Let's Fix the BF3 Tank Features

[sfscriv]

Negative Tanks Features
- Unlocks for basic features (smoke dispensers & coax machinegun)
- Coax has to be toggled to use instead of using the main gun. Before, right mouse button was used for coax and left mouse button was used for main gun.
- Machineguns area too weak against infantry and light-skinned vehicles
- Slow movement. Have to use turbo to move properly.
- Very limited splash damage to infantry from main gun round
- Disabling threshold set to where it is too easy to disable
- Reversing the disabling condition requires the vehicle be returned to 100% health
- Two applications of repair tool to return a tank to full-health instead of one repair tool application
- Repair tool is an active flame and spark welder (light signature) instead of a passive wrench
- Supply crates removed. The crates provided vehicle health and ammunition.
- Difficult to see due to intense sun and excessive smoke
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Poor Gameplay
- Excessive unlocks (perks) providing some players an unfair advantage
- Unlimited ammunition instead of reliance on support class and supply crates
- Not enough ground playable area map
- Instead of infantry being scared of tanks, tanks are scared of infantry
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Positive Tank Features
- Secondary player position is inside vehicle instead of exposed
- 3rd position unlock for targeting station

[pershainovitsh]

Otherwise I agree, especially with basic features being unlockables (who's brilliant idea was that?) and tanks not scaring infantry, but I think the turbo is a good addition. Think of it as having two different speeds. With a keyboard it's impossible to stay at a set speed, unlike with a gamepad or with pedals. You can only accelerate, and so if you keep holding down W, you will reach max speed and stay at it. But if you want to go more slowly, all you can do is tap W, making the movement jerky. With "turbo" and normal speed you can do both. I just don't think it's visually presented well, because I don't think there is a way to see if you are on turbo or not. Then again, I haven't played BF3 in months.