That would be a really cool new mechanic. We don't have shots that slow down yet, but it would be very easy to implement since Striker uses the same concept - its shots accelerate up to a certain maximum speed.

Gonna revive this topic for a bit. Just had a really funny moment in Siege. It was on Aleksandrovsk, and the enemy had a bunch of guys with Gauss. So our team went to capture a point on the hill, and then we see one of the Hornet Gausses start aiming at us with his OD on. So instantly the three of us on the point move back and hide behind the pillar, away from his line of sight. It's the way we all went to hide in unison made it really funny and almost comical ?

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Tanki: Adds Siege mode to a bunch of maps The map that's literally called Siege: "Am I a joke to you?"

Based on that map you posted, Snowmen currently have a chance to really bring it back. And based on the current star situation on each individual region, looks like they will capture most, if not all of those potential regions, while successfully defending their own. Considering that they seem like such a low threat right now, I can definitely see both Elves and Santas ignoring Snowmen and allowing them to take back the initiative. That's what I like about this War compared to others - it's like CP mode, in a sense that even if you're losing 29-0 with less than 2 minutes left, you can still bring it back and win if your team plays the game just right. Literally happened to me at least once.

I wouldn't be so sure of that. Human psychology can get very weird, so it's entirely possible that this extreme fluctuation of power is a result of subconscious decisions that everyone makes while voting. I don't really see the benefit in manually manipulating the War in this way. If I was in charge and had the power to just decide how the War develops, I wouldn't do things like giving Santas 70% of the map, or putting Snowmen on the verge of elimination - I feel like that would be very discouraging to the participants.

I'm not sure what you mean. Which stream? Which quest?

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I can almost hear the anthem playing whenever I open the war map now.

I have a slight suspicion that Santas might be in the lead here...

Hah, guess someone hasn't yet discovered the wonders of Defender, Mechanic, Camper and other OP drones... (Spoiler alert: Booster is barely OP) Seriously though, drones are meant to be OP based on the huge prices of purchase, upgrades and actual use. They're just another element that allows you to become more powerful in battle, just like protection modules, supplies and upgrades. You can counteract Booster though, at least using Overdrives, other drones (such as Defender), or simply evading the enemy and/or knocking off their aim for 3 seconds. It's powerful, but definitely not the most OP thing ever after it got nerfed.

Not too well. I find that it's more effective to just shoot enemies at the same time with something like Gauss or Thunder.

New Mechanic drone changes don't appear to be unfair or overpowered at all...

That's why it's a "similar topic" and not a direct merge ?

Valid "Cool" idea! Though definitely too late for this holiday season, so maybe next time.

Well, you have a point. But Hazel is the one that did balance and he probably has better ways to determine which ODs are more powerful than others. Maybe his logic is that Hornet's OD takes a bit of skill and strategy to use, while Viking's is just: see enemies → press shift → hold space → get kills. So newer and/or more casual players will definitely find Hornet's OD to be less useful.

bruh

It's about how powerful each ability is. With Viking you can potentially destroy the whole enemy team with a single overdrive and without much effort, while with Hornet you have to use it very efficiently and it's difficult to get as many kills in the 20 seconds it's active.

I don't know the rules for battle mods, but I think they reply within a month if your application was successful. If not, then there's no reply. I absolutely support that. I think there should be a preparation period where you can get kills and battle points, but the actual game scores (balls, flags, kills, etc.) are not counted. 30 seconds sounds good for it.

I really doubt that only Hunter's ability would get disabled only in ASL mode. There needs to be a better solution. Next time please quote or @mention me to send me a notification. I agree - it's extremely annoying to go through the whole map with the flag only to get disabled. And what's worse, sometimes you survive after being disabled, but can't even pick the flag back up to continue the attack, unlike in CTF or RGB. I asked Hazel about it a while ago and he said this is intentionally done to prevent "trains" of multiple tanks following one another and picking up the flag after as they get destroyed. But I feel like this logic is outdated now, since with all the overdrives and splash damage turrets, convoys of enemy tanks are hardly a problem anymore.

I think the flag dropping ability should be disabled in ASL mode. At least in CTF/RGB if you get disabled there's still a chance that the hunter will die fast and you or your teammates will be able to pick up the ball/flag and continue the attack. In ASL, due to flags returning instantly, a Hunter disabling you means that the whole attack is a lost cause even if you do survive.

11 UTC of which day? ?

This is a bug that happened to quite a few users. We're working on a solution now, but I'm not sure how long it will take to fix. There's a way to merge forum profiles, but I want to make sure it's done without losing any data. Please be patient ?