@Lukey0: I've yet to face an M3 Hammer. Most of the ones I've seen are just M0's, M1's, and a couple of M2's. I guess the majority are waiting for sales. After the next sale on Hammer, we'll probably see a lot more. . .

@Hazel-Rah: I guess it certainly matches the Tanki Online motto. . . . "BLOW-EM UP," right?

@Lukey0: I personally think that Machine Gun will be released before the New Years', and just in time to participate in any sales as well. I'm assuming the sale will be on, what, the 30th or 1st? So there is at least a 10 day difference.

Nice! I'll surely have to find some way to avoid getting 1-shotted by these guys when they're on Double Power. . . . But a drugged Isida is very nasty as well. Say hi to my M3 Isida on drugs. :mellow: Although it's a close-ranged gun, I find it remarkable to be able to at least deal some damage in medium ranges, something Firebird, Isida, and Freeze cannot do. Granted however, the accuracy in that sort of attack would be decreased noticeably. Though that's why a point-blank shot is always the best way to go! :) Still waiting on that Machine Gun . . . .I've got my eyes on that Machine Gun.

@XxExtreemeBeastxX: Mind showing some screenshots? I know it's not entirely impossible. I've done it before when I was that sort of rank. Except I had Isida to keep my teammates alive and a ton of drugs to capture flags. . . But I'd like to know what you mean when you say that you do "fine."

@Lukey0: Everything except Private Battles, yes? To me it seemed irrational to take such an unnecessary action. And for me, a generalization of the community is not good enough of an explanation for this. Especially since they called it a solution.

The only problem I have with this update is making Private Battles an exclusive for PRO-Pass Buyers. I mean seriously. It didn't cause any problems before, and certainly cannot be compared to things like unlimited drugs, and other aspects of PRO-Battles. Making it available for everyone would benefit more then just depriving it for the ones who spend crystals on a pass. The supposed "hardcore" players still have access to it, and everyone else does to. It's a win-win situation from the looks of it. So why does TO want to make it restricted to Pass-Buyers?

Yeah, making Private-Battles exclusive to PRO-Battles should not have happened in my opinion. This isn't a solution, it has NEVER caused ANY problems. It is a RESTRICTION. :angry: <- I haven't felt the need to use that emoticon in a VERY long time. I'm going to copy and paste and excerpt: "Private battle creation, and PRO-battles access, are now exclusively PRO battle pass features. This solution keeps the customizability for hardcore tankers, while keeping the accessible, arcade feel for gamers who only want to play for fun" Semyon, why does TO NEED to keep this customizability ONLY for players who want to spend crystals on a battle? Notice how I don't call them HARDCORE players. No need for generalization, a person who plays a PRO-Battle doesn't automatically mean they're "hardcore." And second of all, are Private Battles not entitled to gamers who "only want to play for fun?" Everybody plays for fun, otherwise they wouldn't start playing. And it's another generalization, calling anyone who doesn't participate in PRO-Battles just "gamers for fun." It's much more beneficial for the whole community if it were to be available to everyone. It didn't cause problems. Again, I feel like I should repeat this. This part of the update isn't a Solution in ANY way. It's a RESTRICTION. A person who just wants to host a party, or a private battle with friends without the disturbance of others is normal. It doesn't mean they're "hardcore." Lol. Another example is clan training. So I guess to train with clans, there's going to be a 5,000 fee per month. . .

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Thanks Hazel-Rah! Decreasing the damage is definitely a good decision. Not to mention decreasing the reload time will increase the intensity of the battle. Can't wait to try this one out.

Good for Thunder users. I have a feeling after this turret enters he game: A. It will be nerfed. B. Many people will buy Paint for it. Or both.

I went on the link Semyon gave. However, it is still extremely laggy. Whatever I buy from the Garage doesn't show up when I go in battle. Not even drugs, and I still have Smoky/Hunter equipped. Then I got D/Ced. Lol. Still waiting to load, but at least I get to see stats!

STATS! Welcome!

STATS! Welcome!

I almost got in, then I got D/Ced. . . Hey Devs, next time could you possibly have the public SIGN UP for testing? Then you email them the code. . . Instead of just have EVERYONE run to the test server, and crash it?

I'm kind of disappointed at the name of it "HAMMER' It's not as descriptive or creative as Firebird, or Freeze, or as unique as Isida in my opinion. But that's just my opinion. I voted for Pitbull. :P

Waiting for Machine Gun, but can't wait to try this "close-ranged" Thunder out! :D (edit) And THANKS!

@TankiMedic: That'd be interesting. But did you see when the Titan was shooting it? The recoil was enough to be pushing the Titan back! Not sure if this would be good for Wasp. Lol!

I hope this gun has: A. Good Range B. the M3 available at my rank. If it meets those two requirements, then I'll probably make it my next M3. Heheh.

LOL! Now I know you're being ridiculous. You clearly refuse to acknowledge that things are going to change, will change, and guess what? They HAVE changed. Hazel-Rah explains clearly their intentions, and simple albeit obvious solutions. TO has multiple turrets for that reason. You don't want me commenting? Too bad! Don't make topics! :lol: So either stop making USELESS, POINTLESS, posts as the one above mine and actually try to counter Hazel-Rah with REAL, VALID reasons, or you're just wasting time. Hazel-Rah, you seeing this stuff? This is ridiculous how this guy just ignores everything.... :lol: In fact, this time I even did you a favor and "went straight to the point" since you obviously can't read well. Try to come up with real arguments. So I'd suggest you stop trying to derail this topic and take a good look at Hazel-Rah's post. Any further derailment and it is YOU who will need to stop commenting on this topic. Got it? And just because you created this topic, does not give you any special rights or privileges. This is the PUBLIC forum. Want to argue? Keep that in Private Chat- where you can still get banned. ;)

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@0007THUNDERSTORM: In VLOG-25, they did say that paints will be modified. So I'm not so sure about new paints. I think they did say specifically that Inferno will be getting some protection from these new turret(s). So those of you who have Inferno, you've got it good. :D

@Notchfan: That sounds pretty awesome. That sounds EXTRA awesome for the Silence Blue Team. Grab a Mammoth with good paint, sit on the BLUE flag. Have an Isida or Freeze sit behind in the walls and keep healing you while you keep shooting. Man, that's even WORSE than Twins! :D But then again it'd be a nightmare for the opposing team . . -_- And back that up with Freeze for slowing down, or a Firebird for extra damage, and other teammates wearing down the enemy. Sounds like a solid defense to me with such rapid fire.

I would LOVE for this to happen. It would signal the revival of my Suicide-Assault combination, Thunder/Wasp! Maybe the SD Penalty could be toggled on or off? If they add that to the PRO-Battle pass, that would be AWESOME. And would most likely spur the growth of its population in my opinion. I do understand why it was implemented I guess. People simply jump off cliffs or kill themselves to stop the enemy from killing them, which also slows down the battle fund. As for Thunder, it does give a full draw-back to the gun. It is a powerful turret of course, but unlike most other guns (Ricochet) it has better control of its self-damage ability to the point where it can abuse it, making the draw-back a potential blessing.

Well Hazel-Rah did say that making them free would not improve their population. But recently did they not make Private-Battles an exclusive feature for PRO-Passes? And if they're going to keep adding more and more "exclusive" things like this to it, then in my opinion it becomes sort of like a "premium" system for players, except it's pay 5,000 Crystals per month or 500 crystals per game. Lol. Though I guess 5,000 crystals isn't THAT much for the higher ranks. But given Tanki's money-system, each crystal is worth a LOT. I am extremely picky about spending. Lol. And will only spend on turrets/hulls and maybe paints, unfortunately. So perhaps putting it as "premium" is going too far, as for now though. I'm sort of agreeing with making them free since Private Battles should not be exclusive to PRO-battles. ...