I am currently a beta tester for Tanki X. In my experience with an extremely low-spec computer rigging, the game can not get past 18 FPS on Very Low graphics, which is nigh but unplayable. I am unaware if this is a side-effect of the automatic graphic settings or the lack in optimization. On Tanki Online, with the lowest graphics possible, I can achieve an FPS of 60 under less than optimal conditions. This leaves Tanki Online as a clear superior to the newer of the games simply because of my ability to play it. A graphically inferior game is always better than a beautiful piece of glorified Unity art. Regardless, The lowest graphics settings available still include several unnecessary graphical features, such as particle effects and dramatic lighting. I have also found that the immense amounts of animated forestry is contributing to my lack of frames. Personally, I would find it extremely helpful to make manual control over independent graphical settings available to players, as well as being able to toggle the animations associated with the tress and bushes, if at all possible. All in the name of frames, of course.

Kits aren't even that bad when you consider what buyers can do with Micro Upgrades. M3 Dictator/Rico at 1st Lieutenant. M2 Smoky/Titan before Warrant Officer 1. It's insane. Theoretically, you can have M1 Hunter/Twins at recruit, if you're that dedicated to always having gear superiority.

I'd just like to say that the sniper mode plays better with the mouse controls. The very fact that you can look around your laser location with the Right Mouse Button grants a mouse user superior awareness and tactical options. The problem is that mouse controls in general will sometimes become unresponsive, slow, or jerky. This only occurs every other game, but its still a rather annoying quirk. I actually only started using mouse controls on Shaft at first because of the bugged keyboard controls. Once you went into sniper mode, the turret would sometimes start going up until you hit the 'Up' key. The remedy is quick, but it left you feeling insecure when going to sniper mode. You aren't sure if you're able to make a quick snipe successfully. Mouse controls don't have this issue, so in the interest of weapon reliability and functionality, I switched over to the tactically advanced mouse controls.

Does the axaxa mean anything, or is it really just spam?

You have labeled this as a general guide to defending, but this is clearly a "How to defend with Viking and Dictator" guide. I would suggest either asking for a name change or adding in Titan and Mammoth to the mix. You also only give pointers of how to defend with certain turrets. What if I want to defend with a Twins? I would either point out what your recommend defending turrets are in the intro and stick to those, or I would span out and do each and every turret. The format is a bit messy. You can easily fix this with clever use of font color, underlining, and noticeable spacing(which you do use). It really is hard for the eyes to distinguish between sections and it jumbles into a string of text. If you want to go all the way with this, some pictures defining the defending positions would go a long way. The information on here is fine as is, though, and is definitely better than some other "guides".

I encourage the use of less mainstream combinations. While I would agree that Titan/Railgun isn't the most optimal combo, it certain has a niche in semi-mobile camping against medium and short range targets. Against other rails and shafts, Titan/Rail has no purpose, being killed just as quickly as a Dictator but sacrificing lots of speed. So if anything, get a decent Rail/Shaft paint at some point, as those will give you the most trouble. (Provided the map size is decent and you team is doing their jobs. If you get overrun, you're pretty much a sitting duck.) That said, I bid you good luck!

I feel like the press could do a topic on it. Might get to more people.

I don't think "diverse battles" are gone at all. People use lots of different types equipment, from what I've seen. It would be easier to compare this if I knew what you were talking about when you said "diverse". And clans are definitely not gone, at least not the M2 ones. Its not hard to schedule one currently. People's mindsets are what kills gameplay. "Oh, I need x amount crystals so I can get x gun, so I should stop having fun and grind all day just to get it." Nah. I'm still having fun. I'm being diverse. I'm not grinding like a slave for something that is supposed to be fun. If its not fun, I'm not going to be bothered to play it.

Smoky/Wasp, hands down.

While this is my main account, I have most intensively been using the account "The_Smoky_Project", an account where I only use Smoky/Wasp M1. I've been MUing it so that I can use it all the way to Colonel.

The Story Behind the Colors A Tanki Online Original Series The music made it feel like a movie! Awesome! Normally I would pass things like this up, but the music really made it entertaining! Kinda like a bait into the story.

The part about having Bandicam is great. I personally have it running as well, mostly for screenshot purposes.

In a close game, push etiquette out the window. The win will grant everyone else higher reward in the long run. I understand this, though. I've seen some people be really mad when someone would take my flag that I died with and cap it. After being in Clan battles and such, I've not had as a near selfish view on team battles. Bettering the team is more efficient than bettering your personal score, IMO. A humble win can still have more reward than a selfish, Rambo loss. Then again, selfish, Rambo wins are the best.

Wouldn't exposing the side that has less protection make you more vulnerable? Wouldn't it make more sense to show the heavily armored front by driving forward?

I am attempting to use a Wasp/Smoky combo all the way to Colonel using nothing but MUs in an alternate account called "The_Smoky_Project" (WO3 at the time of this post). By my maths, if I only upgrade HP for my hull and damage/reload speed for my turret, I should only be spending roughly 2x the price of a straight modification, but I'm hoping this will be counter-balanced by the fact that I am not spending crystals on anything else by MUs on two pieces of gear. At the Warrant Officer ranks, it is really easy to beat down on people. Like, really easy. You're the fastest thing out there and you do a heck of a lot of damage to the many light tanks at these ranks. I'm really just worried about how I will fare out with the Major ranks...