DUST Search - Tanks - Real Tanks to our Imaginary tanks

Skihids wrote:

Price, name, and description doesn't matter, it's the role.

What we have is suit "A" and suit "B" that are competing directly for the same game role: slaying infantry.

Suit "A" is faster than suit "B". Suit "A" has an order more magnitude eHP than suit "B". Suit "A" can carry a gun that puts out an order of magnitude more DPS then suit "B". Suit "A" has a natural resistance to most any weapon carried by suit "B". Those weapons it is vulnerable to gimp the user when going up against other users of suit "B".

Suit "A" does have a vastly larger hitbox, but it's got immunity from most weapons as compensation, and has hardeners and extra speed to get out of dodge when needed.

So one would be foolish to choose suit "B" for that role. The only thing keeping people from choosing suit "A" before was high cost, but that's gone.

I'm actually surprised that I don't see suit "A" being used by everyone in Ambush where there is no other role than slaying infantry. It makes me think that players are being foolish or stubborn rather than optimizing their chances.


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Pisidon Gmen Ivory Vanguard 23	Posted - 2014.02.25 16:30:00 - [1] - Quote what i havent seen is in real life it only takes 1 hit to kill a tank most times if you were to relate dust tanks to real life tanks which is the A1 Abrams? which is a sherman? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank go read up on real tanks and how they are used in a real battle However, as effective and advanced as armour plating has become, tank survivability against newer-generation tandem-warhead anti-tank missiles is a concern for military planners.[54] For example, the RPG-29 from 1980s is able to penetrate the frontal hull armour of the Challenger II[55][56] and also managed to damage a M1 Abrams.[57] so tell me why the av in dust is so far behind the tanks?
Pisidon Gmen Ivory Vanguard 23	Posted - 2014.02.25 18:40:00 - [2] - Quote Spkr4theDead wrote: Zeylon Rho wrote: Takahiro Kashuken wrote: Tebu Gan wrote: Because there are certain aspects of tanking that are currently unbalanced and broken. Why won't you admit that? It's the stone cold truth man. Name them A MLT tank is dirt cheap compared to a dropsuit. That alone is something of an issue. So, another one complaining that MLT gear is cheap. too cheep to be that effective in the game with little skill invested in tanks that is the problem with almost no av effectiveness in the game
Pisidon Gmen Ivory Vanguard 23	Posted - 2014.02.25 18:42:00 - [3] - Quote Skihids wrote: Price, name, and description doesn't matter, it's the role. What we have is suit "A" and suit "B" that are competing directly for the same game role: slaying infantry. Suit "A" is faster than suit "B". Suit "A" has an order more magnitude eHP than suit "B". Suit "A" can carry a gun that puts out an order of magnitude more DPS then suit "B". Suit "A" has a natural resistance to most any weapon carried by suit "B". Those weapons it is vulnerable to gimp the user when going up against other users of suit "B". Suit "A" does have a vastly larger hitbox, but it's got immunity from most weapons as compensation, and has hardeners and extra speed to get out of dodge when needed. So one would be foolish to choose suit "B" for that role. The only thing keeping people from choosing suit "A" before was high cost, but that's gone. I'm actually surprised that I don't see suit "A" being used by everyone in Ambush where there is no other role than slaying infantry. It makes me think that players are being foolish or stubborn rather than optimizing their chances. how about the limit on the # of tanks that can b called in and some of us wanted to play a first person shooter not a tank game
Pisidon Gmen Ivory Vanguard 23	Posted - 2014.02.25 18:44:00 - [4] - Quote [ You wanted the changes. Why aren't you happy with them?[/quote] change is good when it changes small things over time changing every thing at 1 time was stupid