More Seats!

Malik · Post by **Malik** » 2006-04-28 22:30

I've noticed that the majority of vehicles in BF2 now support 6 passengers (perfect for squads, clearly no coincidence), but one vehicle that fails to have any transportation capabalities that could is the tank. Due to BF2's slightly patchy engine, it's not possible to surf a tank, and at least not discretely. How about adding 4 seat positions where the player's sitting on the edge, just like the Little Bird? Players can hitch a ride with the tank and fire weapons their own weapons and have a fairly large rotation, just like the Little Bird. Bonuses of this include:

1) More teamwork. Teams can stick together more.
2) Less walking! Everyone hates to have to walk accross terrain because all the vehicles are used up.

And best of all, the gameplay balancing remains. Riding on the tank doesn't make it a leet machine, but it gives you the chance to earn more points, but it also makes you a big target to other armour, or anything else for that matter. It's hardly going to affect gameplay and it'll add to the realism, so what do you say?

Post by **Rhino** » 2006-04-28 22:40

so basiclty what you are asking is that can players hitch rides on tanks?

It could be done i would have thought. Just add a player postion onto the edge of the tank and when they press E they get onto it.

Not sure it would really be used much in PRMM as the maps aint that big to stop you from walking...

DocGJ · Post by **DocGJ** » 2006-04-28 22:43

This would be nice. Please lat that happen devs.

Top_Cat_AxJnAt · Post by **Top_Cat_AxJnAt** » 2006-04-28 22:45

sorry to say, but i dont think reall slodiers hitch rides on challengers, they are RPG's/ bullet magnets.
Can i alos ask, how would the turret turn with out knockign the passegers off?

Althouh a nice idea, all ideas that encourage teams work should be always considered thouroughly.

Malik · Post by **Malik** » 2006-04-28 22:51

I totally forgot about the cannon!

Maybe there can be a crouch feature much like the turret, so the passengers need to get real low or they get thrown off and killed by the cannon.

I guess this is a shortlived idea then, though it would be nice to keep teams working closer together. Maybe hitching a ride on planes?

Top_Cat_AxJnAt · Post by **Top_Cat_AxJnAt** » 2006-04-28 22:53

dont worry, it might have wokred better with a sherman tank, every one huddled round the barrels and turret but modern tanks are built different.

AHHH BUT people coul dbe carried in the baskets and metal cages roudn the edge of the trurret. Very dangerious and uncomfortable but it might jksut work!!!! sorry aobut sp, gettin to tired.

Cerberus · Post by **Cerberus** » 2006-04-28 23:23

Yeah, really doesn't seem too appropriate for infantry to be hitching rides on M1A2 Abrams MBTs

Szarko · Post by **Szarko** » 2006-04-28 23:29

'[R-PUB wrote:Cerberus']Yeah, really doesn't seem too appropriate for infantry to be hitching rides on M1A2 Abrams MBTs

One heat round and good by soldiers lol.

Cerberus · Post by **Cerberus** » 2006-04-28 23:37

Haha @ what would happen to the infantry.

Anyway, the infantry in PR should stick to wheeled vehicles (Vodniks, HMMWVs, etc) and armored personnel carriers for transportation. Allowing them to hop onto an MBT is overkill.

JellyBelly · Post by **JellyBelly** » 2006-04-29 15:17

Isnt done in todays armies. Atleast not into a combat zone. The last major war this was done would be WW2.

Top_Cat_AxJnAt · Post by **Top_Cat_AxJnAt** » 2006-04-29 15:19

A question to a clever clever developer: IS there a limit to the number of peeps in a vehicle????????????? thnaks alot, i know most peeps have no idea

Pence · Post by **Pence** » 2006-04-29 15:39

JellyBelly wrote:Isnt done in todays armies. Atleast not into a combat zone. The last major war this was done would be WW2.

What about Korea and Vietnam?

I agree thogh, tanks have too meany sensors, gadgets and optics to be sat on. I could see it haperning with an Abrams tank because it has happen in Iraq but the Abrams is a different style of tank compared to modern ones. Also a Challenger 2 has no space to sit on, you will slide off the front and sides and the turret will throw you off.

Malik · Post by **Malik** » 2006-04-29 15:49

Well, I was only thinking of the large gap between the base at the back where the tanks can often spawn to the battle itself, sometimes several CPs away from the action. Obviously riding into battle with a load of men sitting on a tank is foolish, but so's having to run miles because you saw a tank on the map when you chose to spawn at the back, but when you arrive two guys are already in it...