Vesta Ren
ZionTCD
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Posted - 2013.01.31 21:26:00 -
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"Oh great, another one of these posts" you're saying to yourself. But wait, i'm not here to talk about how swarm launchers are OP (ok, maybe just a little bit) and how tanks need a buff, ect. Instead, i thought i'd share my thoughts about an often ignored part of the game, the LAV, and the function it currently fills, and the one i'd like to see it fill in the future.
So, first the role it fills now. Currently the LAV is a dispoable mode of transport on some of the larger (although still tiny in my mind) maps to get back to the center of the fight after taking a far away post. No one bothers to create their own fit or modify the default one because lets face it, its going to bite the dust eventualy and all you realy have to worry about is getting to your destination before the swarm missles get to you. The turret mounted on the back is mostly useless, as any extra firepower it would give you is lost because of the inacuracies of aiming from a moving vehicle, or the vulnerability of standing in the open operating a turret.
But in my mind the LAV holds so much more potential. Its cheap enough to be used commonly and could offer added mobility and firepower to the average squad of infantry. Imagine how much cooler LAV's would be if they rolled up and the blaster on the back started shreding men out in the open, or the missle turret starts slaming rounds into an enemy tank from the side. Or the rail gun, wait, who the hell fits a rail on a LAV? Anyway, the point is the LAV could fill the role people expect from a tank right now, mobile fire power and added mobility.
To acheive this two things need to happen. 1st, small turrets equipt to a LAV should receive a damage buff, so as to not add power to a tank but give the LAV more of a purpose. 2nd, and probobly most importantly, the durability of the LAV needs to be buffed dramaticaly. They should have durability equal to what a buffer militia tank has now, or roughly 4 swarm vollys worth of health. Its not so much that its invincable (and the driver, passanger, and gunner would still be vulnerable) but its enough that a single swarm volly or forge gun shot won't pop it, meaning it can actualy use its speed to get away from trouble.
I think once the LAV is properly balanced the whole issue of balancing tanks will become much easier. Tank turrets won't have to be buffed as there will be vehicles on the field that are actualy worth killing, so they can fill and anti-vehicle role, and their health can be measured and changed relative to the LAV, so that they maintain the durability they have now in comparison.
Anyway, thats my .02 isk, i would like to hear what you think on the subject of LAV balance and uses, and if you personaly use a LAV as something other than a disposable jeep let me know, i'd be very interested to see what creative things people have come up with. |
Vesta Ren
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.01.31 23:57:00 -
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Avinash Decker wrote:Vesta Ren wrote:ugh, well you were right at least. No, i do not want a jeep that runs circles around tanks and shrugs off terrain damage and stuff like that. I just would like to have LAV's that don't fall apart if it starts to rain (although my opinion of them has been changed recently) Now there is a halo fanboy thread started up somewhere else, you can post your 1337 videos there. Its not even my video . I was giving a rough idea on what you thought u would like . So don't start that bs.
Actualy you gave a rough aproximation of what you thought i would like. Don't go putting words or ideas in my mouth. |