Add traction/grip to the rider class motorcycle

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The rider class is in a poor state, I can confirm that after trying it.

The main reason usually named for this is that it is really hard to steer. I’ll describe the issue more concretely and propose a way to fix it.

Motorcycles GLIDE on terrain. They cannot drive uphill and they slide around. Stopping the motorcycle from sliding in a direction other than where the front wheel is pointed will fix the movement issue of the rider class.

Disallowing any sliding basically means 100% traction. It would allow players to actually drive where they want to and through that also set the foundation for using the mounted MG for combat rather than having to dismount and use their own weapons in order to aim correctly.

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Agreed, the motorcycles are difficult to drive even on flat paved road let alone dirt roads or off road. It would encourage more hit and run tactics when running with the already fatally vulnerable motorcycle crews.

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I’d imagine they ported their physics from WT just like everything else, which means everything has like 20% traction to prevent players from abusing steep hills and whatnot for easy camping positions in WT. Good luck getting them to change that if that’s the case

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I’m not sure increasing bike traction would fix the class, if at all.

It doesn’t address the fundamental issues the class has.

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