DUST Search - Tanks aren't to blame

Protocake JR wrote:

Seriously. The solution is in my sig. Light AV weaponry as primary weaponry just doesn't make sense. You have to sacrifice too much in order to fit one. They are not powerful by themselves, and they shouldn't be powerful by themselves. And no, you cannot force teamwork. It will never happen.

However, by making swarms and plasma cannons sidearms (or rather "secondary" weapons), carrying light AV weaponry becomes practical, rather than a novelty for hipsters (inb4 plc hipsters).

As light AV weaponry become practical to fit on a dropsuit, more people will turn to light AV to, at least, surpress tanks that are in cool down. At most, many players will field light AV, putting the tankers skill to the test.

Since viable tanks can be fielded as cheaply as dropsuits, making tanks have POTENTIALLY less survivability is not an issue. Garbage tankers should go negative, good tankers will still go 50-0.

All numbers (damage, fitting reqs, ammo count, ect.) for light AV weaponry can be rebalanced for the side arm slot.


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cfho83 cfho L.O.T.I.S. D.E.F.I.A.N.C.E 2	Posted - 2014.01.10 19:51:00 - [1] - Quote Protocake JR wrote: Seriously. The solution is in my sig. Light AV weaponry as primary weaponry just doesn't make sense. You have to sacrifice too much in order to fit one. They are not powerful by themselves, and they shouldn't be powerful by themselves. And no, you cannot force teamwork. It will never happen. However, by making swarms and plasma cannons sidearms (or rather "secondary" weapons), carrying light AV weaponry becomes practical, rather than a novelty for hipsters (inb4 plc hipsters). As light AV weaponry become practical to fit on a dropsuit, more people will turn to light AV to, at least, surpress tanks that are in cool down. At most, many players will field light AV, putting the tankers skill to the test. Since viable tanks can be fielded as cheaply as dropsuits, making tanks have POTENTIALLY less survivability is not an issue. Garbage tankers should go negative, good tankers will still go 50-0. All numbers (damage, fitting reqs, ammo count, ect.) for light AV weaponry can be rebalanced for the side arm slot. i don't post on the forums much because its kinda like when you go in the corner to complain about something you don't like with your friends, or complaining about how a nation's military power should act, when you ppl aren't brave enough to join and fight for what u believe in. but i totally agree with this post, now when ppl even notice or think u have a swarm, they will destroy u immediately. and then, u are stuck with ur sidearm, nova knives, pistol, flaylock, smg. unless u are a god of sidearms, u are ****. but with this post, i closed my eyes and imagined swarms being secondary, meaning u could at least have ur ar, cr, rr, scr. making taking down vehicles not so impossible. that is a great idea. don't know if CCP is listening, but i support this. it wouldn't be asking to much to balance the game like this. but imo, work on THE GAME before making steps to break a broken system further. take ur time and fix the game, then add new features, slowly introduce us to bigger maps, diverse vehicles, diverse maps, ( that volcano ** sometimes messes with my team mates and myself, they look like red dots). so yeah, make the swarm and plasma a sidearm, wouldn'';t hurt to try