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TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote:

Jack McReady wrote:

TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote:

Operative 1171 Aajli wrote:

TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote:

Has anyone considered that man-portable AV isn't meant to contend one on one with a vehicle, while vehicles have a difficult time popping a lone infantry (except large blasters, but from what I read on here they suck vs tanks)? Sure, infantry get options to counter vehicles and vehicles can mount small turrets, but don't tanks do an astounding job taking out other tanks while infantry does an astounding job taking out other infantry?

I mean, think about it - How many anti-infantry weapons does infantry have access to compared to AV? How small is the blast radius on that missile turret?

Has anyone thought that, maybe, the current imbalance is intended to drive infantry to kill other infantry because "it's easier", and for tanks to shoot other vehicles because "it's easier"?

My two cents. Feel free to bombard me with your "facts".

But Amazing. May I call you Amazing? But Amazing, whatever shall infantry do when a tank exists somewhere, anywhere on the field at any point in time?

I mean it's like being addicted to cigarettes. They gotta have one every 15 minutes or it's just not balanced.

The best counter to a tank is a tank. The best counter to infantry is infantry.

wrong, current MLT tank with a fit for 100k will keep proto suits dead away from objectives far better than any suit can do. the MLT tank wont also die as fast a suit and thus preserve clones.

beside that, even if it would be that way, it would still be bad. binary game mechanics are last century and CoD.

Except I'm right. What better way to take out a tank than with a tank, or a proto suit with a proto suit? I'm not talking in terms of ISK efficiency (which, btw, I agree with you that MLT tank prices are out of whack for their power), but simply in ease of use. Infantry can simply gun down other infantry much easier than a tank can gun down infantry (again, with the exception of the blaster turret, which we all agree performs its role too well).


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Jack McReady DUST University Ivy League 972	Posted - 2013.12.19 09:14:00 - [1] - Quote TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote: Operative 1171 Aajli wrote: TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote: Has anyone considered that man-portable AV isn't meant to contend one on one with a vehicle, while vehicles have a difficult time popping a lone infantry (except large blasters, but from what I read on here they suck vs tanks)? Sure, infantry get options to counter vehicles and vehicles can mount small turrets, but don't tanks do an astounding job taking out other tanks while infantry does an astounding job taking out other infantry? I mean, think about it - How many anti-infantry weapons does infantry have access to compared to AV? How small is the blast radius on that missile turret? Has anyone thought that, maybe, the current imbalance is intended to drive infantry to kill other infantry because "it's easier", and for tanks to shoot other vehicles because "it's easier"? My two cents. Feel free to bombard me with your "facts". But Amazing. May I call you Amazing? But Amazing, whatever shall infantry do when a tank exists somewhere, anywhere on the field at any point in time? I mean it's like being addicted to cigarettes. They gotta have one every 15 minutes or it's just not balanced. The best counter to a tank is a tank. The best counter to infantry is infantry. wrong, current MLT tank with a fit for 100k will keep proto suits dead away from objectives far better than any suit can do. the MLT tank wont also die as fast a suit and thus preserve clones. beside that, even if it would be that way, it would still be bad. binary game mechanics are last century and CoD. we do not need another game like that or you might aswell add cyberdogs into the game.
Jack McReady DUST University Ivy League 972	Posted - 2013.12.19 09:27:00 - [2] - Quote TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote: Jack McReady wrote: TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote: Operative 1171 Aajli wrote: TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote: Has anyone considered that man-portable AV isn't meant to contend one on one with a vehicle, while vehicles have a difficult time popping a lone infantry (except large blasters, but from what I read on here they suck vs tanks)? Sure, infantry get options to counter vehicles and vehicles can mount small turrets, but don't tanks do an astounding job taking out other tanks while infantry does an astounding job taking out other infantry? I mean, think about it - How many anti-infantry weapons does infantry have access to compared to AV? How small is the blast radius on that missile turret? Has anyone thought that, maybe, the current imbalance is intended to drive infantry to kill other infantry because "it's easier", and for tanks to shoot other vehicles because "it's easier"? My two cents. Feel free to bombard me with your "facts". But Amazing. May I call you Amazing? But Amazing, whatever shall infantry do when a tank exists somewhere, anywhere on the field at any point in time? I mean it's like being addicted to cigarettes. They gotta have one every 15 minutes or it's just not balanced. The best counter to a tank is a tank. The best counter to infantry is infantry. wrong, current MLT tank with a fit for 100k will keep proto suits dead away from objectives far better than any suit can do. the MLT tank wont also die as fast a suit and thus preserve clones. beside that, even if it would be that way, it would still be bad. binary game mechanics are last century and CoD. Except I'm right. What better way to take out a tank than with a tank, or a proto suit with a proto suit? I'm not talking in terms of ISK efficiency (which, btw, I agree with you that MLT tank prices are out of whack for their power), but simply in ease of use. Infantry can simply gun down other infantry much easier than a tank can gun down infantry (again, with the exception of the blaster turret, which we all agree performs its role too well). how can this be easier with a suit? in my MLT tank with zero SP I do not have to care about the other suits because my tank does not care about small arms fire, I simply move to you and shoot you. in a suit I have to evade fire left and right and actually can die in a split of a second.