Option to open hatch in tank?

[The Crow]

Is there a option to open the hatch as a tank driver? If so how? If its not in game it would be a nice adition to have. It would be usefull to drive long way in friendly territory you have a better view and will less likely crash into stuff.

[Pak0tac]

well if you play solo tank then yeah, you wont see sh* and its a good thing because no one likes solo tank drivers.
if you are in a team, you have an observer so no problem driving a tank there

[Andy]

Originally posted by The Crow:

Is there a option to open the hatch as a tank driver? If so how? If its not in game it would be a nice adition to have. It would be usefull to drive long way in friendly territory you have a better view and will less likely crash into stuff.

Devs have said they don't want to do it. So, it won't be coming.
Although, that was from a while ago. They may have changed they're mind... But, i've not seen anything to suggest they have.

[pipi long stocking]

Originally posted by Ambient:

well if you play solo tank then yeah, you wont see sh* and its a good thing because no one likes solo tank drivers.
if you are in a team, you have an observer so no problem driving a tank there

this is the perfect answer.

[Pak0tac]

Originally posted by James T. Kirk:

Originally posted by Ambient:

well if you play solo tank then yeah, you wont see sh* and its a good thing because no one likes solo tank drivers.

I've been 300% more effective as a solo tanker without dealing with people who can't drive or understand directions as to where enemies are.

your 300% are still only 30% effectivnes of a squad

[Pak0tac]

Originally posted by James T. Kirk:

Originally posted by Ambient:

your 300% are still only 30% effectivnes of a squad

Nope. Relying on other people who constantly mess up, have no mic, just don't understand how to play, etc. has gotten me killed more times than I can count. Eliminating all of that allows to me to play more effectively, and take out a lot of enemy soldiers and tanks. If a server has a rule that bans locked solo tanking, I follow it, put on official community servers that don't ban it, I do it.

yeah why wont you tell us how you drive and spot enemies in the same time?
share your sercrets with us, your wisdom on how to turn your turret 160 in 2 seconds while aiming down the sight

sitting behind a bush on the edge of the map doesnt count as playing

[softwarebot]

Originally posted by Ambient:

Originally posted by James T. Kirk:

Nope. Relying on other people who constantly mess up, have no mic, just don't understand how to play, etc. has gotten me killed more times than I can count. Eliminating all of that allows to me to play more effectively, and take out a lot of enemy soldiers and tanks. If a server has a rule that bans locked solo tanking, I follow it, put on official community servers that don't ban it, I do it.

yeah why wont you tell us how you drive and spot enemies in the same time?
share your sercrets with us, your wisdom on how to turn your turret 160 in 2 seconds while aiming down the sight

sitting behind a bush on the edge of the map doesnt count as playing

I've done quite well as a solo tanker. Most crewmen want to drive forward and get bazookad or knocked out. I place my self in well hidden locations and obliterate tanks that come in my way.

It really depends on the experience of the player.

That being said I would prefer to be in a tank crew that knows what its doing.

[Barley_Mob]

Would love to be able to unbutton.

I'd rather have an armoured pill box than nothing, especially if they know how to tank.
Locked solo squads are another story.

[The Crow]

I see where you are coming from, but i do not ask this for solo tanking, its just quality of life improvement to me. Its like in red orchestra 2 you could do that and you still had a full crew in a tank. It improved the overall combat effectiveness of the tank.

[Kersch]

Originally posted by 78. SID softwarebot:

Originally posted by Ambient:

yeah why wont you tell us how you drive and spot enemies in the same time?
share your sercrets with us, your wisdom on how to turn your turret 160 in 2 seconds while aiming down the sight

sitting behind a bush on the edge of the map doesnt count as playing

I've done quite well as a solo tanker. Most crewmen want to drive forward and get bazookad or knocked out. I place my self in well hidden locations and obliterate tanks that come in my way.

It really depends on the experience of the player.

That being said I would prefer to be in a tank crew that knows what its doing.

You can do extremely well as a solo tanker, but if you have a friend who is equally skilled in a tank to play with then you can achieve so much more than if you were alone.

[lydia's gaff]

Originally posted by 78. SID softwarebot:

Originally posted by Ambient:

yeah why wont you tell us how you drive and spot enemies in the same time?
share your sercrets with us, your wisdom on how to turn your turret 160 in 2 seconds while aiming down the sight

sitting behind a bush on the edge of the map doesnt count as playing

I've done quite well as a solo tanker. Most crewmen want to drive forward and get bazookad or knocked out. I place my self in well hidden locations and obliterate tanks that come in my way.

It really depends on the experience of the player.

That being said I would prefer to be in a tank crew that knows what its doing.

Tank in this game is actually most effective with only two crew members from my experience. One person just switches from driver to commander and back when needed while the other is a gunner. I've never seen a full tank crew do good.

[Kersch]

Originally posted by dresden:

Originally posted by 78. SID softwarebot:

I've done quite well as a solo tanker. Most crewmen want to drive forward and get bazookad or knocked out. I place my self in well hidden locations and obliterate tanks that come in my way.

It really depends on the experience of the player.

That being said I would prefer to be in a tank crew that knows what its doing.

Tank in this game is actually most effective with only two crew members from my experience. One person just switches from driver to commander and back when needed while the other is a gunner. I've never seen a full tank crew do good.

Absolutely, two person crews are easily the most effective.

[Frappete]

Originally posted by James T. Kirk:

Originally posted by Ambient:

well if you play solo tank then yeah, you wont see sh* and its a good thing because no one likes solo tank drivers.

I've been 300% more effective as a solo tanker without dealing with people who can't drive or understand directions as to where enemies are.

Same here.. many times playing with a random tank crew is like being just passengers and waiting to die.. I prefer to play solo with a light tank that no one takes rather than going to a Sherman/Tiger with a crew that doesn't know what to do. But whit the right crew is more fun other than effective.

Originally posted by dresden:

Originally posted by 78. SID softwarebot:

I've done quite well as a solo tanker. Most crewmen want to drive forward and get bazookad or knocked out. I place my self in well hidden locations and obliterate tanks that come in my way.

It really depends on the experience of the player.

That being said I would prefer to be in a tank crew that knows what its doing.

Tank in this game is actually most effective with only two crew members from my experience. One person just switches from driver to commander and back when needed while the other is a gunner. I've never seen a full tank crew do good.

+1. Some spotters just don't know that periscope can be rotate by 360° and tanks get rekt from behind whit some bazookas. 2 crew man is the best combo allowing the driver to spot better positions, as well as being the only ones who care about keeping the tank alive :D

[HVA_HeadBusta]

Even with a full crew driving can be hard since you can't look up/down when on an embankment or elevated terrain to see what's directly in front of the tank.

Personally I love the idea of being able to turn out of the hatch. It's a fair trade off between increased vulnerability to infantry small arms fire and increased vision. Plus on some of the tanks it's realistic and quite common for drivers & tank commanders to turn out in order to get a better sense of their surroundings. Keep in mind the optics in these tanks were very rudimentary, so they were only utilized during combat.

[The Crow]

Originally posted by HVA_HeadBusta:

Even with a full crew driving can be hard since you can't look up/down when on an embankment or elevated terrain to see what's directly in front of the tank.

Personally I love the idea of being able to turn out of the hatch. It's a fair trade off between increased vulnerability to infantry small arms fire and increased vision. Plus on some of the tanks it's realistic and quite common for drivers & tank commanders to turn out in order to get a better sense of their surroundings. Keep in mind the optics in these tanks were very rudimentary, so they were only utilized during combat.

yes this is what i'm trying to say, plenty of crews left their hatch open for better view but also to escape quicker offcourse.

[Stryker]

TO THE OP: If you are the commander, you can get out of your Tank and use your binoculars, it's kind of the same thing. I do it all the time if we are hull down and we need to get vision from another angle. It's risky, but so is sticking your head out of a hatch. I'd like the option, but getting out of the Tank is actually better, as you can move around and get better angles then being locked down on the turret hatch.

Originally posted by James T. Kirk:

I've been 300% more effective as a solo tanker without dealing with people who can't drive or understand directions as to where enemies are.

Doesn't surprise me that you are the type of player to deny the right of two other players to enjoy or learn or even actually help you in a Tank. Just because you want to stack your score and play rambo Tank.

Some of my best games and best crews have been new players who I taught as we went. It's not THAT hard to gun and spot, and most players will pick up the roles as long as you guide them. So it's complete BS to complain about new players, players who don't know how to play.

Originally posted by dresden:

Tank in this game is actually most effective with only two crew members from my experience. One person just switches from driver to commander and back when needed while the other is a gunner. I've never seen a full tank crew do good.

My best game ever, which I posted a screenshot on my showcase on my profile, was a three man crew. We destroyed 19 Sherman's and over 100+ infantry. I couldn't remember what my gunner said his Infantry kills were.

All of my best games ever in a Tank were with a three man crew. I've had countless games where our combat score was over 1k+. And that's not just sitting back and sniping either, that's shelling objectives, getting into multiple engagements on defense and offense with other Tanks as well as being the spearhead to push objectives.

Can you be effective in a two man crew? Hell yeah. You can be effective as a solo tanker too, but nothing beats a three man crew. I've even had great games with players lately that said they bought the game that day.

Solo locking Tank squads and rejecting players entrance is scummy asf. It's the kind of player this game doesn't need.