How is it a cheap tactic to equip yourself with a tool to help in defense of your HAV ???

The best thing that a vehicle user can do for themselves is invest in anti-vehicle .

What's considered a fair fight in this game anyway ?

Is it fair that a scout can see every suit on the field , while a heavy is basically blind .?. or is that just the nature of the role ???

If I hop out of a derp and use a forge is that considered a cheap tactic or is that just chalked up as someone who comes prepared , just like those who hop out of a LAV with a HMG , Forge or a Swarm .... same with a HAV ?

Why is it in most cases , when someone doesn't like what someone else does that's actually a strategic highlight ( preparedness ) someone comes to the forum in an attempt to castrate that form of play which most of the time ends up in a nerf ?

Let's put an end to the crying instead .

I think pilot suits should be restricted to side arms only. That would stop some of the more crap tankers jumping out with AV weapons then they are about to lose their vehicle. An equipment slot would still be nice though but I wouldn't allow grenades as the crap tankers would be too tempted to fit AV grenades too.

So if I'm tanking it's not smart to take something with me to combat vehicles like a forge , swarms or a HMG for those swarming at me while I'm tanking .?. no , no , no how silly of me to do such a thing it would behoove me to do so when my vehicle is destroyed , why let them drive away .?. but anyway ... please don't try to e-peen with me because I have 12,449,080 in vehicles and I don't tank but that's because I'm unhappy with the present state of HAV's at the moment and I like flying derps more , so it helped me learn something new .

How much do you have in vehicles while your trying to call someone out ???

So you've never had a gun fight that you won , while you had low health and someone from the enemy team finished you off ???

I'm just not getting it and it just seems like an issue that's being created out of thin air because your bored or your tanker buddies don't like getting their HAV's popped .

If I may.....

I like tanking. I don't care how many HAV are destroyed or how.

Did they sneak up on me in an HAV?
Did he Jihad Jeep me?
Did he use his Forge Gun to destroy me?


However what we are discussing is not related to that its related to the situation that directly occurs when an HAV pilot, any HAV pilot can instantly exit their vehicle into a combat ready stance with no penalty.

This should not happen. It's not about being "Cheesy or Unfair" is about a bad mechanic punishing players with no real reason for it.

For Example- I engage a Madrugar in my 5300 Shield Single Hardener Fit. Because I am Ion Cannon Equipped and more than likely with 2x gunners we inevitably break his reps and drain his EHP away. However consequently we are also receiving return fire.

Eventually the Madrugar pilot gives up. He leave the vehicle instantly and now is in a position of full EHP, Full Grenade stock, Full Ammunition, likely not having fired a round.

In this case the Pilot who has given up now has a Forgegun Trained of my HAV and destroys us with a single round and a grenade.

There was no delay in evacuating the vehicle, no time for me to react, I have effectually been punished for "winning the fight" and my opponent "rewarded" for "abandoning it".

The question is should any dropsuit be immediately able to exit and enter vehicles as a means to circumvent and inevitable death otherwise?

Hey, Cooch. Just food for thought: Assuming only mercs in pilot suits could drive vehicles, if a merc hacked an enemy vehicle, would he/she have to go change into a pilot suit to drive it?