How will a mechanic adding a near-instant portable ammunition replenishment point encourage teamwork, where previously it was only capture points that replenished ammunition? It is campers that will benefit from these changes. It requires intense mental gymnastics to make any argument on the contrary.
I am supportive of greater map sizes and more flanking routes, but to claim ammunition boxes encourage teamwork is stupid. Further evidence is the fact that the ammunition boxes exclusively provide a personal supply of ammunition.
Yes, because all wars are fought over white circles drawn on the ground between tanks with no infantry support. Planes, of course, magically appear out of thin air and armaments magically appear out of thin air after 30 seconds on the airfield in real life. And who could forget the war fought in the North Pole between USA, Sweden, Germany, France, and Israel against Russia, Britain, Italy, China, and Japan?
It’s just…incredibly dumb, it’s not something coming to every vehicle. Or that we couldn’t get spawn points to have such a capability. Coming to only three vehicle types? Why not just roll it out for everyone, as players asked for in the first place.
SPAA, TD and ATGM carriers don’t have the same standoff capability as an MBT. I agree that we need more team work, IFVs and light tanks should have the ability to replenish crew and ammo as well.
With crew and ammo being physical elements inside them.
Playing devils advocate, you would likely be resupplied by a seperate truck or maybe even resupplied by air via a parachuted pallet or by helo carrying the ammo and the vehciles themselves wouldnt necessarily “tow” the extra ammo. The size of the ammo crates are also tiny compared to the missiles themselves, let alone the volume of ammo.
What would perhaps be a more realistic implementaion, would be an ammo cache within each spawn point that all vehicles could rearm at or for the supplies to be air dropped in with that animation (like a care package from CoD)
Think it would have overall been better to just add a refill zone at spawn area for both repairs and ammo supply, I recently had to experience the miserably situation of having to drive to a capture zone with a damage engine at 7 km/h or so.
Also back when we had the D point, I’m pretty sure what was a whole supply stash if I recall, would have been cool if we could call in an airdrop the same way as artillery instead of a box spawning out of nowhere
Also would have been nice if others could use it, maybe have MBTs and such be able to get 10% of their total ammo back, but at least give some opportunity from teamwork instead of a feature that is completely selfish, and open the door to more support and utility options in game.
don’t underestimate its ranged capability, its still great against pretty much anything that isn’t a Russian MBT or heavy at long range I remember I got a nuke sniping 1-1.5km on the mistake of the map with is sideways domination Ardennes
Not even asking for crew, just ammo. Every vehicle should have this feature. Especially when single point maps are a thing. Keeping it as is; one step forward, two steps backwards.
