Drivers

[CutterJohn]

Several thoughts concerning certing vehicles, and driving vehicles in general.

The first is the driver spends the certs, gets the tank, and then.. He has to do the driving. Some scrub gets the benefit of the cert by getting to play the gunner which is imo the more enjoyable role, at least for some vehicles. I would like to see it made so someone with the cert just needs to be in the vehicle, and then anyone can drive. Cert holder gets out, the vehicle stops.

Now, granted, this won't work all the time. Some random person is likely to get us killed. But when I played with friends, we would generally trade off every so often. Sometimes driving, sometimes gunning. Unfortunately, this required 2 certs for the vehicle. I think it would be beneficial to give drivers the option. Sure, you'll see plenty pull a tank, hop into the turret, and spam need a driver, but they'll learn quick thats not wise.


The other thing I wish to discuss.. Vehicle driving in general is pretty unrewarding. I would like, as the driver, to have a 360 view, with a method of marking the target I want the gunner to shoot at, so I'm not just the driver, but the vehicle commander as well. Voice coms would work for this, but those aren't always an option. Other vehicles, without guns, could use some, or something else to do. Lodestars, for instance, would be wonderfully aided by having a heal turret up top that shoots out glue like a firehose. ANTs could perhaps use an EMP turret for self defense, and AMSs a 12mm or something.

Basically just more to do, more options, be it turrets for shooting, or defensive gizmos like smoke/flares/temporary shielding(bf2142 style.. awesome game)/afterburners/etc. Something more than just driving about.