2008-05-27, 20:59:22
Well, I can't pretend to know the exact percentages of tank use in Btanks, but I fall smack in ALL the categories you listed, as I actually play a lot of thunder and ghost tank and very often upgrade my multi-bow to soulstone when I can afford it (exception: when i play close quarters). Guard less often, because it is literally a support tank, ineffective if you do not have partners that use it's unique advantages.
Color me unorthodox, because that's what I want to be (I remember playing a lot of Dhalsim and Zangief at Street Figther in my local arcade, because I grew sick of seeing only Ryus and Kens).
Point is: I like Btanks because there are options to go besides the most common builds. I like the fact that there are indeed weapons and items seldom used, and so am against removing them because few use them. Just adding more of the same at different price points is no reason to remove the rest.
As for the "switching" argument, you do not convince me at all either. Fact is, I rarely upgrade weapons, because the gain is linear like every damn weapon there is. So cash I save for not upgrading goes for better weapons. Besides, I find that upgrading weapons you are sure to sell later on is a waste of cash. Therefore, "switching" weapons are a LOT more benefic to my style of play. Unfortunately, there are very few.
Furthermore, least used start tanks are a choice in gameplay rather than starting weapon in my opinion. You can't really min/max in btanks, especially since weapons are made equals in term of value. I've seen very sucessful 1k range grav-tanks and long-range thunder tanks. It's sad to say, but maybe the fact that you see few tanks of a particular sort is related to the fact that most btank players do not innovate and stick to the build they think is best for them (or best of all there is, as I often heard before proving them wrong with a sub-par one). Sure, there are better tanks for some builds, but not to the point that a tank is made only for a certain kind of range.
Suffice to say that I don't agree that adding a grenade launcher for close range will drive the use of grav-tanks up.
Color me unorthodox, because that's what I want to be (I remember playing a lot of Dhalsim and Zangief at Street Figther in my local arcade, because I grew sick of seeing only Ryus and Kens).
Point is: I like Btanks because there are options to go besides the most common builds. I like the fact that there are indeed weapons and items seldom used, and so am against removing them because few use them. Just adding more of the same at different price points is no reason to remove the rest.
As for the "switching" argument, you do not convince me at all either. Fact is, I rarely upgrade weapons, because the gain is linear like every damn weapon there is. So cash I save for not upgrading goes for better weapons. Besides, I find that upgrading weapons you are sure to sell later on is a waste of cash. Therefore, "switching" weapons are a LOT more benefic to my style of play. Unfortunately, there are very few.
Furthermore, least used start tanks are a choice in gameplay rather than starting weapon in my opinion. You can't really min/max in btanks, especially since weapons are made equals in term of value. I've seen very sucessful 1k range grav-tanks and long-range thunder tanks. It's sad to say, but maybe the fact that you see few tanks of a particular sort is related to the fact that most btank players do not innovate and stick to the build they think is best for them (or best of all there is, as I often heard before proving them wrong with a sub-par one). Sure, there are better tanks for some builds, but not to the point that a tank is made only for a certain kind of range.
Suffice to say that I don't agree that adding a grenade launcher for close range will drive the use of grav-tanks up.