Aggressive tankplay: acceptable or not?

[Atomsk]

In a game earlier, someone called me out for intentionally running my light into his medium, wondering if this is acceptable. To briefly give context, I was driving aside a flame tank down the lower vehicle path in Hexmountain as a med ran into us. The flamer engaged and I drove up to the left and boxed the medium into me and the flamer. 
I understand the player in the medium's point, though, as it is quite an up-close and personal approach  It wasn't to harass the other player, I tend to do this to keep the opposing's turret out of my reach as I blast into the other tank.

Personally, I don't really see the problem with this sort of strategy, but I also don't want to be the asshole. Is it an issue? 

Always feel free to pm in-game if there's a problem you have with me, btw. 

[NodSaibot]

300IQ, pretty much it. Shoving tanks into the water or off the map is an even bigger IQ play. All is fair in love and war (unless it breaks the rules )

[Atomsk]

3 hours ago, buttons said:

300IQ, pretty much it. Shoving tanks into the water or off the map is an even bigger IQ play. All is fair in love and war (unless it breaks the rules )

Sweet, so I can ram at my heart's content  Thx!

[roweboat]

Actually this is one of the light tanks secret powers. It can ram and out maneuver most tanks.

Get good at running into MRLS and medium tanks and you shall be a force to be feared on the battlefield =D

[MajesticSausage]

I will.never forget the time a light solo'd my mammoth by ramming into me and staying under my minimum range/ahead of my turning speed.

I was pissed but impressed.

Lights are my favourite vehicle in the game and it sounds like you're using them right.

[vandal33]

Light is might when you use them right.

[WildRover84]

It is also great fun to raid a group of MRLS, stay under their minimum range and hide behind them or any cover and then kill them one by one.

You can almost feel their panic. You can smell their fear of light tanks.

[yosh56]

Ramming is also fully counter-able as well.... 

 

Am I going to say how... no.

[Mystic~]

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Am I going to say how... no.

Apparently if you are rammed and the opposing tank has traction... read Gliven's response below for how to do this. I don't think anything other than another mammoth tank should be able to push a mammoth tank imo.

It sounds like good player co-operation, I don't think what you're describing is a cheap tactic or something for someone to overly complain about, although I would be annoyed or frustrated at feeling 'shepherded', so maybe understand from his point of view if you were in the same position. The police use this tactic by the way to block cars from escaping.

My biggest head-to-head tank dual gripe is when a medium tank manages to get jammed under the front of my flame tank and my barrels end up facing upwards into the sky rather than into their tank. I'd like to see the Devil's Tongue flame tank in this game, and perhaps those mincing rotas can do melee crush damage to tanks as well as flame damage so you literally have to move out of their way or face the consequences. My favourite guilty pleasure is getting a flame tank behind enemy front lines and then melting 3-4 MRLs all with light armour.

Edited November 10, 2019 by Mystic~

[Guest Gliven]

@Mystic~ If you press 2 you put yourself into the passenger seat, which stops your vehicle no matter what is pushing you. You then hit 1 to go back into driver seat. Much safer, and faster than getting out and then back in. Just pray the opposing tank doesn't get underneath you. 
 

!rude  @Danvik

Edited November 10, 2019 by Gliven

[roweboat]

Next level strats right there.

[Atomsk]

Thanks everyone!

I really love playing with a light tank, especially the tactic described to creep under the arc of mrls' barrages and plunk away at them. 
I didn't know that switching to passenger's seat stops a tank completely. Pretty good to know, thanks Gliven!

[Marinealver]

Aggressive Tank play as something that should be banned.

Does this player know we are playing a Command & Conquer game?

Edited November 14, 2019 by Marinealver

[Handepsilon]

'Aggressive' in this case was not exactly in the broad term. I think the right term is 'Aggressive driving' tank play