reading these forums makes me think so.


my main means of AV is remotes/proxies and STANDARD packed AV

i dont have any skill points into swarms, i dont even have a militia forge or swarm fits made.


faced with a tank, i either use my brain and avoid its fire, use my AV minefield fit (with maybe a breach mass driver), or call on some friends if its a toughie.


now i DO have my railtank, but i dont call it out when im running as infantry just to destroy tanks, i really only pul it out when i feel like being a tanker not really as a means of AV.



tank AV balance seems pretty damn close to good now, bad tankers explode without effort, good tankers reguire some craftyness on my part, and great tankers eat some damage and usually get away leaving my team free from its wrath so we can set up a more complex trap for it.

the speed thing is a bit much, they are a tad too quick but not by a whole lot.

swarms are mostly anti-air / LAV now and that makes sence to me, a whoel squad carrying AV granades = dead tanks left and right, seriously you guys dont even know the power you hold over tanks right now, AV granades from a squad has some serious alpha damage especially when paired with a prox trap on its predicted escape route.


skill into plasma cannons as flavor of the month AV please, i bought some federation LP ones and i have to say they are VERY effective at discouraging shield tanks, and combined with AV nades you can seriously cripple a tank REALLY quickly. against armor tanks they arnt as great but swarms are still a GREAT choice for when you face a maddy.




i think AV players had it way too easy before, every time a tank hit the field it was christmas, a new loot pinata ripe to take a hard swing at to get at those sweet sweet warpoints. and because of that easy time they never had to develop any sort of stratagy to taking on a tank and its really starting to show.


those of us who remember before uprising when tanks were to be handeled with care, who came up with plans and learned HOW to take out a tank as infantry are still doing it now.

i realise that tanks are being spammed right now, and you have to understand that its because they actually work now, they FEEL good to use, and everyone wants to try them out.

i dont want this to be a "get good" style post, just try to understand that these new tanks arnt all powerful, they can be taken down sometimes quite easily, and mostly its all about the skill of the driver/AV infantry. so if tanks are really bothering you, set aside some time and dedicate yourself to a few games are pure infantry AV, use some LP to try out things beyond your SP, try things youve never tryed before, and try not to get discouraged if you fail.