1. Vehicle recall feature was intended to allow vehicle pilots the chance to put away their vehicle, as battle conditions change, so they are free to engage in other roles.

2. Vehicle recall was not intended as an escape from asset loss while under active assault, in the midst of the heat of a combat encounter which that vehicle is Currently in. AKA the vanishing act of throwing down a vial and disappearing in a poof of smoke to dodge the last bullet.

I only take an issue with the RDV thing because it will lead to more expensive dropship losses.

Trying to kill a tank? He recalled.
But now instead of just him not being dead, I AM dead, because the RDV swoops down to mush my ship in the air.



No thanks. I'd say just don't let a vehicle recall if it's taken any damage in the last 10 seconds.

What do you mean?

Then interrupt recall when damage from AV weaponry only is received.

infantry is a little different. They swap instantly whereas vehicles need to either

call in a new fitting, recall current, and wait for it to land

Or

recall current, a minute before being able to call a new vehicle. Then get in that.

No because often enough you really do have a chance to finish a vehicle with some non-AV.

it might be down to 200 armor and just needs a few more bullets left. That or the efforts of the collective team firing light weapons at a burning vehicle is a pretty epic way to kill one or go down.

Also, you complain that people should have to swap fittings to get a full-health tank on the field... What if I have 5 of the same fitting? Why does it make sense to wait potentially for several minutes to send my damaged HAV in for repairs, then call THE SAME ONE back still damaged when I STILL HAVE FOUR FRESH ONES WAITING.

The game should track recalled HAVs and prevent them from being called in again during the same battle - in effect, recalling the HAV prevents you from requesting it again in that match. It isn't dead, but it's not combat-ready any more.

Okay, so you will very rarely see me post in vehicle threads but this is an interesting topic. i am a dedicated Logi and a ground-pounder. Have spec'd into Limbus but only used it twice. Being able to recall a seriously wounded vehicle is an interesting game mechanic and sometimes frustrating one for both sides. I can see validity in both sides of the argument though. My personal opinion is that they should not be able to call in the same fit with full damage restored. If they can recall before destruction, then more power to them. As already pointed out, a vehicle that is seriously hurt can usually be finished with small-arms fire: (case in point, 2 matches this past weekend my squad actually killed a Madrugar with STD AV nades and SMF from the entire squad.) In my eyes, it is only fair that if we remove this capability for vehicles, then it should apply to suits at supply depots also. If you change a fitting to prevent death, then you have to play that fitting for a minimum period of time.

If a squad is well coordinated and communicating, killing a vehicle, or even saving a vehicle (our squads tend to rep fleeing tanks to save them) should not be a problem and warrants no action from the devs. Remember, this is an FPS based on teamwork. TOGETHER, you sink or swim!!!

My $.02 ISK


Diabolito

If I was stupid and didn't recall in time, I would have lost 3.

But if I WASN'T stupid, you still kept me supressed, and during the couple of minutes where I was without access to my tank, either you or your teammates had a nice easy target to kill because of your work.

And if I screwed up at any point and waited to long to retreat/recall, you get your kill which, unlike any of my kills on you, is worth over a million ISK because of a single miscalculation.

then why not charge you to change your fittings every time you switch them out.

actually, most of us who use our brains wait for our modules to finish reping us and cooling down, then we go back into the battle.

the only time I recalls is if there is some AV guy I cant see and I know I cannot get away from him and his invisible bullets.