... (I know I'm going to get flamed) but I'm thinking that AV is returning to 1.6 levels where proto AV can solo tanks again.

Yesterday and today were rather frustrating due to the event, because now any AV is proto AV. So now, proto AV is being "stress tested." Call me crazy but I think proto AV is actually a bit OP. One person can now effectively destroy any tank using proto AV.

Here's why: nerf to blaster dispersion. I think that large blasters were the only turrets capable of keeping AV in check from becoming too powerful. Blaster tanks could effectively combat any single AV infantry from a safe distance. Now, though, if I want to kill an infantryman effectively, I must do so at under 20 meters.

In other words, I can no longer deal with AV infantry effectively. They cannot fear me anymore. I must fear just one single proto AV because I cannot shoot reliably enough anymore to deal with them.

aIt used to be AV infantry > AV tank (missiles and railguns) > AI tank (blasters) > AV infantry. While a few AV infantry could take out a blaster tank, a blaster tank could counter them rather effectively.

But now, it's AV infantry > tank. As long as AV infantry doesn't begin the engagement within 20 meters of a blaster tank, they cannot be reliably countered. Missile/railgun tanks were always better off to run away than to try and fight. But now, the blaster tank must also run away with its tail between its legs, and now what's left to keep AV infantry in check? Infantry? Yeah right, a Six Kin SMG wielding heavy or a Six Kin Combat Rifle wielding Min commando can take care of itself on its own, unless it faces several infantry at once, but now we get to the same question infantry loves to ask, does it have to take more than one to kill one?

Because ultimately, tanks can be killed by one player, it's just that blaster tanks kept AV in check. Missile/railgun tanks were easy to deal with, while blaster tanks were an effective counter to AV while being countered by the missile/railgun tanks AV could counter easily

CCP, remove large blaster dispersion. It took just as much skill to aim it as it did to aim a rifle anyways.

Small Blaster ROF and dispersion were increased to make it easier to hit infantry, the intent was buff.

How did Rail and dmg mod nerf change AV-Vehicle balance?

The only change like Atiim says, PLC buff, AV grenade slight buff, two bugfixes and rep nerf. LB was never supposed to be anti-infantry.

On the other hand, this week i have finished 5 tanks off with my advanced swarm launcher.
It is not hard when you know what a tank is going for. The process has been the same every time.

Flux from the back.
Tank moves forward, on to proxies, or back onto remotes.
Finish him off with swarms.

Edit: i would like to address the problem of tanks only being effective against other tanks. That is a horrible thing and needs to be fixed immediately. Do you know why? It's because the tank was invented to kill off infantry. Fact.

fThough if a proto av can solo a tank then it might have swung too far in AV favor. How easy is it to solo a tank in bravo? (id test but still no ps3 )

Stop being the stupid blueberry that you are Atiim. Why is it that I must have a gunner in my tank in addition to myself piloting the tank (that's 2 people if you can't add) to kill 1 AV person that can kill me effectively?

If you're so hell-bent on making large turrets useless against infantry, then one proto AV must be useless against tanks as well. We should be able to just about regen through one proto AV, that way it takes two to take us out.

I'm all for needing two av to counter two guys in a vehicle, needing to fit gunners to fight av and not being able to do everything solo in a vehicle. but you snipped out the part where I was talking about that.
your answer to my question is vague. The reason I asked was because if it is a challenge to kill a tank solo then that might be fine but if its too easy for a single player to solo a tank (assuming same tier on tank and av player) then the balance might have swung too far. If a tank doesn't fit for anti infantry and leaves off his guns then a single AV players has a reasonable chance of killing that tank. If the tank decides to fit for anti infantry and brings a gunner or two along then it should give the tank the edge against that single AV player, meaning the AV player should have to bring his own back up to fight this multiple crew tank.

or is it okay for it to take two people in a tank to kill one AV player, and not okay for it to take two AV to kill one tank?