Hey guys,
I'm a new member here but I had to chime in on the Gunner.
I am finding the Gunner to be fairly unpopular. When you see them, you know it. Although they are obvious, I find they can be few and far between.
But I have to defend the gunner. I have a Gunner and a Commando for the Royals. Basically I find I like my Gunner a tad more, but it's for the reason that in MANY games I really feel like I'm the glue of the team.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying my gunner (Whammo) is THE superstar, but simply the guy who's a great support character. The guy who'll run in, and pull out those nasty commandos so my guys can have the shot. Or the guy that will SUCK UP the explosives so the Soldiers can help grab the flag....
I gotta say I love that role. Conversely I've been on with my Commando on completely Gunnerless teams! I've watched tanks roll over my team because we don't have that 'tanking' Gunner out there with an RPG. Sure as a commando I can get a schwack of kills but my Gunner is the meat of my teams usually.
I know they don't do a ton of damage, but I guess you could say when the explosives, bullets, and tanks are flying everywhere, I LOVE being in the middle of it, chomping on my cigar, chugging bullets and taking a few for the team.