Should the engineer be the only one allowed in armor as driver?

2007-06-16 14:47:45

#26

David.P: Banned; +649|6539

3lmo wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:
CoronadoSEAL wrote:
go play PR - crewmen are the only ones allowed to drive armor -
I do play PR i love it more then vanilla. I came back to reg bf2 for the sole reason of showing some motherfuckers how much better i am then them now.(I AM THE KING OF SINGLE SHOT BITCHES!)
No you are not, sorry.

I voted no.

Yes i am, Check my history, and I was'nt talking about anyone these forums.

Allright then.

Last edited by David.Podedworny (2007-06-16 14:48:12)

2007-06-16 15:01:42

#27

GR34: Member; +215|6810|ALBERTA> CANADA

or do like PR and have it a request able kit

2007-06-16 15:03:08

#28

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6788|...

No. A Medic in a tank makes an excellent infantry cover and can keep his machine gunner in good health. I think resupply is acceptable also.

2007-06-16 15:09:34

#29

suomalainen_äijä: Member; +64|6431

even tough engineers can repair damaged vehicles, it doesn't mean that only they should drive armors, it's not fair

2007-06-16 15:21:17

#30

zeidmaan: Member; +234|6680|Vienna

The way PR does it is better in every aspect. Crewman for tanks/APCs, and Pilot for planes/choppers.

But it could never work in vBF2. There are too many tanks, they spawn all over the map and they get destroyed-respawn too often. Also complicating the game even slightly would lead to an unplayable mess.
What could work and what vBF2 definitely needs in restriction on using enemy assets. Stealing vehicles is so arcadey that its too much even for vBF2...

Last edited by zeidmaan (2007-06-16 15:23:56)

2007-06-16 15:31:50

#31

G3|Genius: Pope of BF2s; +355|6891|Sea to globally-cooled sea

nonexistentusmc wrote:
Either Engi's or Anti-Tank in my opinion. They're both meant for the armor battles with the AT Mines and AT rockets, repairing.

I love being AT in the armor. Often armors will trade hit-for-hit and end up destroying each other. I've had success ducking out of the armor and getting an extra shot off with the AT to preserve my own tank and take out theirs.

Also, my preferred combination for armor is: armor driver be medic, armor passenger be engy. that way, the medic always heals the engineer, who always heals the armor.

You typical Lib: dislike the way something is done, so you look to write a law to prevent.

STFU.

PS--yes, I flame you on your thread, because your idea SUCKS.

2007-06-16 15:43:38

#32

Mike<Eagle23>: BF2sEU old school admin - I don't care who you are; +359|6993|Germany

If nobody on your team repairs you,find a safe place and do it yourself.
Just because he can repair other vehicles, doesn't mean he should be the only one able to use it.
I could also say: nobody healed me when i was standing next to a tank, only medics should be allowed in tanks.

2007-06-16 15:46:28

#33

3lmo: Don't Hassel the Hoff; +345|6568|The | Netherlands

David.Podedworny wrote:
3lmo wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:

I do play PR i love it more then vanilla. I came back to reg bf2 for the sole reason of showing some motherfuckers how much better i am then them now.(I AM THE KING OF SINGLE SHOT BITCHES!)
No you are not, sorry.

I voted no.
Yes i am, Check my history, and I was'nt talking about anyone these forums.

Allright then.

It's hard to accept, but the answer is just no.

2007-06-16 15:56:58

#34

agent146: Member; +127|6652|Jesus Land aka Canada

wah1188 wrote:
im_in_heaven wrote:
no, why should engineer be the only one allowed?
Engineers have kick ass fishing hats! The reason why some non-engies get in armor is to padd their kit kdrs. Still though nah like the reasons said above just part of the game ain't it I rely soley on myself in a tank just cower away and repair it.

lulz thoses "fishing hats" are called boonie hats.

2007-06-16 16:10:30

#35

mr. LuxusLexus: Member; +11|6480

Let people play the kits they like, but no mistake about it, the only kit to use when your driving is engineer.
People don`t seem to understand that to win a battle the kits have to be evenly dispersed between the players.
I see this a lot when i play as commander. Some guy caps the enemy main base and i tell him to blow up assets, but does he or he`s team have a spec-ops with them? no of course not

2007-06-16 16:16:54

#36

Moggle: Member; +4|6845|I'm not sure

Stupid idea...Stupid sig too.

2007-06-16 16:20:36

#37

motherdear: Member; +25|6917|Denmark/Minnesota (depends)

just play PR and that incident is history.

2007-06-16 16:24:45

#38

Eboreus: Member of Foamy's Card Cult; +46|6913

David.Podedworny wrote:
Well should they? Cause i am sick and tired of medics and snipers taking the armor for themselves. Right now on ghost i was the only engineer in armor from a team of 15, Noone gave a fuck. I was fixing everyone noone fixed me i was the first to die always because of them. Fuck i hate armor whores who cant play right.

just because you consider your playstyle as 'right' it's not automatically the right thing for other players.

personally I think any class inside your teams tank is better than having the enemy steal it. countless of times the tank on sharqi for example is standing around in the MEC base, until some USMCs sneak up and steal it.
and there are countless other opportunities in which it is actually usefull that everyone can drive a tank.

2007-06-16 16:33:54

#39

JetSniper: R.I.P [EPIC]Pfcguinn; +113|6602

no

why?

your sitting somewhere near a tank and cant get in, then a guy comes up {bad guy} that is engineer and takes the tank then kills you.

how fair is that?

not fair at all.

2007-06-16 16:37:15

#40

manitobapaintballa: Member; +32|6884

no engis are meant to blow stuff up and repair things not drive

2007-06-16 16:40:59

#41

elite.mafia: Banned; +122|6719|USA

Only on karkand and Jalalabad. Air maps anyone should be allowed in.

2007-06-16 17:35:02

#42

David.P: Banned; +649|6539

Allright then medic is ok by you guys(Support and AT are fine too) How about sniper? I see no reason for them to be in apc or tank.

2007-06-16 18:00:17

#43

spacebandit72: Dead Meat; +121|6996|Michigan

No.
This reminds me of the airplane and helo argument. Being that only good pilots get to fly.
Stupid. If people are so worried about a stupid game... get a life.
This game was made to play and have fun on. If I want to be a sniper and hop into a tank... who cares? If I want to crash the helo 15 times... who cares?

I do understand that one kit may be better suited for a particular task. People should use common since when playing but after all... it's just a game.
90% of the time I am engy when using armor. I try to help my team win by being smart about what I do, even if I chose to be a "lone wolf".
Sometimes I'm on a team that refuses to try... then I just piss around and explore the map or find a good fishing hole under the bridge in Karkand. Jalalabad has a couple good fishing holes like the shallows by the docks. I hear there is a shitload of jumbo pearch that hang around the oil towers on Ghost Town.

2007-06-16 18:52:33

#44

mikeshw: Radioactive Glo; +130|7103|A Small Isle in the Tropics

Support Kit for Mobile AA. Completely useless as an Engie as the jets make mincemeat out of mobile AA fast. At least you can resupply yourself and self-repair at supply crates.

But, yeah, Engie otherwise for APC or Tanks.

2007-06-16 22:54:21

#45

Mexanick: Member; +3|6719|Russia

Agree. But maybe it should be Spec-Ops, Antitank and Engineer. Also looks stupid when some Chinese ass-ault boys steal F-15 or Cobra or whatever hard-to-control from enemy base.

2007-06-17 03:39:35

#46

Talon: Stop reading this and look at my post; +341|7026

Engineers are one of the least useful classes in a tank, as they become pointless (I'm talking vehicle maps here, not karkand) when they have to bail out. Yes, two engineers can repair each other - but for that you have to camp, which firstly is boring, and secondly leaves you open to arty attacks. Much more effective is two ATs in tanks (if possible, with AT gunners as well). That way they can keep distance between each other, preventing arty attacks, as well as allowing the second guy to attack an enemy tank from the rear. If one does have to bail, he can help finish off the enemy tank with his rocket launcher.

Also, snipers are very useful in tanks, allowing you to stop on a hillside, pick off a couple of infantry with the rifle, before getting in the tank and mopping up the base.

2007-06-17 07:31:42

#47

weasel_thingo: Member; +74|6592

agent146 wrote:
CoronadoSEAL wrote:
go play PR - crewmen are the only ones allowed to drive armor -
yes go play pr leave bf2 alone.

2007-06-17 07:55:13

#48

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6896|Washington, DC

Nah. For one, I like getting time up as other kits and in armor at the same time. Secondly, if you ask me a better combo is an AT driver and an engineer manning the fifty.

If the tank encounters another armor, then engineer can hop out and provide repairs while the tank can still fire. And if worse comes to worse, the AT guy can hop out and fire off a SRAW/Eryx at the tank. I played a round of Tampa yesterday, and enemy tanks really don't expect to have a shell and a rocket fly at them at the same time

2007-06-17 08:15:08

#49

oChaos.Haze: Member; +90|6703

If an engy could repair by pure osmosis, then yes. But since the tank doesn't repair until you get out and wrench the bitch, then No. Much smarter to have the engy be gunner, and hop out. So therefore, I think the driver should NEVER be engy. Haha, threw a wrench in that argument's gears. Pardon the pun.

2007-06-17 08:19:51

#50

znozer: Viking fool - Crazy SWE; +162|6810|Sverige (SWE)

jord wrote:
No.

They are there for everyone to use.... IT`S A GAME !!!

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