ATV tactics

SgtExo · 2012-07-19, 01:40 PM

Seeing as the ATV is able to mount forward facing armaments (and have ppl surf on them from at least 2 previews), I was wondering what sort of tactic the community could come up to use them in wolfpack style?

So what king of weapon would be placed on them, what type of classes would man them, what would be formation they hold and what it would be used against.

Slide Surveyor · 2012-07-19, 01:46 PM

I'm going to put boomers on my atv and go look for a deployed galaxy.

Zar · 2012-07-19, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Slide Surveyor

I'm going to put boomers on my atv and go look for a deployed galaxy.

I would bet my car irl that is removed before launch suicide tactic's are the tactic's of retards and bad players =3

Warborn · 2012-07-19, 02:01 PM

You can be shot and killed while on an ATV. They'll probably have no use beyond strapping C4 to them and suiciding them into things. And yeah I guess maybe traveling if for some reason you don't want to get a reaver, maybe if they're really expensive or something.

Canadian Vanu · 2012-07-19, 01:46 PM

By seeing the videos I think they have mounted cannons and machine guns, and can be piloted by any class.

For actual combat I can only see them going to a terminal , jumping off, hacking said terminal and running away, or hit and run tactics.

For general use they'll probably be use to get to point a to point by when a galaxy or sunderer isn't available.

SgtExo · 2012-07-19, 01:50 PM

I was thinking more on how to configure a group of ATVs to hunt down lightnings, MBTs or Sundies.

Xyntech · 2012-07-19, 01:53 PM

Drive inside weird places in buildings. Point weapons at doorway. Enjoy hate /tells.

Loco · 2012-07-19, 02:02 PM

Moving from base to base. You have a better chance splitting up and re-grouping with ATV's... you are however really open.

I would think the mobility would be the focus of any atv tactic. I'm looking forward to flying off hills.

wheee

DOUBLEXBAUGH · 2012-07-19, 02:24 PM

I used to <3 tank hunting on my Fury in PS1, but since you can be shot off the ATV now, I probably wont use it except for maybe fast transport.

Soothsayer · 2012-07-19, 02:26 PM

I don't know about formations or wolf packs, but I certainly do well for myself on a Fury in PS1 when I go behind the enemy's front lines and pick off stragglers and tanks that are retreating to repair.

I'm pretty concerned about the effectiveness of things like AA cannons versus armour like we saw in TB's early "night ops" video. one of the main reasons I was able to take out skyguards reliably was their lack of effective weapons against me (since it's speed advantage was nullified by me being on a fury.)

Warborn · 2012-07-19, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Soothsayer

I don't know about formations or wolf packs, but I certainly do well for myself on a Fury in PS1 when I go behind the enemy's front lines and pick off stragglers and tanks that are retreating to repair.

You can't compare them to furies. Furies could take a lot of bullets before dying. In Planetside 2, one guy who sees you sitting on your ATV taking shots need only line up a headshot or two and you're dead. I imagine snipers will have a field day taking out people on ATVs as you can't take cover when you're on a vehicle, really.

Pavilo Olson · 2012-07-19, 02:28 PM

Ramming, loading with boomers then ramming, ramming with a gun, etc.

shadar · 2012-07-19, 02:34 PM

I cant see packs of them unless some outfit is just out to troll everyone. However it might be intresting to seem them in buildings but depends on how strong the weapons are as to if they are any use there or not. Where i think they will be the most use is for heavy wooded areas where planes cant see into its not that unlikly that a squad would just onto a few of them and look for some kind of ambush. They funnest tatic i can think of would be to get a bunch of infitrators to stealth ontop of the bikes not moving so that the enemy thinks that the bikes were ditched when really the infitators are about to blow there head off.

Emperor · 2012-07-19, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by shadar

I cant see packs of them unless some outfit is just out to troll everyone.

Just wait, I bet someone's already thinking about starting up an ATV outfit.

As far as tactics go, what you're probably going to see ATVs used for is fast deploy, diversions, and C4 emplacements with wheels.

SixShooter · 2012-07-19, 05:15 PM

I really do hope a pack of ATVs roll up on me in my Lightning or Mag, It will be like shooting fish in barrell.

I'm also really looking forward to the video of a huge group of ATV launching off a cliff with all drivers bailing and jetpacking to safety, hopefully with a group of infantry below them being bombarded by a shitstorm of falling ATVs