Why don't players put markings on their tanks in Realistic tournaments?

[MiKye200]

Just tried a Realistic Battles - Combined Challenge tournament for light vehicles.
Virtually nobody had easily recignizable markings on their tanks; this makes "friendly fire" a real possibility.
Yes, German tanks tend to be greyish in color; but in the dust and confusion, markings would be a big help.
Is this deliberate on the part of the veterans, hoping the newer players will hesitate to fire?

Also, in the tournament lineup, the Germans have access to several lvl2 tanks while my Russians are limited to lvl 1 vehicles.
WTH?

Edit: just noticed that the Lvl2 tanks available to Germany in the Realistic Battles-Combined Challenge have a BR equal to the better Russian light tanks, so I'll give it another go.

[Der Lachende Mann]

I actually use markings on my tanks, but since they're specific to me (and to the nation I qctually play) they might not indicate anything to the team.

Currently I'm mostly using 2DB free french forces on most tanks (it used to be flags but I don't want to pay for them), except tier 5 russian, where I use GDR markings.

Also a thing that might come in handy in simulator, I have my camouflage condition at 10 percent, it won't fool anybody in AB (mostly..) but the tank actually almost looks as if it's been destroyed already.

[Supreme Corgi]

German Tanks Long grey to brown blocked tanks with long barrels and USSR tanks some low to the ground fat turrets and green shade. This is for the higher tiers but really how can you not id what is friend or foe you also have binox from the commander.

[MiKye200]

Postat inițial de KillJoy Evolved:

German Tanks Long grey to brown blocked tanks with long barrels and USSR tanks some low to the ground fat turrets and green shade. This is for the higher tiers but really how can you not id what is friend or foe you also have binox from the commander.

Sure, but it make things a lot easier if people would use recognisable markings.
But yeah, it looks like I'll have to preview every tank on both sides and study colors, profiles at various angles and even the flak gun crews' unifroms.

[MiKye200]

So many arguments against using easliy recognisable markings in Realistic tournaments.

A lot of people seem to feel very strongly that markings are a bad idea; I had no idea that my suggestion would garner so much criticism; even telling me that I should not be playing in Realistic tournaments!
I have played many matches today in the tournament and as far as I know I have not killed any teammates, scoring top in my team on a few occasions; I don't believe that I am as stupid as some here make me out to be.

I still believe clear markings are a good idea.

[Supreme Corgi]

How are you going to see the markings from a distance where the grass might not res-in say like 2 kms away

[MiKye200]

Postat inițial de KillJoy Evolved:

How are you going to see the markings from a distance where the grass might not res-in say like 2 kms away

Lol
You guys must be trolling me.
I never said that markings could be seen at 2 km, just that markings would help to identify friend from foe in many situations; through smoke and dust and explosions, etc.

[MiKye200]

Postat inițial de Mirage:

Postat inițial de MiKye200:

So many arguments against using easliy recognisable markings in Realistic tournaments.

A lot of people seem to feel very strongly that markings are a bad idea; I had no idea that my suggestion would garner so much criticism; even telling me that I should not be playing in Realistic tournaments!
I have played many matches today in the tournament and as far as I know I have not killed any teammates, scoring top in my team on a few occasions; I don't believe that I am as stupid as some here make me out to be.

I still believe clear markings are a good idea.

People don't have a problem with markings, they just don't agree with it being the main way of identification, and yeah i'm gonna tell you to not play in sim battles if you're going to shoot me when I don't have a marking on my tank that you can recognize and you don't know that the Panther is a German vehicle.

Also no one called you stupid,. they are giving arguments that back up their opinions and statements, if you have a problem with people discussing this you should not have made a topic about it in the first place.

I never suggested markings should be the main means of identification.

Oh, I would definitely shoot at your Panther, because I'm playing Russians :)

And I will continue to play Realistic competition battles despite your telling me not to.

I don't have a problem with intelligent opinons and intelligent discussion; and I will continue to post topics if I find the subject interesting.

[M.Wolfy]

i use markings, historically where they would be. but whenever i put on a marking i turn down my camoflage condition because the enemy can also use it, if your using it to identify a friendly tank so is the enemy...
also players use axis emblems on their russian tanks sometimes... and as someone who can identify a tank just by looking at the sprockets, the only advice i can give you is the camoflage colour, green for russian and USA, grey/yellow for germany, the winter camo on russians and germany may cause confusion, but anyone in their right mind wouldn't use a winter camo because there is no winter maps! (please gaijin, please) and i put decals on so my friends can recognise me. silhouttes with some memory should become recognisable.
but people, alas, not everyone can differ a il-2 and a stuka from 1km away... hence me getting shot down by friendly AA and sometimes friendly tanks when i'm playing tanks in sim combined battles...
but now they dropped the tiers of tanks i don't think i'll be playing it much more...
funny story: my friend who shall remain un-named, spawned, saw a KV-1, drove past before getting shot at by it... it was a german prenuim KV-1 who dropped his camo condition so you couldn't tell from the camo, and yet i knew it was a enemy just by looking at the gun...
summary: the camoflages will help identify friendlys from enemys, but there are sometimes where you can't rely on that alone, so some extent of learning is required, but few people like me put decals on their tanks for identification, there is also those people that like to make their tanks completley orange.
Also some markings are not easy to recognise.

[Supreme Corgi]

Postat inițial de M.Wolfy:

the winter camo on russians and germany may cause confusion, but anyone in their right mind wouldn't use a winter camo

I use winter camo for my T 34s