DUST Search - Vehicles - Give them a Role

Joseph Ridgeson wrote:

I was really curious what you were going to say/type. I was really engrossed by your passion (I mean no insult, I am being honest) and interested where you were going with the equipment. When I read the bit about being used to reactivate equipment, I stopped reading. I didn't know what to think. I read it again and when I was sure that you meant for vehicles to be a 100 meter battery so Infantry could drop equipment and change out, I just kind of laughed.

"You are suggesting that Pilots are to be given a role so Infantry could abuse equipment."

There are some problems with this:
1. The role of the vehicle is not clearly seen. When you see a Sentinel sitting in a small room with a Logibro behind them giving them the yellow beam, it is obvious what is happening. A Tank just sitting there is no obviously keeping your equipment spam going.
2. The role is pointless at many times. The suits that dropped the equipment may still be on the field and the tank is acting no differently than what it currently does; kill infantry and fight other vehicles. No difference.
3. Maps that are heavily unfavored to vehicles, just as Gallente Research lab or the new map just added, end up completely nullifying the bonus that a vehicle is giving you.
4. Giving Vehicles a role by inconveniencing everyone else is a rough proposition.
5. The role is quite lame. I would rather keep it in the quasi-role of "kill infantry and fight off other vehicles" when compared to "I am an iPhone charger."


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Leovarian L Lavitz NECROM0NGERS 1174	Posted - 2014.11.07 06:44:00 - [1] - Quote Vehicles don't really have a role right now, rather a role worth contributing to the battlefield. Sure, they AV ok, but as soon as the first uplink goes down, boom, all transports are obsoleted. I want to have a reason for vehicles to be in the match, to really matter, to have a powerful impact on the gameplay, a reason for AV to feel proud that they just forced that dropship to egress, to flee. Something other than, dang, he got a way and turns into F#& yeah! All right team, we just pushed that *^^ out of here, take everything! What I propose is simple, a simple solution to a complex challenge that has existed for a while now. That doesn't mean it will be easy to implement, or not cost dev hours that I can't possibly understand. Simple does not mean easy. This great big change to vehicles, to make them matter, to make AV matter, is a change to equipment and its functioning. The change is three fold: Equipment deployed by a dropsuit stays active as long as that dropsuit is active on the field. As soon as the dropsuit is terminated/swapped the equipment deactivates, but is STILL ON THE FIELD doing nothing. Deactivated equipment reactivates as soon as an allied vehicle comes within 100 meters of the equipment and stays active until the vehicle leaves the 100m radius or is destroyed or the equipment is consumed. Now vehicles have a true role, a true mobile support platform, tanks have a role, dropships have a role, even lavs have a role. Every one of them supports the team, and are needed. That means AV is needed to rid the field of them, and AV vehicles are also needed. I believe this is the greatest, most needed touch to finally combine vehicle and infantry gameplay, to unify and bring them together as a team. Be grateful there is a tank on the point, keeping your uplinks alive, thankful that that rail tank just chased off that dropship that was powering the enemy uplinks and nanohives. Be thankful for that milita swarm newberry that just saved you from being crushed by spammed equipment by chasing off that tank. Be thankfull for that rail tank playing sentinel on the hill behind delta, keeping the sky clear for you to take the point and power your equipment. Enjoy teamwork. have fun. Call in vehicles with a reason, with a Role. Omni-Soldier Few are my equal in these specialties, none compare in all of them
Leovarian L Lavitz NECROM0NGERS 1187	Posted - 2014.11.07 11:27:00 - [2] - Quote Joseph Ridgeson wrote: I was really curious what you were going to say/type. I was really engrossed by your passion (I mean no insult, I am being honest) and interested where you were going with the equipment. When I read the bit about being used to reactivate equipment, I stopped reading. I didn't know what to think. I read it again and when I was sure that you meant for vehicles to be a 100 meter battery so Infantry could drop equipment and change out, I just kind of laughed. "You are suggesting that Pilots are to be given a role so Infantry could abuse equipment." There are some problems with this: 1. The role of the vehicle is not clearly seen. When you see a Sentinel sitting in a small room with a Logibro behind them giving them the yellow beam, it is obvious what is happening. A Tank just sitting there is no obviously keeping your equipment spam going. 2. The role is pointless at many times. The suits that dropped the equipment may still be on the field and the tank is acting no differently than what it currently does; kill infantry and fight other vehicles. No difference. 3. Maps that are heavily unfavored to vehicles, just as Gallente Research lab or the new map just added, end up completely nullifying the bonus that a vehicle is giving you. 4. Giving Vehicles a role by inconveniencing everyone else is a rough proposition. 5. The role is quite lame. I would rather keep it in the quasi-role of "kill infantry and fight off other vehicles" when compared to "I am an iPhone charger." I'd love to be the ipwn charger, especially when I know that I'm responsible for keeping our uplinks alive, say all those uplinks ontop of a in the gallente research facility, would be a shame if someone chased me away... Omni-Soldier Few are my equal in these specialties, none compare in all of them