USF med truck needs to be replaced

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 11:16 AMSander93

In 1v1s yes, but in 3v3s/4v4s an early forward ambulance to hold one part of the map (with teammates) is incredibly powerful, borderline overpowered even, which is the reason any straight durability buffs were discarded. We looked at the alternative base layout to help protect it, but that was not deemed viable for Relic to implement, and we looked at giving the ambu a lock down mode for main base sectors so it could have increased durability only there, but couldn't find a simple way to do so.

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 10:03 AMSkysTheLimit

There's still plenty of other ways an ambulance can die that it's a fair change nontheless. Way more vulnerable to basebombing from howies or rocket arty

Medic models can be killed too but they respawn for free

It's slow as fuck and super fragile. 99.9% of the time, taking it out of your base is not worth the risk so it's "mobility" is barely worth a damn already. Needs to be stationary to reinforce, and can only do so in friendly territory

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 19:43 PMthedarkarmadillo

I'd previously suggested that base sectors grant a damage reduction to the owner to help prevent base raping.

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 19:49 PMSkysTheLimit

That could work but isn't that exactly the thing you wanted to avoid? If you do damage reduction within base it can still leave the base sector thus giving it the "best of both worlds" scenario

I could be misunderstanding you. But that's why I go with the permanent setup route. You can have your fragile mobile option, or you can give that up and not worry about instant deletion

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 20:18 PMthedarkarmadillo

Not the best of both at the same time though. If you are keeping it in base you are still paying upkeep on it and forgoing the flexibility of its mobility.

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 20:30 PMSkysTheLimit

Oh right I follow that. And good point on the bugs too, I feel like I take for granted how much adding new stuff can fuck with what we already have

Honestly just de-crewing and popping an RE squad in there is always on option too. But I wish the medics could behave like any other. Auto heal but within a set area, rather than potentially going on a cross-map journey

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 20:36 PMthedarkarmadillo

Maybe then madics can be attached to a base building (like the captain) that makes them function like normal medics. That could potentially work right?

Jump back to quoted post7 Dec 2019, 21:09 PMSkysTheLimit

I don't see why not. Only issue then would be the convoluted US base sector

I genuinely don't understand how that thing made it into the live game. Its horribly designed, and the weapon racks are still on the back of your base on certain maps

Jump back to quoted post8 Dec 2019, 04:50 AMCODGUY

It would be cool if USF could build an "aid station" or something like that. For Brits they really should be allowed to build medics AND a forward retreat point on their forward assembly areas. Pretty lame you cannot do that.

Jump back to quoted post8 Dec 2019, 06:52 AMT.R. Stormjäger

I know you’re trolling

Jump back to quoted post8 Dec 2019, 05:42 AMdistrofio

I didn't read all the posts, but seriously

Jump back to quoted post6 Dec 2019, 23:26 PMddd

There was already thread about this where every player other than wehraboos agreed something should be done about this but balance team members shut the idea down.

Jump back to quoted post10 Dec 2019, 19:57 PMpvtgooner

Thats because balance team is wehraboos lol.