My friend bought the 50$ merc pack, and I bought the 100$ one. Each came with their own LAV BPO. 75% of the LAVs you see these days are "free" having a red or black V on the hood.

Not trying to be a smart ass, but,

Congratulations to the People who can afford to spend $50 - $100 on the packs. Where does that leave the rest of us?

So, where does that leave the rest of us? Not everyone can afford to drop that kind of cash at the moment.

What is stopping the reimplementing of Free MLT LAVs?

As a Heavy, I really need transportation to be viable in nearly every map. While many objectives have CQ areas, the areas themselves are separated by vast expanses of barren landscape. These desert wastes are a death sentence to any Heavy trying to cross on foot.

Having to spec into a vehicle is ridiculous for a Heavy. It would only incur an ISK loss for any Heavy.

To prevent the loss, we would have to recall the LAV. This is not viable because of the nature of the Heavies role. When a Heavy is needed to lay down fire, we don't have time to recall a vehicle. We just simply get as close as possible, get out and shoot. Trying to recall a vehicle while under fire is tantamount to suicide, so we must leave it where it sits. This results in one of 4 things, the LAV getting stolen by a "team member" which is most likely, the LAV getting destroyed by the enemy, the LAV self destructing as an unattended vehicle, or an enemy team member hacking the vehicle.

I'm confident that I can speak for all Heavies when I say we want our free LAVs returned!

It's easy, spec into vehicles. As a heavy, you yourself have to be versatile and there isn't always someone you can rely on and getting into a dingleberries LAV is pretty much a death sentence. Just save up the SP and spec into basic vehicles. I myself am going the dropship route but the choice is yours...

Hoverbikes are supposed to be the alternative transport.
In the meantime I would like to give you guy's a lift but you all either keep stealing the damn thing or won't get out of my DS

You obviously did not read my entire OP!

I guess i missed the edit. Anywho, eventually you'll have to start speccing into something regardless, so why not vehicles? You are taking a risk regardless of what you bring out, whether it's your gear or a vehicle. Trust me dude i feel you on needing the LAV, I've been a heavy since pre-codex but new eden is much better off without the free lav. It's risk/reward system and if you're not willing to take the risk then you aren't going to get the reward.

Rides are appreciated, but more often than not, I simply get left. My Corp mates will call in LAV's, but by the time I get to it, randoms have filled it up. I have had randoms jump in to fill the 1 empty spot in the squad, spawn call in a ride, and drive right past me with 2 empty seats. SMH!

Our guy's always try to stop, especially for the heavies. What annoys me though is the lack of respect for my vehicle some blueberries have - I earned it, i payed for it and set it up how I like with the mods I ground SP into. so why should I get to my destination only to have him sit there and not get out cus he wants to go somewhere else. He can't recall it so its lost no matter what happends, often to the enemy so handing them 40 more WP and closer to an orbital.
A DS in skirmish is the worse. Without communication the blues just wont leave and they can't tell me where they want to go. What if I saw a tank next to a particular objective? (which thanks to you not being able to look around in the passenger seat means its likely) I can't just say "sorry I cant" and the longer I hang around the bigger a target i become. I need to stay mobile. And I can't begin to say how happy I will be when I get the choice not to fit turrets.

Not trying to be a smart ass, but,

Congratulations to the People who can afford to spend $50 - $100 on the packs. Where does that leave the rest of us?

EDIT: Not everyone can afford to drop that kind of cash at the moment.

If you want LAV's go buy them, their not expensive

Here is how they will get expensive.

Call LAV after initial spawn, get to anywhere, jump out, blueberry steals LAV.

Hack objective/installation

Call LAV, go to firefight, jump out kill dudes, bluedot steals LAV.

Kill dudes, mop up, call LAV. Go to next firefight, jump out, kill dudes. Red pops LAV with AV nade.

And so on and so forth.

Do you see where this combined with a few deaths as a Heavy could have you running Red ISK wise in every match.

EDIT: also, it is obvious you did not read my entire OP either.

Still, it's less expensive for the game not to have free LAV's over having them, since blueberries cannot be trusted, give back free lav's and we'll e back to square one, hell I still see people giving murder taxi ago since I assume they forgotten how to play another way.

Yeah, to be fair they should reimburse the owners of free LAV's and remove them entirely.

Dust has no room for BPO vehicles. That's a pandoras box in the making

Here is how they will get expensive.

Call LAV after initial spawn, get to anywhere, jump out, blueberry steals LAV.

Hack objective/installation

Call LAV, go to firefight, jump out kill dudes, bluedot steals LAV.

Kill dudes, mop up, call LAV. Go to next firefight, jump out, kill dudes. Red pops LAV with AV nade.

And so on and so forth.

Do you see where this combined with a few deaths as a Heavy could have you running Red ISK wise in every match.

EDIT: also, it is obvious you did not read my entire OP either.

I agree with this. I own two Guristas Sagas but DUST in fact has no room for free vehicles.
idk what they were thinking.

If someone is that determined to murder taxi, trying to prevent it is an exercise in futility. That said, I always try to do my part. When I see a bluedot trying to hack a red LAV, I blast it with my FG/HMG or pop it with my AV nades. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

My friend bought the 50$ merc pack, and I bought the 100$ one. Each came with their own LAV BPO. 75% of the LAVs you see these days are "free" having a red or black V on the hood.

And this right there is the problem CCP needs to deal with.

If it was up to me Heavies should have to move in DS or the new armored transports when they arrive. At least implement an animation if they dont get in on the drivers side to stop that cheap tactic.