Just some XP/BP battles I've been playing over the past couple of days.

Keeper's got less than 24 hours - definitely take a peek around that rank tomorrow morning.

A few things I would like to point out: - Write properly in an interview - it's "you", not "u" - The questions could be more enthralling, given that it's not specific to one subject - Your text is badly spaced out

It really isn't.

agar.io is a fun game - just that I'm really bad at it.

^ Great purchases.

I have a Brigadier alternate account - it was made for the purpose of trying new things. I'm going down different routes M4-wise.

Well done. Put forum in front of populace; all of my points still stand.

If the populace do not deem an update as useful, they have every right to criticize it. What you're doing now is promoting pretentiousness, which isn't the way forward. If an update sees only one side of the story, it can never improve.

I agree with what you've said here, regarding the problem - you're preaching to the choir here. However, this isn't related to the exact issue I had with RustyNail, hence my response.

This makes no sense. Try again.

Because what people think of the staff is on my mind every second of every day. If I didn't believe what I was saying, I wouldn't say it. It's quite simple actually. If you look at the time of that post (which was a month ago, so I question why you're quoting it in the first place) the experiment with kits only just started - this was when the kits didn't have paints, when the discounts weren't so high, and when the rank differences weren't as steep as they were now. Even though I agree the KITS are overpowered NOW, IN THE MONTH OF MAY, it's difficult to take you seriously, even when you exclude the fact you quoted an outdated viewpoint... If you're going to quote someone, do me a favour and make sure it's not outdated. Sigh...

Not sure if it's as deep as three to four months.

It's been nearly half a year since the first Tanki Online Custom Paint - but now, it has made a return! How does one upload pictures? You can use Postimage.org, Lightshot, ShareX, Tinypic, Imgur or Photobucket to upload any picture you'd like. How does one obtain TankViewer? Download it from here, if you don't already have it This version should contain the new turrets and paints, plus the XT combination. How do I use TankViewer? Changing the turret - A or S keys Changing the hull - Z or X keys Changing the paint - C or V keys Hiding the turret (leaving just the hull) - T key Hiding the hull (leaving just the turret) - H key Rotating your turret - left arrow or right arrow keys Moving the tank - mouse How do I put my own custom paint on a tank? Click here if you need to find out how to put your own custom paint on a tank Clearing things up - You CANNOT use a picture that you didn't make; you HAVE to be the person responsible for making your paint. - You CANNOT make reserves - your post must either be discussing the contest, or posting your entry. - Any player caught reserving will be added to a document, which consists of a list of those who are banned from participating in this contest. They will be able to participate in other, and future contests, however. - In order to have a valid entry, your entry must have the following three things: - A picture showing the software you have used to edit the picture - The picture separately - The paint on a tank combination of your choice If your entry fails to meet any of these, it will be ignored. The example What will I be judged on? - The quality of your design - The design's appearance on a tank Additional information - A contestant may only post one entry - A contestant is free to edit his entry until after the deadline - Entries are to be posted here only - Contestants are free to name their entries as well - Your entry should consist of ONLY your pictures (plus the name of your paint, if you decided to do so) This contest runs from the 29th of May until the 16th of June. What's up for grabs? 1st place - 50,000 crystals 2nd place - 35,000 crystals 3rd place - 20,000 crystals Other worthy entries will receive a smaller consolation prize. One more thing If you're suspicious of an entry being fake, feel free to search it up - if you can prove it's fake, definitely post it on the thread. That person will be disqualified and potentially banned from future contests. Good luck!

^ Look at when he posted that...

I'm in this event. remainedd667

Greetings, tankers. Six months ago, I wrote, in full detail, the story of how my career went. It had its twists and turns, no doubt, but I made it through to the end. Now that I'm on the latter end of my journey, I thought it was time I shared the purchases I've made since then, and what I thought of them then, garnished by what I think of them now. I've only ranked up once since Issue 29, which lets you know I rank pretty fast. Let's continue! The first investment I made since buying Wasp M3, purely for the purpose of having a BP combo (I had witnessed BP being a more effective combination than XP) was the substantial upgrade in Shaft's damage, which was my favourite turret at the time. This was at the sale where speed-ups were free. I bumped it up from 205.0 damage to 249.5 damage. Stock M3 Vikings and Hunters were one-shots at the time, and I was having a field day spawn-killing all the enemies in my scope's sight. Unfortunately, then came the laser scope update. It's true that you could argue it was needed, since constant spawn-killing without Double Power can be seen as overpowered, but the update completely ruined the turret for me. I liked the fact I wasn't exposed in any way - that's what made it fun for me. I had the mindset I could get past this update, since that's what I've done with Freeze over the years - that turret has gone through quite the changes since I've started playing. However, it wasn't to be, and since the update, Shaft has just been collecting dust in my garage. I certainly don't regret spending the crystals on the MUs, because it did make the difference, and that's all I asked for - just that the MUs simply cannot be utilized in the way they once could. I would say that's the one update that actually bothered me, given that Shaft was my all-time favourite - believe it or not, I'm quite indifferent on the rest of the updates that hit this game. Last year, at the early stages of Marshal, I accumulated a lot of crystals - I was able to buy either Twins M1-M3 or Smoky M1-M3. The aim at the time was to accumulate as many crystals as I could until the sale came along, and once it came, I decided to purchase the former - Twins M1-M3. As said in Part 1 of my Garage Analysis, a couple of people told me I should've purchased M3 Smoky instead, and that after buying Twins M3, it's possible I made the wrong purchase. After buying Smoky M3 at last year's New Year sale, I definitely made the wrong call there. Hats off to you, @Thekillerpenguin and @Chameleos! Smoky M3 was nothing short of amazing. Although the thrill of a critical hit has somewhat deteriorated since my M1 days (where a critical hit would wipe out anything), it was still a great turret to use. However, recent updates have arguably nerfed this turret, such as the changes in balance, and the decrease in impact force. Whilst I agree it's been nerfed, I still believe it's usable to this day, and although not my turret of choice, due to other purchases, I'm a fan of this turret - and a big one too. As any person who was once in the clan "Awesome Warriors" will tell you, I never really had great paints. This has been a recurring thing throughout my whole career. At the M1 ranks, I was using Lava. At the M2 ranks, I was using Corrosion and Jaguar. At the beginning of the M3 ranks, I was using Digital. Savanna's not so bad, even in the M4 world, but it wasn't exactly the one paint I could rely on. At the New Year sale last year, I rectified this, and purchased the aesthetically pleasing paint that is Emerald. Not only is it a beauty, the protections it provides are pretty sweet. Thunders didn't bother shooting me, as any attempts were fruitless endeavors. With the Thunder's increase in damage, they're even more detrimental than before, which makes this paint even more of a gem than it already is. No regrets, whatsoever. I thought it was high time for a new hull in my arsenal, and it was always part of my plan anyhow. Around four months ago, I went and purchased Hunter M3. It's the perfect mix of speed and acceleration, and at the time of buying it, it actually fared quite well in pushing, although I never really capitalized on this whilst Hunter could push other hulls. Therefore, it wasn't too detrimental for me when Hunter lost this ability, in recent updates. I purchased a few MUs via doing the "sleep whilst you upgrade" tactic which is exactly what it says on the tin. Before I go to sleep, I purchased the upgrade, and overnight, the upgrade time goes down. By the time I got up in the morning, the upgrade was finished, or had an hour or so left. This was before the increase in medium hulls, which bumped up my Hunter's HP even more. My Viking M3 currently stands at 274.1 HP and my Hunter M3 currently stands at 273.6 HP - I'm sure you know which of the two I'm going to be using. A micro-upgrades sale came along and I thought my primary turret at the time could do with some MUs in damage. Therefore, I decided to substantially increase the damage my Smoky M3 dealt. This increased the damage dealt by around 7-9 points, which sometimes made the difference between an opponent living or being destroyed. Bearing in mind it set me back around 70,000 crystals, I'd say it was quite an alright way to go about spending the relatively small amount of crystals I had at the time. Although not always noticeable, it was still nicely done. Post the balance update, my Smoky's max damage is 50.1. Sounds good to me! Although my paint situation was much improved after buying Emerald, it still lacked diversity. Around three months ago, you would typically find me using Smoky, and occasionally Twins. Isida performs well against both these turrets, so I decided it was time to obtain good resistance from it. If I was the type of person that adds MUs to paints, I would have purchased Rock. However, since I don't, I decided to purchase Irbis. It seemed like a "spur of the moment" purchase, given the Isida users had me a lot of time before purchasing this paint, but to my surprise, it actually provided the barrier I needed. It just so happened that the first battle I joined with it equipped had four opposing Isidas, and I was able to take them on. Not to mention, this paint resembles a cat, and cats are simply amazing, so it's got that going for it. Although it was a purchase I most likely wouldn't have made if not for frustration in battles, it ended up serving its purpose. It's a nice paint to have in the back pocket. A day later, I felt that in order to garnish my new-found diversity in paints, I needed to add another paint to my roster. Therefore, I went and purchased Inferno. @Reeco9 commonly recommended this in some conversations we've had regarding this subject, and I understand why. It provided me with new scope for the smaller maps out there, which are increasing in popularity. Combined with a medium hull, I felt like I had a solid resistance against the dominating turrets in the smaller maps. After buying this paint, I felt like my paint collection was solid. It's not finished, but it's at a good place as-is. I eventually realized that I needed to have an option between a M3 light hull, a M3 medium hull and a M3 heavy hull. M3 Mammoth's out of the question, both rank-wise and me-actually-wanting-to-purchase-it-wise, but Titan M3 wasn't. For a hull with nearly 400 HP, I've got to say, it's really not that slow. It can take the hits whilst actually being able to move around at a decent pace. I purchased it primarily for the reason of prospering in CPs - I think that this hull will enable me to do just that. Finally, very recently, during the May Holidays of 2015, I substantially increased the damage my Thunder M3 dealt. It can now deal over 110 damage per shot, which is insane. Due to exams, I haven't really been able to test it out much, and on the day that I did, supplies were unlimited, which doesn't really provide a valid result. However, from what I've gotten from it, the 112,000 crystals spent was worth it. I'm not sure where exactly I'm going to go, as of yet. I see myself buying Hammer M3 in the future, simply to see what all the fuss is about. When I eventually rank up to Commander, I'll definitely be purchasing Ricochet M3 and Firebird M3. I hope you've enjoyed my continuation of the latter parts of my adventure - feel free to comment below!

Maybe it was 250 pieces.

Equipment worth mentioning:

^ Same here, damage-wise. Haven't really used it much, but I'd say it was worth it.

Greetings, readers. I have set aside some of my time to get some playtime on this account. I realise it is time I could be using to use my other alternate account's new M3 Thunder, but the pwnage in the M2 ranks can wait until the exams are over, I guess. Without further ado, let's begin! This is the account in its current state. You may have noticed that the account has an extra 500 crystals since the last time I played on this account. If you haven't guessed, it's due to the fact I received a crystal bonus. Yeah, you read right. A crystal bonus! For the first time in around 4 days a long time, I received a crystal bonus! Unfortunately, I dismissed it as another underwhelming bonus, despite being aware that I received them. It's much appreciated bearing in mind what it requires to obtain a decent reward in ranks like these. 13,044 crystals - good stuff, in my eyes, at least. This kit caught my eye as soon as I saw it. I'm quite interested in kits in general - this is because once the kits expire, a new kit comes in. Some of the kits are underwhelming, but at the same time, some of them are pretty amazing. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE BULLDOZER KIT WHICH CONSISTS OF THUNDER M3 AND MAMMOTH M2 WITH EMERALD AT LIEUTENANT COLONEL, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING - ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I'd like to let you know that I purchased this kit, for the following reasons: 1. It gave me an excuse to use Ricochet somewhere. See, eventually, I will rank my main account and I will purchase Ricochet M3. 2. It has a 50% discount. Therefore, I will still save a good 1,775 crystals, despite already having Hornet M0. Heck, it beats the 38 crystals I would have saved for the Almighty kit! 3. Shafts are rampant at that rank, despite the nerf. The Lead paint prevents me from being a one-shot. 4. I need a new turret to use now that I deem Vulcan as pretty obsolete. 5. Why the heckles not? I actually forgot about the fact we receive supplies for purchasing a kit. I love having a stock of mines, so I'll certainly be putting them to good use. I also like how, in this kit, I received every supply. Seems like a good buy so far! Now I wanted to play with my good friend, Foot Rest: Unfortunately, he wasn't online, so I had to play on my own - boohoo. A good start to say the least. Nabbed myself at least 5 kills before dying each time. As exemplified by the score, we were dominating throughout. This map gave me good scope for Ricochet's signature ability here, and I agree with those that say Rift is underrated. The one thing that was quite odd about this battle is that my FPS averaged 60 for once hah11223's D/L. The amazing reward brings me back to just over 11,000 crystals, which means I can buy M1 Smoky upon reaching the rank. Yay. I joined this deathmatch ever so slightly after it begun, and was pipped to the post by a Ricochet-Hornet that nabbed a DP at the very end. One thing I've learned about using this turret is that you've got to make your shots count. It takes 6 shots to take out a Hornet M0, and missing just one of them makes the difference between life and death. The reward was better than I expected - then again, my kills are equal to around 600 points in a team match! The message I cannot be rid of - the message that prides itself on telling me what is quite abundant. I'm certain that I've checked the "Do not show again" icon every time I see it. However, it appears that it insists on greeting me. Believe me when I say it's frustrating to be one-shotted by a Hammer on Double Damage. Fortunately, the shooting on that user left a lot to be desired at times. Other than the OHKOs, it wasn't all that bad. We were losing at first, but the opposing team didn't know how to defend. Therefore, I kept on capping in circles, and took a solid lead. It was another decent reward, given the scores aren't too difficult to obtain. Hopefully this keeps up! What you're about to see is mind-boggling: FEN-HAREL WAS ONLINE. I CALLED OUT TO HIM. Only to receive the traditional- He didn't feel like playing, so I decided I'd finish up my playtime on this account by playing one more battle. There were a lot of Isidas in this battle. One thing I've noticed about them since the balance is their increase in reach. There's me thinking I'm safe from being sucked to death, but no, I get bopped by an Isida. It's quite respectable now, to say the least. I still don't know how the weapon fares in the new balance though - just something I thought I'd point out. Another thing I've noticed is that particularly in the lower ranks, the losers leave. Then again, there's never really much to fight for! I'm going to leave it at that. My future aim is to buy Firebird M1 - do you agree? Feel free to comment below!

Ayboub's main is a Generalissimo, long before corpsecrusher was. Not that the logic is sound even if that were the case...

Gratz, crack

^ Mars is a good buy, although not aesthetically pleasing, which doesn't really matter.