Developers ... please do us all a favour and take a long holiday ... you clearly need the rest .... and we the players need a rest from you.

You know I was just about to write a long reply why this is just another example of how tanki have ruined this game ..... but actually its not worth writing ...... they are not listening!!!!

I am normally very critical about this game and its developers, but never the players who make this game fun to play. Congratulations to the winners and runners up, really impresive!!!

I have a Shaft M3 fulley MUed, I have spent a lot of time and crystals on this turret, so you can imagine my horror when I see you are about to ruin this gun. Please don't!! This is already the most under used gun on the battlefield and now you want to completly ruin it. I will not bother to repeat what has already been said by other players ... but please listen!!! If you decide to go ahead with this than I think you owe it to us to return cystals that have been spent on this turret. A sniper in any battle would never reveal his position .... logical.

oh and thanks Marcoagf for the tip: the game looks cool, I will check it out.

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This is very unfair to the loosers in a game, those who are at a lower rank and struggle to get kills, and for non buyers. Also who in their right mind woild think that dropping the Gold Box straight away was a good idea. I stick to my orginal comment that we are being punished for Tanki mistake!!!!! Stop hating us (the players) and just for once except that you got it wromg and move on.

Now we are treated like children who must be put on the naughty step for daring to speak up!!! All that needs to be done is bring back the 10 cystal boxes like before.

I just played in Island and what a disaster it was. Instead of playing Tanki it was more like playing a board game like Monopoly. The whole arena was just fat Mammoths and Dictators parked on the cystal boxes. One tank even planted mines around his cystal box. Nobody could be bothered to take the control point. Everybody was just trying to shoot each other from there parking space. How a game can change so badly overnight.

Stupid ... stupid ... stupid What more can I say about this final nail in the coffin of a once great game. If we go back a few months the biggest complaint most players had was the constant noobs just pressing 123 and dominating a game. So the developers decided that the best way to solve this problem was on one hand limit the amount of supplies you could take from the garage, and on the other hand light up the dropboxes and now the drop zones like a xmas tree. Result is now everybody is running around with all three drugs again. The new cystal box drop zones are also so stupid. Like most players alread commenting here, I just played Sandbox and wondered where my opponents were. Off couse they were all sitting around the drop zones just waiting. Most of the time they were fighting with each other more than me. Completly changed the game dynamics in the worst ever update.

rombone_ftw: "M2 Rico crushes M1, dominates M2, and competes against M3." Have to say I have only played with this turret for two days .. and I completly agree.

True .. but I was surprised to see it take out Mammoth M3. For a M2 weapon available from First lieutenant that is very impressive. Does anybody have M3 .... and what is that like?

Well after my second day with this gun, I can honestly say its fun to play with. I am amazed that you can get M2 at First Lieutenant. Because if you MU it a little and use double power drugs it can take out almost anything. I wish I knew this in the past, it would of been my gun of choice. But saying that I am also sure using it with a M3 Viking stopped me getting killed so easy. Why you have to wait until Commander to get M3 is not right. But overall while my Shaft is waiting in the garage slowly MU..ing (25 hours) this will be my second choice weapon. I could also imagine this would work with Titan really good. Thanks for the feedback.

The two points mentioned already above are something I have noticed. You need to aim carefully to not waste shots. I noticed that I get around 10 shots from a full charge. Bouncing the shots on the walls is cool, but I need a lot of practice at this. It is not like twins were you can just press space all the time, which I was doing at the start. Do the shots loose power if you bounce them from the wall?

I am normally a Shaft player and dare I say it a bloody good one. But yesterday I was getting my arse kicked on 3 v 1 match by 2 Isi (M3) and 1 railgun (M3). I was getting really bored with the game and about to leave when a Gismo joined with M3 Hunter and M3 Rico. He tore them all apart. It was amazing to watch. Today playing Coombe I was once again getting my arse kicked, so I went into the garage and purchased Rico for the first time. I upgraded it to M2 and MU it the first 5 upgrades on all levels and went back into battle. Quickly I had 40 kills to 8 looses. I have not had such a high kill rate for a long time. I have never used this gun before ... but actually found it fun and if using a power up drugs really powerful. So my question for you more experinced Rico players .. what tips can you give me on this gun?

I think Viking is the best overall hull to use with Shaft. Although I am planning to treat myself at xmas to wasp M3 :)

Double Bonus Card and 50% paypal sale, meant I could buy cystals today to continue the MU of my shaft. M4 Heaven :)

basic answer " oh yes" :D However there are some points to think off. I have Shaft M3 and fully MU with firepower and arcade power. I have half MU the rest With the Viking (M3) I currently have it half MU at protection and will fully MU it when the next sale comes. Some people will accuse me of being a "noob buyer" :ph34r: but to get the best from this combo u need to MU. In battle a Wasp at M2 needs two arcade shots, and a M3 wasp needs one hit at arcade if you use "double Power" Hornet M2 needs 3 hits at arcade or one at half full power. You only need to use a full power shot on viking, titan, mammoth. If you are in a battle with mainly Hornets, you really do not need to use full power shots .... therfore saving you time. A M3 Hornet needs half a shot at minumn and then a quick arcade shot to finish. M3 mammoth will need a full power shot and then a quick arcade shot. What helps is that many players do not use paints against Shaft ... but those mainly at Rail. If I drug, which I do not like, than double fire power would mean that I do not bother to snipe, I only play in arcade mode. Great in maps like Sandbox, Coombe and Island. The main reason I like Shaft is because you can change the style of play during the game. From taking those one kill shots, than charging the flag and killing people with just arcade shots. One more thing, Shaft can eaisly kill more than one tank at a time. I get more two kills with Shaft than I do with Rail. Hope that helps.

I just ranked up today, mainly due to my Shaft Viking combo. :) Its nice to see more shaft players on the battle field. This gun is getting the respect it deserves. :ph34r:

Agree .... I already had some good experiences today :)

The way the drug problem should off been solved is only allow the use of one drug at a time. Pro battles should be cheaper and should clearly be no drugs at all. Its crazy that you go to pro battles and find them to be exactly the same as normal battles. Pro = no drugs Normal = one drug at a time Simple :)

Actually true ... I only have a few cystals at the moment and don't want to waste. To spend cystals on speed seems a waste .... as I can use speed up supplies. Would I really notice a difference in "turning speed"? Weight I could understand .... will it stop the tank from shaking when its hit ... especially by smoky. This is a big problem when using shaft in sniping mode. Power has never really been a major issue for me. So should it be just strength and weight that I concentrate on? Anybody who has MU their Viking ..... I would be interested in your views :rolleyes:

True .... poor spelling .... back to school :(

Just brought my M3 Viking in the sale and have been having fun with it with Shaft M3. Its now resting in the garage while the first MU in protection is taking place. Anybody give me advice what is the best to MU on this hull. Should I just concentrate on protection, or is it worth MU the rest?

M3 Viking for me :)