Tesla tank poll

yellow (theRaffy) · Post by **yellow (theRaffy)** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:59 pm

Hey,
we all know that the tesla tank is currently failing to fill a tactical gap.
There are different ideas how to fix it.
This poll ist about to see what you prefer in the long run!

yellow (theRaffy) · Post by **yellow (theRaffy)** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:06 pm

hamb asked me to post here my deploy animation.

Post by **Sleipnir** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:13 pm

Note that the tesla tank in the new playtest can fire while moving, so any discussion should be based on its new more-agile state, and not its rather weak balance in the current release.

dzine · Post by **dzine** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:16 pm

The Tesla tank 'as is' does one special thing, it gives the player a themed artistic choice. Its statline and in battle performance different enough 'as is'

The Mammoth tank is the mainline 'super tank' of the game and it should remain that way.

If i could alter the stats, and im in no rush to do so right now i would probably do the following.

Speed to = slower infantry , so it acts as a support vehicle (less micro)
Increase in armour ( a compensation for lower speed)

Player choice is important. I dont want to have to always use unit X in situation Y

Players should be given as much unit choice as is practical. The Tesla Tank 'as is' fills this role quite well. Remember, too much paper scissor stone is bad for gameplay.

SMIFFGIG · Post by **SMIFFGIG** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:20 pm

Alot of these forum posts regarding gameplay changes, seem much more attributed to mods rather than the core OpenRA gameplay. (Which IMO should not deviate 'too much' from the original RA gameplay).
Otherwise it's at risk of turning OpenRA into a strategy game using RA gfx. As opposed to a 'reimagining' for which it currently is.

dzine · Post by **dzine** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:37 pm

The original redalert has so many things right

IMHO openRA should primarily be about polishing and tweaking the original game to a high sheen. Sticking to the key design principles that work so well and not getting carried away on endless journeys of design exploration.

There is still a lot of basic stuff which needs fixing and tweaking

Post by **Murto the Ray** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:07 pm

I like the deploy-able idea, it would be pretty different to everything else in the game and is something i would definitely use. Individual units lack the capabilities to control ground.

I have a question however; what would the tesla tank be when undeployed? would it assume an agile role or would it be incapable of firing? Do you propose a price increase? in any case; its an exciting addition and would add depth to Russia.

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