Discussion about tank traps/useless objects

[macuser]

OK what is the point of tank traps. I mean seriously what? They are so easy to destroy and you can pretty much get hardcrete within a few minutes of them being available.

Post your rants raves and jokes about tank traps and other useless objects in wz here

[BaseCommanderPye]

Tank traps are good for use in the campaign, the enemy won't target them unless you have something like a unit or structure behind them. Good for limiting enemy movement.

[JDW]

If Tank traps were removed from the game, then you would see feature requests from newbies (who were not aware that tank traps existed) asking for them in the game as a new feature.

[m1ndgames]

i never used em.. feel free to drop the traps

[macuser]

If Tank traps were removed from the game, then you would see feature requests from newbies (who were not aware that tank traps existed) asking for them in the game as a new feature.

LOL

[BlueMaxima]

If Tank traps were removed from the game, then you would see feature requests from newbies (who were not aware that tank traps existed) asking for them in the game as a new feature.

LOL

That would be an ... interesting experiment.

[Rman Virgil]

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I make good use of them in Aqua. Like in many things, unconventional thinking can be profitable. Take "Post-its".... started as a "failed" glue... has probably made a Billion $$ for 3M since that initial perceived "uselessness".

As for my good use of them - I could explain in detail but you should be able to easily infer even from a mere cursory look at just how i use them. Theory is useful - so is hard evidence.

- Mitaguyasin,
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[JDW]

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I make good use of them in Aqua. Like in many things, unconventional thinking can be profitable. Take "Post-its".... started as a "failed" glue... has probably made a Billion $$ for 3M since that initial perceived "uselessness".

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Didn't know that.

The only time that I used tank traps was in the first campaign i think. Honestly, I prefer them as being still available even though I never use them.

[Rman Virgil]

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I make good use of them in Aqua. Like in many things, unconventional thinking can be profitable. Take "Post-its".... started as a "failed" glue... has probably made a Billion $$ for 3M since that initial perceived "uselessness".

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Didn't know that.

The only time that I used tank traps was in the first campaign i think. Honestly, I prefer them as being still available even though I never use them.

Here's the deal... I mostly don't build 'em for myself either for the same reasons as every one else... however...

In Aqua.... the Scavs use them to delay enemy units (YOU !) so that during the delay enemy units can take more of a pounding from their "primitive" IF & DF weaps as they attempt to capture key geography and thus without any Stat Modding Scavs can take out heavies like Tiger & Python Tracks.

- RV

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[JDW]

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I make good use of them in Aqua. Like in many things, unconventional thinking can be profitable. Take "Post-its".... started as a "failed" glue... has probably made a Billion $$ for 3M since that initial perceived "uselessness".

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Didn't know that.

The only time that I used tank traps was in the first campaign i think. Honestly, I prefer them as being still available even though I never use them.

Here's the deal... I mostly don't build 'em for myself either for the same reasons as every one else... however...

In Aqua.... the Scavs use them to delay enemy units (YOU !) so that during the delay enemy units can take more of a pounding from their "primitive" IF & DF weaps as they attempt to capture key geography and thus without any Stat Modding Scavs can take out heavies like Tiger & Python Tracks.

- RV

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What I meant was that I didn't know about that interesting fact about "Post-its". Sorry if I wasn't clear.

And your use of tank traps seems very wise. It makes good sense to use them like that.

[Zarel]

One idea would be to make tank traps like gates (sink into the ground when friendly units are nearby). Still wouldn't make them very useful, but at least they'd be fun to use, and an interesting stopgap before "real" gates later on in the tech tree.

[macuser]

Or perhaps actually "trap" the tank.

[JDW]

Or perhaps actually "trap" the tank.

Post of the day!

[Saberuneko]

Hehe! I thought that was their function the first time I played warzone on PS1. The traps, for getting the enemy units stuck.

"They've fallen into the trap!" But then, I realised they were just like cheap walls. :/

[JDW]

One idea would be to make tank traps like gates (sink into the ground when friendly units are nearby). Still wouldn't make them very useful, but at least they'd be fun to use, and an interesting stopgap before "real" gates later on in the tech tree.

I actually love this idea. I'm thinking that there's a good possibility for tank traps to be this smart by the year 2100. And it would also help make my own movement around my tank trap studded base way easier. I always felt like this was a major hindrance to use them. If this feature were ever to be implemented in the game, I bet everyone would start using them from the get-go.