Scheneighnay McBob wrote:This isn't exactly a nerf, because if this happens, an HAV with a full crew would be more effective than a full HAV is right now
WHAT? It would be a huge nerf. Many corps can field many tanks. As it stands right now, having three tanks on the field is much better than having one tank with a couple of guys in turrets. Also, with current cpu and pg stats, many good tanks do not have good small turrets. You see railgun and blaster tanks with l1 small missile turrets for a reason.
How would separating the driver from the gunner make them harder to kill? A driver can predict his next move without using a mic... because he is making the move. An additional gunner doesn't always know what move the driver will make next, and when is the right time to take the shot.
This would also destroy any form of vehicle combat in pub matches. I understand if you don't want a tank destroying noobs, I try to use railgun for mostly tank v tank, but the way to do this is by restricting what vehicles and gear can be used in pub matches. Making it so that one dumb **** blue dot is your gunner is a terrible idea.
Imo you don't truely understand how bad blue dots are until you drive a tank. They shoot at the enemy MCC, they shoot at your own tank and turret causing smoke and vibrations making it harder to use and see, they fire and overheat the small turrets randomly at no targets or your own tank so they can't be used against enemy infantry, they rarely leave the tank to capture objectives, and they love to fire shots that give away your position instead of waiting for the best time.
If you want to try using a large turret, ask a tanker in your corp to try out his tank, or skill into them yourself. Tankers skilled into large turrets so we can use them, and not some randumb blueberry or people without any points in large turrets.
Why do people say tanks require teamwork to use in one post, and then say that they are a one man army in the next? Just because you don't know how to use a tank doesn't mean it requires no teamwork to use. And teamwork doesn't mean some randumb guy mooching off your WP in your tank.
And like the other guy said, a good proto tank might cost 2mil. Don't you think a tank that costs five times more than your LAV should have some cool benefit that your LAV does not have?