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Posted: Dec 15th 2011 2:03PM nathanb said

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Horns on tanks?


Hope that isn't a jump the shark moment.

Posted: Dec 15th 2011 2:16PM (Unverified) said

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@nathanb There are "traffic jams" near chokepoints so, without a horn, drivers sometimes fire a round to get another driver's attention. At least, that is what I *believe* the "horn" is for. Another possibility is that the horn is for extra damage when ramming? ;-)
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Posted: Dec 15th 2011 5:12PM (Unverified) said

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@nathanb

Real life tanks have horns so I see no "jump the shark moment" in regards to this. They do serve a purpose. If you are stopped while taking an aimed 1st person shot then you may not notice that you are blocking a friendly vehicle or something.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2011 5:19PM Vandal said

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@nathanb When it comes to jumping the shark I was more worried about the adaptive camo but it seems that's not in this patch.

The sighting/Invisible tanks system is probably the most annoying mechanic in an otherwise fairly enjoyable game. I understand the purpose but it is very silly seeing tanks literally vanish in a open field just because they move 5 yards further away.

The adaptive camo system was supposed to add small bonuses to this effect, but even small bonuses to a bad mechanic is a terrible idea. Since it's not in this patch perhaps it's giving more problems than they expected and maybe the whole idea will just get dropped.

I might keep playing the game if that's the case.
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Posted: Dec 26th 2011 4:27PM Pelti said

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@Vandal Agreed, the tanks suddenly disappearing is annoying. I'd rather see them slowly fade away and their targetting silhouette grow over the course of a few seconds.

Worse is the way tanks can suddenly appear right next to you. Last week I had several instances where that happened. A couple times I've seen walls crumble and thought it was from a shot, only to have the tank that rolled through it phase in. Another time I had a tank actually get past me despite having to had cross my line of sight to get there.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2011 4:35PM h4ngedm4n said

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I'm surprised they kept the horns. There was some back and forth on that issue.

Posted: Dec 15th 2011 10:29PM jasonmcg1 said

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i love the quick game play. if you don't move quickly, you die quickly.

Posted: Dec 16th 2011 4:21AM Verus said

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Strange 7.0 is not out yet.

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