Completely disagree re: pedestal. They were a hideous idea and should never come back. It just makes players want to quit. They're worked so hard for a victory, yet one minor slip-up makes their team lose? There are other ways to balance the game without making people want to stop playing because of a meaningless one-shot game KO. Remember, this "feature" from the same people who brought you ramjets that kill you by shooting off your toe. Same idea, except this is team-wide. !vote no insanity
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Re: Techies/Hotwires, why shouldn't they repair as well as they do? They're vulnerable to infantry and snipers in the field, and they're basically defenseless when focusing on the beacon (SBH can take out in four shots, to my glee when Nod.)
I do agree that perhaps regular engineers should be a bit faster at disarming beacons (perhaps 17-18,) but don't see a good reason to make them repair vehicles faster when they can already keep them alive remarkable well (for free) if the vehicle is well driven.