[2021] After watching the "dev stream", I have to say, what a shocker

Not going to disagree or agree with your post here. Instead I just wanted to chime in with a few extra notes that will hopefully inform you guys a bit more. It would suck for us if players never bothered choosing the vehicle (like the mortar tank) but that is your right!

• The Colonial ATAC is not just an ATR mounted in the turret. The rate of fire and stability-gain is higher. Just like its handheld counterpart, the gunner will still need to control their bursts for maximal accuracy. But a daring crew might be able to get you in range of your target to utilize its full rate of fire and really chew them up.

• Open top is a theming choice. Right now we feel that the Colonials are a faction that would utilize their lighter vehicles more aggressively, which means more exposed tops to give the crew a wider view of the field. The wardens will get their own selection of open-topped vehicles as well, but only where their mechanical engineers might feel they can afford the reduced protection!

• More buildings and engineer upgrades are on the way. It's one of our most anticipated features here on the team. There's just sadly nothing we can show yet.

Edit: A quick showcase