You don't get it, do you? They did nothing to stop us from going 40/0. They just made it more likely that a random will come along and solo us in 5 seconds flat. It's still an I-win button, just now with an achillies heel.

I think it's hillarious that some people beat their chests about how awesome they are for running around in a suit and killing people but how it takes 'no skill' to ride around in a vehicle and kill people.

Elitist snobs apparently don't realize people laugh at them.

You ever been in a game where you can unload a full mag of Assault Rifle on a Militia Scout and barely dent his shield, even though you were aimed dead at him the whole time? Happens on every third or fourth game here, and other attacks are equally useless. It's due to LAG, which no Elite FPS Faceroller can get through.

You ever been on that one Assault map you didn't choose on the losing team (because the game doesn't let you even choose what map you play, let alone whether you join one in the middle or start it fresh) and STILL get repsawned next to the Red Blob, over and over again? How's your 1337 Shootah Skillz helpin you there? Ah, right, probably just Exit Game to preserve your precious KDR.

Or hey, how about just getting saddled with Team ****** over and over because your buddies aren't on. How's that go for you? Can your awesomesauce ways counter an entire herd of slack-jawed, mouth-breathing morons? You know, the ones that think they can avoid getting hit by jumping in place, or who all run different directions rather than clump up?

Sorry guys, but you can't always have things go your way. And congrats on skilling toward whatever the FotM happens to be right now, or just having that roulette ball land on your number.

Some of us, though, used tanks to COUNTER the giant steaming pille of excrement the game decides to serve us. Because sometimes, when you get tired of having to deal with the same BS over and over instead of getting a good game, you call down a tank and get to business fixing the issue yourself.

Yeah, tanks have been nerfed into the dirt. But, you know, instead of pulling 17 and 3, I guess I'll have to start doing 8 and 2's instead. (Those first deaths are usually due to bad spawn or any of the bullshit above. At that point, it's Tanking Time!) A tragic price to pay, I'm sure, but fortunately I still have 4 sacrificial Somas and 3 disposable Sicas left to adapt to this New Infantry Order while I'm raking in assists, Team Spawns, and Team Revives. Because, honestly, I give zero craps about KDR, all I care about are having a good time and getting a decent pile of SP in the bargain.

Just remember... all this 'era' of the game is going to do will be to seperate the wheat from the chaff. The 'skilled' tank players will continue on, those who just used it for free points will give up in frustration. People will get lazy with AV and it won't be seen as often once the less-dedicated tankers are gone. But when the pendulum swings the other way, when they are released from the cauldron of lethal evolution as the game rules shift, you're going to weep gloriously salty tears when you see what they can do after getting rebuffed.

Logi + Tank 4 Life. Don't worry, we Tankers... we will survive.