Profile of Lady Xenarra

I would like to request to have the Command Panther no longer auto-lockout the KT upon entering the field. Between the -extreme- fuel costs of getting two and the 260 armor Panther, it's time to bring the duo back imho.

Customers paid for Windustry and Elite Troops. Didn't prevent them from being nerfed straight to hell

Also correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you're arguing in favor of a pay-to-win model?

I am still mad about Rifle Company and the guy who complained in a 1v1 that ISGs won the game, despite using vet 1 rifle-flamers and losing all his EZ8s to my AT.

Elite Armor was a let-down from the start sadly.....[Support Armour] in another language was/is much better a title. At least the repair now does 300hp instead of the token 100 or so hp.

Everyone remembers being killed by a cloaked Raketen but nobody remembers that it gives zero cover bonuses to the crew.

I can only imagine the reactions back when a vet V Rak cloaked and snuck up on an Allied med and then 2-shot it.

Or as one player on the enemy team said, ''Real Germans don't give up, huh?''

A tank that combines mark target and heat rounds does not sound like a good idea...

*Laughs in 2015 Commanther* The days when Coordinated Fire had 50% damage bonus were a terrifying one for allied tanks. I distinctly recall a situation where I was outnumbered 3 or 4-1 by Comets to the Commanther and they were scared off after one was killed during a slug-out. I'm sure allied players complained massively about C.F. 2015 being OP which is why the 25% version exists today. That and 320 -> 260 frontal armor means that its armor can feel like paper sometimes.

Now, I can do the same today with C.F. but I can't make that ISU-152 vaporise quite as quickly. I also don't see the fear in 4v4s any more.

Commando Panther is really not worth the price atm and the unit has an identity crisis.
Thats why i really like Itaperuna's idea of making the Commando Panther a real AT specialist.
Take away the aura bonus and redesign the unit as "Panther Ace".

You have good point in saying that HEAT rounds AND mark target would be too much though.
What i would like see would be an ability that would give better reload times for the Panther.

Lets gather some ideas here to make the Commando Panther better, maybe some of them can make it to the comming patch.

Another option: Spotting Scopes

The Commanther does not need a spotting scope bonus as it has 50 sight range by default - which means that if it can see you, it can shoot you. It also sees further than most TDs by standard. It is difficult to overstate the value of having 15 more sight range over the standard Panther. TDs struggle to hit you in the Fog of War while you have perfect sight on them. Ambushes become almost impossible to do, and the usual infantry blob run up simply does not work when you get early warning of them coming. An ***hole using a tank to bodyblock your tank and to make it lose sight of that (reversing) Katyusha? Doesn't happen.

However, at the end of the day it has the worst direct veterancy gains, has a very pricey fuel tag and on its own will struggle in the hands of all but an extremely experienced player. The aura is fantastic....but of limited use until you get a second vehicle (Panther) to join along. That's asking a lot for the most fuel expensive faction out there.

tl;dr I think the Commanther's in a good place right now.