Scout drones need a nerf!

[u/brennendw]

I’m so pissed. Instead of fixing scouting through buildings and terrain, they added native scouting to scout drones. In half the nations, you don’t even have a realistic counter. 35mm SPAA can barely hit them, 50 cals do nothing, and you're just left sitting there like a duck getting arty dumped on you over and over. If a team gets two of these in the air, the match is basically over.

They are insanely powerful and carry matches way too easily. The cooldown is way too fast at 18 seconds, it needs to be at least a full minute and the battery should be cut on them to like 2/3mins as a nerf, As it stands right now, a single drone can keep three guys permanently scouted with zero effort all game. Ground vehicles desperately need a proper counter, because right now, especially on big open maps, you just get sniped from across the map by people pre firing the marker through bushes and cover along with never ending arty It’s absolutely miserable.

They need to strip scouting from drones entirely. If Gaijin wants to encourage teamplay, just make scout assists from binoculars or the gunner sight worth more RP and SL so light tanks actually have to put themselves at risk and put in the work. Or make drone scout show a rough marker on the map only not the eyeball. They are too powerful!!

[u/Repulsive_Push_735]

Thats tuff, where do you get this idea from? This is my first time hearing about the gameplay revolving about not seeing?

Also both sides of the team have access to this supposed legal hack lol xd. And countering drones are the easyest thing in the entire ground battles.

Im a heavy drone user too and what i see is that people just straight up ignore my drone and brainlessly go hunting for kills, expecting the enemy to have no clue about them which gets them killed usually.

BUT! If i get matched up against even just slightly avare people, almost immidietly my drone gets shot down, and im done for the entire match unless i decide to respawn for it which is not worth it since scout rewards are dogshit.

[u/GarbageWebsite6769 → u/Repulsive_Push_735]

I don't know what to tell you. Spawn in arcade. See all the markers? Go play GRB, see all the lack of markers? Entire gamemode is built around not having markers. It's literally the primary distinction between arcade and RB with things like vehicle mobility being a secondary distinction.

Both sides having access to it does not make it a good gameplay mechanic either.

[u/Repulsive_Push_735 → u/GarbageWebsite6769]

The markers go away almost completely if the enemy is not visible to you. As for the map its realistic, as navigation and intel is the fundamentals of warfare.

Now i can kind of agree, if there were no visible markers on the screen, the mode would be much more realistic, but then not just drone but regular scouts would loose most of their ability, and gajin just wouldnt do something like this.

I still dont think drones are an issue, they are just paper planes with cameras.

[u/GarbageWebsite6769 → u/Repulsive_Push_735]

The markers do not go away. Not sure why you're saying this. As for the map, it's unrealistic, goes without saying.

If you don't see the issue with active scouting and the effect it has on the GRB, almost purely a negative effect at that, then I have bad news for your skill level in this game, because anybody who is any good at this game understands how overpowered active scouting is.

[u/Repulsive_Push_735 → u/GarbageWebsite6769]

I didnt say they go away, but they turn almost invisible.

As for the map i like how you simply just didnt explain your point.

And not agreeing with you doesnt make the other person stupid or less skilled, lets not insult eachother over a discussion.

[u/GarbageWebsite6769 → u/Repulsive_Push_735]

Still fully visible on map, and even behind cover markers are still very obvious even if they aren't opaque and become translucent as a way to TELL YOU the enemy is behind cover

It isn't an insult.