I actually took it because the enemy was hacking it, I killed him, and no one was around. A while later some blueberry is freaking out shooting at me like crazy, if he woulda not went nuts I woulda used the tank for some good but he pissed me off with pretty Nasty hatemail so I just let the enemy destroy it while he watched

I don't know, I have had someone steal my "****** tank" due to me getting caught on the call in. I tried the same thing (minus hate mail) to get my tank back. He proceeds to drive it straight into the enemy team and gets it destroyed in 3 minutes. Now what the driver didn't understand, was there were modules he could have activated to keep the tank alive. Second, it was a railgun tank I had called in to deal with the enemy tank. A militia fit tank can still cost several hundred thousand ISK and still be extremely effective, but if the person who "saves" your tank has no idea how to regulate modules, understands that not all tanks are blaster tanks, and survivability of a tank isn't regulated to just rolling around murdering everyone, then that investment high or low, is completely wasted.

If they ever turn on friendly fire and someone blows up my tank the first thing I will do is find them and repeatedly kill them until the match kicked me out, but it would be worth it. Lets see how much ISK I can cost you with the loss of my tank. Eventually the ISK will even out. People stop stealing tanks, people stop team killing. I see a win-win for everyone.

This is New Eden. HTFU. Seriously.

If it meant spending a mil or more worth of ISK to get my needs done, you damn right I'll do it. ISK ain't a thing to me. In fact. I spend WAY more than 138k ISK when I use suits other than my militia assault with Exile rifle in a battle.

We're not patting each other on the back. And even if we did it wouldn't be over someone stealing a tank from someone who apparently hopped out of it like a fool and got it taken. I'm laughing at the fact someone actually felt some type of way when the outcome was way better than what could have happened. Much rather have some blueberry driving my cheap tank than some redberry.

It is this attitude that is going to keep Dust 514 from growing. If CCP wants to cater to their die hard crowd and keep their population totals low, regardless if its free or not, that is entirely on them.

So how about you call in a vehicle let some random blue drive it around and watch what you invested in get destroyed and you have no control over it. Sounds fun right?

Drink young merc, consume the nourishment coming from the forever flowing teets of the butthirt and one day you'll grow to be a strong tear harvester

Your getting one more "like" to add to your pile LMAO

Exactly. I'm pissed if you take my tank either way, but if you can actually successfully drive it around and use it, then I'm not that mad.
It's when somebody takes the tank and drives it right into the enemy's most fortified position expecting to win because tanks are totally OP against assaut rifles, right? And then proceeds to get slammed by the 3 guys with darksides hiding behind the rocks that I ******* knew were right there.
But just to be clear, OP is a faget who doesn't understand the **** invested into tanks.

Exactly what I am talking about. If you call in the tank, you want to protect your investment and you are probably aware of what threats you need to be on the look out for. Whenever I see someone "save" a tank, they almost always drive straight into tank traps and get obliterated because they don't pay attention to hardeners, reppers, NEVER aim at AV fits, or even identify what type of turret they have on the thing.

Edit: I do agree that if the person drives well I don't mind. Even if I am in one of the turrets I still keep the tank if it survives. Also I would rather a ****** on my team ruin my tank then a skill driver on the other team get in it.

It is this attitude that is going to keep Dust 514 from growing. If CCP wants to cater to their die hard crowd and keep their population totals low, regardless if its free or not, that is entirely on them.

So how about you call in a vehicle let some random blue drive it around and watch what you invested in get destroyed and you have no control over it. Sounds fun right?

if you're dumm enough to just leave it out there for me to take, why should i give a damn?

had mine stolen same as everyone else, faults mine for not paying attention and getting in it right away

Not saying it is anyone's fault or that you should care about taking it. Even good players get caught from time to time, e.g STB always going to the same spot to call in their tanks on a specific map and watching them do it. I always prefer someone on my team taking my tank over the enemy.

I don't quite understand the hostility towards people venting frustration on your part though.

did not know that happens, my apologies if i've been that jerk off

I noticed especially with dropships that timer delay counts down even with the degenerate blind cat that pilots the RDVs remains over it. Though it has happened to my tank alt as well. I will be standing there waiting for the f-ing thing to move and then I get the "O" and someone is already inside. Or you click the "O" to quickly and get right out and someone is already driving away. Incredibly frustrating.

I drunkenly drove a tank into one of those holes in the ground by some of the objectives (with the grates n such) and it got stuck halfway into it. After trying to get it out for a few moments, i saw more and more reds approaching, and since i was already taking AV pressure I decided to bail out of the (now) stationary turret.
Bad choice, i was gunned down, only to watch them hack it.

It was with a heavy heart that I selected my forge gun fit in the fittings list as I spawned into my uplink overlooking the objective.....

If they ever turn on friendly fire and someone blows up my tank the first thing I will do is find them and repeatedly kill them until the match kicked me out, but it would be worth it. Lets see how much ISK I can cost you with the loss of my tank. Eventually the ISK will even out. People stop stealing tanks, people stop team killing. I see a win-win for everyone.

It is this attitude that is going to keep Dust 514 from growing. If CCP wants to cater to their die hard crowd and keep their population totals low, regardless if its free or not, that is entirely on them.

So how about you call in a vehicle let some random blue drive it around and watch what you invested in get destroyed and you have no control over it. Sounds fun right?