So you think that the LAV's current handling, and the ****** turning mechanics of the HAV's are fine, especially when compared to other games?

lol

I am interested in this as I feel HAV turn very slowly, and was wondering if I was doing it wrong somehow.

I would prefer myself to pivot much faster, but could sacrifice turret rotation if it's too powerful.

Second, I hate how slowly they accelerate, and turn slowly at full speed. It kind of feels right when nitroing, but then it's difficult to steer.

I understand that it's better on MKB but controller needs work, in my opinion.

But I also know this took months of tuning by my predecessors, so it's not something we can turn around on the spot.

I am happy to entertain tweaks like

increase this speed, decrease this speed etc.

The primary issue with handling on a controller is that in order to turn, you have to rotate the control stick which in turn pulls back on the forward throttle, M&K doesn't suffer from this because acceleration and turning are separate control points. this is also why I use the control scheme for LAVs where throttle is on the shoulder buttons and rotation is entirely on the control sticks, it gives MUCH more control over the handling. Sadly that control scheme doesn't exist for HAVs.

Sadly the means to fix this issue is likely outside the scope of what can actually happen.

As for ramping up the handling...seems reasonable. One thing I would note is that I actually like that some HAVs handle better than other. For example it would make sense to me that a Minmatar HAV would turn faster with a tighter radius than an Amarrian tank. Basically saying, if you change them, don't make them all the same.

The main thing that keeps putting me off Gal tanks is the awkward starting.

Just to clarify: You are saying start moving at full throttle, it instead of hitting max speed hits around 75-80% speed, and then accelerates over time to full speed? Would it slow down similarly as well?