I understand that this suggestion may seem on the surface overpowered, as giving the ability to scout at Rank 1 could increase the difficulties new players have to deal with. However, I do believe this change should be made: All scout/command vehicles should be able to scout but they do not receive the aircraft SP reduction (they will not be given the “Airstrike” modification, just “Improved optics”).
Given that scout drones have been in the game for many updates now, and with a huge influx of scout capable top tier vehicles. I don’t think giving it to the would be Locust an issue, people still bring it to top tier now to troll anyway. Letting it scout without applying a SP deduction to aircraft would only slightly benefit it.
I would honestly make it so, that Rank 1 vehichles would get scouting, as long as you uptier them to 2.3.
As for command vehichles, I’m not sure. Maybe a nerfed scouting ability?
A special scout marker that doesn’t track enemies perhaps? That maybe tells you which tank or class of tank it is
You also add a buffed artillery strike with lower cooldowns or able to choose from smoke or regular shells (Even if BVVD said he doesn’t see much on smoke artillery on it, its on sight with BVVD at this point)
Aight so lets suppose command tanks recieve new unique abilities, whatever those might be.
How would you solve
A) issue of nations that didnt or currently dont have command vehicles fit for warthunder
B) issue of nations that might have command tanks already in game but hidden behind paywall (the german WW2 command tanks)
C) issue that with modern tech, as far as i know, any MBT can be a command tank, so should all MBTs recieve these abilities?
D) issue that some tanks might just become better than their non command variant by having same kit on top of the command tank ability?
Like different command vehicles/units are crucial for strategy game (look no further than wargame red dragon) but with warthunder? How would you make the command ability be worth using without making it so that the team which just didnt decided or couldnt spawn command vehicle be at disadvantage?
I selected no, simply because I disagree with command tanks. Command tanks aren’t scouting. They’re overseeing the battle, relying orders, coming up with tactics on a constantly changing battlefield, and simply have more powerful radios to report back to command.
In some ways I do agree with Gaijin not permitting Rank I scouting, as many of these vehicles during initial service were used as front line units. It wasn’t until they were starting to become more obsolete or better tanks became available did they become reconnaissance vehicles.
Maybe it’d be a better idea to simply give Rank I vehicles scouting, but only if they’re in a maximum 1.0 uptier.
