MAXs to be able to drive vehicles

[Durandal]

Based off of this video


released today the Devs are going to allow MAXs to pilot vehicles aside from aircraft...This worries me around 2:40

"The tradeoff is they are a little less versitle, you cannot pilot aircraft"

hmmm mechs jumping out of tanks is going to be really irritating...

[lolroflroflcake]

I also remember them saying at E3 they wouldn't be able to drive anything at all only get rides, atleast I hope they did.

[SKYeXile]

im sure theres a comment around with higby saying something about killing a tank and having a max poping out, and that would be silly so they're not going to have that. but i CBFed finding.

TLDR: tanks popping out of tanks: no.

[ChipMHazard]

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

TLDR: tanks popping out of tanks: no.

Aye it would be like a matryoshka doll.

[Kran De Loy]

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

im sure theres a comment around with higby saying something about killing a tank and having a max poping out, and that would be silly so they're not going to have that. but i CBFed finding.

TLDR: tanks popping out of tanks: no.

hahaha I wanted to thank you're post because it gave me the idea of that one meme "Hey bro I heard you like tanks so we put a tank in your tank so you can tank while you tank.."

[The Degenatron]

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

TLDR: tanks popping out of tanks: no.

[Yaguer]

Well one speculation and definitive assumption I can claim that will be correct about MAX's, is that they have stated in one or two videos Empire's will share the same MAX capabilities. Essentially, the NC-MAX Shield, and the TR-MAX Lockdown will be mainstream which makes complete sense considering they're using the same technological template...

If it isn't known already, MAX's must still possess their previous sprint ability from PS1 which made up for their inability to pilot anything, which screams of imbalance completely if they could now.

Imagine MAX's air-dropping from fighter aircraft. The only vehicle system a MAX should be allowed to enter and exist is a Galaxy and land-sized variant.

It would be stupid if the MAX's in PS2 didn't share Lockdown and Shielding. I also hope the Vanu's unique jump-jet ability for their MAX's is universal as well. At least the Terran and Conglomerate deserve one MAX-type that can air-lift itself for tactical diversity. If anything, the Vanu's version should be superior in endurance and speed.

[Xyntech]

Originally Posted by Yaguer

Well one speculation and definitive assumption I can claim that will be correct about MAX's, is that they have stated in one or two videos Empire's will share the same MAX capabilities. Essentially, the NC-MAX Shield, and the TR-MAX Lockdown will be mainstream which makes complete sense considering they're using the same technological template...

If it isn't known already, MAX's must still possess their previous sprint ability from PS1 which made up for their inability to pilot anything, which screams of imbalance completely if they could now.

Imagine MAX's air-dropping from fighter aircraft. The only vehicle system a MAX should be allowed to enter and exist is a Galaxy and land-sized variant.

It would be stupid if the MAX's in PS2 didn't share Lockdown and Shielding. I also hope the Vanu's unique jump-jet ability for their MAX's is universal as well. At least the Terran and Conglomerate deserve one MAX-type that can air-lift itself for tactical diversity. If anything, the Vanu's version should be superior in endurance and speed.

They have stated that they are still considering what weapons and abilities will be common pool for all MAXes and which ones will be empire specific. Right now, the TR MAX is the only one with lockdown harpoons on its legs, so while that isn't conclusive, I wouldn't say it's outside the realm of possibility that it could still end up as a TR exclusive. But there will be multiple abilities that you can choose from, so TR won't be stuck with lockdown if they don't want to use it.

But no MAX will have jump jets of any kind, not the VS, not any of them. The base designs take too much advantage of vertical gameplay now, so it would be horribly overpowered to give them that ability. Light Assault are the only class that gets jump jets now, and all empires have access to that class and it's ability.

We have not yet heard what they are thinking of for possible ES VS MAX abilities to replace the jump jets, assuming they decide to have any ES abilities for MAXes.

[kaffis]

Originally Posted by Xyntech

But no MAX will have jump jets of any kind, not the VS, not any of them. The base designs take too much advantage of vertical gameplay now, so it would be even more horribly overpowered to give them that ability. Light Assault are the only class that gets jump jets now, and all empires have access to that class and it's ability.

Added the bold to fix your statement.

[DarkChiron]

I think you may be going a little too literal minded on this. Especially when the commentators on the E3 streams went out of their way to constantly insist MAXs wouldn't even be allowed INSIDE most vehicles at all, let alone have them piloting them. The video here is from E3, so it's not overriding anything they said there.

I think they were a little too careless with their wording, not that they're actually letting MAXs drive tanks.

[RSphil]

it has been said that max units wont be able to drive anything. but this is only what i have heard. it may all change but i think it will be too op if a max can drive a tank ect. and they would never fit in the drivers seat lol

[Hamma]

Matt also stated in the dev commentary with Totalbiscuit that MAXs wont be allowed to pilot vehicles. So I think it's a bit to literal of an interpretation

[LazyBonez]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Matt also stated in the dev commentary with Totalbiscuit that MAXs wont be allowed to pilot vehicles. So I think it's a bit to literal of an interpretation

I do recall that video I believe they will follow suit with PS1 when it came to MAXs and vehicles but we are still in alpha so won't really now til beta/launch!

very unlikely though IMO!!

[Zolan]

They've said every single time that MAX units will not drive vehicles.

They also stated in several of the videos that currently MAX units could enter vehicles (at the time of the said videos), but that was only because of the stage of development they were at or some other nonsense regarding the developers.

[kaffis]

This is the same narrator that says "two squads" in a Galaxy. I wouldn't put too much stock in it.