Please note the tank armor in Battlefield 2042 is too weak, the tank turret moves too slowly after being damaged and the tow missile is a joke.I've been playing Battlefield since 1942 and the tank physics need to be corrected in accordance with the tank physics of Battlefield 2 or 4.Furthermore, we can't even leave or join different squads, kick worthless squad members or even find a mortar accessory.Please note the above and take corrective action as DICE and EA have consistently disappointed the Battlefield community.

The tanks need to get an agility similar to BF3/4.Better acceleration, faster turrets and better turret angles to aim at helicopters higher above.Other than that maybe they could get the option to sacrifice a passenger seat for an APS system that can foil 1 projectile every like 10-15 seconds

@DeepSixxxx wrote:C5 is the reason I avoid tanks, as it is so easy to air drop completely out of tank sighting range within 5 feet of a tank, and then "insta-kill" it and yet somehow survive just a few feet away.If Dice thinks imaginary super C5 is a good idea in BF 2042, at least make the player who pushes a single button die if not at least 50 feet away. As nobody would survive even 100 feet away in real life, and then the tank driver would then have a chance to stop the one-button-insta-kill" of their tank as the enemy would have to run away at least 50 feet.Another idea is make C5 take a few seconds to actually "prime" versus have it tossed like some magical sticky grenade from Halo. The fantasy nature of "C5" takes away from the realism that BF legacy has attempted over the years. And the ground vehicles suffer, no different that the ground infantry suffering from imaginary Apex Pathfinder Mackay "grapple" that creates impossible ground movements and positions. This creates the WTH moments that I believe ultimately make the game boring to many players... The fantasy "gadgets" are really difficult to balance, so my "hope" is the "class system update" will help remove the number of these fantasy weapons in play as if everyone runs around tossing C5 constantly for one button insta-kills of EVERYTHING, what is the point of the game???I totally agree with you on C5 being an issue.Between how slow it takes the tank to accelerate, getting stuck on everything, turn radius, turret speed, and limited vertical turret range, C5 feels really unbalanced. You can’t stop in tank for a second because everyone is running C5. You can’t out run a person on foot if you’re stopped, you can’t aim downward enough to hit them with the main cannon. It takes them all of two seconds to toss three things of C5 and run a few feet away and live.Then there’s the other problem you mentioned, how easy it is for enemies to get near you in a tank like Sundance, enemies spawning right next to you after clearing that exact spot only a moment ago, and it being relatively easy for anyone to parachute and drop basically right on a tank if the tank isn’t completely hauling it.Air vehicles have been more tanky then the actual tanks in BF2042.

They ruined the tanks, starting with bfv. Rumor is that one of the designers had a rager for WoT and decided to try for more realistic tank physics. Sounded cood on paper. But, the rest of the game has much more arcade style movement. Look at soldiers, air, transport vehicles, gadgets, etc. They slowed the tanks down for "realism" but left all of its opposition in arcade mode.

@Padding_Ur_Stats wrote:Im currently trying to T1 C5. I have 35 kills to go and frankly, you all make it seem easier then it is.Air Drop: Shot on the way down by the tank, aircraft, or others before you can drop 3 and detonateSquirrel Drop: Increases chance of success, but not a slam dunk, either the tank or others shoot you before you can drop 3 and detonateGrappling Hook: either the tank or others shoot you before you can drop 3 and detonateWithout Mackay and sundance it is a one in 10 success rate. Youre only experiencing the 1. You just consider the other 9 kills like any other. Mackay or Sundance improve the odds to about 3 in 10. Additionally, where the C5 is placed matters. I have dropped 3 many times and the vehicle is not destroyed. And yes, we do die. Frankly, the chance of living while running from a tank far enough before the tank or others shoot you is slim. Once the 3rd is dropped I blow the tank up and usually myself. It is my suicide bomber loadout. Frankly a 10% chance of success isnt an issue. Using the stats you gave of 10% per soldier. If there’s 6-10 people running C5, then there’s a pretty good chance one of them will get through. Vehicle spawns are much longer, infantry can just keep re-spawning on point.I don’t think you realize just how difficult it is to drive the tank. Everything is so slow about it. Dice sure love their geometry and give you infinite opportunities to get stuck. There’s so many challenges to protecting yourself from enemies that are very close to you, and nearly impossible to keep distance with how the maps are designed, Sundance, spawns, etc. There’s 64 players per team. That’s a lot of opportunity for rockets, being hacked, C5, and then there’s aircraft you can’t do anything about. You’re kinda right, it’s not a given or the easiest thing to just run up and C5 every vehicle with 100% success rate. If the team has bit of coordination you get punished instantly in a tank if you slightly overextend. I’m talking like 20 yards or being on the wrong side of a point being fought over while on the move. The problem I have when it comes to the balancing between ground and air is that air vehicles can disengage a lot easier, they’re far harder to hit in 3d space, you have to be specially equipped to deal with them, and they won’t get stuck on anything. Aircraft can carry all the weight in the world without any penalty and move freely. I usually don’t care about realism, but the Condor is just ridiculous in every way. It breaks all the laws of physics lol. I’m glad they’re finally balancing air vehicles, but it took a while. Tanks need a turret speed buff, nothing crazy, but literally any increase would be great. Turn radius could be improved, I have to brake, then give it gas, and feather it through turns. It’s pretty obnoxious it takes that much work to make just regular turns. Even standing still and trying to rotate seems slower than what a tank could do in real life. Alright, that got a little lengthy. Sorry.

@Dez_ZR1-VIPERI think overall tanks are in a pretty good spot. They could use a couple small tweaks though.The turn speed for the turret is painfully slow. It was pretty jarring at first, I've gotten use to it, but the speed could be increased a little. I don't care how little, I would take any speed increase.The second thing is that Sundance shouldn't be able to carry C5. She can fly to anywhere on the map quickly while being fairly stealthy.Hacking is also another annoying thing. I'm not sure what the cool down is between being hacked is in a tank? It feels pretty quick though, and the damn thing feels like an eternity when you've been hacked. Maybe you could still fire? Time after you've already been hacked could take longer until you're susceptible to being hacked again?When you have a good team, you can go ham with a tank and do pretty well depending on the map. If the enemy team has a pro pilot and you're team just isn't working well together, it's miserable.

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RaginSam
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Dez_ZR1-VIPER
I think overall tanks are in a pretty good spot. They could use a couple small tweaks though.

The turn speed for the turret is painfully slow. It was pretty jarring at first, I've gotten use to it, but the speed could be increased a little. I don't care how little, I would take any speed increase.

The second thing is that Sundance shouldn't be able to carry C5. She can fly to anywhere on the map quickly while being fairly stealthy.

Hacking is also another annoying thing. I'm not sure what the cool down is between being hacked is in a tank? It feels pretty quick though, and the damn thing feels like an eternity when you've been hacked. Maybe you could still fire? Time after you've already been hacked could take longer until you're susceptible to being hacked again?

When you have a good team, you can go ham with a tank and do pretty well depending on the map. If the enemy team has a pro pilot and you're team just isn't working well together, it's miserable.
AngrySquid270
4 years ago
@Dez_ZR1-VIPER wrote:
Please note the tank armor in Battlefield 2042 is too weak
What are you asking for here?
Which anti-tank weapons are too strong? How would you tweak them?
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
The tanks need to get an agility similar to BF3/4.
Better acceleration, faster turrets and better turret angles to aim at helicopters higher above.
Other than that maybe they could get the option to sacrifice a passenger seat for an APS system that can foil 1 projectile every like 10-15 seconds
S3SSioN_SoL
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:
The tanks need to get an agility similar to BF3/4.
Better acceleration, faster turrets and better turret angles to aim at helicopters higher above.
Other than that maybe they could get the option to sacrifice a passenger seat for an APS system that can foil 1 projectile every like 10-15 seconds
@UP_Hawxxeye Imo, the APS system must go to the Spotter Seat. And must have a delay just like the EMP launcher has a delay in the Stealth Heli to stop Pilots from hot seat switching mid fight.
Otherwise we just gonna get a repeat of BF4 with Tank drivers camping at the edge of objectives because they know they're invincible if they never push into enemy fire as they'll have enough time to retreat for their APS to recharge.
This is one of the reasons why I recommended the flares on the Stealth Heli should go to the Gunner as well. To spread means of survivability and increase the need for co-operation and the chance for mistakes when uncoordinated.
S3SSioN_SoL
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@RaginSam Agreed with everything you've stated, especially the Sundance must not be allowed to equip C5 the same way Lis can't equip other launchers. Such a change to Sundance would then allow the EMP grenades to return imo.
S3SSioN_SoL
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Dez_ZR1-VIPER The best way to turn turrets is in 3rd Person, because then the turret becomes disjointed and moves directly to where you want it to move. I've found this is the best way to control the turret when not needing to make fine aiming adjustments in a fight. I wish the 1st Person aiming has the ability to disjoint the turret in a similar way.

Overall I don't think the Main Battle Tanks need a turret rotate speed buff. I think it's fine as it is. It's already quite decent in my opinion. What is an issue is how much slower the rotate speed becomes when damaged, that needs to be scaled down a bit for both the Main Battle Tank and the Anti Air Tank.

The Tow missile behaves a bit weird, especially in the Attack Helis, if you trying to hit an air target it will seldom hit first try, but It does work 'okay' when used by land vehicles.

The Anti Air Tank does need a turret rotate speed and angle of attack buff when it's using the Anti Air Guns, (Not when it's using the other guns, otherwise it would become OP).

I think the Spotter seat needs an APS system. And that the Tanks need more damage resistance to grenades. It's weird how a fragmentation grenade can do enough damage to sometimes break the "tracks" of a tank. Only a rocket or a mine should do this, but then again, the "onboard repair thing" can quickly fix the "tracks".
S3SSioN_SoL
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@AngrySquid270
@AngrySquid270 wrote:
@Dez_ZR1-VIPER wrote:
Please note the tank armor in Battlefield 2042 is too weak
What are you asking for here?
Which anti-tank weapons are too strong? How would you tweak them?

I think it has less to do with anti-tank weapons being too strong and rather the over saturation of anti-armor weapons in the game, from Rao's Hack, Casper's Drone, C5 Drones, SOFLAMS, Landmines, Sundance C5s, Bolte Landmining, AGMs, Lis, and Poor map design for both vehicles and infantry. Suffice to say, balance is not good right now for any vehicle category as well weapon categories.
The only time armor is safe, is when they're moving with the line of infantry which I think is great, armor should be encouraged and incentivized to fight alongside the line of infantry. As a Irish I always put down sentinels near armor if I'm close to them.
LancySchemer
4 years ago
@Dez_ZR1-VIPER Couldnt agree more. DICE getting the studio behind Need for Speed to *also* work on the vehicles was a mistake in my view. I play on console, and let me tell you, the tank movement and physics are awkward as hell. Reversing is slow, turret gets damaged too much too easily. And in my opinion, the tanks feel quite slow in some situations too.
SithMetal71
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
The MAV needs tweaking also, wat too easy to take out tank/mav.
DigitalHype
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
They ruined the tanks, starting with bfv. Rumor is that one of the designers had a rager for WoT and decided to try for more realistic tank physics. Sounded cood on paper. But, the rest of the game has much more arcade style movement. Look at soldiers, air, transport vehicles, gadgets, etc. They slowed the tanks down for "realism" but left all of its opposition in arcade mode.