This has effectively transformed an INFANTRY based game into a VEHICLE based game,

Even surprising a tank with none of its modules available and no retreat, they can still survive me bearing down upon them with a militia fit. It's ridiculous.

I just played a domination in which a madrugar rolled around the field with impunity. Its armour lasted long enough to retreat from anything thrown at it. The only time it was destroyed was when two Sicas were used to physically pin it in place, and even then it often just mounted them and carried on regardless.

BROKEN!

There is no balance with vehicles at all anymore. I say anymore because with the previous changes to SL you could at least make a tank run for cover with a pair (2) of AVers. Now its an impossibility!

Likewise with DS having to be hovering over an installation for you to be able to reach them with a strike.

CHRIST! I'll take a single fire PlsmCannon that will target 250m if it'll lock, and hit a tank/DS for 3000. Give me a 5 sec reload to keep it "balanced" if you have to.

In the real world a $3,000 rocket launcher can kill a $1,000,000 jet or armor. If there's an economy at work sell us hardware that'll kill what we're aiming at!

I know, especially when a militia tank can solo proto suits that cost more than it ALL DAY LONG.

Maybe 1 person in a tank should be countered by 1 person in an anti-tank role.

1 tank can take out a squad of infantry easily, with little to no fear for its own safety because that is it's role.

Lets keep that logic shall we....

1 AVer should be able to take out a squad of tanks, with little or no fear for its own safety because that is it's role.

Make AV'ers immune to tanks!

I know, especially when a militia tank can solo proto suits that cost more than it ALL DAY LONG.

you are clearly missing the point.

also your points are null and void because:
1. you are comparing a f2p lobby shooter to a player driven MMO
2. even a frigate can solo a battleship in eve
3. Battleships are not immune to frigates, cruisers, or battlecruisers
4. Battleships are not faster than frigates, cruisers, or battlecruisers
5. Battleships have an incredibly difficult time hitting frigates and fast cruisers
6. Battleships are incredibly slow moving and turning
7. as already mentioned, as long as a tank requires only 1 pilot a single suit with AV should be able to hold it off (note hold off not kill) otherwise dust will turn into world of tanks sooner or later when the best counter to tanks is a tank. the player bringing AV already is a small disadvantage to the team, beside vehicles he cannot deal with anything else effectively beyond 15m range and inside this sidearms optimal he still does less DPS than dedicated rifles. the tank driver gives up nothing, he basically wears a second suit with more EHP, immunity to the majority of weapons, more speed, damage, range and can deal with everyone.

I dont know if you were playing after the patch, but it is already happening, one team brings 3+ tanks, other teams dedicated AV players try to counter with AV with low outcome cause the tanks are too tough and can evade everything with their new speed. the risk vs. reward for the guy with AV is out of proportion. as a consequence people bring their own tanks to counter tanks or try to suicide bomb them with remote explosives.

if you do not understand this BASIC balance problem then you simply have zero credibility. Limiting the game to "bring out a tank to counter a tank" is a surefire way to kill this game. I am also sure history will repeat and CCP will realize the changes was too much and nerf tanks here and there. I will just watch and again collect all the tank driver tears when this happens.

Obviously not.

Tanks are immune to small arms.

Make AV immune to large arms.

Get this, tanks should not be the counter to tanks. This is the very basis for balanced gameplay. 1 role CANNOT be above the rest.

1 person should be strong against one thing and weak against another. Infantry are strong against AV, but weak against tanks. Tanks are strong against..... well everything. That is not balance.

everyone and their mother already pointed out what is wrong with it in this thread.

thanks for admitting that you dont even bother to properly read what others wrote, your can say goodbye to your credibility forever

Seriously?

Ok so what do you think:
Are tanks op now?
Should tanks not require teamwork to use, but require tons of teamwork to counter?
Should tanks have a counter (please for the love of god don't say tanks are the counter to tanks)?

Your answers to these questions would prove how biased or not you are.