As someone who is working their way up from the lower rank I'm noticing an extreme error on your opinion of the hunter. As someone who started a week ago and is breezing through with ease the nub ranks (winning at least 95% of my DMs, even against much higher ranked competition) You MUST realize that certain tanks are simply the best there is at certain ranks. Hunter M3 is by far the best tank for 3 full levels, it has double the speed of the Titan M2 with the same hp and better stats than the dictator M0-2 (which still comes at a much later rank, The dictator is probably the worst tank in the game to even invest in as only it's M3 upgrade is the best at a specific rank, and only good for 1 rank worth of leveling for that and it costs 7150 to obtain, RIDICULOUS. You are FAR better off with a nice paint of your choice). You will easily get 700 back in those 2 ranks and MUCH faster leveling because you'll be first place in every single game you play especially against all the horrible twins users at that rank who simply won't be able to hit you with both shots at the same time due to your massive speed bonus. The viking is nowhere even close to in sight when you can obtain the Hunter M3. Also, speed is always the most important stat, period early on. It lets you outrange Twins players (I prefered an early Swamp Paint as it lets you beat Twins players 1vs1 in an open field anyways), it lets you dodge Railgunners while you misdirect them as they charge their shot, and MOST importantly it lets you pick up crystals that you otherwise would never obtain. (Getting 10 extra cystals in a 15 minute game on average is huge) I'll write a proper guide when I level up some more, but this is a really terrible guide for players who are just starting imo.