how tank spawning work

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rada660

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maybe a sticky to the upcoming topic, even if it is small?

as i play mostly tank only map, being gumrak ( do i got it right? >_> ) i seen many playing complaining about this little simple thing :
"why im not spawning?!"
"its been 5 minutes that im waiting and im still not spawning!!!"
" f**k this server its dont let me spawn!"

ok... each time i ask them: " what kit do you chosen? the tank crewman?"

if they respond yes, either i dont have time to explain them as they leave like too fast for me to write fast enough, or im just in a fight with a T-34, but that how the tank crew spawning work :

the first thing you have to know, is that when a map got tanks in it, the really first kit you can choose, is a tank commander ( or higher in rank ) and no tank crewman yet, this is for 1 simple reason : the tank commander have to choose either yes or no, if he want to allow other player to join his tank, if he say no, sorry, no crewman gonna be able, if he say yes, tank crewman spot gonna be available compared to the amount of available space in the tank, like in example, Panzer IV can have an additional 3 tank crewman, when T-34 is only 2.

so this lead to this : if its appear you choose tank crewman, and cant still re-spawn, that mean that exact thing :

"the only available tank ( or couple other tank ) that allow other player to join the tank, is not yet in spawn queue, meaning is not dead yet, and still roaming free rampaging enemy tank, or waiting on the spawn queue with you."

so if you cannot re-spawn, please either be patient, for the tank that allow other player to "die" so its can get in spawn queue with you, and when its gonna spawn, you gonna be in! with the tank commander that allowed other player to get in.

or you got another option, get a tank commander role.

in a tank only map, the more player there is on the server, the more tank commander/leader/commander gonna be available, a full server of 64 player could have his own tank, alone in it, as tank commander/leader/commander never seem to reach a cap. From experience, even with 50 player in this map with 25 player each side, there was so there was only like 3 tank crewman taken when the rest fulfill tank commander and higher.... in fallenfighter tho, here its have a limited tank commander, depending on the number of player each side but the max i seen was 2 tank commander, and if he wanted let other player to get in.

but right now letting other player get in your tank, its total disorder, as its hard pain to communicate with your tank crew, hoping to see vehicle chat ( like Ro1 ) or maybe a vehicle VOIP.

so that how a tank crew mechanic work.

tl;dr IF you dont re-spawn for a long while, get tank commander, and wait less than 1 minute after pressing ready

no go kill some tank out there!!:IS2:

*why its got move to idea and suggestion? there not even a suggestion in here, its just information to other player to tell how tank crew system work, to my point of view*
 
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Mr.Light

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Because the other players specifically selected no other players can enter the tank.
 

Moyako

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They should lock tank crewman slots if the commander decides not to allow human players in his tank. It's pointless to let people pick those slots if they're not available anyway
 

Raneman

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They should remove the ability for players to keep others out of their tank.
 

rada660

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mr.light and moyako, its seem you missed a part on what i written, i check its how its worked : tank crewman only gonna be available only if tank commander allow other player to get in, if no tank commander let other player to get in, thak crewman will simply DONT SHOW, at the second one tank commander allow, tankcrewman will now show, got it?
 

Tom Hanks

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I always chose the "NO" option and yet some tard still hops in somehow and drives me into danger. What gives?
 

mechanicalDR

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They should remove the ability for players to keep others out of their tank.
GOD NO. Even in RO1 when they couldn't block access (it waiting for people for a few seconds) people still preferred either tanking alone, or with someone they knew. You can't coordinate a tank with typing chat effectively, and its especially frustrating when you get someone who doesn't know what their doing in your tank. Now that we have full ai squads solo tanking is even more useful. Plus, playing taxi driver for someone gets boring.
 

Moyako

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But is not at the moment, I just played in Fallen Fighters and tank crewman slot was available. I had to wait a while until I got bored and picked up anti tank role
 

rada660

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I always chose the "NO" option and yet some tard still hops in somehow and drives me into danger. What gives?

that i think, is just a game bug, as if you selected no, its shouldnt never let someone get in it, so yea, to me just a bug, and you an unlucky one :S
 

rada660

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But is not at the moment, I just played in Fallen Fighters and tank crewman slot was available. I had to wait a while until I got bored and picked up anti tank role

i tested, well more seen myself, on fallenfighter, there was 1 tank commander chosen, and tank crewman was just not showing, to me its mean he taken no in letting other player to get in his tank, but if there is tankcrew spot and you had to wait a while, just mean that the tank you could be in, was always alive, and you have to wait for him to just... die to get in spawn