Nerf the Vidar

[Owl]

Several times in multiple Realistic Battles, I got sniped by 2 or 3 Vidars from spawn. The minute that spawn protection is over, Ill be hit by a Vidar from the opposite end of the map

Who thought it was a good Idea to put a Laser Rangefinder at a BR when every other tank DOESNT get one?

[magicISO Sweden]

its easy to kill it thats why when someone gets a plan up that thing is done plus you kill it with 50cal close up or one shot at range.

[Owl]

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

its easy to kill it thats why when someone gets a plan up that thing is done plus you kill it with 50cal close up or one shot at range.

Thats the point, if you are playing the VIDAR up close, you are dumb

Its a Tank at 8.0 with Laser Range Finder that can just Outshoot everyone

Its really telling where every game Ive been in, the VIDAR has been in the Top 3 of the leaderboard

[magicISO Sweden]

Originally posted by Venom Thanos:

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

its easy to kill it thats why when someone gets a plan up that thing is done plus you kill it with 50cal close up or one shot at range.

The most effective weapon to take out vidars is actually SPAA's autocannons lol

that works to :p

[Owl]

Like this is genuinely not just a "Skill Issue" thing, the tank has things that NO other tanks at that BR has

If it didnt have that Laser Range Finder, it would be like OTHER Artillery Tanks at its BR

But no, its got a damn fast reload rate and a Laser Range finder, allowing it to dominate the battlefield from a Distance. If you were in ANY other kind of similar tank at that BR, you would just be at a disadvantage

[-reno-FR-]

Originally posted by Owl:

Several times in multiple Realistic Battles, I got sniped by 2 or 3 Vidars from spawn. The minute that spawn protection is over, Ill be hit by a Vidar from the opposite end of the map

Who thought it was a good Idea to put a Laser Rangefinder at a BR when every other tank DOESNT get one?

That's the wrong question.

The good one : who decided to put the Vidar on such BR.

Gaijin put the Tigers II & Maus & consort stuff to higher BRs due to their caracteristics.
I'm awaiting from Gaijin to act the same way for the Vidar.

Such choices from Gaijin are really strange.
Or not... but I cant develop as they are sensitive people.

[Owl]

Originally posted by -reno-FR-:

Originally posted by Owl:

Several times in multiple Realistic Battles, I got sniped by 2 or 3 Vidars from spawn. The minute that spawn protection is over, Ill be hit by a Vidar from the opposite end of the map

Who thought it was a good Idea to put a Laser Rangefinder at a BR when every other tank DOESNT get one?

That's the wrong question.

The good one : who decided to put the Vidar on such BR.

People who wanted money for OP tanks at its BR

[Owl]

Originally posted by Venom Thanos:

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

that works to :p

Just a few days ago I have had a lot of fun trolling Vidars, it was a full day of trolling Vidars with Falcon, even outsniped them in 1.5km in Marginot line and Aral sea, all you had to do it hide yourself well behind over and use your binocular to find the enemy, and start blasting if you see a huge barn with long barrel, don't care the range, all it takes is one stray bullet to disable them, I don't know that day I probably killed 20 Vidars with Falcon due to the sale spam. Saw the ZSU-37-2/23-4 and Gepard massacre them as well. Only issues with Vidar is you have a small caliber APDS with long reload, Conquere for example, you don't get the chance to shoot it again if your first shot don't kill.

I shouldnt have to use an SPAA tank to counter a Tank Destroyer from the other side of the map

[Seven of Nine]

I mean it would be fine but several combinations make it broken at 8.0
Thermals, Laser Rangefinder combined. At a BR that doesn't really get one, and shells that arc high up and one-shot almost anything, this thing should be 1 BR up.

[French Cat]

The damn VIDAR would be fine at 11.0 lmao. The laser rangefinder is what makes it so good. Either get rid of laser rangefinder or move it up significantly

[ingrahammark7]

How is this even an issue. A Swedish renaming of a American artillery piece ambushing a tank.

[Seven of Nine]

Originally posted by ingrahammark7:

How is this even an issue. A Swedish renaming of a American artillery piece ambushing a tank.

1.) It is actually a Norvegian modification of a (South) Korean project, the K9.
2.) It's a self-propelled artillery piece, it should not even face tanks.
3.) In the game it is a sniper tank.

It has thermals, plus a laser rangefinder in a bracket nobody else really does.

EDIT: forgot to add, that it is capable of one-shotting anything due to how overpressure works.

[xCrossFaith]

The VIDAR is a literal glass cannon, super powerful, yes, but as every other howitzer like it it blows up if you stare at it for too long

That said, I use it in my 10.3 lineup and when the lack of stabilizer doesn't make the sight do weird stuff, it works there as well... So I could agree with a BR increase for it

Originally posted by French Cat:

The damn VIDAR would be fine at 11.0 lmao. The laser rangefinder is what makes it so good. Either get rid of it or move it up significantly

I'm curious about something... Those of you who have "remove it" as the top solution for everything like it made some sense... Do you ever think about how you would compensate players for that sort of thing?

[French Cat]

Originally posted by xCrossFaith:

The VIDAR is a literal glass cannon, super powerful, yes, but as every other howitzer like it it blows up if you stare at it for too long

That said, I use it in my 10.3 lineup and when the lack of stabilizer doesn't make the sight do weird stuff, it works there as well... So I could agree with a BR increase for it

glass cannon? Its a glass railgun.

[Seven of Nine]

Originally posted by xCrossFaith:

The VIDAR is a literal glass cannon, super powerful, yes, but as every other howitzer like it it blows up if you stare at it for too long

That said, I use it in my 10.3 lineup and when the lack of stabilizer doesn't make the sight do weird stuff, it works there as well... So I could agree with a BR increase for it

Originally posted by French Cat:

The damn VIDAR would be fine at 11.0 lmao. The laser rangefinder is what makes it so good. Either get rid of it or move it up significantly

I'm curious about something... Those of you who have "remove it" as the top solution for everything like it made some sense... Do you ever think about how you would compensate players for that sort of thing?

It has a spacious crew compartment, not always easy to one shot, but it can sure one shot you due to the shell arc it has.

The problem is more with a lack of good counter at BR 8...
Like it can face Tigers, IS2s, IS3s, T44s...

[French Cat]

Originally posted by xCrossFaith:

The VIDAR is a literal glass cannon, super powerful, yes, but as every other howitzer like it it blows up if you stare at it for too long

That said, I use it in my 10.3 lineup and when the lack of stabilizer doesn't make the sight do weird stuff, it works there as well... So I could agree with a BR increase for it

Originally posted by French Cat:

The damn VIDAR would be fine at 11.0 lmao. The laser rangefinder is what makes it so good. Either get rid of it or move it up significantly

I'm curious about something... Those of you who have "remove it" as the top solution for everything like it made some sense... Do you ever think about how you would compensate players for that sort of thing?

I was talking about the laser rangefinder