More like QQ 514.

More like QQ 514.

Inb4 tankers tell you to get gud.

lmao

I assume you weren't reading threads from pilots pre 1.7 about how they can't consistently go 60/0.

Since tankers want to it to take a coordinated 3-man team of AV to take destroy their tank, Then it should take a coordinated 3-man team to operate a tank to its fullest potential.

+1
I've been saying this for months, but just got shouted down by solo tankers.

CCP could implement this pretty easily by just giving the driver the front small turret, limiting the field of view of the main turret (gunner) & limiting module activation and the external view to the top turret (commander).

As you noted they could make it optional: initially the driver has full control, but the tank is weak (low HP, slow). Two other players get in & pick their seats, then the "owner" of the tank selects "team operation"; at that point the tank gets large bonuses to speed & HP (resists).

A more sophisticated approach would be for players to design the body, turret and powertrain of the tank separately using the fitting UI. In game, it takes three players to call in a HAV, with each player selecting one of the components. That way you'd have dedicated drivers, gunners and commanders.

Since tankers want to it to take a coordinated 3-man team of AV to take destroy their tank, Then it should take a coordinated 3-man team to operate a tank to its fullest potential. Real world tanks usually have 4 man crews consisting of commander, driver, gunner, and loader.

1) Give tanks 3 seats, driver seat, gunner seat, loader and the person in each seat only has control over their task.
2) The driver can kick anyone out if he so chooses.
3) Tanks can be operated by one person but he has to switch seats to change between driving, gunning, and reloading
4) Passive skills that give the gunner increased turret speed or damage, loader skills to reduce reload time or give extra ammo.
5) Make tanks expensive and require the combined effort of 3 AV players or another 3-man tank crew to destroy.

Tanks have be expensive, very difficult to destroy, and difficult to operate alone

OR

Tanks can be cheap, easy to destroy, and easy to operate

Currently tankers have the best of both worlds which is way 1.7 is TANK 514.

The sad part about that is how this would imply that operating an HAV requires any skill to begin with.

How'd you like that 80GJ Neutron Blaster to the face last night? Anyway, are you trying to imply that pre 1.7 you had skill because you could spam a lock on weapon that had a range of 80% of the map and did 1800dps? Besides, the real AV in 1.7 is the forge gun, proto forger vs proto tank can take out half or more of a shield tanks shields before the hardeners go up. Against an armor tank it can out damage the repair rate even through the hardener.

Best way to balance tanks right now is change how the injectors work, instead of bonus to top speed just make it a bonus to acceleration.

Since tankers want to it to take a coordinated 3-man team of AV to take destroy their tank, Then it should take a coordinated 3-man team to operate a tank to its fullest potential. Real world tanks usually have 4 man crews consisting of commander, driver, gunner, and loader.

1) Give tanks 3 seats, driver seat, gunner seat, loader and the person in each seat only has control over their task.
2) The driver can kick anyone out if he so chooses.
3) Tanks can be operated by one person but he has to switch seats to change between driving, gunning, and reloading
4) Passive skills that give the gunner increased turret speed or damage, loader skills to reduce reload time or give extra ammo.
5) Make tanks expensive and require the combined effort of 3 AV players or another 3-man tank crew to destroy.

Tanks have be expensive, very difficult to destroy, and difficult to operate alone

OR

Tanks can be cheap, easy to destroy, and easy to operate

Currently tankers have the best of both worlds which is way 1.7 is TANK 514.