[QUOTE=scre4m.;432561]Timing an airstrike or an artillery will get really hard if EV speed is changing.
Instead of a speed boost we might think about a self-heal of the EV when passing a barricade. Maybe it could heal 25 % as a reward for passing a barricade.[/QUOTE]
also a good idea 
[QUOTE=scre4m.;432561]Timing an airstrike or an artillery will get really hard if EV speed is changing.
Instead of a speed boost we might think about a self-heal of the EV when passing a barricade. Maybe it could heal 25 % as a reward for passing a barricade.[/QUOTE]
Dont think this will make EV missions faster at all. If a EV is disabled it takes no time to repair it again, a few seconds. So Healing up the EV by 25% gives u in the best cases a few seconds overall which wont change the EV objective alot.
But adding some side objective to speed the EV up will make the map alot faster. Increasing the speed by 50% will reduce the map duration by minutes. Thats what we need to make the EV missions better, not saving a few seconds for repairing…
it CAN be a little help in some situations.
Especially on pub servers, where it sometimes takes some time from the EV being disabled until an engineer arrives to do his job.
The main improvement for sure is a general speed boost for the EV.
I agree with you Kordin regarding the EV taking a very short period of time to be repaired. Currently it is up to the defense team to be smart about where the EV is disabled.
IE: If you are defense on Whitechapel and you use an artillery on the EV when it is parked at the front of the Chapel, or when it is starting to come down the hill - this is technically a waste of an artillery (especially because you can shoot it on this map and use the MG in this specific spot).
But if you let the EV get into nice spots on each of the escort maps then you can setup a defense position to be able to have sight of the rear and front of the EV without sacrificing your defensive position.
This is not to say I think the EV speed is fine!
I think the EV is way too slow and I dislike the fact that maps can only be completed as fast as the EV goes - just my 2 cents.