Tanks in the gray zone can safely shoot infantry and other tanks without moving anywhere, without fearing anyone, except for stronger tanks and planes.This is a century-old problem that it’s time to solve.
Example of situation
BT 7 and T-50 stand on the other bank and calmly shoot infantry and tanks of the Germans standing near 2 point, 3 point.
If the T-50 and BT 7 had originally been traveling with the infantry, then they would not have been able to kill so many opponents.They couldn’t have lived that long.
How can this be solved
For killing from the gray zone, the player will receive 10 times less experience.
And also on the map you will see where the gray zone begins (the gray zone of your team).
Give out bonus experience(1.4x, for example) infantry for killing near the tank (Radius of 10 meters from the tank).This will encourage the infantry to stick to the tank.
Thus, the benefit of sitting in the gray zone will disappear and most of the camper tanks will go into battle, and not sit out.
Nerfing xp probably wont do much, as its still a very effective strategy to win
A better idea would probably be to send an AI controlled bomber(that wouldnt take up a plane slot)to take them out if they stand in/very near gray zone for too long
Victory gives extra xp for wour yhole team and is fun and feels rewarding
And you are still killing enemies, even if you dont get xp
Edit: a combination of both would probably work best
The problem is the gray zone itself. They need to find a better form of spawn protection and make the gray zone the same for both sides. As it is you can’t tell if you’re in a gray zone for the enemy or not.
Tanks shooting from a distance isn’t inherently a bad or selfish tactic; if done to support the team in defense of an approach or helping to push an attack against a barricaded enemy.
It only sucks when there’s no way to reach them thanks to the flawed game mechanic of mystery gray zones
You cannot easily tell where the gray zone starts for enemies especially if you are playing only for one faction.
The problem is lack of efficient long rang AT weapons. End game tanks are often immune to anything at long range except another end game tank and that is bad. AT guns and AT troopers should be buffed. Grant sitting at the hill in gray zone is perfectly safe from anything except for dive bomber same with Panther or Jumbo if you have no Panthers.
Also gray zone differs from map to map a lot. Especially in Normandy there are several cases like Airfiled or Le Bre where objective is nearly at the edge of battle zone for defenders which makes it difficult to defend but on the other hand there are maps where defender can (when teams are very unbalanced) go much further past the objective and efficiently spawn camp attacker.
If the idea of the gray zone cannot be improved, a solution could be that firing from a tank that is in the gray zone, cannot penetrate enemy enemy armor nor kill infantry (i.e. drastically decrease the damage it can cause)
You could also remove the ability to repair the tank while in the gray zone too.
The people who are worst about sitting in the grey zone and most in need of destruction are tankers who likely already have the max level tank they want to use though.
They would happily sit there getting 10% experience.
The idea of a “bomber” taking them out is good…thats basically another name for a grey zone, except it applies to the tank.
We desperately need shared maps, not what is in right now. Maps are far too small and restricted.
BS! Take a Airplane a Panzerfaust or what else… and if YOU dont can kill it lay back and snipe or what else… You got mostly 9 other Teammates who can try to kill the Tank… but hey no lets flame on the Forum
Nothing.
If I have a tank, but this tank is PZ 2C against T-50 (for example)
And I only have an TNT.
What should I do with a tank in the gray zone that I can’t reach?
Our game is not a team game.The team will never do anything.
You could Ignorier this Guy and take a Sniper and Focus your Power on Infanterie… maybe some other crazy Guy will destroy that Tank for you… but if 2 Peoples are in a PZ 2C and try and try … The Guy with PZ4 cant spawn a Tank because the Newbies are in…
Or learn to play with a AT-gun Learn where the Drivers and Gunners sit in a Tank… and shoot them out from 500Meters
The situation of allowing shooting from the Gray Zone is an abuse that is not fair and needs to be improved, regardless of whether there are other ways (some extreme and absurd) to be able to reach and destroy the enemy that are in the gray zone.
