Even for WW2 BRs, I would like infantry mostly as environmental. AI soldiers taking cover, firing weapons even if it’s at “nothing”, shouting orders etc. It would make the maps feel more immersive and alive, less like an esport arena if it makes sense.
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Pretty sure those infantry are useless anyway…
but again if infantry was ai only and mostly useless like during the ww1 event no mater if dropped by a Bradley or not, why would people care to grind them(in particular modifications like a red dot )
The infantry wasn’t useless during the WW1 event. They held objectives and destroyed players with grenades when they got close enough. Even with that said, there’s a multitude of useful mechanics that could come with the addition of A.I infantry. No one would have to grind weapon attachments like red dots for individual troops. The grind would be focused more on things like accuracy, movement speed, reload times etc. Similarly to crews. Players would have to grind them like any other modification. For example, a player using an IFV would start out with a squad of riflemen then grind for the ability to equip that squad with an unguided anti-tank weapon, MAPADS, grenade launchers or light machine gun. They’d get points from combating other infantry squads, capturing objectives, or destroying/damaging enemy vehicles.
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Today, the game desperately needs new game modes. If infantry is added as a separate gamemode, I totally agree with this. I always wanted to use my IFVs and transport helicopters to their full potential.
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No it doesn’t
Not sure what your criteria for “useless” is, but in the WW1 event they could hold a cap point, be farmed and they could kill your vehicles - that’s a bit better than useless in my book.
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GRB and ARB are recycled game modes, lacking new additions and having maps that are too small.
A game mode with infantry (player-controlled, especially) would breathe new life into War Thunder, and would even make vehicles more useful.
None of which are actual reasons why there NEEDS to be new game modes.
That is supposition/opinion - alternatively, adding it into battles where t does not exist curently might be a disaster.
There is already “infantry” in ARB battles, in the form of various units on the ground.
The actual reason we need new game modes is because ground gameplay consists of nothing but dying to CAS, dying in spawn, and dying to a vehicle that got to a rat spot before you did. It’s objectively bad by design. Theres is no real objective besides capturing points and trying not to die instantly. Theres no vehicle-based objectives, no real strategy, and little to no incentive for teamwork. You lose SL and spawn points for deaths that you can’t avoid. The only thing you can do when you switch from MBTs to anything else, is become a soft target for other MBTs. It’s like getting spawn killed in an FPS game and getting punished for it each time. Spawn killed twice? Great. You lose your rifle and have to fight enemies with you’re fists now. Good luck.
lol… There’s no real objective apart from the objectives…
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No. I don’t think you play top tier enough or are just influence by babies crying about it. Grb is a very fun game mode. CAS isn’t even a big problem lmao.
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How about killing enemies lmao
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I am so glad i ran into this i just made a post about how cool it would be to add infantry thats dismountable from helicopters airborne and transport planes ifv and apcs that can cap points that you get sl and rp for and can kill other infantry and tanks would be. (I dont care if its playable or not although playable would be fun and being able to pick camo and helmet would be to)
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Did you see the new leaks i dont know if there true but according to the leaks.
theres been a lot of stuff leaked about. Do have to wonder if the unbeleivably good response to the trailer made them realise theres a big potential audience for this. (which may be gone now that BF6 has shown itself to be good)
Thanks i didn’t think about it that way but now that i have im starting to think about that thank you
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context of the time was COD is now fornite slop tier, battlefield was believed dead and enlisted was at a dead end with ww2 stuff. got more views than most major update trailers and went viral everywhere.
If they didnt think infantry would be worth much more than a gimmick for ww1 mode they got one hell of a smack back into reality
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