Gear shifting optional yet?

[Legacy | Tactical-Gaming.net]

Be a lot cooler if it was.

Do you still get stuck on the tiniest of fences or shrubs?

[SuperTaco]

Why would it be cooler if the tanks had auto’s?

The manual is not only realistic but fun to use.

[Cylixx]

Oh god, if it had auto. Imagine trying to control turning lol. It would be a nightmare.

[Stryker]

Originally posted by Cylixx:

Oh god, if it had auto. Imagine trying to control turning lol. It would be a nightmare.

It kinda is in tight spots with the recon vehicles. Couldn't imagine how many Tiger's and Jumbo's would be getting stuck if they were auto.

Originally posted by .Legacy | Tactical-Gaming.net:

Be a lot cooler if it was.

Do you still get stuck on the tiniest of fences or shrubs?

They've fixed a lot of the fences and environmental stuff that stops tanks, but there is still a lot to be done when it comes to collision with Tank's.

If you learn the maps as a driver, you eventually know where to avoid driving, what kind of things will get you stuck or stop you and the fastest routes and sweet spots.

[happyapilot]

Recon vehicle got automatic gearshift and it's a pain in the @#$ to drive that thing slow and or turn.. whereas the current gearshifting worked quite well, although the tiger still goes up and down like an american olds mobile with it's soft suspension, making the gunner sea sick from time to time..

Tanks still need TLC yet check the roadmap and or search the threads for more info about tanks in general.. as for transmission.. i reckon manual is still the way to go and i find it a lot more fun as well.. gives you something to do and is more challenging, but hey that's just my 2c.

[Legacy | Tactical-Gaming.net]

Clearly none of you have driven tanks in PS. Its a lot smoother imo. Albeit in that game you also get stuck in stupid ways.

This is literally the one thing stopping me from buying the game right now.

[RC-1337]

I hope they will make the game even more complex in general - makes it much more interesting.
Tried tanking in PS and imo that's boring and way to easy, feels like every other shooter. Same for the fast swinging turrets etc.

[Xorberax]

Be a man. Drive manual.

[SuperTaco]

Originally posted by .Legacy | Tactical-Gaming.net:

Clearly none of you have driven tanks in PS. Its a lot smoother imo. Albeit in that game you also get stuck in stupid ways.

This is literally the one thing stopping me from buying the game right now.

I spend most of my time in armor in Squad, PS, and HLL. I wish PS had a gear shifting system or a speed hold function.

Autos are going to be smoother than manual. But the manual feature in HLL allows for a TC to tell the driver to set a gear and move up slowly. In PS moving up slowly is on/off the forward key. Squad you have a speed hold function which helps with that.

In the future I can see the manual being useful if they add in the Sherman Stabilization. As it works at low speed.

There is also the realism factor too.

[Kersch]

The gears make the tank game play more immersive and fun. Gears are supposed to be eventually added to PS too, what will you do then? Don't like it don't play it.

[Legacy | Tactical-Gaming.net]

I dont have a problem with the gear shifting idea generally. But considering infantry do not support tanks at all or stick with tanks helping to cover the flank and the teamwork is rather null its just tedious. PS is equally bad for that. Usually I have a infantry squad I'm on comms in Discord with work with me together so we ♥♥♥♥ people up. Tanks are like infantry magnets in these games they dont instill enough fear as they would IRL - so its not that realistic anyways. People run up to tanks and jump on them and ♥♥♥♥ like its ridiculous because they are too weak overall. If you have infantry following your tank moving up together, they can pick people off trying to AT your ass from the sides and flanks especially if you dont have a competent crew lol which happens.