I feel the way of thinking of DS is wrong, instead we should think of them by their air class.

Really a dropship is just a MAV/SCV of the air, expanding the roles it can perform I don't feel is a bad option especially with how much SP already has to be invested with them.

I would say when looking to the future we should think of them more like drop suits or a MAV/SCV. And the Drop ship version of a air vech should be the Logi suit of the air. able to do a little bit of everything but needs protection while it provides support.

I don't feel adding options to it now is taking away from options in the future nor future veh classes.

DS need re-balancing VS ground infantry AV that's for sure.

But keep in mind that could also be just because a FG is a hard counter to the fact that we ONLY have dropships and no other air vech.

Hitting a fast moving small air vech with a forge gun would be quite difficult as are super fast LAV's that can take a hit. especially if said small air veh can tank a FG round shoot some missiles fly out rep and fly back in.

DS are slow and big so its a easy FG target, Other air veh will probably be way smaller single seaters that might make a heavys life hell when it drops down on him in a dive bomb and is fast agile and hard to track.

Also is anyone around who is a max proto dropship pilot? I would not mind doing some play testing with you on the weekend. If you lose your drop ship ill reimburse you your ISK as I would like to do some playtesting with them with you trying various builds vs forge gun. Could be a good learning experience for both of us.


Manly Vehicle Operator wrote:
If it were a medium vehicle like you say, it would probably have around twice the HP it has now.

A:Dont know, looking at LAV's and tanks their base EHP is pretty low until you add armor and shields and hardeners and reppers. on them

And the Dropship is like I said not built for constant combat but as a air SCV/ Logi air unit.

And im not saying it does not need work in that regard.

A forge gun knocking it around is silly, that can be nerfed/removed simply on Newton's laws of motion.