Alpha 443-6732
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Posted - 2014.06.15 14:10:00 -
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Comparing apples and oranges: the thread.
As long as a tank cannot effectively fight in sockets as an infantryman would do, then the numbers will never be balanced.
Of course, swarms need only a slight buff, PLC needs tweaking and overall infantry AVers need more options in general.
BUT
As long as a tank is stuck on the ground moping about while youre on a rooftop with your forge/swarm/plc, 1 tank will never be equal to 1 infantry AVer; they are simply not the same thing.
A tank will always focus on raw firepower and defense and the infantryman will always focus on evading, using terrain and capitalizing on the obvious weakpoints of enemies.
An infantry AVer can potentially be invincible if he knows how and when to disengage, while a tanker tends to be a lot more sluggish in comparison (not including maddies with boosters).
Infantry AVers should use their small frames to stealth about and be unpredictable. If we get Ewar in Dust, it should exist as long, harsh debuffs (pilot loses control of vehicle, gun disabled, engine disabled, etc) for vehicles that can be applied through mines and other equipment.
Again, with this being said, I do believe that AV needs a slight tweak, but its getting to the right spot. AV should never compete with tanks for raw stats, because the nature of being an infantryman is that you have such a potential to be evasive and elusive, where vehicles struggle much of the time. |
Alpha 443-6732
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Posted - 2014.06.16 19:36:00 -
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Nothing Certain wrote:Tebu Gan wrote:Alpha 443-6732 wrote:
Again, with this being said, I do believe that AV needs a slight tweak, but its getting to the right spot. AV should never compete with tanks for raw stats, because the nature of being an infantryman is that you have such a potential to be evasive and elusive, where vehicles struggle much of the time.
You make some very good points. Infantry can use terrain to their advantage in area a tank just can't. Cities, high elevations, obstructions, ect. Tanks can't, but tankers can. You can wear the exact same dropsuit I am wearing inside of your tank. Pop out of your tank and you are at no disadvantage against me, pop into your tank and you once again have a huge advantage over me. So, no, tankers are not giving up anything.
Thats an entirely different issue. |