Only scrubs tank in 3rd person just saying

I don't think it's right to associate mlt tanks with "scrubs" simply because it's mlt.

If a squad of 3 deploys only 3 mlt tank to the field in order to deal with 3 enemy std tank pilots and then proceeds to destroy the enemy std tanks repeatedly to the point that the enemy stops deploying tanks, is it right to call the 3 mlt tankers "scrubs"?

I say no. After all, they took on better higher tier tanks and won; not a deed fitting of the title "scrub". Point is, using a mlt tank does not automatically make the user a "scrub".

So far we have a number of excuses why it should be taken away tho remember in BF3/4 all vehicles have 3rd person camera and no one ever had problems putting C4 on the tanks in that game

1. Balance - BF3/4 says it doesnt effect balance since C4 can be easily put on the vehicle, same applys in DUST it doesnt effect the ability to put C4 on it

2. Give infantry TPV - Im for that, give me a cardboard box and im good to go

3. If camera drones are real i should be able to shoot at them - They are cloaked and you cant see them

4. If camera drones are real i should be able to use EWAR to blind you/force you into FPV - They are immune to EWAR

5. Take them off tanks - So DS and LAV still have them just shaft the HAV drivers, yea no


Frankly weak arguments generally plus 1.8 adds cloaks so the 'i cant get close enough' is pure BS when your invisable

Yeah and on BF it takes like 1 sec to plant 3 C4's. While on dust it takes like 5 secs to plant a single one of them. I would be happy if i could put my remotes as quickly down like on BF. But then tankers would rage so hard that they bite into their controller.

First person would be fantastic on dropships if done right.

Start with a wide FoV via a virtual view constructed from a series of hull mounted cameras.

Add the ability to turn your virtual head without yawing the ship by adding an additional control input for yaw, either rudder pedals or the Six Axis tilt. Then the right stick is pure "look" control. Slave the front turret to that.

Ghost the outline of your hull in the view to give position cues relative to terrain.

Add the basic six pack of flight instruments to the HUD.


Now you can see what is in front of you as you fly and you don't have the bulk of your ship obscuring your target. You can thread your ship between buildings without having your viewpoint suddenly flipped around and rammed up your ass end. You can accurately judge height above terrain and rate of decent when landing. Immersion goes up by an order of magnitude.

Good pilots who kep their head on a swivel will be rewarded with high situational awareness, just as in real life.

(Add support for Sony's VR headset when we get the PS4 port)

Not really

Its just that infantry like you would use them as nades like in the closed beta then other infantry cry and it gets put back to delayed arming

I'd give you six likes and a beer for this if I could. They've already got the basics for the viewpoint relative to vehicle motion, just overlap it with the ship and map a couple pre-existing controls....

Exactly this

When something gets abused, it gets nerfed.

3. If camera drones are real i should be able to shoot at them - They are cloaked and you cant see them

4. If camera drones are real i should be able to use EWAR to blind you/force you into FPV - They are immune to EWAR

There is no reason for tanks to have a 3rd person view. That camera makes it near impossible to sneak up on a tank cause he can see you clearly from the side and at a certain degree from behind the tank. Gunners on tanks cant change the camera so why should the driver be allowed to do that? It destroys tactical positioning for infantry and scouts who want to plant remote explosives onto it have no chance. As soon the tanker sees some 1 standing next to him he drives away at full speed.

Tanks allready have insane amount of HP, highest damaging weapons and with that should not have the advantage of the 3rd person view.

i wouldnt say a compete 3rd person removal ,just position the camera so the tank's rear is unseen when the turret is in the forward position.