DUST Search - Are missile tanks fun?

Vell0cet wrote:

Xocoyol Zaraoul wrote:

Heimdallr69 wrote:

Vell0cet wrote:

Why don't you see them as often? Is it just that they take a lot of SP to unlock the missiles?

Takes a lot of sp and isk and the only thing it's good at is taking out armor tanks but if you don't get it in one volley you usually lose Big smile

Just do what we does and bring a proto-ass-forgegunner or two along... It helps considerably Pirate

Anywho, seriously, take it from a vet, don't touch vehicles with a ten-foot-pole unless you LOVE the role and have a rock-solid dropsuit or three to fall back on.

The only thing a vehicle can do is slay, and that is terribly restricting, especially if you **** off an organized squad and we decide to hunt you down.

EDIT: But yes, Missile HAVs are the most fun imo out of the rest.

I've got around 40 mill SP sunk into infantry. Only a couple mill in vehicles, and haven't played with them much. I was just looking to mix things up a bit. I ran a couple of matches with the soma fit, noobing it up. Got a few kills, and got blown up a couple times. Overall it was pretty fun and a change of pace.

What skills are critical to focus on early (I'm guessing shields, turret, and the module activation reduction one)?

"We were commanded to burn the system...We did. I mourn the loss of the innocents caught in our fires" -Kador Ouryon

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Vell0cet Vengeance Unbound Dark Taboo 2267	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:03:00 - [1] - Quote I'm considering spending my SP on some vehicle skills and was wondering about missile HAVs. I don't see that many around. I tend to gravitate to less common suits/weapons (like the LR). Are they fun? I was planning on going into vehicles once the Amarr stuff was released. I still hope CCP does this eventually, but I'm not expecting it anytime soon. This would be for having fun in Pubs btw, and not a serious shift in play style. Best PvE idea ever!
DELB0Y 18	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:05:00 - [2] - Quote I think so You give up our position one more time, I'll bleed you, real quiet, and leave you here. Got that?
abdullah muzaffar G0DS AM0NG MEN General Tso's Alliance 27	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:08:00 - [3] - Quote Yup :D quite op against somas and much easier for taking out installations Can also take down enemies easy if you can get splash or hit near objects
Tectonic Fusion 2229	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:17:00 - [4] - Quote Yeah. My brother is having fun with them currently as my personal tanker. (GIF)
Heimdallr69 Nyain San General Tso's Alliance 3623	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:30:00 - [5] - Quote Stay out of tanks.. Not worth the sp. Removed inappropriate content - CCP Logibro
Vell0cet Vengeance Unbound Dark Taboo 2268	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:30:00 - [6] - Quote Why don't you see them as often? Is it just that they take a lot of SP to unlock the missiles? Best PvE idea ever!
Heimdallr69 Nyain San General Tso's Alliance 3623	Posted - 2014.09.21 17:54:00 - [7] - Quote Vell0cet wrote: Why don't you see them as often? Is it just that they take a lot of SP to unlock the missiles? Takes a lot of sp and isk and the only thing it's good at is taking out armor tanks but if you don't get it in one volley you usually lose Removed inappropriate content - CCP Logibro
Operative 1171 Aajli Bragian Order Amarr Empire 2073	Posted - 2014.09.21 18:56:00 - [8] - Quote Vell0cet wrote: I'm considering spending my SP on some vehicle skills and was wondering about missile HAVs. I don't see that many around. I tend to gravitate to less common suits/weapons (like the LR). Are they fun? I was planning on going into vehicles once the Amarr stuff was released. I still hope CCP does this eventually, but I'm not expecting it anytime soon. This would be for having fun in Pubs btw, and not a serious shift in play style. OH BOY ARE THEY!!! Also, they are the trickiest to run if on the tank they belong on (Gunnlogi). The missile turret reload changes will be interesting. Brick tanking a scout suit since April 2013!
MrShooter01 Storm Wind Strikeforce Caldari State 863	Posted - 2014.09.21 19:04:00 - [9] - Quote Pretty damn fun, eats armor tanks alive and will even let you kill shield tanks if you use a damage amp and sneak up on them. A bit harder to use than a railgun against dropships, but can dish out a fatal amount of damage very quickly to them. The splash damage sets off REs on LAVs There's a trick to aiming them at infantry, once you get used to it its much more deadly than a railgun and is really good at killing players camping high ground. I even killed snipers and forge gunners sitting on top of the MCC in manus peak domination with a ST-201! For a while I was getting concerned they were completely overpowered, but all the experienced tankers coming out of the woodwork are showing me that I'm not the hot **** I thought I was... a well tanked shield tank (shield booster is especially bad for you) or fuel injected madrugar aware of your presence will still kill you while you're reloading
Joel II X Molon Labe. General Tso's Alliance 3544	Posted - 2014.09.21 19:25:00 - [10] - Quote I don't think any kind of tank is fun, but that's just me.

True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 13347	Posted - 2014.09.21 20:11:00 - [11] - Quote They were the only fun tanks. "We were commanded to burn the system...We did. I mourn the loss of the innocents caught in our fires" -Kador Ouryon
TOOMANY NAMES ALREADYTAKEn Going for the gold 168	Posted - 2014.09.21 21:08:00 - [12] - Quote 3815 wp, 24/0, 460k ISK, 9,6k SP And i was using a tank fit that goes like this: Sica ST-201 Missile Launcher Mlt Damage amplifier Mlt Shield hardener Mlt Armor repairer Mlt 120mm Armor plates I killed 5 tanks, maybe more, I can't remeber. That's how much fun missile tanks are, you don't need expensive fits, just good module management. 32 kills with militia shotgun. OP? naaaaaah
The Attorney General 2871	Posted - 2014.09.21 22:10:00 - [13] - Quote Heimdallr69 wrote: Stay out of tanks.. Not worth the sp. This +1000 As someone with more than 30million SP into vehicles, just don't. Better to invest it in dropsuit skills. CCP has no clue about how to make engaging vehicle gameplay. Mr. Hybrid Vayu.
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 13348	Posted - 2014.09.21 22:25:00 - [14] - Quote TOOMANY NAMES ALREADYTAKEn wrote: 3815 wp, 24/0, 460k ISK, 9,6k SP And i was using a tank fit that goes like this: Sica ST-201 Missile Launcher Mlt Damage amplifier Mlt Shield hardener Mlt Armor repairer Mlt 120mm Armor plates I killed 5 tanks, maybe more, I can't remeber. That's how much fun missile tanks are, you don't need expensive fits, just good module management. Pfff rock out with some class ST-201 Missile Array 2x Complex Shield Extenders 1x Basic Shield Hardener Enhanced 120mm Prototype PG Extender Rocking 10k EHP Or with a bit more class XT-201 2x Particle Cannon 2x Complex Extenders 1x Adv Hardener 1x Complex PG Extender 1x Complex CPU extender Rocking 9k EHP and enough fire power to take down a Column of Tanks. "We were commanded to burn the system...We did. I mourn the loss of the innocents caught in our fires" -Kador Ouryon
Vell0cet Vengeance Unbound Dark Taboo 2271	Posted - 2014.09.22 03:38:00 - [15] - Quote TOOMANY NAMES ALREADYTAKEn wrote: 3815 wp, 24/0, 460k ISK, 9,6k SP And i was using a tank fit that goes like this: Sica ST-201 Missile Launcher Mlt Damage amplifier Mlt Shield hardener Mlt Armor repairer Mlt 120mm Armor plates I killed 5 tanks, maybe more, I can't remeber. That's how much fun missile tanks are, you don't need expensive fits, just good module management. That looks like a great fit to play around with. Thanks! Best PvE idea ever!
Xocoyol Zaraoul Superior Genetics 2420	Posted - 2014.09.22 03:47:00 - [16] - Quote Heimdallr69 wrote: Vell0cet wrote: Why don't you see them as often? Is it just that they take a lot of SP to unlock the missiles? Takes a lot of sp and isk and the only thing it's good at is taking out armor tanks but if you don't get it in one volley you usually lose Just do what we does and bring a proto-ass-forgegunner or two along... It helps considerably Anywho, seriously, take it from a vet, don't touch vehicles with a ten-foot-pole unless you LOVE the role and have a rock-solid dropsuit or three to fall back on. The only thing a vehicle can do is slay, and that is terribly restricting, especially if you ** off an organized squad and we decide to hunt you down. EDIT: But yes, Missile HAVs are the most fun imo out of the rest. "You see those red dots over there? Go and shoot them until you see a +50 on the screen" - Arkena Wyrnspire**
Vell0cet Vengeance Unbound Dark Taboo 2271	Posted - 2014.09.22 04:10:00 - [17] - Quote Xocoyol Zaraoul wrote: Heimdallr69 wrote: Vell0cet wrote: Why don't you see them as often? Is it just that they take a lot of SP to unlock the missiles? Takes a lot of sp and isk and the only thing it's good at is taking out armor tanks but if you don't get it in one volley you usually lose Just do what we does and bring a proto-ass-forgegunner or two along... It helps considerably Anywho, seriously, take it from a vet, don't touch vehicles with a ten-foot-pole unless you LOVE the role and have a rock-solid dropsuit or three to fall back on. The only thing a vehicle can do is slay, and that is terribly restricting, especially if you **** off an organized squad and we decide to hunt you down. EDIT: But yes, Missile HAVs are the most fun imo out of the rest. I've got around 40 mill SP sunk into infantry. Only a couple mill in vehicles, and haven't played with them much. I was just looking to mix things up a bit. I ran a couple of matches with the soma fit, noobing it up. Got a few kills, and got blown up a couple times. Overall it was pretty fun and a change of pace. What skills are critical to focus on early (I'm guessing shields, turret, and the module activation reduction one)? Best PvE idea ever!
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 13353	Posted - 2014.09.22 04:25:00 - [18] - Quote Vell0cet wrote: Xocoyol Zaraoul wrote: Heimdallr69 wrote: Vell0cet wrote: Why don't you see them as often? Is it just that they take a lot of SP to unlock the missiles? Takes a lot of sp and isk and the only thing it's good at is taking out armor tanks but if you don't get it in one volley you usually lose Just do what we does and bring a proto-ass-forgegunner or two along... It helps considerably Anywho, seriously, take it from a vet, don't touch vehicles with a ten-foot-pole unless you LOVE the role and have a rock-solid dropsuit or three to fall back on. The only thing a vehicle can do is slay, and that is terribly restricting, especially if you **** off an organized squad and we decide to hunt you down. EDIT: But yes, Missile HAVs are the most fun imo out of the rest. I've got around 40 mill SP sunk into infantry. Only a couple mill in vehicles, and haven't played with them much. I was just looking to mix things up a bit. I ran a couple of matches with the soma fit, noobing it up. Got a few kills, and got blown up a couple times. Overall it was pretty fun and a change of pace. What skills are critical to focus on early (I'm guessing shields, turret, and the module activation reduction one)? Personally I find you basic extension and regeneration. Then you cores that reduce the down time of modules and increase the duration of module activation time. Missile turret can wait especially if you grind out a few Caldari FW matches for the State AT-201's which require no skills to use. "We were commanded to burn the system...We did. I mourn the loss of the innocents caught in our fires" -Kador Ouryon
TOOMANY NAMES ALREADYTAKEn Going for the gold 175	Posted - 2014.09.22 05:40:00 - [19] - Quote True Adamance wrote: TOOMANY NAMES ALREADYTAKEn wrote: 3815 wp, 24/0, 460k ISK, 9,6k SP And i was using a tank fit that goes like this: Sica ST-201 Missile Launcher Mlt Damage amplifier Mlt Shield hardener Mlt Armor repairer Mlt 120mm Armor plates I killed 5 tanks, maybe more, I can't remeber. That's how much fun missile tanks are, you don't need expensive fits, just good module management. Pfff rock out with some class ST-201 Missile Array 2x Complex Shield Extenders 1x Basic Shield Hardener Enhanced 120mm Prototype PG Extender Rocking 10k EHP Or with a bit more class XT-201 2x Particle Cannon 2x Complex Extenders 1x Adv Hardener 1x Complex PG Extender 1x Complex CPU extender Rocking 9k EHP and enough fire power to take down a Column of Tanks. The whole point of my post was that militia tanks were more worth it... and much less expensive, since you can lose about 3-4 of them in a battle and STILL make a profit. However if you lose 1 proto tank, you are very unlikely going to make a profit. 32 kills with militia shotgun. OP? naaaaaah
Reign Omega BurgezzE.T.F General Tso's Alliance 899	Posted - 2014.09.22 05:45:00 - [20] - Quote Vehicle combat is vanilla flavored horseshxt right now tbh, if you're not already stuck with the sp sink don't even bother. Mark a$$ tricks, and bags of dicks....

Xocoyol Zaraoul Superior Genetics 2429	Posted - 2014.09.22 07:09:00 - [21] - Quote TOOMANY NAMES ALREADYTAKEn wrote: The whole point of my post was that militia tanks were more worth it... and much less expensive, since you can lose about 3-4 of them in a battle and STILL make a profit. However if you lose 1 proto tank, you are very unlikely going to make a profit. True... But a Complex-Fitted XT HAV can however with the right squad-mates, heavy abuse of the Tac-Net, and plain ol Superior Clone Genetics, take on and kill half a dozen to a dozen enemy HAVers, two-three at a time "You see those red dots over there? Go and shoot them until you see a +50 on the screen" - Arkena Wyrnspire
KEROSIINI-TERO The Rainbow Effect 1309	Posted - 2014.09.22 12:03:00 - [22] - Quote Missile tanks do take some skill to use. If that's okay, then they ARE more fun than other tanks. If you got lots of talent, then you might find they can be OP. Meaning, that adds some dull fun and adds the risk of incoming nerf. People would enjoy Dust a lot more if they accepted the fact that EVERYTHING is subject to change
DarthPlagueis TheWise 61	Posted - 2014.09.22 12:05:00 - [23] - Quote i seriously love it. i have a missle tanker character with about 8 or 9 mil sp. it is the most badass tank
Shinobi MumyoSakanagare ZaShigurui Kyoudai Furinkazan 1203	Posted - 2014.09.22 12:57:00 - [24] - Quote You don't see many missile tanks around ???? What game are you playing ..??.. because it's what most players drive . I see less blasters then anything now a days . Delta should come with a SP or infantry SP refund so that a campaign for one is not needed .
Shinobi MumyoSakanagare ZaShigurui Kyoudai Furinkazan 1203	Posted - 2014.09.22 12:58:00 - [25] - Quote Heimdallr69 wrote: Stay out of tanks.. Not worth the sp. Now I'm starting to agree with this totally . Delta should come with a SP or infantry SP refund so that a campaign for one is not needed .


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