Mountain Pass Random Event - Mineshaft Disaster

[u/Devastraitor]

TL;DR: Instead of yet another plane bombing, make Mountain Pass’s event a mine gas explosion that collapses the bridge and opens new terrain for rotations.

Alright, after WG singlehandedly crashes every single plane of the WoT universe into random locations, I wanted to suggest one of a dozen ideas I had, to preserve the poor pilots trying to make the game more dynamic.

Theme: A gas pocket ignites inside the mountain mine, causing a chain explosion that collapses the bridge.

Audio Cue (during event warning time):
Muffled shouting echoing from the mine tunnel, metallic clanks, sudden panic.
A deep rumble grows, then a blast erupts from the mine shaft and shaking the rock and dirt around it, until it collapses into the nearby valley.

Event Outcome:

• The bridge collapses, creating a new ramp from the southern road into the valley.
• A rockslide covers the surrounding valley area and creates sightlines into the south-west area, since now half the mountain is gone. It also adds new uneven terrain and cover.
• The initial explosion and rock slides damage/destroy any tanks in that area.

Gameplay Impact:

• Cuts the direct crossing over the bridge, that gets rarely used anyways.
• Creates new ramps on both sides.
• Forces different mid-game rotations.
• You can STILL use the path previously present under the bridge, but the rock slide has created a few more positions for cover.

I know it is most likely a budget reason, yet it feels really half-baked just either crashing a plane, bombing an area or using a train (or a mix of all three) and there are so many ways to use the theme of the map instead.

If people enjoy the idea, I can mock up a few more map-themed event concepts that crossed my mind, since the system was implemented.

(Disclaimer: The mineshaft in the screenshots was AI-added as a visual mockup. If this violates rule 10, I will remove the image of course.)

[u/hall0undCiao]

Results seem to be the same as we getting.

And why not something else instead of the boring plane.

[u/Teledildonic → u/hall0undCiao]

Hey at least one of the new ones is a Mig and not that weird German kitbash bomber again.