Tanker classes and the cap zones

[LukeFF]

In Black Day July, there is an artillery observer class on the Soviet side that, when in use, does not count towards personnel needed to defend or capture a cap zone. I'd like to see something like this applied as well to the tanker classes: when not in a tank or assault gun, tankers do not count for anything in the cap zone. The rationale is that too often people use the tanker classes as pseudo-infantry instead of their intended role. Granted, it won't stop people from running around as infantry, but with no purpose to serve outside an AFV I think it would encourage people to use the role properly.

Opinions?

 

[Boggs]

I like it. Many times I've seen tankers use their machines as personnel carriers, moving unscathed across the areas with no cover into a cap zone, unload the crew and go about clearing the cap zones on foot. I usually play as anti-tank infantry and it's quite frustrating when these assault troopers who're trained on tanks appear.

 

[Corban Ireland]

I like it. Many times I've seen tankers use their machines as personel carriers, moving unscathed across the areas with no cover into a cap zone, unload the crew and go about clearing the cap zones on foot.

That's what I like to call "intelligence." Intelligence should be rewarded, not punished.

 

[Boggs]

I doubt it was a heavily used tactic by Panzer crews to move into villages, unload and act as infantry.

 

[worluk]

it also would solve the problem of people jumping out to save the cap.

 

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

I doubt it was a heavily used tactic by Panzer crews to move into villages, unload and act as infantry.

I also doubt they cared much for cap zones.

 

[Boggs]

I also doubt they cared much for cap zones.

You're right. I'm sure they might've tried that tactic to capture their last objective if they only had 20 seconds left before the "round" ended for the day.

 

[snakedude24]

ZOMG the russians are camping LOL N00BS hahahah, its okay, ah damn, hes clipping, go guys, we arbitrarily have 20 seconds left to get in a predetermined spot!

 

[LukeFF]

That's what I like to call "intelligence." Intelligence should be rewarded, not punished.

Right, just like BA-64s zipping across the middle of a battlefield trying to take out enemy tanks.

Players should be rewarded for proper tactics, not arcade-ish 21st century nonsesne as such found in FPS games. Tankers in WWII were NOT trained to be dismounted infantry - that's why they were given big steel vehicles in the first place!

BTW, this idea does have precedence, in a way. In Combat Mission, the player cannot order tank crews to dismount their tanks, and when they do bail out of their tanks their morale takes a permanent hit, to keep them from being unrealistically used as infantry. As such, it would be a unique and innovative idea for RO, like I mentioned with the Artillery Spotter in the BDJ.

As it is now, tankers in RO are simply infantry with the ability to crew tanks, which should not be so.

 

[Kipper]

Implementing the exit delay and animation for vehicles would solve this really.

 

[Nifel]

Implementing the exit delay and animation for vehicles would solve this really.

A-
men.

Encouraging infantry to ward off anti-tank infantry is goood. Co-operation ftw!