Where are all the lists of people who call in 4 or 5 tanks and ruin matches?

There hasn't been a time I've played in two or three weeks when I didn't just end up turning Dust off because of tanks. It really bothers me because there are more factors than just the tanks here.

1) I may not be fortunate enough to have tanks on my side
2) I may not have any FGers on my side

When the tanks get called in and one side dominates the field with vehicles the blueberries on their side get this boost of confidence and the are running around cleaning up the few people trying to layout mines (which seems to be the best light infantry tactic) or land swarm volleys.

The last few weeks is the lowest my KDR has been in over a year. I'm not that worried about that, but it means it's gotten expensive.

I just don't see why these win buttons are allowed in pub matches. They are ruining them. They are 1000x worse than the Calogi, the TAC rifle, the laser rifle of Chrome, all combined.

The ONLY reason I don't back out of matches when tanks are called in is because I don't want to leave my corp mates hanging.

So you haven't tried countering those tanks with any of the tools available to you?

Okey it may be my English or my bad mathematical skills, I just don't understand the last post!

So 6 guys hunting down one tank! What if there is more then 2 tanks on the field and what about the rest of the reds? Are they having a tea party in the mcc while we hunt down tanks?

Plz clarify I just don't understand

I feel your pain and many threads have been devoted to this subject... my own included. :)

CCP , the CPM and most of the community have confirmed and acknowledged the issue - all we can do is wait for 1.8 for their potential fixes. It may be in the form of improving infantry AV or limiting the stats on militia HAV's, or a combination of both. I'm surprised it has been allowed to run on for so long... it reminds me of the murder taxi sagas where they were left to run riot for 2-3 patch cycles (about 3 monthss if I recall)....

I understand that for blues, there might be little or no incentive. But those people are not the people you are playing with. Do you mean to tell me that you don't have people skilled into forges in ML? Are there no people who like to blow up vehicles in your corp? I find that very hard to believe.

Are there no logis who want the ridiculous WP farm that is the rep hives left for a heavy on a rooftop? Or even the triage points if he wants to run Amarr logi and Snipe from up there as well.

Where are the squad leaders who want silly commission points from a tandem pair of a heavy and a Sniper logi working together?

I'll admit to playing an ISK negative playstyle on my heavy, because tower camping is boring, even though it gets the job done.

I like getting right in a tanks face, and giving him the business while he either tries to run or dares to stand and face me. Prof 5 FG and proto nades allow you those luxuries. My Av suit costs me over 250k but it is VERY effective. I just wish the FG charge time was back to 1.6 levels, because it really needs it.

WP for vehicle damage will help though. Hopefully that gets in before too long.

I am amazed that at least half of the playerbase has not specced proto forges by now, given how much people complain about tanks.

I find a forge to be much more effective at controlling an area than a MLT rail tank.

The Forge is only out of action for as long as it takes to reload, whereas the MLT rail tank has to leave or get popped. A heavy suit, up high with rep hives or a logi is not going any where and is capable of dealing out damage as long as the reps and hives hold out. Countered only by multiple snipers, or a redline rail, or potentially a DS rush while occupied, it is able to create a beaten area around its position that any tank entering will be force to activate modules, thus triggering its countdown to departure.

I would even argue that a FG up high makes cheap MLT tanks vastly more powerful, by being able to add enough DPS to make up for the higher quality equipment the enemy could possibly field.

Finally, consider the recon abilities of the vertical heavy. Not only can they keep effective watch, they can also quarter back the HAV operations, forming a vital link in the Infantry Armor co-ordination.