This is fine too, because you can actually determine the direction that your corpse flies, by how you move during the last few seconds... you could probably even use it in a manner to self destruct while holding the flag, while driving towards an elevated object (a red container for example) so your corpse (if you're a wasp or hornet) will fly on top of the red container, leaving the flag up there, unable to be reached. Though this would be rare and probably difficult to execute, especially at the last second... but yeah you can really choose where your corpse flies with enough practice lol.

It would actually be kinda cool if we could 'toss' the flag... like up in the air.. it would be more exciting. Perhaps when you die, the flag could stay inside of your exploded corpse (which may have went flying) until the corpse disappears, then other people could grab it... that or the F button could allow you to throw the flag, if you hold down F for 3 seconds , it would fly forward like 5 meters. It would make it super strategical for CTF matches. Tapping F however would let it drop immediately under you. P.S. 500th post! :D

I agree with this. Vikings MU's should be a little bit weaker... and Dictator should have a bit more HP... honestly I'd like to see alot more dictators in battle.. its such a rare occurance, and its disappointing. Perhaps it should have more health (not speed - thats hunters job) when MU'd... say 260 when M3.. and 305-310 when MU'd, making it better statted than Viking.. because it is so huge with poor weight and acceleration (incomparison to viking.)

I NEVER play DM mode with my shaft M2. And I can manage to keep up with the scores of generalissimos with ease in the right maps. (Even 4v4 sized maps) but shaft certainly has its downsides... though lately I've purchased M2 railgun and I have been using it quite alot... I've spoken to many very skilled players who've got alot of experience with Tanki, and unfortunately it seems that they all unanimously agree that Railgun is far superior to shaft... in almost all aspects. I'm still not entirely sure if I agree... because I'm a firm believer in shaft as many people know.. time will tell I suppose. I'm still trying to convince myself whether or not to buy M3 shaft or M3 railgun.. Maybe I'll never know. :p But it seems the large majority of the population still thinks that shaft sucks... unfortunately almost all of them use it the wrong way. I've seen a few who use both Railgun and Shaft properly... and most still side with shaft. ...Just a little insight for you all that I've discovered pretty much via. private interviews...

Of course :) I look forward to it. Hopefully sometime soon!

You guys think this is a bug? :O I kind of like the way it is now. I kinda hope it stays... I use the 'bug' as a strategy... to dodge enemy shots, or do parkour (ramming head on) or to simply manuever around the enemy... Theres an easy way to stop it from happening... just dont ram full power.. as soon as they bump you head on, back up slightly.. sit still for a second, and then you can push forward. You two will continue ramming each other without going over top. Just learn how to use this as a trick up your sleeve to save you in the most desperate times, and you'll become a more skilled player than most! :)

In sandbox on top outside rim... ..Credits to Makarov.Dreyar for the screenie..

You wont usually see shafts (who know what they're doing) GENERALLY, until around Colonel or higher ranks. This isnt true in all cases, but most people simply do not know how to use shaft to its full potential. Due to the difficulty of successfully using the Shaft (especially in smaller sized maps) you probably won't ever see too many shaft users running around. Most people aren't patient enough to master a turret or hull that they struggle with from the start. They just say, 'Its a horrible piece of equipment, I want my refund!' At M1 shaft is very good vs. most new players who haven't a clue what they're doing... but it's not very effective past WO5 when people get stronger hulls. I'd say shaft's prime-time is in its M2 stages.. from Major ->Brigadier. Then it once again struggles to deal enough damage to 1 shot kill enemies... Its M3 is really not that noticeable until you Micro-upgrade it. For those wishing to play in Pro battles with MU's and Supplies turned off though, not being able to 1 shot kill hunters, vikings, nor dictators.... not to mention heavy hulls.. it can be frustrating. I wouldn't suggest people to buy shaft M2 unless they truly love it at M1, and have found a very effective play style to use it with during its M1 stages. If you fall in love with it at M1, you'll enjoy it at M2 much more. However if you didn't like it at M1, M2ing it really won't change much. Shaft is simply not for you, and perhaps you should try railgun instead.

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If its like 7-10 shots, then I'd be okay with it not losing the shot build-up. I'd think 5-6 would be a little too easy considering how fast smoky shoots.. and how easy it is (especially in medium or small maps) to hit targets consistently without missing.

THISSS. Please please please! Lol, we need this. Right now. Get on it.

I think Rail M2 will make you become a better player, but there are more paint protections against Railgun at our ranks than Fire.. Im assuming you'll use a light hull for either weapon that you choose. I wouldn't really recommend Spark... Ricochets arent that dangerous until M3, and you likely won't be fighting many of them for a while. Hohloma looks nice, and it is also effective. I'd choose Hohloma for sure.

Bump. So more people can see the original topic~

Thank goodness the 7th video is posted... now we can all get 5000th place if we're lucky! -_- What a shame that this contest was pretty much ruined.

LOL... 7th video posted... Kinda late now.

This... I kinda feel like the first 99 should also get 100 as well. Maybe let first place keep his 1000... just because I somewhat find it impressive that one could guess at an answer... which could be like anything, and get it right. Not to mention, he of course had competition in guessing... but the other 98 just copied the first guy... and they were all russians apparently. English community stood no chance here...

This should not have even been possible... because we shouldn't have been able to enter answers until the 7th video was posted... obviously this was a huge fail. I feel like there should be some sort of compensation for others... or something... It's just not right. So many people put alot of effort into this, and in the end it was a lost cause. If nothing else, at least publicly apologize and admit that the answering process was flawed, that it should not have been released until after the 7th video. You had people from all around the world setting their alarms in anticipation for this 7th video, waking up going way out of their way.. for nothing. Shame.

This... cause your 61-11 makes no sense vs their 39/51. It had to of been TDM or something...

This exactly. Reduce either the frequency of critical hits, or give them a little less damage. I think both are equally effective for a slight nerf. I'd probably side with less damage though. The crits are exciting, and they should be frequent enough for the smoky user to enjoy seeing the crits happen, rather than it being frustrating how rare they appear. Better to drop the damage a bit... though I think M0 and M1 smoky are perfectly fine, M2 and M3 are OP. M2 and M3 should only have 140 and 150 damage for a crit... at max... 172 and 189 are far too much. Example: M0 Smoky = Crit damage 80 - 5% chance to crit M1 Smoky = Crit damage 100 - 6% chance to crit M2 Smoky = Crit damage 130 - 7% chance to crit M3 Smoky = Crit damage 140- 8% chance to crit I think this would make it balanced, and keep smoky a unique and fun weapon to use. Lowering the frequency of the crits would just make it a boring weapon to use I think...

Amazing idea... AMAZING IDEA. However, I don't mind the crits... but I wish they would happen slightly less often with M3... it seems like in the test servers, whenever I go on there... a Titan or Mammy + Smoky on drugs (usually myself since I know its OP) Is in 1st place by FAR. Smoky + heavy hull + drugs = killing machine. It sits around so it can shoot forever, critting away at enemies on drugs, and with HP packs on a heavy hull, you're nearly invincible.. not to mention if there is an Isida nearby. Smoky is slightly OP. The quoted post above would certainly fix this, and I'd love for it to be more of a skill weapon for sure. I would miss the crits though... the crits are exciting honestly, and make the game more fun and interesting. I think it comes slightly too often though. Perhaps give it slightly reduced crit chance, by 1% at m2-m3, and a little less when MU'ing it. Or perhaps leave smoky the way it is, but create a new gun that has increased damage over consecutive hits? It would be a nice addition to tanki, perhaps it could be like Smoky's "brother."

Dont tell everyone the answers...

flae trolled ya.

I got no email from tanki... though my email was registered with them since a year ago? So if the word is Factory, what are we supposed to do with that word... BTW - My receive news button was turned off for the last year also. Is this a problem?

I gave in and purchased Railgun m2. I'm tempted to M2 thunder... Didn't buy m2 thunder.