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Deltaii1
7 years ago

Tanks and their unterruptive attack

Hello,

I think tanks attack is in a way a bit overpowering.

Simply because- when they lock to a target, it will almost never be interrupted. They sometimes can even fire from two hex away if both units go different directions.

Can't we make it so that when tank's target is no longer in range it should stop the attack?

If we do this, I see this benefits(I will add more later, if I think of any)-

1. This will fix a small problem with tank stacking.

2. They will not be super good against units that cannot move and shoot(rocket squads)

Thanks

8 Replies

  • BattaIia's avatar
    BattaIia
    Seasoned Ace
    7 years ago
    This used to be how the game worked. However this was due to a bug which was fixed. Now attacks cannot be stopped unless you change targets. They are going to consider if this requires any further balancing, but for now, this is intended.
  • Deltaii1's avatar
    Deltaii1
    7 years ago

    Yes, I know that this is intended, I still wonder if the developers could consider some changes to the tank attack range.

    Attack mechanic should be changed to something that would make sense for them to be 1 hex range fighters and not as currently stands at 2(almost 3) hex, if they got the lock on at 1 hex range.

  • BattaIia's avatar
    BattaIia
    Seasoned Ace
    7 years ago
    Yea, in the C&C universe this is a common theme however. Take the Kane obelisk for example, if you get within 2 range, it will begin to warm up. Even if you move 3 even 4 range from the tower, as long as it still has sight, it will fire and hit the target.

    I think the only exception currently in the game is the disruptor tank who will shoot and you can see the beam hit the target, but it will not do damage if the target is beyond 2 range.
  • xrmiao4's avatar
    xrmiao4
    7 years ago

    That's how you use tank, moving around and see it you can get some lock-kisses.

    Tank stacking is commonly use to produce immense firepower and scatter incoming damage. See it a lot tho I'm not very skilled to do so.

  • xrmiao4's avatar
    xrmiao4
    7 years ago

    Disruptor launches multiple shots per beam. So when you move out of range, the subsequent shots aren't gonna fire but the beam animation still misleadingly plays for a fixed amount of time.

  • DarkGarithos's avatar
    DarkGarithos
    7 years ago

    Dont change anything to the tank unit otherwise it will become underuse unit sooner or later...

  • Shinerplunderer's avatar
    Shinerplunderer
    Seasoned Veteran
    7 years ago
    @BattaIia wrote:
    Yea, in the C&C universe this is a common theme however. Take the Kane obelisk for example, if you get within 2 range, it will begin to warm up. Even if you move 3 even 4 range from the tower, as long as it still has sight, it will fire and hit the target.

    I think the only exception currently in the game is the disruptor tank who will shoot and you can see the beam hit the target, but it will not do damage if the target is beyond 2 range.

    Really? I have used Kane but never used his Obelisk. I'd only pop it out if there is like 1 or 2 vehicles. I think the obelisk is too expensive at 140, it should be 100. Also if the obelisk starts to warm up, it should continue to do so if there's a unit within range. Could one command the obelisk to shoot at a vehicle when its about to fire?

    Speaking of Obelisks, I thought of a crazy GDI/Nod unit that is available to each side. One side stole the blueprints of another, both GDI and Nod stole the obelisk and the mammoth tank at the same time. The result of this monster is a walking obelisk that can shoot vehicles and run over infantry but has poor anti-air rockets. It's anti air would deal the same damage as a zone trooper who's shooting an infantry. It is also extremely slow, so a MG nest can shoot it from a distance cause the monstrosity has far less strength compared to either obelisk or mammoth. It would be the most expensive unit in the game, the developers should name it and give the price, but my price recommendation is 300. Its range also downgraded due to the fact that the mammoth's engine can't handle the power required to launch a far ranged lazer.

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