Isnt that the entire point of such a map though? Somewhat similar to Monte Carlo, just more extreme.

:D Good job. I was messing around in the tutorial yesterday out of sheer boredom, and decided to mess with the silly AI tanks, and I pushed one all the way back into the garage where you start off. I would've put 2 in there, but the first twins, as I would try to push another tank into the garage, the twins shooting at me would actually kill the other AI lol. Its actually somewhat entertaining, you can get around most of the invisible walls and try to do a bit of parkour in that map, especially once you get the Hornet haha. It still stumped a few people where the map was though. :p

Name the map

To determines someone skill in XP, Island is a horrible map to do so in. There isnt enough variety in terrain, and Sandbox is the 'Gold standard' map, to play XP in. Skill should be tested there, or perhaps Duality where even more skill is required. Sure you can duel XP in Island, but it proves little to nothing of how good you are.

I believe you are looking for this. Also... look at the below post date... where have you been? :p http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=186942&p=3315066

My beloved Viking/Thunder/Digital hehe. Good game everyone who participated, one of my favorite maps too! :)

CP would be really fun, since its a very open map... even while standing on a control point, you would be able to shoot people at other control points with ease... making for very interesting gameplay I think. I recommend CP mode. 4-6 control points would work best... and a 14v14 game size.

A fun enjoyable game nonetheless, despite the loss. :) Lol @ the Irony in the game title vs results. Oh well. Conclusion: Enemy M3 Ricos were OP and I totally want Rico M3 even more now. Also, Smoky crits are great and I'm pretty sure I want Hunter M3. xD

Not sure if you're serious or not... lol. I'm eagerly anticipating the comments that show up in this thread. My best (respectful) guess, is that you see Hornet leading in the 'choose your sale - hulls' Poll, and you desperately want a discount on another item, so you're hoping that by saying that Hornet is bad, less people will vote for it going on sale, and choose another item that benefits you better. Lol.

2 Gold boxes within 5 minutes... Look at the XP bar above... 2 Golds within 350xp.... I could've done it within 50 xp... but I played 2 1v1 matches inbetween the gold box catches... but I just joined 2 random matches, and in both, the gold fell immediately after I joined.. took both and left haha. :)

^ So Madness is changed again from the last test server version? (A week or two ago) It looks a bit different if its anything like I last remembered... though I think most of the complaints about Madness are due to the gravity not being as it was ages ago... I think many people want it to have little to no gravity enabled. A more extreme 'moon silence.' I never played Madness back in the day though, I just saw videos of it from youtube. So it looks like the floor detailing was changed a bit..? This would actually be cool if the floor tiles meant something... the cracked ones would literally break and crack from under you.. falling to the ground below and disappearing like a corpse... the brown tiles would slow you down like thick mud, decreasing your hulls speed by 50%... lava tiles would deal damage to you... nitro tiles with arrows on them would give you a quick turbo boost adding +50% move speed for as long as you're on the speed tiles (they would be lined up, like 3-6 tiles in a row - which could be used strategically for hopping on just before a railgun is charging up his shot to shoot at you.. and you dodge it by zipping away!) Please do something like this in the future. ^

I believe you mean 'recoil.' Impact force is the knocking effect the bullets have on enemy hulls. That still clearly exists, and its quite strong. Recoil was reduced because many players were using Ricochet just for parkouring in games... which is 90% of the time useless for helping out your team. It would frustrate many people when a person with Ricochet just to climb up walls and mess around when they are trying to win a match and win crystals.... The recoil still exists, your hull still pushes back slightly when you shoot with it, but its not powerful enough to climb walls anymore. You can still do plenty of flips with it, and some other parkour stunts. It's just less of an annoyance now for those players who were raging because 2 ricochet newbs joined their match just to fool around. If you're interested in parkour, there are many more enjoyable and advanced tricks that you can learn. Since this ability was removed, Ricochet was actually given some buffs and its quite the weapon now, particularly at M3. If you get the chance, try it out in the test server. You might really be impressed if you can figure out how to use it properly and efficiently! :)

Thanks for the update. Perhaps you could explain the reason behind only changing Barda as of right now? I find it strange that only one map would be changed... especially without any notifications to the community. Is this how we can expect the other maps to be? Will they just be updated basically at random without warning, or will we be informed ahead of time before the majority of maps are changed?

This is reply so depressing. Why Semyon... why :(

I own Wasp/Titan M2. I cherish both of them deeply. I also own Hunter M2.. but I don't own Viking M2 so I can't tell you much about it. I'm pretty sure its great though. Its better than Hunter M2 due to its late unlock, but if you're gonna own Titan M2... im not so sure I'd be very optimistic about buying Viking too, since they are fairly similar hulls. Just choose the one you prefer, speed or HP. You really cant go wrong with any of them if you use them in the proper maps. I suggest you have 2-3 hulls, one for each weight class. 1 Light, 1 Medium, and one Heavy. If you are low on budget however, and do not buy crystals, or have made bad purchases in the past and are suffering financially due to those earlier mistakes.. if you are unable to afford 3 hulls, take 1 light and 1 heavy. (I do NOT suggest buying mammoth now. Take Titan if you're going for a heavy hull.)

Perhaps it could even be considered honorable, to sacrifice yourself (leave the match) in an attempt to save your team. Lolololol ^ Best example ever. I understand this now... leaving a match so someone with better equipment or ability to save the match can allow your team to win. They thank you for it, and humbly we should be glad to sacrifice our spot if it means the benefit of others! (I previously would be a bit frustrated when people would ask me to leave - friends that is.... you know who you are out there...thank you for dealing with my stubborness haha)

Thanks everyone! :D I'm a lil' golden star now. :fire_r: :fire_l:

brigadierbabyxx Or better yet... thanks to Makarov.Dreyar... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9PDna1j3pU

I actually used M2 isida from your rank, through Captain... it really helped me get through those ranks as fast as possible so I could unlock my beloved Shaft and other later unlocked M2s/paints... but if you don't plan on buying any crystals, I wouldnt suggest you to buy a turret 'just to get quick xp.' Rather, you should take the slower route and save as many crystals as you possibly can so that you'll be able to complete your desired garage later. M2 Isida (in my opinion) loses its effectiveness by Major... due to its early unlock, in comparison with later unlocked M2's, it starts to be much less OP. Its a nice turret to have though, when playing with friends... also for drugging. A drugging isida in the right map can be nearly unstoppable. I do not regret purchasing M2 Isida when I did at your rank. I used it mostly in Combe, Noise, Silence, and a few other maps along with my M1 Hunter. It didn't disappoint me, and I don't think many people are ever disappointed with Isida. It serves its purpose, its nothing too amazing, it just works. If I was you, I'd hold out for future sales and do all you can to rank up quickly before the next big sales come. You'll want to be Major or high ranked so you can get some nice M2's ASAP. When I was your rank, my main goal was to rank up. Now that I'm Colonel, almost Brigadier, I'm taking my sweet time. Ranking is no longer a priority for me and I can relax and play casually now. I've reached all my 'garage' goals with 9 M2's and a couple paints... nothing special, just Rustle, Tundra, Electra... but they work well enough for me.

OMG LOL... Look who I found haha!

Hazel-Rah, Any rough estimate of a date that you could give us in regards to when the reworking of current maps will be completed? I'm very anxious to find out... as I'm sure many others are also curious about. Will it be before the end of this month? Or will it be two months away...? Or even longer?

Loool. You so funny. :lol: I don't think I've ever seen a Titan M2 who looked like he was in a rush to go anywhere. xD

^ I was thinking the same.

I kind of have to agree.. Rico M2 is almost entirely useless past Major rank.. until the point where M3 Rico unlocks... its just really sitting in my garage, not doing much. The only place I've found it to be relatively useful was in Farm... and honestly even then, I would've done equally well if not far better by using Smoky M2... heck.. or any other of my 5 M2 weapons.... I have yet to try it in a DM... maybe it will shine in Polygon, but in almost all other maps it seems entirely useless at M2 when vsing Major - Lieutenant General ranks. Its saddening because I was honestly really looking forward to using Ricochet M2 when I bought it. I wish its M2 version was slightly boosted, so there would be a smaller jump from M2->M3... at least it would be useable early-game.

Pro battles are the way to go. Everyone from at least Major or higher rank should have a Pro Battle Pass and should play in them regularly. I would even go as far as to say that anyone from 3rd Lieutenant and onward should have a Pro Battle Pass.This is the best way to improve skill and become the best player you can be... The earlier we get no-supply and no-mu games comfortable with players, the more enjoyable the game will be! Note: When I say 'Pro battle' this means NSB (NO SUPPLIES) and NMU (No micro-upgrades...) Even better if you play a match where paints are not allowed... making a more fair match for everyone. Server 2 for No-Supplies Pro Battles everyone!