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Velswab
Rising Traveler
7 hours ago

"Optimized Handling" on tanks being an upgrade will just be frustrating

I and many others voiced frustration with the sluggish and unresponsive turret and vehicle movement speed for the MBTs and IFVs in the beta. In the new content creator playtests we can see a new upgrade, "Optimized Handling" which "Improves vehicle turning rate and aiming speed". 

I don't see any world where this isn't just a 100% mandatory upgrade for me to make the vehicles feel remotely useable. I was able to perform decently in these vehicles in the beta, but the experience was more frustrating than anything. I think the vehicles should have a properly tuned and responsive feel to them by default, without it being an optional unlockable attachment. 

Having to choose an upgrade to make the vehicle movement feel good is just going to be frustrating. Design them to feel fun to move in first, then balance them from there. In the beta, it was impossible to respond to many infantry positions because the tank turret speed was so sluggish that you didn't have the ability to react. There were plenty of times I destroyed a tank with C4 not because they were oblivious, but because I just approached at an angle they couldn't respond to before I stuck  C4 on them. That sucks. 

To be clear again, I am not saying it is impossible for the MBTs and IFVs to work in this system, but I don't know why we're linking basic movement functionality and responsiveness to an optional upgrade. This also opens the door for a newer vehicle player to try them without the upgrade, feel miserable because they control so poorly, and then drop them because they felt unresponsive. 

Please, please, please, dramatically improve the base vehicle movement and turret turn speed for MBTs and IFVs and remove the "Optimized Handling" upgrade entirely. Let us make interesting decisions with other attachments without having to weigh them against the ability to move effectively or respond to infantry effectively in the match. 

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