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Vesta Ren
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.01.29 18:26:00 -
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Hi, i'm a decently experenced vehicle vet from early on in the beta. Through character wipe's i've played normal infantry, dropship pilot, and logi, but since we're past the last wipe i decided to go back to vehicles since i had a ton of fun playing them origionaly.
And predicably, i'm getting my ass kicked :P
Currently i'm running a gallente T1 active armour tank (i'm sorry i can't remember the name, its been a while) and i'm fine in straight up tank fights. However, i'm running into serious problems with swarm launchers, a pair of guys can alpha me before my reps can kick in and tank it, and they're able to duck in and out of cover to get a lock so returning fire is hard (though not imposible)
I was wondering what advice everyone had, and what people thought of the current vehicle climate in the game. Personaly it feels like low tech tanks are prety much garanteed to die, and cost a lot of isk for what your getting.
Would be glad to hear your thoughts. |
Spec Ops Cipher
UnReaL.
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Posted - 2013.01.29 18:29:00 -
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Even though you're a tank, use your speed. Draw them to your team. Just because they're there doesn't mean you have to kill them. Pick your battles, you can't win em all. |
Tac Com
Sand Mercenary Corps Inc.
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Posted - 2013.01.29 18:32:00 -
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Vesta Ren wrote:Hi, i'm a decently experenced vehicle vet from early on in the beta. Through character wipe's i've played normal infantry, dropship pilot, and logi, but since we're past the last wipe i decided to go back to vehicles since i had a ton of fun playing them origionaly.
And predicably, i'm getting my ass kicked :P
Currently i'm running a gallente T1 active armour tank (i'm sorry i can't remember the name, its been a while) and i'm fine in straight up tank fights. However, i'm running into serious problems with swarm launchers, a pair of guys can alpha me before my reps can kick in and tank it, and they're able to duck in and out of cover to get a lock so returning fire is hard (though not imposible)
I was wondering what advice everyone had, and what people thought of the current vehicle climate in the game. Personaly it feels like low tech tanks are prety much garanteed to die, and cost a lot of isk for what your getting.
Would be glad to hear your thoughts.
If you can post a fitting you are using that would be helpful.
One of the keys to armour tanks is to have enough armour to take the alpha and enough repping power to handle sustained damage. It's a tricky balance between armour, repping, resistance, and speed.
I'm away from a computer but I'll expand on it when I get home. But for now, if you are being alpha strikes, put on a plate and resistances. When I get home I'll post some fits and expand on this post. Also, make sure you have circuity and engineering at 5 :D
EDIT: Just a note, your fitting does not make up for poor positioning. Pick your battles and don't over-extend yourself. |
slap26
Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz
RISE of LEGION
462
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Posted - 2013.01.29 18:33:00 -
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Vesta Ren wrote:Hi, i'm a decently experenced vehicle vet from early on in the beta. Through character wipe's i've played normal infantry, dropship pilot, and logi, but since we're past the last wipe i decided to go back to vehicles since i had a ton of fun playing them origionaly.
Tanks got hit with the nerf bat while AV got buffed
Speed is key, if you can get in wreck faces and get out then your doing it right |
Icy Tiger
Universal Allies Inc.
1026
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Posted - 2013.01.29 18:40:00 -
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You can take a lot of forge hits, but swarms will eat you. |
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