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USF, Vehicle Crew

What are your thoughts on adding the vehicle crew to t0 ?
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16 Oct 2014, 23:09 PM
#1
avatar of beemer8

Posts: 104

With the stale early game of usf non doc infantry:gimpy:(what some people would call spam) A lot of talk about units changing tires have already come and gone, But the questions still remains.:unsure:...

I know this is probably never going to happen in advance :thumb:, But I was wondering on what everyone's thoughts would be of adding the usf vehicle crews to main base (tire 0)^_^. This would allow usf with more options in the early game as well as some build diversity. (close ranged mini flanking unit/tank re-crewer)

Am I totaly off?. Thoughts?.
16 Oct 2014, 23:11 PM
#2
avatar of Brachiaraidos

Posts: 627

Worthless decision. They're sub par infantry, RE already exist for cheap capping, and any infantry squad can re-crew and transfer their EXP to an american tinderbox.
16 Oct 2014, 23:20 PM
#3
avatar of braciszek

Posts: 2053

There is zero combat value in vehicle crews.
16 Oct 2014, 23:33 PM
#4
avatar of Omega_Warrior

Posts: 2561

I would actually like this. When I capture enemy vehicles, I only have the option of using REs to recrew but they don't auto-repair when decrewing or have the critical repair ability. Would be nice if I could just build another vehicle crew.
16 Oct 2014, 23:36 PM
#5
avatar of Hon3ynuts

Posts: 818

Why not, mabye people will try using armor company and the thompson upgrade if they actually have units to upgrade
16 Oct 2014, 23:47 PM
#6
avatar of Brachiaraidos

Posts: 627

Why not, mabye people will try using armor company and the thompson upgrade if they actually have units to upgrade


Vet bonuses for VC are trash from a combat point of view, they're not worth the muni you need to sink on them.
17 Oct 2014, 00:12 AM
#7
avatar of beemer8

Posts: 104

If they decreased the cost of Thompsons it might be viable, for said commander
17 Oct 2014, 00:16 AM
#8
avatar of Strummingbird
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Posts: 952 | Subs: 1

i'd like to test vehicle crews, .50 cals, and pack howitzers all in the T0 building actually... might give the USF a little more variety early on.
Vaz
17 Oct 2014, 00:35 AM
#9
avatar of Vaz

Posts: 1158

There doesn't seem to be a single situation where vehicle crews have an advantage. Every combat situation that I have used them in, they have performed terrible. As a result, I had no desire to upgrade them with thompsons. I want thompsons on my riflemen, not my worthless orphaned vehicle crews. They aren't even cheap to reinforce, they cost more than riflemen.

They repair quite well though, so I would like to build replacements for abandoned vehicles though.
17 Oct 2014, 10:33 AM
#10
avatar of tuvok
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Posts: 786

I'd say muni upgrade to Vechile Crew for RE wouldn't hurt
17 Oct 2014, 10:49 AM
#11
avatar of Cruzz

Posts: 1221 | Subs: 41

The only reason I'd ever want to buy a vehicle crew is because rear echelons crewing tanks will not autorepair upon leaving it. Which is annoying with the already higher than other faction micro required for USF.

nee
17 Oct 2014, 10:59 AM
#12
avatar of nee

Posts: 1216

Imagine a circle jerk fest where AA halftracks run around the map and return to base for the "pit crew" of several vehicle squads repair them at a very fast pace.

That said, it might be much of a problem if they are found in later tiers. Tier zero? No way.
17 Oct 2014, 11:02 AM
#13
avatar of Australian Magic

Posts: 4630 | Subs: 2

There is zero combat value in vehicle crews.

But you can give then Thompsons for 90 ammo :hyper:(if I'm right)
nee
17 Oct 2014, 11:06 AM
#14
avatar of nee

Posts: 1216


But you can give then Thompsons for 90 ammo :hyper:(if I'm right)
Which, it is argued contrary to actual gameplay results, it somehow makes them less useless.
17 Oct 2014, 12:05 PM
#15
avatar of Cruzz

Posts: 1221 | Subs: 41

jump backJump back to quoted post17 Oct 2014, 10:59 AMnee
Imagine a circle jerk fest where AA halftracks run around the map and return to base for the "pit crew" of several vehicle squads repair them at a very fast pace.

That said, it might be much of a problem if they are found in later tiers. Tier zero? No way.


Rear echelons repair faster than vehicle squads.
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