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Subject: Would Scorpian tank variants be cool?

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I`m not asking to add this but wouldn`t be cool to add different variants of the Scorpian? I know tank beats everything but what about an AA tank with missle pod launchers instead of the turret but could only fire at locked on vehicles and not players or AI on foot? Or what about an APC version with a large machine gun instead of a turret and extra troop capacity? Can you guys think of anything?

  • 09.29.2009 12:36 PM PDT

Can you actually balance these for multiplayer or are they just for lols and customs?

  • 09.29.2009 12:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
Can you actually balance these for multiplayer or are they just for lols and customs?

As I said the missle pod variant can only be fired when locked on to a vehicle thus, rendering it useless against infantry. The troop carrier as I said will sacrifice firepower for a great means of transportation.

  • 09.29.2009 12:41 PM PDT

Posted by: Irr3l3vant
It's on a lot of community maps. Affinity, Think Twice, Abridged...

Posted by: dfisch5
I meant good maps

The anti air one just seems kind of useless to me.

  • 09.29.2009 12:46 PM PDT

Posted by: gremlin304
Posted by: Hylebos
Can you actually balance these for multiplayer or are they just for lols and customs?

As I said the missle pod variant can only be fired when locked on to a vehicle thus, rendering it useless against infantry. The troop carrier as I said will sacrifice firepower for a great means of transportation.


What happens if a misslepod tank meets another missle pod tank? Would they both destroy each other after launching respective volleys of homing missles? Seems like a waste of a tank, and no other vehicles would be able to compete against it, so the only way to take it out is anti-vehicle weapons or by sacrificing your own tank.

As for the transport tank, that just sounds like a warthog that moves slowly but can carry more people.

  • 09.29.2009 12:47 PM PDT

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The books do very loosely mention that other versions of the Scorpion tanks exist, as well as other models of tanks and tank-like vehicles. (Halo Wars shows this in practice)

I think it'd be cool. Maybe no uber tanks like the Grizzly, but perhaps ones that are better at destroying infantry, vehicles, or aircraft, or some mix of that, much like a strategy war game.

Might crowd the game though. It all depends on how large scale the combat is.

  • 09.29.2009 12:55 PM PDT

I think a maybe faster less open elephant would be better.
the aa tank would be like the turret misslepods shooting up unless locked on so infantry can easily counter if its not defended.

  • 09.29.2009 1:49 PM PDT
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Scorpian with dual chainguns would be both anti-infantry AND anti-air. And it would be vulnerable to vehicles, so it wouldn't be overpowered.

  • 09.29.2009 1:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
Posted by: gremlin304
Posted by: Hylebos
Can you actually balance these for multiplayer or are they just for lols and customs?

As I said the missle pod variant can only be fired when locked on to a vehicle thus, rendering it useless against infantry. The troop carrier as I said will sacrifice firepower for a great means of transportation.


What happens if a misslepod tank meets another missle pod tank? Would they both destroy each other after launching respective volleys of homing missles? Seems like a waste of a tank, and no other vehicles would be able to compete against it, so the only way to take it out is anti-vehicle weapons or by sacrificing your own tank.

As for the transport tank, that just sounds like a warthog that moves slowly but can carry more people.

Excactly! It forces you to use it wisely and use proper teamwork to defend it!

  • 09.30.2009 3:43 PM PDT