DUST Search - When people say "current tanks are balanced"...?

Meeko Fent wrote:

Myself, My tank lasted long enough to earn me some money.
I just think people pay too much for their Tanks.

My 400k Soma survived 3-4 matches, so it is a good fit.

If my 1 mil Madrugar Survived 3-4 matches, then it sucks.

Its all about Cost v. Effectiveness.

Higher Cost tanks don't yield enough effectiveness to make using them in pubs worthwhile.

Fitting skill/s are also very important. Just because you CAN fit that extra 60mm plate, doesn't mean its worth jack all.

Looks like it all is good. Just need to wait for 1.7

tldr (Due to Scatterbrainedness.) Higher Cost tanks don't give enough bang for the buck. In majority, Tanks are balanced, however due to either Dummies bringing their 1 mil tanks out, and finding out that ISK doesn't make the man. High Cost needed a better reward, but was instead just made into a complete vehicle overhaul. People who lacked skill at making good fits that didn't break the bank we're catered too. Looks like an OK outcome however


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Exmaple Core Ancient Exiles 1576	Posted - 2013.10.25 23:33:00 - [1] - Quote Do they mean tankS are ballanced? As in plural? More accurately, as in all tanks? I see posts made talking about how many forge guns it took to destroy that "Tank" and how it escaped someone to recover in the redline and come back. Meanwhile im like bullshit, like hell he beat 2 proto forge gunners!!! Not possible!! But i never see anyone say what kind of tanks they are. People say "your tankS are balanced..." But are they ONLY talking about armor tanks because shield tanks are SO bad that nobody runs them? If so, no. TankS are not balanced
Exmaple Core Ancient Exiles 1576	Posted - 2013.10.25 23:36:00 - [2] - Quote Void Echo wrote: I think they are trying to say... seasoned vet tank pilots are balanced.. But even a seasoned sheild tanker kind of gets... raped. Armor tanks are a different story because their reps are broken
Exmaple Core Ancient Exiles 1579	Posted - 2013.10.25 23:41:00 - [3] - Quote 8213 wrote: Shield Tanks are good... just not against other Armor Tanks, lol. I would have spec'd into a shield tank, but for some reason (probably to use something free the game gave me as a "gift") I went with Gallente. I would have gone Caldari had I not had the first tier bought in Gallente Vehcle Command already, because I was to cheap to come up with SP. But current armor tanks can take soooo much more punishment than shield tanks and escape at twice the speed if it has a fuel injector as its high slot. You cant really hit and run with a shield tank when your the slowest and one forge round cripples you. They do more in one shot than the best shield rep reps in 15 seconds. But an armor tank reps damage equal to 3 forge gun rounds in 15 seconds. The shield tank is as "balanced" as an armor tank is to litterally anything
Exmaple Core Ancient Exiles 1579	Posted - 2013.10.26 00:03:00 - [4] - Quote Keri Starlight wrote: I run Shield tanks. Shield tanks are absolute crap. I still run Shield tanks. I am stupid. I'm not THAT stupid to respec into Shield tanks whenever I get my vehicle respec. lolol same here. I have 16 mill SP into shield tanks and im pretty stupid. But i wised up and dont play anymore because id rather support obama care than play as a useless asset. But yeah when i look at threads attacking the validity of tanker claims their like "TankS are balanced, that tank escaped me the entire game and survived two clips of my proto forge, even escaped into the redline to come back out." And im like lolwut? no he didennt? Theres no way he did that, vids so i can figuire out what the hell hes doing. And then it occurs to me. Their not talking about "tankS" -underlines the capital S- they are talking about armor tanks. The only tanks that are "balanced". If i get a respec im going to upgrade to shield dropships so i can least kill someone when i blow up
Exmaple Core Ancient Exiles 1579	Posted - 2013.10.26 00:04:00 - [5] - Quote Meeko Fent wrote: Myself, My tank lasted long enough to earn me some money. I just think people pay too much for their Tanks. My 400k Soma survived 3-4 matches, so it is a good fit. If my 1 mil Madrugar Survived 3-4 matches, then it sucks. Its all about Cost v. Effectiveness. Higher Cost tanks don't yield enough effectiveness to make using them in pubs worthwhile. Fitting skill/s are also very important. Just because you CAN fit that extra 60mm plate, doesn't mean its worth jack all. Looks like it all is good. Just need to wait for 1.7 tldr (Due to Scatterbrainedness.) Higher Cost tanks don't give enough bang for the buck. In majority, Tanks are balanced, however due to either Dummies bringing their 1 mil tanks out, and finding out that ISK doesn't make the man. High Cost needed a better reward, but was instead just made into a complete vehicle overhaul. People who lacked skill at making good fits that didn't break the bank we're catered too. Looks like an OK outcome however Cost is a poor mechanic to determine in battle balance
Exmaple Core Ancient Exiles 1581	Posted - 2013.10.27 23:03:00 - [6] - Quote still no one has answered my question. Pretty solid bias going on here. "All your tanks are balanced because the armor tank is balanced."