My tank suggestion to R*

[SOHC_VTEC]

Put a timer on it, just like the bounty timer, 45 minutes or so per use. On free roam only though. Lose it and you have to wait for timer to use again.

 

What do you guys think?

Edited December 2, 2013 by SOHC_VTEC

[marco-polo]

If it were destroyed and you had to wait - sure.

But use it for 45 and wait? Na, that'd be like timing your mum timing you with how much time you can play for..

Edited December 2, 2013 by marco-polo

[Ninja_Gear]

Simple, R* should create a friendly fire off lobby. Done. All griefers can F themself in the Friendly fire on lobbies, while the people who just want to have fun, can go to Friendly fire off lobby.

 

This is why i had more fun on GTA IV's airport alone then in the entire online map of GTA V.

[dannybohy]

Put a timer on it, just like the bounty timer, 45 minutes or so per use. On free roam only though. Lose it and you have to wait for timer to use again.

 

What do you guys think?

God dammit!! that's actually a good Idea!!! and I was looking forward to finding an awesome sarcastic MEME to throw at you!!

actually! have one anyway

[AzraelX]

I could live with that.

 

How about you post this idea here so there's a higher than 0% chance that someone at Rockstar eventually sees it.

 

griefers

It only distracts from your point when you call people "griefers" for killing other players in a PvP game. That's both silly and inaccurate.

Edited December 2, 2013 by AzraelX

[SOHC_VTEC]

If it were destroyed and you had to wait - sure.

But use it for 45 and wait? Na, that'd be like timing your mum timing you with how much time you can play for..

Sorry if my wording was unclear, still early in the morning

Not use it for 45 then wait, but use it 1time for as long as its not destroyed, after its destroyed, wait timer starts.

 

 

 

 

I could live with that.

 

 

 

How about you post this idea here so there's a higher than 0% chance that someone at Rockstar eventually sees it.

 

 

griefers

 

It only distracts from your point when you call people "griefers" for killing other players in a PvP game. That's pretty silly.Thanks, I will do that. Edited December 2, 2013 by SOHC_VTEC

[marco-polo]

Sorry if my wording was unclear, still early in the morning

Not use it for 45 then wait, but use it 1time for as long as its not destroyed, after its destroyed, wait timer starts.

 

Had a feeling you meant that but wasn't quite sure.

 

I support that, anything to avoid the instant replacement is a good idea.

[AzraelX]

Hopefully it catches someone's attention, who knows. It seems like a good way to inject the slightest bit of strategy into tank usage.

 

Although you should probably know that if they did implement this, it'd most likely be a 48 minute wait between ordering it from Pegasus (like an ability cool down, or the delay for selling vehicles). It's the best compromise between both sides, especially considering Rockstar's apparent fondness for tanks.

 

Judging by their balance decisions so far, I can almost guarantee that they'd never start the timer from the point the tank is destroyed.

Edited December 2, 2013 by AzraelX

[SOHC_VTEC]

Alright I've placed my idea on the rockstar support, hopefully they consider this.

[AzraelX]

For anyone interested in upvoting: http://support.rockstargames.com/hc/communities/public/questions/200502193-Place-a-timer-between-each-tank-usage-on-free-roam-to-avoid-abuse-

[marco-polo]

Although you should probably know that if they did implement this, it'd most likely be a 48 minute wait between ordering it from Pegasus (like an ability cool down, or the delay for selling vehicles).

 

Plus you should get a snarky remark for having it destroyed like Merryweather and the helicopter

[TheWhiteKnight]

Put a timer on it, just like the bounty timer, 45 minutes or so per use. On free roam only though. Lose it and you have to wait for timer to use again.

What do you guys think?

If it takes you more then 45 minutes to destroy a tank griefer you need to quit this game right away lol

[SOHC_VTEC]

 

Put a timer on it, just like the bounty timer, 45 minutes or so per use. On free roam only though. Lose it and you have to wait for timer to use again.

What do you guys think?

If it takes you more then 45 minutes to destroy a tank griefer you need to quit this game right away lol

Huh? Maybe you need to spend 45 minutes to work on your reading comprehension.

[Furry_Monkey]

Lobby options would solve this and lots of other issues that people moan about. It could also turn the tanking experience into something completely different. Imagine if 99% of lobbies had the tank option turned off. There'd be a couple of lobbies with nothing but tanks in them. 16 tanks in SA could be funny - would make for some epic vids.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Furry_Monkey

[AzraelX]

I don't think we'll ever see lobby options, unfortunately. It may be a necessary evil though. They did it to consolidate the playerbase so we'll always have full servers to play with, the same reason they combined the solo/team variants of jobs and such.

 

I guess they could add the ability for a session to change its settings by majority vote, and that wouldn't compromise their design goals. There wouldn't be a way to search for sessions based on those settings though, so you'd have more people just randomly joining and leaving all the time.

[Madmonk420]

A timer or limit the ammo for Tanks. Make each shell $500 and max of 10 shells. You have to go to the base to reload.Then we will see how many real GTA players there actually is then. All so an instruction video on how to kick your own dick off since you wont be needing it.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Madmonk420

[coach_wargo]

 

 

 

 

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griefers

It only distracts from your point when you call people "griefers" for killing other players in a PvP game. That's both silly and inaccurate.

 

So the tankers that kill you as you drive by minding your own businsees and then repeatedly spawn kill (and it seems that they all do it) aren't griefing you? That's just playing the game? f*ck that! And spawning in passive mode doesn't even help because the explosinons still kill you. If they removed the tank all together my enjoyment of freemode would go up 200%.

Edited December 2, 2013 by coach_wargo

[TheWhiteKnight]

this thread needs to be locked as it was stupid to begin with, OP is butthurt over getting pooned by rhinos.

[Areacode8O8]

Put a timer on it, just like the bounty timer, 45 minutes or so per use. On free roam only though. Lose it and you have to wait for timer to use again.

What do you guys think?

I prefer tanks only be available by stealing it at the base. And make it extremely challenging like a heist. But I like your idea too. Or make it way expensive to have it delivered

[AzraelX]

So the tankers that kill you as you drive by minding your own businsees and then repeatedly spawn kill (and it seems that they all do it) aren't griefing you? That's just playing the game?

Correct. This game intentionally has non-consensual PvP. People are rewarded for murdering you as many times as they can.

 

Personally, I get ganked sometimes, but I'm never spawn killed. That's your choice as a player. Passive mode and Off The Radar are more than enough to prevent even the best players from being able to kill you. You might not be able to kill them, but you can certainly prevent them from doing the same.

 

spawning in passive mode doesn't even help because the explosinons still kill you

Lol, no. That's a forum myth still spread around jokingly to see who actually plays the game and who just repeats what they read on the forums.

 

Explosions do literally nothing to you while in passive mode. You are completely invincible as long as you don't stand in the road and let someone hit you.

Edited December 2, 2013 by AzraelX

[LeSuede]

I could live with a cooldown as well. It's not even hard to last 45 minutes in a tank if you play it smart.

 

Still though, kind annoying that you have to reach level 70, then pay out $1.5mil for the luxury to own/rent a tank and then you have to pay $200 (used to be $1K) for it again so it spawns... And now only being able to spawn 1 per hour ?

 

Lots of restriction, man.

I can deal with it since I already got one and don't mind CDs, but still. There is thin line between balancing and nerfing.

 

Either way, I probably won't care much. Well Probably a little, I do like tanks. Being in one and fighting against one.

 

That'd make me a sad panda if tanks started to vanish ;(

Edited December 2, 2013 by LeSuede

[KingMojo24]

Simple, R* should create a friendly fire off lobby. Done. All griefers can F themself in the Friendly fire on lobbies, while the people who just want to have fun, can go to Friendly fire off lobby.

 

This is why i had more fun on GTA IV's airport alone then in the entire online map of GTA V.

 

You do realize that FF off mode was the ultimate grief tool in GTA IV.

 

brb Grab Buzzard and just keep blowing someone up for 10 minutes until they die from fall damage. They literally had 0 recourse other than to quit.

[coach_wargo]

 

So the tankers that kill you as you drive by minding your own businsees and then repeatedly spawn kill (and it seems that they all do it) aren't griefing you? That's just playing the game?

Correct. This game intentionally has non-consensual PvP. People are rewarded for murdering you as many times as they can.

 

Personally, I get ganked sometimes, but I'm never spawn killed. That's your choice as a player. Passive mode and Off The Radar are more than enough to prevent even the best players from being able to kill you. You might not be able to kill them, but you can certainly prevent them from doing the same.

 

spawning in passive mode doesn't even help because the explosinons still kill you

Lol, no. That's a forum myth still spread around jokingly to see who actually plays the game and who just repeats what they read on the forums.

 

Explosions do literally nothing to you while in passive mode. You are completely invincible as long as you don't stand in the road and let someone hit you.

 

My bad, I guess I just imagined dieing when I spawned in passive.

[Madmonk420]

If you using a tank your wank. End of story.

[jerrodh7244]

Slow down the fire rate and limit the ammo to 50 shots (TOTAL) then it is just a battering ram. Also add the ability to disable the tracks just like how cars get flat tires and worse.

 

Tank problems solved.

[Gauntlet Hair]

Slow down the fire rate and limit the ammo to 50 shots (TOTAL) then it is just a battering ram. Also add the ability to disable the tracks just like how cars get flat tires and worse.

 

Tank problems solved.

[PrimeTime92]

too much tank crybabys nowadays