Cost is roughly the same as a proto suit, but there are only 3 weapons (plus 1 grenade) that can hurt it. It has over 4,000 HP (on a ****** setup).

So, you have 4 times the average HP as a proto suit, cost the same as a proto suit and you do 10x's more damage than any weapon in the game. Most (Missiles and rails) can one shot you. And to top it off, your speed is 2-3 times faster than any of the fastest scout. Plus, people can jump out of their armored vehicles when someone is trying to get close to it and mow them down with an HMG if they so desired.

When you ask why people hate tanks, take into consideration the amount of overpowered advantage they provide. Then you can make a rational and logical assumption (or factual thought, your choice) as to the answer of your question.

There are suits that cost over 500,000 ISK?


A tank can't run from a forge gun


A tank can die by NK's PLC's FG's and swarms that is four not to mention the countless installations ^-^

Better I can prove it! With Just 2 little names.
Spkr4thedead and Takihiro Kakushken (if that's how you spell them)

Look up their posts see how they talk to everyone, see what they wanted tanks to become (for clarification, they wanted overpowered murderhouses on wheels)

Taki wanted gunnlogis to passively repair through all damage.
Spkr wanted armour to be able to reach installation levels of eHP and still have hardeners and reppers.

They and numerous other tankers, wanted it to take 3-4 people running PROTO AV to take a STD HAV with STD mods.
It's not difficult to see why people hate tankers, people like those 2 have given them a bad name.

You rarely see a tank, covering his infantry, providing suppression or anything like that, it's always the same.
Rush In, Kill Everybody, Rinse, Repeat. Their is no comradeship from tankers, I've seen more in blueberries for crying out loud.

I've seen blueberries with mlt gear form honour guards for AVers, I've seen a Heavy and Logi whom have never meet turn into a 2-man meat grinder. I've had dropships kill a cloaked scout who was sneaking up on me. I've cleared entire rooves of enemy uplinks so my team can continue to hold there ground.

But from tanks, you usually only ever see the same thing, if friendly fore was on, their would be more infantry deaths from being run over by a blue tank, than in combat. I've seen tankers purposefully steer into friendly LAV's just to blow them up, I've seen them roll over parked vehicles just to get a better shot. I've even seen them shoot at friendly dropships because the pilot got the kill.

Their is nothing wrong with the current balance of tanks right now, they aren't invincible, but they aren't easy to kill, they can take just 1 man, but the tank has time to retreat. Their is nothing wrong with the tanks themselves, but the people that drive (most of them anyway) could do with an attitude change towards their fellow players.

There are suits that cost over 500,000 ISK?


A tank can't run from a forge gun


A tank can die by NK's PLC's FG's and swarms that is four not to mention the countless installations ^-^

Spamming. That's it. Spam something enough, and people get tired of it. Tanks are easy to take down individually, and seeing one every other game isn't so bad, but it's not every other game, it's every game outside of standard ambush matches. That, and there's no thrill to killing them anymore. I get more satisfaction out of knifing a proto suit than I do out of RE'ing a tanker, no matter his fit.

Are you on crack?

No tank costs 500k, the base model is 94k isk at most your looking at 200k tops

A tank can out run any kind of av, its called using nitro, they cn out run everything with that.

While it takes 3-4 people using v to kill you , it take 1 of you to kill everything it sees, and that is why everyone hates on tanks.

when you are damaging them they run off like the cowards they are

Cost is roughly the same as a proto suit, but there are only 3 weapons (plus 1 grenade) that can hurt it. It has over 4,000 HP (on a ****** setup).

Said the ADS Pilot...

we cant tank as much as madrugars. we have to sacrifice for hardners scanners and ABs.

TANKOPHOBIA and the ignorance to understand that a tank is not a problem nor is a tank with a turret that is anything other than a large blaster.

The large blaster was the only problem. More specifically, militia tanks with large blasters are the problem due to ease of spam.

Nip that and tanks are never a problem to infantry. The off handed rail or missile shot that kills one lil' ol' infantry every so few minutes during a match? Please.

The only reason to destroy an enemy tank without a large blaster is to help a team member tanker out or for fun. But, the way TANKOPHOBES talk neither of those options are really the reason why they want to destroy a tank. If they hate tanks then why help a team mate tanker out? Why do it for fun when you hate tanks?

No, it is because they have a disorder.

A Tanker that only gets one infantry kill every couple of minutes with a rail turret or Missile turret is bad and is exactly why people hate on tankers. The fact that tankers can perform that poorly and get away with it is why people stereotype tankers as scrubs. If you think one kill every couple of minutes is good then that's the reason you think tanks shouldn't be vulnerable to infantry. Missle turrets especially, I don't have them unlocked yet but I stole a redberries missile madrugar once (Which is part of the reason missle turrets are on my to do list) and proceeded to go 22/0. It's not that hard to aim missiles they're slightly off target to the left and right of the reticle, same with rail turrets you have to aim a little above your target.

Edit: I'll also add that this was a missile madrugar with all basic fittings except for one advanced heavy repper and this was during hotfix Bravo IE. post tank nerfs. Tankers are a serious threat that intelligent teams don't ignore. They are a good way to push the enemy off an objective during a stalemate even if they do get quickly destroyed. Just don't field 500k tanks unless you know you can keep it. A 70k tank is cheaper than the 80k ishokune assault fit I typically have to use to kill the 70k tank and that tank is far less vulnerable then my 80k ishokune assault heavy.

Are you on crack?

No tank costs 500k, the base model is 94k isk at most your looking at 200k tops

A tank can out run any kind of av, its called using nitro, they cn out run everything with that.

While it takes 3-4 people using v to kill you , it take 1 of you to kill everything it sees, and that is why everyone hates on tanks.