If you're in a militia/basic fit and you know the enemy has a tank in play, pay attention to the kill feed. If the weapon the other tank is using is basic-to-20GJ, have at it, you'll have a good fight. If it's 80GJ and has words like " stabilized neutron," in its title, recall your ride and sit that round out.
5. Your tank itself is worthless in and of itself without decent modules, so don't expect good results if you rush to a gunlogi/madrugar but can only field militia level mods and weapons. You'll get way better results from a Sica or a soma with good modules then you would from a Maddy or a Gunny with militia tech.
If your main interest is killing infantry, go Gunlogi. Gunlogi's have a harder time fighting other tanks, but their explosive resistance makes them ideal for soaking up av damage. Shield tanks + blaster to the face = telling swarm launchers to go **** themselves. The only thing they really have to fear are armor tanks and organized AV.
If your main interest is killing other tanks, and blowing **** up in general, go Madrugar. Blasters get a damage bonus against shields, maddy's get fast repairs and a lot of thick armor. They can laugh off militia and standard AV (up to a point) but proto AV is a guaranteed bunker buster unless you get the hell out of there.
If you're a below average pilot like me, you won't start seeing good results until you've lost a bunch of tanks. Nothing makes you want to get better, faster, than losing a couple million isk in a single round. It's also really hard to stay alive until you can put together a strong enough tank to compensate for your weaknesses. I flat-out suck (I'm getting better!) and but I skilled up all my defensive mods first, so luckily I have a HAV that makes up for my poor decision making. |