DUST Search - Tanking and why it sucks (in depth bring discussion)

The legend345 wrote:

Tank vs tank is garbage, easy-mode, and bad.

Why:
1.Damage mod rails destroy anything with no thought or strategy. Pop the damage mods and hit your target a couple times. Renders blasters useless even in close-quarter engagements (the blasters strength).

2. Any armor build will be destroyed in one volley (unless you have lol 3 hardners) by damage mod missiles (confirmed by AlldinKans using his missle build in testing).

3.Av is a nonfactor. Tanking was fun in uprising because you had to have awareness or you never had a chance. Now any noob can cycle hardeners and be god mode.

4. Active modules are gameplay destroyingly good. What do i mean? The hardeners are simply to good as well as damage mods. Their isn't anything strategic about them. They'll make any garbage tanker beast while activated.

5. In general tanks no longer take any skill: wanna pop a armor tank damage mod missiles one volley : wanna destroy any blaster use a rail: wanna two (three with hardener) shot anything damage mod rail. It would be one thing if their was simply advantages but in this build rock paper and scissors are so pronounced that skill (or even having a game plan) is non-existent. Just turn on the active modules and "gamebalance" will overpower enemy skill.

6. The only competition of skill (if you can call it that) is rail fights. This is because you must clutch shots

Blaster vs blaster doesnt require any timing or strategy. Now that you have passive reps, generally, in blaster fights both tanks have full health. So its just pop your mods and shoot at the massive target. Previously with active reps you had more to consider in a blaster fight. Example In this instance i had to consider my health being low and that the enemy had got the jump on me. I assumed he was or had popped his reps when he engaged me. I popped around the corner knowing that his reps would be ending. i won because i had got back my health and had more reps to win the rest of the fight.

Missile vs armor is what it should be an advantage. BUT The advantage vs armor tanks is too much. BUT Only because of how overpowered active modules are (In this situation stacked damage mods).

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KEROSIINI-TERO The Rainbow Effect 991	Posted - 2014.01.17 01:43:00 - [1] - Quote The legend345 wrote: Tank vs tank is garbage, easy-mode, and bad. Why: 1.Damage mod rails destroy anything with no thought or strategy. Pop the damage mods and hit your target a couple times. Renders blasters useless even in close-quarter engagements (the blasters strength). 2. Any armor build will be destroyed in one volley (unless you have lol 3 hardners) by damage mod missiles (confirmed by AlldinKans using his missle build in testing). 3.Av is a nonfactor. Tanking was fun in uprising because you had to have awareness or you never had a chance. Now any noob can cycle hardeners and be god mode. 4. Active modules are gameplay destroyingly good. What do i mean? The hardeners are simply to good as well as damage mods. Their isn't anything strategic about them. They'll make any garbage tanker beast while activated. 5. In general tanks no longer take any skill: wanna pop a armor tank damage mod missiles one volley : wanna destroy any blaster use a rail: wanna two (three with hardener) shot anything damage mod rail. It would be one thing if their was simply advantages but in this build rock paper and scissors are so pronounced that skill (or even having a game plan) is non-existent. Just turn on the active modules and "gamebalance" will overpower enemy skill. 6. The only competition of skill (if you can call it that) is rail fights. This is because you must clutch shots Blaster vs blaster doesnt require any timing or strategy. Now that you have passive reps, generally, in blaster fights both tanks have full health. So its just pop your mods and shoot at the massive target. Previously with active reps you had more to consider in a blaster fight. Example In this instance i had to consider my health being low and that the enemy had got the jump on me. I assumed he was or had popped his reps when he engaged me. I popped around the corner knowing that his reps would be ending. i won because i had got back my health and had more reps to win the rest of the fight. Missile vs armor is what it should be an advantage. BUT The advantage vs armor tanks is too much. BUT Only because of how overpowered active modules are (In this situation stacked damage mods). Many points are correct, however I strongly disagree on blaster vs blaster being dull. It USED to be dull in 1.6 and ever before, it was always about two tanks parking and one dying. Now there's much movement. The point on damamods is spot on, their power is so extreme (there's never been +30% damage module in CCP game to my knowledge). Damamodded rails kill by two shot, without a chance of activating hardeners (only way to have enough time might be to be readily waiting on module activation wheel, and even then the chances are slim. Not even super reflexes are enough. So the combination on rate of fire with damamod is stupedously effective. FEEDBACK: Analysis on 1.7 tank functionality