Review [Issue 24] 90K - 100K Crystal Paint Review

[Tommy60 406]

 

RUSTLE – 10% Isida, 20% Freeze, 32% Thunder

 

The only true golden paint a tanker can buy in the garage! Rustle was considered the best overall coating when it was first introduced to the garage a few years ago, along with Spark and Python. Deathmatch and Capture the Flag game victors always had at least one thing in common with each other: this paint.  However, due to the various rebalances to the game, this awesome looking paint has been cut down a good deal in terms of actual value, now residing in the cheaper half of paints in the game, at 90,500 crystals.

 

Looking at its current statistics, it is fairly obvious what a tank wearing this “kraska” (Russian for Paint) should be doing, and where it should be. It protects against three of the most popular turrets in the game, all to a decent degree.  Two of these resisted turrets, Isida and Freeze, are common short range tools of destruction, and Thunder is typically a medium range turret.  So, looking at those facts, the ideal utilization of this paint would be put into effect in close to medium range positions, relative to enemy tanks.  Good tanks for Rustle would be rather quick, as to maneuver rapidly around clumsier tanks that would take a longer time to destroy, while keeping a decent level of stability. So, Hornet and Hunter are ideal. Weapons should most probably be mid to short range themselves, so Isida (not preferred due to its relatively low damage output), Freeze, Firebird, Twins, Ricochet, and even Thunder would all be great to use with this paint. Like at all times, remember to keep to side roads and trails, and avoid charging to the enemy base in the open.

 

WINTER – 5% Firebird, 5% Railgun, 18% Thunder, 38% Shaft

 

Winter used to be one of the most basic paints in the garage, originally, and was among the cheapest!  The developers have obviously changed that, in order to benefit the good camouflage capacities of this specific paint.

 

First off, disregard the 5% resistances.  They do nothing but keep friendly Isidas happy (even with micro upgrades, they’re still negligible).  So, what we’re looking at is about a 1/5^th blocking of all Thunder shots, and about 2/5th of every blast from a Shaft.  These protections would respectively shave 14 and 75 points their designated weapons’ ideal damages at M3.  In order to put that respectable Shaft protection to use, Winter should be the paint of snipers at the mid to upper ranks of the battlefield, and should be replaced by the more appropriate Jade paint when possible.  Ideal tanks could be pretty much any of them, depending on which map you are playing on.  Big, open maps like Stadium call for the heavier tanks that can take a beating, like Mammoth or Titan, and maps with more nooks and crannies like Lost Temple or Berlin necessitate speedier, smaller tanks like Hornet and Wasp.  Ideal weapons with this paint would typically be Railgun and Shaft, though Thunders and Smokies could be used by skilled players, effectively. As a bonus, this paint’s texture and coloring proves to be somewhat discreet and stealthy while hidden in thick sections of vegetation in winter-themed maps.

 

LOAM – 10% Freeze, 10% Thunder, 10% Ricochet, 36% Firebird

Loam has always been a paint for the close range kind of fighters, who enjoy jutting into enemy lines from time to time, drawing out a few overaggressive enemies to where teammates can finish them off, at which point said tankers can rush back into the enemy base for the now unguarded flag. Its moderate protection against three mid to close range weapons that can deal massive amounts of damage is a plus, especially when they’re all accented by an unusually high resistance to the most devastating of weapons in the game – the inferno known as Firebird!  This paint is good for tankmen who want to go in for the flag, and escape with a decent amount of health. Ideal tanks would have sufficient energy reserves, and at least a medium speed, to take the beating that comes with taking any flag. So, Viking, Dictator, and possibly Titan would all be appropriate choices to accompany this coating.  Ideal weapons would be effective in close range quarters themselves, such as Firebird, Twins, Freeze, and Ricochet.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Maserati]

good job

[Eragon 13,876]

Short but extremely helpful, thanks. I may buy rustle  :ph34r:

[lukey0 27,543]

Nice helpful for people around Major rank.

[wild001 786]

exactly, winter is my 1st paint after my Major rank,

 

made my m2 rail and m2 hornet survive 1 extra shot from thunder and no more 1 kill shot from silence shaft.

Edited July 7, 2014 by wild001

[nexx_mowarek 35]

Really helpful guide, thanks!

[Piety 70]

Only one thing to mention about 50k it above paints.

 

They good and they're expensive

[lordmostafa 3,821]

Great job :), I really liked Loam, I think it's a good paint.

[sachet100 1,020]

Nice job.

three of them are good

[aperaiderpistol 459]

Nice. :)