Less tanks due to the bugs - I love it!! - Page 2

Plissket · 2013-02-03, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by capiqu

All i know is that yesterday My prowler went one on one with a Magrider and since ever since i remember My Prowler took the fight. For the first time I found magriders running away from me. I guess they don't like fair fights.

I encounter a prowler today, went from 2/3rds health to zero in 3 seconds, I think tank vs tank isn't an option anymore. At the crown they rolled Prowlers up, I used a turret to try and attack one, but the things barely took a scratch with three direct hits, and then it noticed me...

Was sort of pleased when it crashed a few minutes later, the tank part of the combat really sucks now for me. Its gone from the mag feeling like the best due to the sideways movement and nothing else, to the mag feeling like light tank best used to farm infantry. They don't do balance the gradual way :P

Pella · 2013-02-03, 12:36 PM

I would keep PS2 like this if i had a choice, Pure Troop vs Troop fights all day.

But my mozzie is broke so im upset about that.

Hamma · 2013-02-03, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Pella

I would keep PS2 like this if i had a choice, Pure Troop vs Troop fights all day.

But my mozzie is broke so im upset about that.

What's wrong with the Mosquito?

Beerbeer · 2013-02-03, 12:43 PM

Nice. No idea what bug you're talking about, but they shouldn't fix it IMO.

Emperor Newt · 2013-02-03, 02:39 PM

As much as I like the current emphasis on infantry engagements, the game is currently just broken which kills the fun very often. It's just no fun if there are MBTs outside your tower and everything you pull only fires hot air.

ShadetheDruid · 2013-02-03, 02:44 PM

A hotfix is going up for the misfiring vehicle weapons as I type.

Sturmhardt · 2013-02-03, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by ShadetheDruid

A hotfix is going up for the misfiring vehicle weapons as I type.

Then the best day of planetside will soon be over.... enjoy it while it lasts!

Bunk · 2013-02-03, 03:35 PM

I've experienced the same thing on Lithcorp. Was pretty fun actually

DhrRob · 2013-02-03, 05:51 PM

It was 'fun' for a change, but I'm glad it's fixed.

Figment · 2013-02-04, 08:49 AM

Assist, I'd rather have strong endurance teamwork tanks with actual good driving and gunning going on, than massively spammed low endurance, quick repaired, solo tanks.

But SOE refuses to admit that solo-MBTs are a thing for small multiplayers rather than MMOFPS games. They've taken the teamwork out of tanks and replaced it by team number spam.

Dedicated drivers still remain a much better alternative to solo-MBTs as a design concept. But as long as solo-MBTs are here at this power level, we're not going to see any decent change in that area.

Badjuju · 2013-02-04, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Figment

Assist, I'd rather have strong endurance teamwork tanks with actual good driving and gunning going on, than massively spammed low endurance, quick repaired, solo tanks.

But SOE refuses to admit that solo-MBTs are a thing for small multiplayers rather than MMOFPS games. They've taken the teamwork out of tanks and replaced it by team number spam.

Dedicated drivers still remain a much better alternative to solo-MBTs as a design concept. But as long as solo-MBTs are here at this power level, we're not going to see any decent change in that area.

The cert system is highly to blame as well. I too would like too see less tanks which are much more heavily armored. Again, another area where they should have learned from ps1.

Figment · 2013-02-04, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Badjuju

The cert system is highly to blame as well.

Naturally.

Unrestricted access to everything leads to spam instead of selection.

Mietz · 2013-02-04, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Badjuju

The cert system is highly to blame as well. I too would like too see less tanks which are much more heavily armored. Again, another area where they should have learned from ps1.

We've said that since beta, they will never change this.

All you can hope for is a 3rd class of tank with a 3 man crew that will work like the Liberator and will still be spammed (even worse, on rotation).

The cert and class system will not change.

Sturmhardt · 2013-02-04, 09:09 AM

Yeah... and the crown is not really a good example for infantry zergs because it's always the same fight and the defenders have a very straight advantage. I hate fighting at the crown too, I don't get why there is always something going on. The infantry zerg fight I was talking about was really awesome and the front was constantly moving and evolving, it was fun. There were no tanks who spammed the battlefield and lead to frustration and the feeling of being powerless against them, everyone was on an even ground. It was just good fighting. A swarm of tanks does not add any real strategy to the game except "we need more heavy assault and/or tanks!".

Stellarthief · 2013-02-04, 09:20 AM

Even with the lag from patch, it was nice to have so few tanks about. Some worked for some people so it at least wasn't 0 tanks. But was nice.

Bring this back as a special day

No tanks, no ESF.. Call it day of zerg and give us double xp for infantry kills