So, the QQ about uplinks on towers and tower campers continues unabated, and is leading to calls for nerfing uplinks again.

Personally, just like the "get rid of the redline" threads that pop up now and again, I see this as trying to solve the wrong problem. The problem is not people actually using the tools (uplinks, dropships) available in order to give their team an advantage (God forbid).

No, the problem is that you can't do anything about it if you don't have a good dropship pilot available. There should always be a second way to counter something.

Solution: moar ladders. I'd say about 30% of structures (at best) currently have ladders going to the top. This should be closer to 80% at least.

Example, there are some sockets where the objective is overlooked by a tall tower with a slanted roof leading to it. There is a ladder on the opposite side. Particularly in Domination, this can lead to some pretty epic battles for control of the tower with dropships, people on the ladder, people shooting up, tanks killing the dropships, snipers trying to clear it from another tower, etc. There are counters with other counters to those counters, etc.

The mere presence of that ladder turns the socket from another "meh" group of buildings to roof camp to one with near endless tactical possibilities. We need more sockets like that!

This is how we make Dust more fun. Not by making existing things (like uplinks) worse, but by making other things better!

Yes!

Lack of ladders is forcing players to use vehicles with they can not use successful, mostly because there is already 'welcome' party at top of rooftops. And even if you some how manage to get on it there is 20 Uplinks and not enough time to destroy them all.

Every structure that DS can land on top of it, need to have ladders.