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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.07.22 21:53:00 -
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Context to this suggest is that sometime back I remember in BF2142 you could in thoery destroy any vehicle with any question provided you got into position and wailed away at the weak spot.
While Legion is not 2142 should this consideration be brought in? The reactor behind HAVs the Hood of LAVs and Engine ports of the Dropships are all particular challenges to shoot up if they're moving about; this should be more for punishing the laxxy daisy type of pilots who need to be liberated from that role.
This would also bring infantry and vehicle interplay closer together as now any infantry now has the capabilities of hurting a vehicle now and may add additional types of modules as well increasing dynamics. (ie a shielded or armored protector but comes at the cost of speed so while making it harder for regular infantry to do you in AV infantry will get the benefit)
Thoughts suggestions ideas expansions and addiums?
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Sylwester Dziewiecki
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Posted - 2014.07.22 22:35:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Thoughts suggestions ideas expansions and addiums? Yea, it would be cool if people could put giant potato in to LAV exhaust pipe which could trigger some chain reaction and big explosion ...
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Posted - 2014.07.23 12:13:00 -
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You mention that, previously people could hit weak spots on vehicles, that is really kl.
If CCP are able to modify on that original design, it could be great fun. For example which I know to be a problem on some maps where you get LAV drivers just circling the area getting road kills.
Say you see him coming down the road and you are in a heavy and you know that you are not going to get away, having the ability to hit a weak spot will be great, especially if you could aim for the tiers, so as he is pelting down the road you can visually see the tier burst and the LAV looses control and swerves directly into a wall and explodes. (Meaning players have the ability to defend them selves, but not directly destroy vehicles but temporally disrupt them). That would be a great function even if it is temporary the game dynamics change drastically as players and drives have to take in consideration there weak spots and learn to adapt if they do get hit, learn how to repair it or get away while it repairs its self. Another weak spot for a LAV could be its fuel cap, this would be awesome as I know there are games where if you can hit the small target, with a high powered sniper or heavy gun a few times you can completely destroy light vehicles.
Also if possible, 'damage effects' would be kl where you can see that a vehicle has been damaged. Example: if you are in a drop ship and you get hit in the side panels with a rail blaster, it would be kl if you and others could see the extent of damage caused. So you could see that panels are dented or completely smashed open, which mean while it repairs no one can sit in the space at that section or if some one hits you in the engine coolers you see the fans smash and go up in flames, which temporally means you cant level your self out or accelerate quickly.
Ps please create better graphics for vehicles, so you can see the actual mechanics such as the coolers rotating with fans rather then it being drawn on or with LAVs the dash board needs fixing its so bad.... have a look at the internal layout and fittings of vehicles in Arma if you need a idea of inspiration... |
Scheneighnay McBob
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Posted - 2014.07.23 22:23:00 -
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Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back.
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Roger Cordill
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Posted - 2014.07.23 22:29:00 -
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Sylwester Dziewiecki wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Thoughts suggestions ideas expansions and addiums? Yea, it would be cool if people could put giant potato in to LAV exhaust pipe which could trigger some chain reaction and big explosion ... But seriously, I wouldn't mind if infantry(without AV) could somehow temporary disrupt how vehicles work. Killing or harming pilot that is inside is slightly to much, same as destroying whole vehicle. Maybe some sniper rifles could be able to penetrate DS cockpit, but that's it - HAV pilots should be safe from that. OK, so I see it as Outpost services mechanic in eve. Every module that is fitted to vehicle have it's outside representation placed on vehicle hull. Outpost services can be attacked and disabled independently of the outpost itself. They are always vulnerable, and sovereignty has no effect. Services appear in space at the same location as the Outpost itself, and can be targetted and shot at as usual. When they reach structure damage, they are disabled and will not function until repaired by remote structure/armor repairers and shield boosters in the normal way. When they reach 50% shield, they become active again. The different services have different numbers of hitpoints, and services cannot be completely destroyed.With exception that modules will not function properly until X amount of time or someone with Repair Tool or Vehicle Repair Module will fix them for pilot. And that they have only structure points, no shield or armor(so individuals pilots skills do not matter). Would you like it if say infantry could get shot at say in the say chest and the armor plates gets weakened, and or gets shot in the backpack or head and their scanners gets weakened, and the only way to wait for X amount of time, or getting reps from a logi? It's quite the same thing.
The answer for me is no to both. It's a silly notion for a engineer to put critical parts like that out in the open. And it would just hurt balance for vehicles even more. |
Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.07.23 23:20:00 -
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Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back.
There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you cant exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire.
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Posted - 2014.07.23 23:45:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you cant exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire.
Ah yes, the ol'e exaust port that goes directly to the reactor core.
Because you'd never be able to put an extreme bend or two in the pipe.
Or an exhaust port shield.
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Roger Cordill
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Posted - 2014.07.24 00:29:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you can't exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. This could go into the new modules designed to help protect weak spots as well. For example you armor up the tank's radiator; its now immune to small arms fire but because of weaker heat venting it cannot punch its systems to full speed as easily making it slower and more vulnerable to AV fire.
vehicles already immune to small arms fire, and a tiny spot ( which is probably internal and covered by armor in which small arms can't penetrate anyways) that will make them be able to kill by small arms isn't going to help ( well, unless you're shooting explosives into it, in which it'd probably become a bit powerful, especially if you're doing full damage, or a heavy weapon like the HMG, in which you'll be doing a high amount of damage). If it's really big however, it would lead to just a squad not even getting a AV person to go with them, but just shooting at it with their rifles and doing enough damage to scare them off or kill them, which imo is broken as all hell. |
True Adamance
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Posted - 2014.07.24 01:49:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you can't exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. This could go into the new modules designed to help protect weak spots as well. For example you armor up the tank's radiator; its now immune to small arms fire but because of weaker heat venting it cannot punch its systems to full speed as easily making it slower and more vulnerable to AV fire.
Not against it.... I feel any way of making vehicle more vulnerable and skill based...not to mention enjoyable is wonderful....however I want my ability to freely and accurately engage infantry..... or atleast for that capacity to be better if this is going to be the case...... in all honesty all I want is a single skill shot HE main gun with good AoE so my HAV feels like it actually is carrying some serious fire power.
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Roger Cordill
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Posted - 2014.07.24 01:56:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you can't exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. This could go into the new modules designed to help protect weak spots as well. For example you armor up the tank's radiator; its now immune to small arms fire but because of weaker heat venting it cannot punch its systems to full speed as easily making it slower and more vulnerable to AV fire. Not against it.... I feel any way of making vehicle more vulnerable and skill based...not to mention enjoyable is wonderful....however I want my ability to freely and accurately engage infantry..... or atleast for that capacity to be better if this is going to be the case...... in all honesty all I want is a single skill shot HE main gun with good AoE so my HAV feels like it actually is carrying some serious fire power.
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Scheneighnay McBob
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Posted - 2014.07.24 01:57:00 -
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Hawk-eye Occultus wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you cant exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. Ah yes, the ol'e exaust port that goes directly to the reactor core. Because you'd never be able to put an extreme bend or two in the pipe. Or an exhaust port shield. Not like shooting an exhaust pipe would do anything, anyway
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True Adamance
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Posted - 2014.07.24 02:03:00 -
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Roger Cordill wrote:True Adamance wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you can't exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. This could go into the new modules designed to help protect weak spots as well. For example you armor up the tank's radiator; its now immune to small arms fire but because of weaker heat venting it cannot punch its systems to full speed as easily making it slower and more vulnerable to AV fire. Not against it.... I feel any way of making vehicle more vulnerable and skill based...not to mention enjoyable is wonderful....however I want my ability to freely and accurately engage infantry..... or atleast for that capacity to be better if this is going to be the case...... in all honesty all I want is a single skill shot HE main gun with good AoE so my HAV feels like it actually is carrying some serious fire power. autocannon and arty both has explosion radii
If they existed.....
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Posted - 2014.07.24 02:06:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:True Adamance wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you can't exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. This could go into the new modules designed to help protect weak spots as well. For example you armor up the tank's radiator; its now immune to small arms fire but because of weaker heat venting it cannot punch its systems to full speed as easily making it slower and more vulnerable to AV fire. Not against it.... I feel any way of making vehicle more vulnerable and skill based...not to mention enjoyable is wonderful....however I want my ability to freely and accurately engage infantry..... or atleast for that capacity to be better if this is going to be the case...... in all honesty all I want is a single skill shot HE main gun with good AoE so my HAV feels like it actually is carrying some serious fire power. autocannon and arty both has explosion radii If they existed.....
I want to drive/ride in a tank with an actual cannon. I want to hear the boom as it fires, not some little "Pewoohh", like the railgun has. I want to hear the reloader shoving another shell into that barrel, I want a sense of REAL POWER.
Kinda like this.
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Posted - 2014.07.24 02:16:00 -
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Hawk-eye Occultus wrote:I want to drive/ride in a tank with an actual cannon. I want to hear the boom as it fires, not some little "Pewoohh", like the railgun has. I want to hear the reloader shoving another shell into that barrel, I want a sense of REAL POWER. Kinda like this.I also want a coaxial turret (a turret that is always parallel to the main turret). See image.
I want a swarm of angry bee's hum as I blap slave tanks not a microwave turning on.....
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Posted - 2014.07.24 06:11:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Ideas and thoughts This is a good concept, although I could see it being to hard to manage. I'd imagine something like this would be balanced with giving the vehicle a counter such as an 'escape'. But as we know in Dust(beta) having vehicles with an easy escape only makes things more hit and run with my over-the-top killing machine. It made things hard to counter.
However I like the idea that someone posted in response to your OP: for the ability to kill the driver and take the vehicle for your own (more loot!). While this would have to be very hard to do so, a small opening for a grenade in the top (think halo 1) or the ability to shoot a flap of metal off, reviling a squishy driver to shoot at, I think this would be a good mechanic.
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Posted - 2014.07.24 15:41:00 -
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Roger Cordill wrote:Sylwester Dziewiecki wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Thoughts suggestions ideas expansions and addiums? Yea, it would be cool if people could put giant potato in to LAV exhaust pipe which could trigger some chain reaction and big explosion ... But seriously, I wouldn't mind if infantry(without AV) could somehow temporary disrupt how vehicles work. Killing or harming pilot that is inside is slightly to much, same as destroying whole vehicle. Maybe some sniper rifles could be able to penetrate DS cockpit, but that's it - HAV pilots should be safe from that. OK, so I see it as Outpost services mechanic in eve. Every module that is fitted to vehicle have it's outside representation placed on vehicle hull. Outpost services can be attacked and disabled independently of the outpost itself. They are always vulnerable, and sovereignty has no effect. Services appear in space at the same location as the Outpost itself, and can be targetted and shot at as usual. When they reach structure damage, they are disabled and will not function until repaired by remote structure/armor repairers and shield boosters in the normal way. When they reach 50% shield, they become active again. The different services have different numbers of hitpoints, and services cannot be completely destroyed.With exception that modules will not function properly until X amount of time or someone with Repair Tool or Vehicle Repair Module will fix them for pilot. And that they have only structure points, no shield or armor(so individuals pilots skills do not matter). Would you like it if say infantry could get shot at say in the say chest and the armor plates gets weakened, and or gets shot in the backpack or head and their scanners gets weakened, and the only way to wait for X amount of time, or getting reps from a logi? It's quite the same thing. The answer for me is no to both. It's a silly notion for a engineer to put critical parts like that out in the open. And it would just hurt balance for vehicles even more. Balance is there and it always be there. You do realize that all modern vehicles have they weak spots, right? Everything has weak spots..
7 shoots from paintball and he is blind
And yes to realistic example that you presented, I would like to if my shots were actually doing some meaning damage to target rather then seeing clowns running around with 1 Armor Points left like 'nothing happen', and jumping, sprinting, aiming and doing all stuff that infantry with full health and no damage can do.
You disregard the fact we have this mechanic today but on very small scale - if you head-shoot someone he die faster - why do you not question this, that several hundreds in future engineers did not grow up to put more armor on dropsuit head ? Why - because it is obvious that everything around have it's advantages and disadvantages. Extending this concept would just make things more fun, and more realistic with is important for FPS game.
Example from the WW2: Soldiers were rather wounding enemy soldier then kill them, because dead soldier does not require medical care of doctor, specialist, two nurses, or hospital bed. Dead soldier do not need to be evacuated from the battlefield, no one has to risk their life's to save them. Wounding enemy soldiers were caused much more damage than killing them. Everyone that worked in medical support couldn't work in military production sector. And when wounded person were send back to home he cause PR damage in civilians(potential future soldiers).
Some points of this^ can be similar to tanks.
In DUST we do not have a lot stuff that we should, like mud, muddy sand, driving on the hardened ground does not really matter, there is no icing, or dark smoke that can have impact on you awareness..
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Aighun
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Posted - 2014.07.24 18:15:00 -
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After playing a lot of Warthunder recently I am in favor of more sophisticated damage models for vehicles.
For every weak-spot that any engineers eradicate from mobile armor, there is another one that engineers will design weaponry to take advantage of.
So arguments as to how those weak spots should work or if they are "realistic" or totally arbitrary design decisions are moot. Or, to put a more positive spin on it, both are worth considering. But are questions of specific implementation.
But definitely, without a doubt, more sophisticated damage model for vehicles is an important and worthwhile feature to build into legion.
One that will benefit both gameplay and can add heightened fidelity and realism. If vehicles are designed with shielding, hulls, chassis, wheels, treads, armor and interiors that all take damage differently that will give the designers a lot off opportunities to build more dynamic, engaging and fulfilling vehicle v vehicle and vehicle v infantry combat.
Imaging how much different Dust 514 would have been if you could disable a tank's treads so that it needed time to repair before it could move again? Or if infantry could damage the drive train or steering mechanism of an LAV. Or momentarily disable a turret giving your squad the chance to escape to safety or retaliate.
A more sophisticated damage model would also give vehicle builds more depth and modules more meaning and purpose. Would make proper positioning, use of cover, map awareness and teamwork as important as damage output.
Warthunder has its own issues. But it has been fun to learn the which ammunition works best for a specific encounter, how each tank handles and what each tanks strengths and weakness are.
I wouldn't go so far as making it possible to for a single mercenary with a militia AR to take down a madrugar by hitting that one special "weak spot." Or adding something like a "rodeo" move that infantry could use against vehicles. But it would be great if all tanks were, in certain circumstances, vulnerable to small arms fire and would take meaningful damage from infantry weapons. But before putting anything like that in game it is important for CCP to come up with AV weaponry for infantry that actually work as AV weapons.
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Iron Wolf Saber
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Posted - 2014.07.24 18:20:00 -
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Hawk-eye Occultus wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Let's consider how weak spots would be handled by actual engineers if the technology in the Eve universe was real. Personally, I believe shields would be adjusted to compensate for these weak spots; more protection over where there is no armor. Of course, shielding can have weak spots as well, but I don't think shields and armor would have the same weaknesses, aside from simple directional weaknesses such as actual tanks being tough in the front and (relatively) weak in the back. There have to be reasons for the decision to make those spots weak though for example you cant exactly shield an engine exhaust port because the shields would have to fight the exhaust and incoming fire. Ah yes, the ol'e exaust port that goes directly to the reactor core. Because you'd never be able to put an extreme bend or two in the pipe. Or an exhaust port shield.
Cept in most modern LRVs thats where the engine is... https://go.dmacc.edu/urban/PublishingImages/hv142005.jpg
Cept in most modern tanks thats where the engine is... http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/JanFeb06/Story_Images/images/MS257p4.jpg
Cept in most Vtol Transport Birds thats where the engine is... http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acimages/mv22b_mickbajcar.jpg
Its not about shoving a banana up the smoke pike its about putting a bunch of holes into the engine that causes to self terminate.
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Roger Cordill
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Posted - 2014.07.24 20:22:00 -
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Aighun wrote:After playing a lot of Warthunder recently I am in favor of more sophisticated damage models for vehicles.
For every weak-spot that any engineers eradicate from mobile armor, there is another one that engineers will design weaponry to take advantage of.
So arguments as to how those weak spots should work or if they are "realistic" or totally arbitrary design decisions are moot. Or, to put a more positive spin on it, both are worth considering. But are questions of specific implementation.
But definitely, without a doubt, more sophisticated damage model for vehicles is an important and worthwhile feature to build into legion.
One that will benefit both gameplay and can add heightened fidelity and realism. If vehicles are designed with shielding, hulls, chassis, wheels, treads, armor and interiors that all take damage differently that will give the designers a lot off opportunities to build more dynamic, engaging and fulfilling vehicle v vehicle and vehicle v infantry combat.
Imaging how much different Dust 514 would have been if you could disable a tank's treads so that it needed time to repair before it could move again? Or if infantry could damage the drive train or steering mechanism of an LAV. Or momentarily disable a turret giving your squad the chance to escape to safety or retaliate.
A more sophisticated damage model would also give vehicle builds more depth and modules more meaning and purpose. Would make proper positioning, use of cover, map awareness and teamwork as important as damage output.
Warthunder has its own issues. But it has been fun to learn the which ammunition works best for a specific encounter, how each tank handles and what each tanks strengths and weakness are.
I wouldn't go so far as making it possible to for a single mercenary with a militia AR to take down a madrugar by hitting that one special "weak spot." Or adding something like a "rodeo" move that infantry could use against vehicles. But it would be great if all tanks were, in certain circumstances, vulnerable to small arms fire and would take meaningful damage from infantry weapons. But before putting anything like that in game it is important for CCP to come up with AV weaponry for infantry that actually work as AV weapons.
In that case, let me shoot someone in the leg and force them to wait to get repairs for it. otherwise they are left laying on the ground.
small arms shouldn't be able to do much of anything to a vehicle. If they were able to disable vehicles in any way, EWAR (actual EWAR, not scanning) would be wholly useless, and it would make it that much easier to smash vehicles. |
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Posted - 2014.07.24 20:25:00 -
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Syeven Reed wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Ideas and thoughts This is a good concept, although I could see it being to hard to manage. I'd imagine something like this would be balanced with giving the vehicle a counter such as an 'escape'. But as we know in Dust(beta) having vehicles with an easy escape only makes things more hit and run with my over-the-top killing machine. It made things hard to counter. However I like the idea that someone posted in response to your OP: for the ability to kill the driver and take the vehicle for your own (more loot! ). While this would have to be very hard to do so, a small opening for a grenade in the top (think halo 1) or the ability to shoot a flap of metal off, reviling a squishy driver to shoot at, I think this would be a good mechanic.
That's even a worse idea. It's as bad as being one shotted by any weapon in the game whilst being a heavy. |
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True Adamance
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Posted - 2014.07.24 21:03:00 -
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I wouldn't mind having differing armour values depending on where I am hit.
E,g-
Frontal Armour- 10% Damage Resistance Side Armour- 0% modifications to -10% Damage Resistance Rear Armour- On top of the vulnerable spot a standard -25 Damage Resistance Treads and Hull- -25% Damage Resistance
So hunting tanks requires AV to think on their toes and focus on HAV weak spots for critical damage, while HAV have to conside how the enter and exit and engagement and can tactically use their frontal armour as a shield of sorts.
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Sylwester Dziewiecki
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Posted - 2014.07.24 21:17:00 -
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Roger Cordill wrote:Syeven Reed wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Ideas and thoughts This is a good concept, although I could see it being to hard to manage. I'd imagine something like this would be balanced with giving the vehicle a counter such as an 'escape'. But as we know in Dust(beta) having vehicles with an easy escape only makes things more hit and run with my over-the-top killing machine. It made things hard to counter. However I like the idea that someone posted in response to your OP: for the ability to kill the driver and take the vehicle for your own (more loot! ). While this would have to be very hard to do so, a small opening for a grenade in the top (think halo 1) or the ability to shoot a flap of metal off, reviling a squishy driver to shoot at, I think this would be a good mechanic. That's even a worse idea. It's as bad as being one shotted by any weapon in the game whilst being a heavy. Yea, imagine that someone instead of throwing grenade into the hole just put his hand inside the hull, grabs pilot neck and starts to choke him to death
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True Adamance wrote:I wouldn't mind having differing armour values depending on where I am hit.
E,g-
Frontal Armour- 10% Damage Resistance Side Armour- 0% modifications to -10% Damage Resistance Rear Armour- On top of the vulnerable spot a standard -25 Damage Resistance Treads and Hull- -25% Damage Resistance
So hunting tanks requires AV to think on their toes and focus on HAV weak spots for critical damage, while HAV have to conside how the enter and exit and engagement and can tactically use their frontal armour as a shield of sorts. It would be cool if AV attacks were living marks on vehicles hull - if HAV would survive encounter of cures he would regenerate his shield, armor to 100% but if someone would approached HAV close enough to use his non-AV weapon as leverage to pull out previously damaged part by AV attack. It could reveal the new HAV weak spot thereby reducing the resistance of the place by some -% number.
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Roger Cordill wrote:
In that case, let me shoot someone in the leg and force them to wait to get repairs for it. otherwise they are left laying on the ground.
small arms shouldn't be able to do much of anything to a vehicle. If they were able to disable vehicles in any way, EWAR (actual EWAR, not scanning) would be wholly useless, and it would make it that much easier to smash vehicles.
I do think it might be worthwhile to explore a more granular damage model for infantry. I actually like the idea of being able to shoot someone in the leg to limit their mobility.
I completely agree with your specifics, though, that turning all the small arms into AV weapons is not the best approach to Infantry vs. vehicle combat. Though I think doing something like the OP suggested coud add some flavor to the mix, I am not trying to argue that any small arms fire in and of itself should disable every vehicle.
If it were up to me (and if I were to take a moment to do some armchair game design) I would make small arms fire usually able to damage tanks in a couple of very specific situations. And only occasionally able to damage tanks outside of those situations.
First I would definitely have enter vehicle, exit vehicle animations. And a tank, for example, would be vulnerable to small arms fire when any crew were entering or exiting the tank. Something like, a tank would have to lower shields, and you could fire into the hatch when it was open for crew to enter and exit. Players could damage or kill tank crew or do some damage to systems.
Second, if a tank were already damaged to such an extent that shields were down, armor was severely damaged or destroyed, and vulnerable systems were exposed, small arms fire could further damage those systems.
Anyway, I like the OP's idea, that different vehicles should have different vulnerabilities to small arms fire. I don't agree to the point of making all weapons capable of destroying all vehicles. But it would make for more layered, nuanced, and interesting gameplay. For instance, maybe a tank could have a targeting camera that you could shoot and disable as shields went through a power cycle. The only damage this would do is disable the tank driver's ability to zoom in with the main gun for something like 15 seconds.
Anyway, even if all of this makes for a better Legion, it is much more of a priority to get the actual anti vehicle weaponry right. It is better to have anti vehicle weapons that actually work that to try to figure out a way to make every other weapon in the game an anti vehicle weapon. But it might be worthwhile to do both, if possible. The best way to do this is to implement a more sophisticated damage model for vehicles. |
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Context to this suggest is that sometime back I remember in BF2142 you could in thoery destroy any vehicle with any question provided you got into position and wailed away at the weak spot.
While Legion is not 2142 should this consideration be brought in? The reactor behind HAVs the Hood of LAVs and Engine ports of the Dropships are all particular challenges to shoot up if they're moving about; this should be more for punishing the laxxy daisy type of pilots who need to be liberated from that role.
This would also bring infantry and vehicle interplay closer together as now any infantry now has the capabilities of hurting a vehicle now and may add additional types of modules as well increasing dynamics. (ie a shielded or armored protector but comes at the cost of speed so while making it harder for regular infantry to do you in AV infantry will get the benefit)
Thoughts suggestions ideas expansions and addiums?
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Sylwester Dziewiecki wrote:True Adamance wrote:I wouldn't mind having differing armour values depending on where I am hit.
E,g-
Frontal Armour- 10% Damage Resistance Side Armour- 0% modifications to -10% Damage Resistance Rear Armour- On top of the vulnerable spot a standard -25 Damage Resistance Treads and Hull- -25% Damage Resistance
So hunting tanks requires AV to think on their toes and focus on HAV weak spots for critical damage, while HAV have to conside how the enter and exit and engagement and can tactically use their frontal armour as a shield of sorts. It would be cool if AV attacks were living marks on vehicles hull - if HAV would survive encounter of cures he would regenerate his shield, armor to 100% but if someone would approached HAV close enough to use his non-AV weapon as leverage to pull out previously damaged part by AV attack. It could reveal the new HAV weak spot thereby reducing the resistance of the place by some -% number.
Seems a bit too complex for me.
I'm a tanker I like simply thinks like crushing skulls under my treads......
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Roger Cordill wrote:Syeven Reed wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Ideas and thoughts This is a good concept, although I could see it being to hard to manage. I'd imagine something like this would be balanced with giving the vehicle a counter such as an 'escape'. But as we know in Dust(beta) having vehicles with an easy escape only makes things more hit and run with my over-the-top killing machine. It made things hard to counter. However I like the idea that someone posted in response to your OP: for the ability to kill the driver and take the vehicle for your own (more loot! ). While this would have to be very hard to do so, a small opening for a grenade in the top (think halo 1) or the ability to shoot a flap of metal off, reviling a squishy driver to shoot at, I think this would be a good mechanic. That's even a worse idea. It's as bad as being one shotted by any weapon in the game whilst being a heavy. Well... Make it a skill shot. The vehicle would have to be heavily damaged and can only be done when the vehicle shields are down, you have shot away an opening on top and manage to get a grenade through the small gap. (or maybe grenades won't go through but bullets do?) Plus If your tanks still around by then maybe you should die?
An extra mechanic intended to make another option along side of, tank go's boom.
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Well one thing is I am not expecting a single individual taking out the vehicles easily on their lonesome emptying the entire contents of their weapons into the weak spots and if they do it for the wrong reasons they should have the serious risk of being out of ammo against threats they could have killed instead.
This is more for what should happen if a vehicle pilot decides he wants to put his vehicle into someplace extremely risky.
Either way things that change armor models on the vehicle needs clear model indicators that such are installed.
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Sylwester Dziewiecki wrote:True Adamance wrote:I wouldn't mind having differing armour values depending on where I am hit.
E,g-
Frontal Armour- 10% Damage Resistance Side Armour- 0% modifications to -10% Damage Resistance Rear Armour- On top of the vulnerable spot a standard -25 Damage Resistance Treads and Hull- -25% Damage Resistance
So hunting tanks requires AV to think on their toes and focus on HAV weak spots for critical damage, while HAV have to conside how the enter and exit and engagement and can tactically use their frontal armour as a shield of sorts. It would be cool if AV attacks were living marks on vehicles hull - if HAV would survive encounter of cures he would regenerate his shield, armor to 100% but if someone would approached HAV close enough to use his non-AV weapon as leverage to pull out previously damaged part by AV attack. It could reveal the new HAV weak spot thereby reducing the resistance of the place by some -% number.
That wouldn't make any sense, as are repairers fully repairs our hulls, making the vehicle as it was before it was damaged. What you're describing is akin to scar tissue, which doesn't happen. |
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Syeven Reed wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:Syeven Reed wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Ideas and thoughts This is a good concept, although I could see it being to hard to manage. I'd imagine something like this would be balanced with giving the vehicle a counter such as an 'escape'. But as we know in Dust(beta) having vehicles with an easy escape only makes things more hit and run with my over-the-top killing machine. It made things hard to counter. However I like the idea that someone posted in response to your OP: for the ability to kill the driver and take the vehicle for your own (more loot! ). While this would have to be very hard to do so, a small opening for a grenade in the top (think halo 1) or the ability to shoot a flap of metal off, reviling a squishy driver to shoot at, I think this would be a good mechanic. That's even a worse idea. It's as bad as being one shotted by any weapon in the game whilst being a heavy. Well... Make it a skill shot. The vehicle would have to be heavily damaged and can only be done when the vehicle shields are down, you have shot away an opening on top and manage to get a grenade through the small gap. (or maybe grenades won't go through but bullets do?) Plus If your tanks still around by then maybe you should die? An extra mechanic intended to make another option along side of, tank go's boom.
1: That punishes armor based vehicles
2: It's very easy to get on top of a vehicle
3: We're most likely sealed in pods (same for DS pilots), and therefore makes even less sense, since that's additional armor
4: Why in the hell would a engineer make a hole that goes straight towards the pilot?
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Aighun wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:
In that case, let me shoot someone in the leg and force them to wait to get repairs for it. otherwise they are left laying on the ground.
small arms shouldn't be able to do much of anything to a vehicle. If they were able to disable vehicles in any way, EWAR (actual EWAR, not scanning) would be wholly useless, and it would make it that much easier to smash vehicles.
I do think it might be worthwhile to explore a more granular damage model for infantry. I actually like the idea of being able to shoot someone in the leg to limit their mobility. I completely agree with your specifics, though, that turning all the small arms into AV weapons is not the best approach to Infantry vs. vehicle combat. Though I think doing something like the OP suggested coud add some flavor to the mix, I am not trying to argue that any small arms fire in and of itself should disable every vehicle. If it were up to me (and if I were to take a moment to do some armchair game design) I would make small arms fire usually able to damage tanks in a couple of very specific situations. And only occasionally able to damage tanks outside of those situations. First I would definitely have enter vehicle, exit vehicle animations. And a tank, for example, would be vulnerable to small arms fire when any crew were entering or exiting the tank. Something like, a tank would have to lower shields, and you could fire into the hatch when it was open for crew to enter and exit. Players could damage or kill tank crew or do some damage to systems. Second, if a tank were already damaged to such an extent that shields were down, armor was severely damaged or destroyed, and vulnerable systems were exposed, small arms fire could further damage those systems. Anyway, I like the OP's idea, that different vehicles should have different vulnerabilities to small arms fire. I don't agree to the point of making all weapons capable of destroying all vehicles. But it would make for more layered, nuanced, and interesting gameplay. For instance, maybe a tank could have a targeting camera that you could shoot and disable as shields went through a power cycle. The only damage this would do is disable the tank driver's ability to zoom in with the main gun for something like 15 seconds. Anyway, even if all of this makes for a better Legion, it is much more of a priority to get the actual anti vehicle weaponry right. It is better to have anti vehicle weapons that actually work that to try to figure out a way to make every other weapon in the game an anti vehicle weapon. But it might be worthwhile to do both, if possible. The best way to do this is to implement a more sophisticated damage model for vehicles.
lolwut? okay
1: There's a game made to do that kind of thing well. it's called Arma. Neither Dust nor Legion should play like that. You realize how slow paced the game would become if that was a thing?
2: So let me get this straight: You don't want small arms to damage every vehicle, yet a large ground vehicle (going by EVE logic, currently that would make it the 3rd most tankiest hull type, assuming that XL ground vehicles comes, in which if they don't, 2nd) you want to become even more vulnerable than it currently is, and to small arms fire? If that's the case, then what don't you want to be able to be?
3: Entry and exit aside, a HAV or anything ingame would have to lower its shields to let it in. That's not how shields work. Also, the "shooting into the HAV through the entrance" won't work unless the shields are down, in which that would be punishing only armor based vehicles (if shield based vehicles were in armor they are probably dead anyways). Actually, going off of your next idea, and others (which are quite similar in nature, saying that the shields has to be down) really only punishes armor based vehicles.
4: All of these ideas pretty much says "kill the pilot with a reletively easy shot, making the pilot lose a bunch of ISK" or "there's a bunch of new spots on a vehicle in which does much more than normal damage, and also said spots can be shot at by small arms". Neither of those are good for the pilot, only for the infantry. These ideas takes away from AV and EWAR capabilities, and generally making gameplay for pilots more annoying. |
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Posted - 2014.07.25 20:36:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:I wouldn't mind having differing armour values depending on where I am hit.
E,g-
Frontal Armour- 10% Damage Resistance Side Armour- 0% modifications to -10% Damage Resistance Rear Armour- On top of the vulnerable spot a standard -25 Damage Resistance Treads and Hull- -25% Damage Resistance
So hunting tanks requires AV to think on their toes and focus on HAV weak spots for critical damage, while HAV have to conside how the enter and exit and engagement and can tactically use their frontal armour as a shield of sorts.
That would mean that basically the entire hull other than the front (which usually you don't attack a HAV from the front) does tons of damage, much more than what we have now, which is shoot the reactor for 10% more damage (which just that is a lot of damage). |
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Posted - 2014.07.25 20:36:00 -
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Roger Cordill wrote:Syeven Reed wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:Syeven Reed wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Ideas and thoughts This is a good concept, although I could see it being to hard to manage. I'd imagine something like this would be balanced with giving the vehicle a counter such as an 'escape'. But as we know in Dust(beta) having vehicles with an easy escape only makes things more hit and run with my over-the-top killing machine. It made things hard to counter. However I like the idea that someone posted in response to your OP: for the ability to kill the driver and take the vehicle for your own (more loot! ). While this would have to be very hard to do so, a small opening for a grenade in the top (think halo 1) or the ability to shoot a flap of metal off, reviling a squishy driver to shoot at, I think this would be a good mechanic. That's even a worse idea. It's as bad as being one shotted by any weapon in the game whilst being a heavy. Well... Make it a skill shot. The vehicle would have to be heavily damaged and can only be done when the vehicle shields are down, you have shot away an opening on top and manage to get a grenade through the small gap. (or maybe grenades won't go through but bullets do?) Plus If your tanks still around by then maybe you should die? An extra mechanic intended to make another option along side of, tank go's boom. 1: That punishes armor based vehicles 2: It's very easy to get on top of a vehicle 3: We're most likely sealed in pods (same for DS pilots), and therefore makes even less sense, since that's additional armor 4: Why in the hell would a engineer make a hole that goes straight towards the pilot? Still no.
1. it should work on shielded vehicles the same way.
2. Have you tried to vehicle rodeo lately?
3. NOPE; we control vehicles in the very similar same manner we control our guns. Standard co-processing interface. Smallest vehicle we could control that has such things are the MCC.
4. Because engineering has not come up with a feasible solution to all the problems. Worlds most expensive jet can still be taken out with a single steel rod shoved down the intake. Oddly enough most tank engines are the same way since they use jet engines now a days. Of course we're not talking an entirely catastrophic explosion but loss of power is lethal for either type of vehicle. Regular rotary engines are also subject to self destruction if you rammed a bullet into the engine that screwed one piston.
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Posted - 2014.07.25 20:41:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Well one thing is I am not expecting a single individual taking out the vehicles easily on their lonesome emptying the entire contents of their weapons into the weak spots and if they do it for the wrong reasons they should have the serious risk of being out of ammo against threats they could have killed instead.
This is more for what should happen if a vehicle pilot decides he wants to put his vehicle into someplace extremely risky.
Either way things that change armor models on the vehicle needs clear model indicators that such are installed.
A place in which would be extremely risky is a compound. And the designs of compounds so far that CCP has given us so far on their own makes it extremely risky to go in, especially if smart AV is on the other side. going into the middle of a compound, then AV starts striking you, you'll probably die before you get out of the compound.
This would just make it worse, as now infantry wouldn't even need to call someone to tackle the HAV; they would need to only shoot at it. |
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Posted - 2014.07.25 20:48:00 -
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Roger Cordill wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Well one thing is I am not expecting a single individual taking out the vehicles easily on their lonesome emptying the entire contents of their weapons into the weak spots and if they do it for the wrong reasons they should have the serious risk of being out of ammo against threats they could have killed instead.
This is more for what should happen if a vehicle pilot decides he wants to put his vehicle into someplace extremely risky.
Either way things that change armor models on the vehicle needs clear model indicators that such are installed. A place in which would be extremely risky is a compound. And the designs of compounds so far that CCP has given us so far on their own makes it extremely risky to go in, especially if smart AV is on the other side. going into the middle of a compound, then AV starts striking you, you'll probably die before you get out of the compound. This would just make it worse, as now infantry wouldn't even need to call someone to tackle the HAV; they would need to only shoot at it.
well the weak spots are current in dust so just to experiment you could try attempt shooting at them now to see how easy it is to hit a mobile vehicles weakspot.
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Roger, you are amazing. You did not came with single idea in this topic, and all you do is keep criticize other's, like this is a hard part.
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Sylwester Dziewiecki wrote:Roger, you are amazing. You did not came with single idea in this topic, and all you do is keep criticize other's, like this is a hard part .
I did not need to, this idea in itself, being able to disable or harm vehicles with sidearms is bad. I don't support it at all, and I'm saying why. Why would I come up with a idea for something that I don't support? |
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Sylwester Dziewiecki wrote:Roger, you are amazing. You did not came with single idea in this topic, and all you do is keep criticize other's, like this is a hard part .
TBH it would be hard to come up with ideas against this. Its a do or don't thing with comprimises in the middle.
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Well one thing is I am not expecting a single individual taking out the vehicles easily on their lonesome emptying the entire contents of their weapons into the weak spots and if they do it for the wrong reasons they should have the serious risk of being out of ammo against threats they could have killed instead.
This is more for what should happen if a vehicle pilot decides he wants to put his vehicle into someplace extremely risky.
Either way things that change armor models on the vehicle needs clear model indicators that such are installed. A place in which would be extremely risky is a compound. And the designs of compounds so far that CCP has given us so far on their own makes it extremely risky to go in, especially if smart AV is on the other side. going into the middle of a compound, then AV starts striking you, you'll probably die before you get out of the compound. This would just make it worse, as now infantry wouldn't even need to call someone to tackle the HAV; they would need to only shoot at it. well the weak spots are current in dust so just to experiment you could try attempt shooting at them now to see how easy it is to hit a mobile vehicles weakspot.
I do it all the time. And again, all of you are making it to where most of the vehicle has weak points, and fairly large ones at that. |
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:
1: That punishes armor based vehicles
2: It's very easy to get on top of a vehicle
3: We're most likely sealed in pods (same for DS pilots), and therefore makes even less sense, since that's additional armor
4: Why in the hell would a engineer make a hole that goes straight towards the pilot?
Still no.
1. it should work on shielded vehicles the same way. 2. Have you tried to vehicle rodeo lately? 3. NOPE; we control vehicles in the very similar same manner we control our guns. Standard co-processing interface. Smallest vehicle we could control that has such things are the MCC. 4. Because engineering has not come up with a feasible solution to all the problems. Worlds most expensive jet can still be taken out with a single steel rod shoved down the intake. Oddly enough most tank engines are the same way since they use jet engines now a days. Of course we're not talking an entirely catastrophic explosion but loss of power is lethal for either type of vehicle. Regular rotary engines are also subject to self destruction if you rammed a bullet into the engine that screwed one piston.
1: Even then, still bad.
2: Yes, it was easy.
3: Have you seen the inside of the HAV and dropship cockpits? I sure haven't.
4: Quote:4: Why in the hell would a engineer make a hole that goes straight towards the pilot? learn to read. And that would be a no. I'm fine with extra damage (as that what we pretty much have), but loss of movement is a no. |
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Roger Cordill wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Roger Cordill wrote:
1: That punishes armor based vehicles
2: It's very easy to get on top of a vehicle
3: We're most likely sealed in pods (same for DS pilots), and therefore makes even less sense, since that's additional armor
4: Why in the hell would a engineer make a hole that goes straight towards the pilot?
Still no.
1. it should work on shielded vehicles the same way. 2. Have you tried to vehicle rodeo lately? 3. NOPE; we control vehicles in the very similar same manner we control our guns. Standard co-processing interface. Smallest vehicle we could control that has such things are the MCC. 4. Because engineering has not come up with a feasible solution to all the problems. Worlds most expensive jet can still be taken out with a single steel rod shoved down the intake. Oddly enough most tank engines are the same way since they use jet engines now a days. Of course we're not talking an entirely catastrophic explosion but loss of power is lethal for either type of vehicle. Regular rotary engines are also subject to self destruction if you rammed a bullet into the engine that screwed one piston. 1: Even then, still bad. 2: Yes, it was easy. 3: Have you seen the inside of the HAV and dropship cockpits? I sure haven't. 4: Quote:4: Why in the hell would a engineer make a hole that goes straight towards the pilot? learn to read. And that would be a no. I'm fine with extra damage (as that what we pretty much have), but loss of movement is a no.
I was saying that if you install a module that removed the weakness (and it would apply to av shots as well) it should come at the cost of movement.
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We could bring everything in my signature back
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Roger Cordill wrote:
lolwut? okay
Well, if you must have an answer it seems like you've misinterpreted, failed to grasp, or possibly even didn't really read through my post and then responded unfavorably to concepts or ideas I am not actually presenting. While I was trying to find common ground and further explore the ideas presented in the thread. I think EWAR should be important and having working EWAR mechanics should take precedence over figuring out how to add small arms fire vs. vehicle combat to the game. But designing a more sophisticated damage model for vehicles will only broaden the possibilities for deep and engaging EWAR. Thing is, this is not a thread about EWAR. Or AV weaponry. Nowhere do I suggest that small arms should take over the role of AV weaponry.
1. More granular does not mean "Legion should be just like Arma." Limited mobility does not mean your character has to lie down on the ground for half an hour until they can get some triage. Limited mobility could be anything to reduced jump height to to a penalty to stamina regen. Limited mobility after taking damage does not equal slow paced gameplay. Destiny has fast paced PvP, and "stunlock". As in, when you take damage from certain types of weapons it limits your mobility and also can throw off your aim when you ads. Personally I would like to see Legion become both more tactical and more fast paced than its predecessor, Dust 514. You may be able to shoot my legs out from under me, but I can still escape, with my rocket pack!
2. What i did write was "I am not trying to argue that any small arms fire in and of itself should disable every vehicle." Not sure how that got interpreted as a suggestion that small arms fire should only damage tanks. I was only using tanks as a hypothetical example. But if you want more, how about, the LAV turret weapon should take damage from all small arms fire. Tank hard systems (drive train, engine, cooling systems, exhaust systems, ammunition racks, or energy weapon ammunition banks) should not take damage from infantry laser weapons. Those are just examples of ways in which to think about or conceptualize how small arms v. vehicles could work in Legion if vehicles have a much more sophisticated damage model.
2.1. Anyway, does anyone know what the classes of ground vehicles are called in Legion? To the best of my knowledge all we really have to go on are the vehicles currently in Dust 514. So I assume you mean HAV. So nowhere do I suggest that an HAV should be "More vulnerable than it already is." For that to even make sense you have to already assume that vehicles in Legion are the same as vehicles in Dust 514. I do not make that assumption. Project legion needs to jettison the entire conception of vehicles that CCP delivered with Dust 514 and start over from scratch. Basing vehicle design on how vehicles play in Dust 514 not the way to go.
3. A tank is not a spaceship. Not really impressed with appeal to EVE since tanks won't be flying around in space. I am not a game designer, only an armchair game designer, and was not even attempting to balance shield v. armor v. infantry for all possible vehicles in Legion. That was just one off the top of my head example of how a game designer could introduce a situational vulnerability to vehicles that would take risk and skill on the part of the attacker and /or lack of awareness and carelessness on the part of the tank crew to result in any significant damage to the tank. Also, if shields are supposed to work exactly like they are described in the link to EVElopedia, why don't they protect the driver of an LAV? Oh, maybe because the better they are the more opaque they become. Hmmm.
"For instance, maybe a tank could have a targeting camera that you could shoot and disable as shields went through a power cycle."
Maybe ground vehicles need to have power cycles that allow the cameras that the drivers and gunners use to shoot the guns and drive the tank to actually function on ground based vehicle shield tech. Maybe not. None of the specifics are really that important to me, in the end. They are all just details. As stated in my earlier post "GǪarguments as to how those weak spots should work or if they are "realistic" or totally arbitrary design decisions are moot."
4. Not sure where you are getting the "kill the pilot with a relatively easy shot, making the pilot lose a bunch of ISK" thing from. Those are entirely your ideas. But for the record, the shot should be skillful and the player using a vehicle should not lose a bunch of ISK. Happy now? But you know what they say in EVE Online. "DOn't fly what you can't afford to lose."
Also, "It is better to have anti vehicle weapons that actually work than to try to figure out a way to make every other weapon in the game an anti vehicle weapon." Before you go around raving that I just wan AV to blow up every tank without infantry even having to aim, let me clarify that by "work" I mean for both the vehicle drivers, gunners, and pilots, and the infantry. An AV weapon that is so powerful and easy to use that it becomes boring for all involved is not one that works. On the other hand, vehicles that rule the field and can't be countered by AV weaponry are also boring and do not work either.
What I am mainly suggesting is that Legion should have a more sophisticated damage model for vehicles. What does that mean? That means that each vehicle is modeled more completely, given different parts, more than front, back, sides, turret, armor, shield. More than a few "vulnerable" shapes on the vehicle model that turn red and take extra damage when you shoot at them. This will allow CCP to implement deeper and more meaningful EWAR, or AV v vehicle combat. It would also allow CCP to add some options for players to damage vehicles with small arms fire if that is something they want to get into. Personally I think it will add some life to the game. |
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Well one thing is I am not expecting a single individual taking out the vehicles easily on their lonesome emptying the entire contents of their weapons into the weak spots and if they do it for the wrong reasons they should have the serious risk of being out of ammo against threats they could have killed instead.
This is more for what should happen if a vehicle pilot decides he wants to put his vehicle into someplace extremely risky.
Either way things that change armour models on the vehicle needs clear model indicators that such are installed. Oh no of course not, whilst that would be funny it would be wildly unbalanced . Im not suggesting to make it easy.
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