Rykenth Drekk
Villore Sec Ops
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.10 21:53:00 -
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Haha! Tactics tactics tactics. I agree. Anything is possible here. And I've been dropped by tanks just spraying across in hope of luck to even hit me. Not saying it was bad luck, as I was ganked. Haha! But anyway. I learned certain ways to avoid them in my own ways too. When I'm using something small, not a heavy. Which I hardly use anyway. It's actually pretty simple to annoy a tank driver. I even sometimes kite them around the field when they don't give up. Like when in a scout dropsuit? Easy as pie. Running from cover to cover, having them chase me in circles while they shoot off their guns all day at me... Not a problem. haha! But at the same time. I don't really expect that I would take one down with my pretty assault rifle, or snipe rifle. Well not easily anyway.  I've dropped a couple that way, but time to kill ratio isn't really worth it... Point being. I think we should look at this in terms of EVE mechanics... Because that's the best example that I can think of in this situation... What's the point of being a tank, if one guy can drop you with little effort? shouldn't work that way. Doesn't in real life either. Haha!
Anyway. Back to the point. In EVE. Titans are the largest ships in game. That are able to be flown by players. They are the "Big daddy". They have what's called a "Doomsday." Weapon on them. This simple means. You're pretty much guarenteed to be alpha food off the field in one shot. Unless you have a capitol sized ship or better. (I know they changed mechanics, but this is an example.  ) Anyway. So if you go up against this big boy in say a battlship? He gets a lock on you, and lined up... You're dust. And you're not gonna be taking him out with your pea shooters... Haha! It's like a kid on a bicycle playing chicken with a semi-truck. Who's gonna come out the victor?
But. The advantage to the battleship is this: Speed. You can duck, dodge, weave, and pretty much avoid it. But if you stop... Gone. Same concept with tanks. Although heavies aren't quite quick enough to play that game, as far as I know. I don't use tanks, or heavies often at all. Haha! Anyway. Hope this helps someone though. Seems logical to me. |