During the "preparing for battle" screen, you are in queue for the Matchmaking system and the system is looking for a suitable battle to put you in. You have the option to cancel the wait if you want. When it switches to the loading screen, it means the battle has been found and is loading. You can't do anything but wait for the battle to load at that point.

In case anyone is interested, Juggernaut's Overdrive charges up 15 times faster than normal. So instead of getting 1% every 4.5 seconds, you get 15% every 4.5 seconds. Not sure what the charge per kill is, but it seems to be around 50%.

Master Sergeant rank, i.e. "General" forum group: Users in the “General” group (comprised of ranks from Master Sergeant to Sergeant-Major) - can, in addition to what the “Beginners” are able to do, leave comments in all sections of the forum. Like the “Beginners”, they are only able to create topics in the “Game Violation Reports” section.

Rank is too low. We require you to post the record from that account, so those records have a rank limit.

Topic merged The reason they seem like a rip-off is because gold boxes are more than just getting crystals directly added to your account. First of all, you can't normally get them for free (with crystals), so that makes them more valuable. Second - they are a gameplay mechanic, which you can use for a number of purposes - as a supply (to create a distraction during an attack), as a gift to a friend, as the focus of an event, or just generally to make a dull battle more fun. So in the end, getting 5 golds instead of potential 10k crystals is actually a pretty good ratio. Still better than getting a useless cheap garage paint, you know?

I found Titan Striker to be the perfect combo. Barely anyone uses Striker protection modules, so landing a full volley on the Juggernaut will take off a whole third off its health. And if that doesn't kill him, then you can finish him off with another volley or singular shots. If you don't get the Juggernaut kill, then at least you'll be likely to kill the surrounding tanks. Also, in normal battles it's difficult to lock onto a single target as they almost always notice the laser and either shoot back or hide behind an obstacle, while Juggernaut is usually occupied by other enemies and doesn't notice the laser, or simply doesn't have enough agility to hide in time. Titan is good for its health. You don't need to go too far or get right up close to Juggernaut (like with Freeze) since Striker can shoot from a distance. Titan's mass and health is also important, since the health allows you to survive a minimum of two Juggernaut shots (and up to 6 if you use a repair kit and overdrive), while the mass prevents your aim getting knocked off too far when you're locking on to the target. This is a much bigger issue with Viking due to its low weght, making Viking Striker a much worse combination than Titan Striker despite Viking's greater agility. From what I understand, Juggernaut has 20 000 health by default, but its double amour doesn't work. So in the end it's basically the same as 10k with DA (as said by developers), with the only difference being that your turrets deal full damage, so the damage indicators show higher numbers, although it takes the same amount of shots to kill him.

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Topic merged This is a known issue and a lot of people experienced it. As far as I know, developers are aware of it and are working on a fix.

The record will quickly reach its limit. If we do accept it, it should be "fastest time to charge an overdrive" or similar.

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Strange, I never noticed it before. Perhaps it's a new bug in the interface?

Topic merged You could try posting in this section, or send a PM to the eSports admin - @Lucifer. But there's little chance of your idea getting implemented, let alone you getting credit for it officially.

I think it's fine as is. Adding texture might create too much noise and make the interface uncomfortable to look at.

Edited, thanks.

See my reply above - we do not accept any records where the measumrement for the record is "best", since that value is impossible to quantify accurately.

I've been playing with Wasp-Hammer and Wasp-Magnum for over a year now. I don't want to brag, but I feel like light hulls are just made for the above-average player, one that can effectively maneuver, turn the turret and shoot at the same time. I can easily get a K/D above 2 in any game mode, despite actively playing the objective and enemies targeting me in DM. So I agree that light hulls make the game more fun, and a light hulls only mode would probably be my favourite thing, but I don't think they are weak. The reduced size and added speed and agility are a bonus that massively compensates the lower amount of HP.

Funnily enough I rarely use it nowadays since most of the time a combination of three 50% modules provides more protection. Spectrum is only good in DM where the turret variety is pretty big. In team games you only need to protect yourself from a maximum of 8 different turrets, and some turrets are likely to be multiple. So while Spectrum provides (20x8) 160% protection, three 50% give a minimum of 150% and up to a potential 400%. So spectrum is good when I feel lazy and don't want to bother selecting the most optimal protection, but overall it's quite weak on legend ranks.

Should have kept the face. It looks just like me :lol:

Everyone already bought Freeze, but not everyone bought and upgraded the Freeze protection module :ph34r:

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Everything you need to know about Juggernaut is explained in this topic: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=375027 Please continue discussion of the new game mode there. To shoot with Railgun, tap spacebar once. To shoot a barrage of Striker rockets (requires locking on), press and hold space. Closed.

I know it's possible to pick it up (it will always work if you're on top of the flag carrier when the flag is dropped), but it resets almost instantly, making it nearly impossible to pick up the flag in normal conditions. I find it very frustrating.