DUST Search - Anti-infantry HAVs cannot ever be balanced in Ambush

Spkr4theDead wrote:

Awry Barux wrote:

Tanks as they stand right now (anti-infantry, operable by a single merc) can never, ever be balanced in a pure TDM game mode. They fill the exact same role as an assault suit: roll around the map, gunning people down one at a time with an oversized AR. In a game mode with objectives inaccessible to tanks, their near-invincibility and 900 DPS AR turret can maybe be considered to be balanced and exist in a real separate role. But when the only goal is to kill X clones, the current style of tanks is always going to either be massively OP or paper-thin UP. As it stands right now, they're just a big suit I put on over my little suit with 10x the HP, 2x the damage, and 90% resist to most weapons on the field.

As an example: I just got out of an ambush where I spent a solid minute or two playing cat and mouse against a Soma, running in circles around pillars, etc. The fact that he was in a tank made it impossible for me to kill him. He simply chased me around and around searching for the kill, just like an assault player, because that's all tanks are good for.

Change their role or get them the hell out of ambush.

Another one complaining about ambush.

Why do you bother? Just go to Call of Duty already.

They tried balancing tanks around ambush, and we still came out on top. The problem isn't with us, or the tank. It's with you, and your lack of a care to do anything against them.

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Bones McGavins TacoCat Industries 537	Posted - 2014.03.04 18:52:00 - [1] - Quote Spkr4theDead wrote: Awry Barux wrote: Tanks as they stand right now (anti-infantry, operable by a single merc) can never, ever be balanced in a pure TDM game mode. They fill the exact same role as an assault suit: roll around the map, gunning people down one at a time with an oversized AR. In a game mode with objectives inaccessible to tanks, their near-invincibility and 900 DPS AR turret can maybe be considered to be balanced and exist in a real separate role. But when the only goal is to kill X clones, the current style of tanks is always going to either be massively OP or paper-thin UP. As it stands right now, they're just a big suit I put on over my little suit with 10x the HP, 2x the damage, and 90% resist to most weapons on the field. As an example: I just got out of an ambush where I spent a solid minute or two playing cat and mouse against a Soma, running in circles around pillars, etc. The fact that he was in a tank made it impossible for me to kill him. He simply chased me around and around searching for the kill, just like an assault player, because that's all tanks are good for. Change their role or get them the hell out of ambush. Another one complaining about ambush. Why do you bother? Just go to Call of Duty already. They tried balancing tanks around ambush, and we still came out on top. The problem isn't with us, or the tank. It's with you, and your lack of a care to do anything against them. Spkr, I played a game recently where I saw you come in on my team with your tank. And i though "oh I recognize him from the forum, he must be a great tanker, we will stomp." When the match ended, my team lost, and I was pretty much the only player who went positive (like a 2.5, nothing special) and I noticed your name was gone from the list. So I assume you saw our team was losing, lost one tank and then ran scared. Point is, your opinion is useless because your basing balance off when you can stomp the other team, and not fun, even matches or losing efforts. As you dont play enough of those to have any experience, because you run at the first sign of trouble.