paroxysm May 26, 2012 Author Share paroxysm Member May 26, 2012 The transformation process seems kind of slow and I'll be honest, having to wait till you're spawned to become the tank is kind of a turnoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan May 26, 2012 Share JackieChan GC Alumni May 26, 2012 The transformation process seems kind of slow and I'll be honest, having to wait till you're spawned to become the tank is kind of a turnoff. Having to wait until you're spawned prevents potentially spawning outside the level, in undesired places, or right in front of the survivors. It's sort of a "choose your own tank spawn". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk May 26, 2012 Share specialk Member May 26, 2012 sounds great i cant wait to get off work so i can try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paroxysm May 27, 2012 Author Share paroxysm Member May 27, 2012 (edited) This feature is still bugged, just spawned 3 tanks and they're stuck in the queue, it never even tried to spawn me. Found bugs : At times, spawning a tank does nothing, it just tosses into the queue. It seems to only process 1 tank at a time, this means that if anyone else buys a tank, they have to wait for any previous queue'd tanks to be spawned first. At times the person trying to be spawned as a tank is a survivor or even a spectator. When you're a survivor, it keeps stripping you of your primary weapon constantly even if you pick up a new one, very frustrating. The no rage bar idea, yeah, kind of exploitable. Someone can just buy a tank then chill with it some where far where he can't reached. This becomes a huge problem on maps that depend on tanks dying to proceed to the next chapter such dead air, swamp fever, no mercy,... finales. Pros : You get your own tank, so pros rejoice. You get to control where you spawn as a tank, be it the middle of a rocket jump or to flank weak survivors.(Btw this is incredibly powerful strategy) Easy to coordinate multiple strategic tanks at once for a mega onslaught. Edited May 27, 2012 by paroxysm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan May 27, 2012 Share JackieChan GC Alumni May 27, 2012 Any oddities since you last posted? I ended up rolling out a hotfix around when you made your first edit to your post Parox which should fix bullet point 1 and 3. The processing one tank at a time is intended, by the way. Plus, I'll think of a way to "fix" people camping with their Tanks. The lack of a frustration bar now is also to prevent that stupid multiple tank loss bug which is Valve's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soap May 27, 2012 Share Soap Member May 27, 2012 Yeah if we could get that rage bar removed it would be amazing. anyone who plays a lot just waits and waits and the survivors wait because they expect a time run out. :/ But also I have seen the following too: no music when the player is the tank so you just see a tank running full speed at you without warning In some instances while dead and you buy a tank, it still will not spawn a tank, take your points and you don't become a tank later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan May 27, 2012 Share JackieChan GC Alumni May 27, 2012 In some instances while dead and you buy a tank, it still will not spawn a tank, take your points and you don't become a tank later Do other people on the team also buy tanks at the same time? If so it selects the first person who has been flagged who has bought a Tank to be a Tank the next time they spawn in. It says this in chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paroxysm May 28, 2012 Author Share paroxysm Member May 28, 2012 Problem w/ processing only one tank is that the buyer can easily block out other tanks by just not spawning long enough to become one. This becomes increasingly frustrating when the tank needs to be spawned quickly say in a choke point or near end safe room. Having it that way is flawed imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan May 28, 2012 Share JackieChan GC Alumni May 28, 2012 It's still in beta, so there might be a different method to use for this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPG1770 May 28, 2012 Share MPG1770 GC Server Admin May 28, 2012 Problem also arises when some people buy tank then go afk (sit in spec & their spot gets taken), as happened yesterday in finale of Dead Air - survivors were virtually aboard aircraft before tank appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soap May 28, 2012 Share Soap Member May 28, 2012 (edited) It's still in beta, so there might be a different method to use for this too. BTW, regardless of any faults. i think its great and i love that it lets ppl know "tank spawned successfully" and other input it lists. Do other people on the team also buy tanks at the same time? If so it selects the first person who has been flagged who has bought a Tank to be a Tank the next time they spawn in. It says this in chat. and it has varied. for me it has happened where no one else buys one and just I do and nothing happens. I am VERY careful to be spawned in now before buying Edited May 28, 2012 by fxsoap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude May 28, 2012 Share TheDude Member May 28, 2012 only problem i have with it is that at some finales (like dead air), it's really easy for the tank to lay back and make the round last for more that an hour (which actually happened). So maybe put the frustration meter back for 'campaign' tanks (tanks that weren't bought with points)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerkoff May 30, 2012 Share Jerkoff Member May 30, 2012 (edited) only problem i have with it is that at some finales (like dead air), it's really easy for the tank to lay back and make the round last for more that an hour (which actually happened). So maybe put the frustration meter back for 'campaign' tanks (tanks that weren't bought with points)? For the MAIN tank there should definitely be a rage timer. You know the one that needs to be kill in order for the progression to continue? I was a total jerk at the finale of No Mercy where I just chucked rocks at the edge of the building and ran away with ease/hide when they came after me. I hate to imagine this in Blood Harvest, Dead Air or even Death Toll... Edited May 30, 2012 by Jerkoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookback May 30, 2012 Share Lookback Member May 30, 2012 I am missing the frustration timer as well. Takes away from the game a bit if the tank can just sit back and kite the survivors with no fear of reprisal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValenAlvern May 30, 2012 Share ValenAlvern Member May 30, 2012 Recode the timer so if they dont see someone for a half minute it kills the tank? Normally its 10seconds right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKemp May 31, 2012 Share MattKemp Member May 31, 2012 I would say just make it the old way on all the finales, to simplify it up and make the tanks go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garychios June 1, 2012 Share Garychios Member June 1, 2012 I dont like being tank. Is it possible to choose who you want to be tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan June 1, 2012 Share JackieChan GC Alumni June 1, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paroxysm June 2, 2012 Author Share paroxysm Member June 2, 2012 lol'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs June 2, 2012 Share Biggs GC Alumni June 2, 2012 Buy witches instead turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masgnoh June 12, 2012 Share Masgnoh Member June 12, 2012 How about instead of a rage bar, have something like a tank damage. Timing should be similar to not seeing a survivor but after not hitting a survivor or not being in view of one, takes a fixed amount of damage. I'm suggesting this because being forced as a survivor to rush a tank who's waiting in an area with cars is.... unpleasant. Then yeah, finales as long as graduation ceremonies and the such. There needs to be some sort of reason/incentive for the tank rushing the survivors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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