To all the GV haters

[badhorse]

Some people just don't like change.

I don't mind change. But going to automatic transmission was a fix without a problem.

[SEseph]

Do you drive your car solely with your cruise control buttons?

The cars that park themselves, coupled with the sonar detection and laser guided cruise control systems that are getting more popular....
Just saying 

I want to be able to use my stick in the commanders position again..

[68ZooM]

GV's now are slugs on any incline, how in the heck do you keep it in one gear while climbing a hill without it shifting to another gear and stopping all your momentum, is there some trick to it, real stupid not to be able to select a lower gear, even an automatic transmission has the option to Manuel shift for Hills or pulling heavy loads, why dumb it down?

[SEseph]

GV's now are slugs on any incline, how in the heck do you keep it in one gear while climbing a hill without it shifting to another gear and stopping all your momentum, is there some trick to it, real stupid not to be able to select a lower gear, even an automatic transmission has the option to Manuel shift for Hills or pulling heavy loads, why dumb it down?

Shift W and S are max or stop respectively, If on the other hand you hit W and let go, you stay in the gear you let go in. IE Press it and it gets up to second gear when you release, thats where it stays until you enter another command. Same works for downshift.

[vafiii]

Don't like the new GV controls. Bring back the manual transmission. We don't need a driver position to do this. Gear changes appear on screen. Also miss being able to zoom in when at the gunners position. Enemy GV's look too small. I liked seeing my rounds hit the enemy and watching his turret blow off.

[Lusche]

Enemy GV's look too small. I liked seeing my rounds hit the enemy and watching his turret blow off.

Use a Tiger, Panther or Sherman VC

[68ZooM]

All that stuff to remember while in the heat of a battle hmmmm that sounds so much easier than just selecting the gear you want (old way) and use your throttle to move and adjust your speed (old way) in 28 years i never did see WASD keys while operating equipment.  man i could go on about Heavy Equipment that's my passion,  My grandfather owned a Military surplus/ Heavy Equipment yard it was amazing growing up as a Kid there  

[badhorse]

Sure but we never had a manual transmission. I'd say any day that stick is better than automatic but what we had before was not a true manual, we did not have a clutch, throttle, and we could not just switch on the wear we wanted (had to do it in order).

True. A bit nit-picky perhaps, but true. They were more versatile before however.

[crazyivan]

My biggest problem with the setup is slowing down/maneuvering hills and trees. Old way you could pull back on the stick, which acted like braking. New setup, you hit the toggle till you find some mid range speed between gears.  More keyboard/toggle work while being shot at or bombed.

[Shuffler]

My biggest problem with the setup is slowing down/maneuvering hills and trees. Old way you could pull back on the stick, which acted like braking. New setup, you hit the toggle till you find some mid range speed between gears.  More keyboard/toggle work while being shot at or bombed.

Since some folks do not have sticks we are all required to use the kb. Lowest common denominator. Just be glad they have not decided all flight should be lowered too.

[Rondar]

Since some folks do not have sticks we are all required to use the kb. Lowest common denominator. Just be glad they have not decided all flight should be lowered too.

I would think that if someone cant afford a 15-30 dollar joystick of some sort, they cant afford the 15 bucks a month to play the game.

There was nothing wrong with the gv's in the first place that needed fixed.

[oakranger]

I don't hate them, just love bombing them.

[Dantoo]

Just be glad they have not decided all flight should be lowered too

Have you heard any guarantees this won't happen?  I wouldn't worry until you see "game controller" in the list of options though.

If the change to gvs was solely about moving the game to a joystick free world then so be it.  For myself, it just took away another part of the game I enjoyed.  Poor me.  They keep doing that.  No matter.  It must be getting in and retaining thousands of customers though, or surely they wouldn't keep doing it?

[Lusche]

I would think that if someone cant afford a 15-30 dollar joystick of some sort, they cant afford the 15 bucks a month to play the game.

If you have a requirement to have a certain, very uncommon piece of equipment to enjoy or even just to try out a game, you are drastically cutting your chances to get new customers. No matter if they could "afford" it or not, they are not bothering to go out and buy a joystick (for which they do not have any other use) just to see if this game is fun in any way.
The gamer demographics (and don't forget: we all are gamers) has changed a lot in the past 20 years. And if AH doesn't adapt to these changes, it will go down. And AH is not just a game. It's also a business.

[LCADolby]

What's a GV?

A bread bin with tracks and a turret