The current method works a little better and most things that fall from space to solid land end up wrecked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18933037

if we can do it then i think dust 514 would have a better way to get weapons to the ground?

AND required about 3 years of number crunching just to get the trajectory right for a good landing.

your forgetting eve is "Set more than 21,000 years in the future", and we're in 2012. so if eve is "21,000 years in the future", they would have surpassed quantum computers meaning a landing something would have been done in a nano second.

Man lm not awake yet...l read this as Tanks with Diapers.

The vehicle delivery system will be people controlled meaning you'll rely on someone to make sure you get your vehicle

no it would be computer operated.

It will have to be oked by Eve players

why because the drop ship that brings down a tank isn't controlled by a eve player?

where do the drop ships come from?

conservation of energy......energy cannot be created or destroyed and the weight of a tank would create a giant shockwave even with dampeners it would force the energy outside but can u use them on tanks? i think the logic is flawed if so

Oh yes! Using tanks as space projectiles!
Forget about planetary bombardment by an EVE player. Just toss those tanks out of the Battle Barge!

conservation of energy......energy cannot be created or destroyed and the weight of a tank would create a giant shockwave even with dampeners it would force the energy outside but can u use them on tanks? i think the logic is flawed if so

you call in a tank it gets dropped from a ship. the tank itself is within a unit with first and second booster. the tank hits max velocity first booster kicks in, later the second boost kicks in, then the dampers kicks in at the end for the landing.

doesnt that mean it is still being dropped off by a dropship? or r u saying they glide?

He's saying they are shot from space in a 2 stage rocket. Kinda sound like the moon landing to me.

So far we don't even know if any of the in-game assets actually drop from orbit, and not the MCC, where we already know the RDVs come from. I would personally assume that the weapon installations at least are deployed directly from the War Barge, but we haven't had that confirmed. Also, the idea behind the RDVs is that they all cloak while carrying assets, so that up until they make their final approach, the enemy has no idea that you're bringing in said asset. The flaming object falling from the sky would kind of be a dead giveaway.

they would be drop out of a cargo bay on a ship

that may cause damage to the tank itself or those would have to be some seriously badass thrusters and also idk why dropships have to be dropped off :P during gameplay it makes sense but i see one too many steps in it

it's within unit until it use it's dampers.

the unit will house the tank, so the tank wonGÇÖt burn up in the atmosphere.

your forgetting eve is "Set more than 21,000 years in the future", and we're in 2012. so if eve is "21,000 years in the future", they would have surpassed quantum computers meaning a landing something would have been done in a nano second.

? cant we just bring them down by dropships like they r now? seems simpler

if you drop a tank from orbit then there's less casualties also by dropping the tank you can get behind enemy lines faster. by what i mean is if you have a drop ship bring in a tank behind enemy lines they will see you coming.

thats thousands of miles per hour though the speed would crush the vehicle based on a number of factors unless the power to land was significantly better than what i can picture in realistic terms plus the mechanic isnt broken so i dont think it needs fixed

the tank is in re entry unit show it wouldn't get crushed.

i just read a post about a spawning tanks on top of the towers and driving them off the edge. this got me thinking why do tanks need a drop ships to transport them to the ground. why can't tanks be drop out of a ship and then use dampers to land on the ground when you call a tank in?

Better yet, prevent deployment of vehicles on the towers...

No. That makes no sense in a physical world.
Tanks are already limited on towers and are pretty much sitting ducks with a very limited firing angle. They are a problem in THIS map but not a problem in general.
I'm strongly against nerfing of this kind. Tanks (or any vehicle) should be spawnable anywhere that makes physical sense at the discression of the field commander.

Dropped a tank on a building makes sense to you? I guess using an orbital bombardment on one militia also does to you

you missed the point of this post. I'm taking about dropping tanks from space not a tower.

And who are you to decide what should be allowed tower camper

And who are you to decide what should be allowed tower camper

Only the people who camp on towers accept tower campers and a person is one thing but a vehicle is another and the unfair eve things are mainly tactical not exploiting the environment

Only the people who camp on towers accept tower campers and a person is one thing but a vehicle is another and the unfair eve things are mainly tactical not exploiting the environment

There's a differences between high ground and buildings that you obviously don't see

Pardon me but you seem very narrow minded.
I hear this a lot from FPS gamers. I hear a lot of "We hate campers!" or "Campers should be banned!". Well they shouldn't. They are doing their jobs.
In a war there are snipers and there are lone tanks roaming the field. In WW2 the Russians had a tank roam around the German battlefield for a whole day before they managed to get a big enough gun behind it. The Russians had bigger tanks at the start of the war and they used them well.
So why should anything in Dust (My true claim is any FPS but we'll not go there) be limited by the devs? If it's useable, do it. If you can win, do it.
If your enemy can't counter it, shame on them. Even the most burrowed in sniper has a successful counter tactic. Use it.

Actually, I'm an infantryman. The only time I use dropships is to get on top of roofs of buildings (not the towers). I only go up to towers to destroy enemy dropships and/or infantry. I accept it because it's a valid tactic, and anyone who goes up there really exposes themselves to forge gun fire.

And, not true about the "mainly tactical" part. Gate camping is using the environment, as is using WH space bonuses.

There's a difference between sniping and camping. Also you think someone hiding in a corner with a shot gun is use full and dud i say i didn't use towers. Pff you not in any place to call someone narrow minded

The russians also used the common tactic of landing tanks on top buildings to suppress the germans from unattainable advantageous positions during the battle of Moscow. Unfortunately nine times out ten the planes lifting the tanks would either crash or the tanks would fall to the earth as dangerous metal hale.

The russians also used the common tactic of landing tanks on top buildings to suppress the germans from unattainable advantageous positions during the battle of Moscow. Unfortunately nine times out ten the planes lifting the tanks would either crash or the tanks would fall to the earth as dangerous metal hale.

I mean a kdr centered person only looking for more kills, someone no where near objectives

Or someone randomly running around for kills that actually bring about more defenders

Of course but it seems like most only look out for their kdr though that may be due to a lack of grouping

Add me on psn: mommy39 a good pilot is a valuable asset but to me a tank on a tower seems to be a waste of an expensive asset

mommy39?

I'm a terrible pilot/driver. I tend to try finding new tactics and figuring out how to best handle each vehicle. I'm far from being stable in my methods yet.
I'm a decent LAV driver though. I managed to get a good feel for the delicate controls on that.

Pro tip, as a tank driver refer to all infantry as 'crunchies'.

Pro tip, as a tank driver refer to all infantry as 'crunchies'.

Pro tip, as a tank driver refer to all infantry as 'crunchies'.

Ok to clear somethings up im a guy and the name was probably karma
Lav drivers are rare and i will happily follow you if you work with me in some corp infiltrating operations

I don't mind you being a guy or girl. Either way would've been fine.
I'll add you when I get back home later today.

Good amd what about the offer to scam small corps

Let's wait for grouping with that. Right now we can't even plan on ending in the same match together. Forget about being on the same side.

You gotta plan for the future eve style

Alright. Let's do it.

Edit: Everyone else just ignore this. Private message which doesn't concern you or your future corp. Nothing to see here... *hums*

The current method works a little better and most things that fall from space to solid land end up wrecked

Man lm not awake yet...l read this as Tanks with Diapers.

All I'm gonna say is if we are going to start dropping tanks in from space I want to be in them during the free fall. I'm gonna fly that SOB with the turret like they did in the A-team movie. And I could care less if the thing turned in to a pringle when it landed as long as I get to rain tank death down on the enemy while falling. Then I will try to land it on an opposing squad. We are clones of immortal warriors or whatever who cares if I die in a flattened tank after entering the atmosphere. I say its a pretty glorious way to die. That being said though I am opposed to changing the current mechanic.

My knowledgeable account of history has shown that the US attempted 'Space Drops' of tanks during the Vietnam era, also known as 'Mass Apples' referring to Newton's law of physics. Though most of the tests were done during the space race and not properly experimented with battlefield environments, only using a ballon or sometimes glided wings to descend... they were for the most part successful although the utility of dropping heavy machinery behind enemy lines with almost no support was called into question and the project was soon scrapped.

yea i found that out the hard way
what a waist of a clone