Well. I decided to try to squeeze some playing time in. I reached a score of 800, and faced off against lots of druggers with my own, and ended up disconnecting 1:26 minutes before the battle ended. LOL! Oh well, at least I'm 800 points closer to Ranking. :rolleyes: Anywho, maybe next time a Double Fund happens, I'll be more fortunate. They seem to be becoming more common! I've posted an idea in the Ideas and Suggestions topic. . .it has ties to my Score Additions topic. . .just thought someone might want to know. . . or maybe even check it out. . . . :P Every opinion counts. :D

Imagine the Firebird/Wasp battles. Imagine all the crystal box drops. Imagine all the gold drops.

Now imagine it on Moon Silence. :lol: (edit) Just noticed this was the Dictator topic. . . Went back a few pages. . . ..And. . ..Hmm. . . . I haven't used Wasp/Rail that much at all since these re-balances, so I'm not sure if it got better or worse. But with the Self-destruction penalty. . . -_- In my opinion, Dictator is one of the best looking hulls. Something about it makes it look slick, and to a certain extent, intimidating. Like a scorpion! Unlike others, I like to compare Dictator to a scorpion, not a boot. xD I think Thunder looks best on it. :P

I've got hundreds of drugs. Though I'm running low on health kits. Only about 70 left I think? All saved up, none bought. :D Besides, battles are moving on nowadays. Before I remember, Drug wars were pretty uncommon. But now they're literally everywhere. . .And no, I don't start drug-wars. I just don't. And I don't play Pro-Battles. The pass isn't worth it because of how much I play. And I got lots of drugs to help me survive. So yep. :P

Hey, I won't drug if my enemies don't drug.

I only drug when they drug first. Go figure. That's how they stole the 1st flag. They drugged to cap the first flag, that pissed me off. :P So I drug back, and voila. I was the primary attacker, with another Viking/Thunder, who did a good job killing enemies. The rest of my party was back at base shooting whoever arrives. Isida M3 was well worth the investment. xD

@HaloScorpion: What paint you using right now? :P

I love the recent Firebird Sale. My M3 Isida is ruling the battlefield. Especially when I'm on full drugs. Can you imagine M2 Wasp, Digital Paint, M3 Isida. On Full drugs. I barely need health kits. I can kill so easily, gain my health back so easily, Firebirds can't catch me since I see some on Vikings, and when I'm about to die, I snag a health kit, and everything's normal again. And it's in addition to my constant healing. Man, CTF battles got easier. :lol: Health Kit + self healing with drugs. . . . .taking on multiple Firebirds at once, killing or running from them. Imagine if I wore a paint like Loam. :mellow:

I fall one rank short for Emerald Paint. :P

I clean it. I drop a double crystal card.

I got my bets on Noobest right now.

Canada. I heard it's pretty cold there. I like cold weather. :P And I want to try Poutines. :D

Guys, I think this is the 2nd sale they've ever hosted that was above 50% for a Turret. The first to do so was Railgun. Now, it's Firebird. Amazing. :P It's too bad I already have Firebird at M2 though. Haha.

Shoot them with good timing, and knock them off balance. Or if you're far enough, (or if they suck/lag enough), you can pull off some moves to trick them. Or they'll even miss by themselves. I recommend knocking them off balance with your own shots. But sometimes getting shot is inevitable, especially at point blank range unless they're a Dictator or something. Haha.

Not to mention the Range actually got longer, and is as flexible as ever. That's one of the best things about Isida in my opinion. The range is incredible.

I played with lower ranks before, and I got shot multiple times by M1's. Of course, I survived. But I was flipping like crazy. I was leaning on one wheel, and spinning around. Like a wheelie, and finished with a backflip and killed by an M2 Railgun. It was pure awesomeness since I was also carrying the flag. :lol: But yep. I only get flipped by M3 Railgun. Anything else just pushes me or is ok. I don't mind Rails at all. In my opinion, the Rail users I come across have really bad aiming. :mellow: I feel like before, they had better aiming. Must be different people. :ph34r:

About 125,950 Crystals for M1, M2, and M3 at a 50% sale. I've almost got enough. However, I'm still far from ranking. Especially since I don't play much now. Maybe 1-2 per day for about 30 minutes each time. Haha.

If I'm able to gather about 6-8,000 more crystals, and rank up once more, I'll be able to buy M1, M2, AND M3 if it goes on a 50% sale. :ph34r: Sounds tempting since I'll have my first M3/M3 Combination: Isida/Hornet on Digital Paint. And it'll take forever to get to Wasp M3's rank.

True, I've never seen anyone really use Isida paint anymore. The closest I've seen was one Rustle, and that's it. The majority is usually Prodigy, Emerald, Inferno, or something of that sort. But either way, it's still good for me. If everyone uses Isida paints, I'll just focus on healing my team, and since they'll (enemy) be using the Isida paints, they won't be able to protect from my teammate's guns! :D Don't you just love that Shaft that won't die? :P And I am pleasantly surprised at how well M3 Isida does against M2. Those M2 Isidas got nothing on my M3. :D One full charge and they're dead, even if they're attacking me as well. Either that or the dude already got shot. . . But I think I did that to him 2x when he just respawned.

I really liked everything about this update except for the Self-Destruction penalty. What was the exact reason for it anyway? Just because some Railgun couldn't OHKO? Just because some Thunder killed himself? In other words, I'd like to see the Dev's reasons why for adding it. :P In my eyes, it's just plain ridiculous.

Is the penalty for Self-destruction already in-game? I see no reason for it, seriously. All it's doing is hurting our score, and lessening the amount of Crystals we get as a reward. I already see Devs changing maps around so less people would be able to fall off a cliff or something, and I think that is enough. Self-destructing hurting our score? I think that crosses the line a bit. Is there any chance that that decision could be reversed? Because I think that is the worst update I've seen by far. :mellow: Self-destructing shouldn't be hurting our score I think. I mean, I want to see some reasons why they think self-destructing SHOULD be hurting our scores. Can't catch an OHKO with a Railgun? Go play TDM then. Obviously you can't use Railgun in CTF/DM matches. Either that or at least give more crystals to the Losers in the battle. I mean, I personally think they get too little. And the drugs they spend? Along with the time and effort put into it.

Sorry, but there are no refunds. Sucks for you, right? But good for the Tanki Online company itself. After all, it only has one currency, which is shared by both non-buyers and buyers. So being able to refund and/or sell, would completely screw up the income they receive, I do believe, and tick off buyers. Even if you do recognize that it was your choice, there's still no refund. Again, sorry. Maybe you can take part on forums, and contests, and amass more crystals that way. Either that, or aim to gather more crystals in-game. Go for Crystal Boxes, but don't be a Mult at the same time, get what I mean? Maybe you could be a hardcore killer, but stray only in paths where crystal boxes fall. That way, you're repelling enemies yet getting PAID at the same time. Haha. After all, lets face it, crystal boxes generate more crystals than rewards with the exception of Long Battles and/or 2X Events. However, Long Battles are risky as you are in the possibility to be swept by a crazy drugger. You'll start earning more crystals as you rank. So at your current rank, keep active on forums, take part in contests, and go for crystal boxes. Or if you really feel like it, you may start over, but choose carefully. Next time, ask Forum people before making purchases. Does Lead really help Wasp? And things like that.

The range on Isida got much better as well! It's a perfect match for my Wasp and how I play, reckless, yet sometimes carefully, and most of all, strategically. I can inflict damage on enemies from different angles and whatnot .It's quite fun! And it's a good feeling when you're helping everyone stay alive, especially the flag carrier, or a very good defender. @Pizzaslad: Yeah, true. If you see a higher M Isida, it's a gamble. If he's almost dead, you can try and kill him, but it's tough prediction. One of the best ways to attack with Isida is stay behind an enemy, and latch onto him/her. Then keep staying out of their turrets way, and slowly but surely that damage will rack up - especially with Double Power. And if they're running with the flag, they'll try to shake you off sometimes, and won't even turn to look at you. So it's your job to not let go of your aim, and keep attacking. That's why light-hulls are pretty good. With a bigger hull, you'll have a bigger chance to be forced to attack an opponent upfront, which may take longer, and requires, like I said, an upfront attack, which takes pure power. It'll take longer when you can just slip by and move onto more important matters. So, basically, keep out of sight, and you're out of mind, until it's too late of course. :D I like playing with Generalissimos in big maps like that. I can keep out of sight, and strategize. It's very fun. And my healing matters now, since I've got it at M3. Haha. I seldom play with Gens. in smaller maps like Sandbox, especially since now there are more drugs than ever, Kits, MUs, etc. Especially since I know how to avoid Railguns and Shafts very well, considering I used to be one as well. I know all the tricks, and more. :) I find Shafts to be more accurate at shooting/killing me than Railguns are, ironically. It was always the camping Shaft that got me. Though sometimes I took the hit on purpose, to let a teammate Drugger, M3 Hornet and M3 Isida, most likely MU'd, with Prodigi paint, to go on ahead unharmed and go for the flag. Then I'll be able to return on Nitro, and support him. Or if I see that he's in big trouble, I won't go for him. Instead, I'll go towards enemy flag's base. Why? They're all scrambling to return the flag, nobody's at the base. LOL. As soon as it's returned, I'll have it, and run for it with nobody to stop me. It's an effective, and strategically smart method. What's the point in helping if you're just going to get swarmed and get impaled by 5-6 Rails all at once. Even Prodigy can't help with that, since I'm a Wasp.

I do not regret buying Isida M3 at all. It's a truly astounding weapon, and support item. Look at my D/L, horrible right? Look on the bright side, I stopped the Flag from being taken twice all by myself, returned a flag also by myself, and captured a total of three flags, 2 of them by myself, and one of them with support. I also supported the other majority of the flag capturers, by helping them stay at good health. Not to mention kept my Teammates very healthy. See the guy in 1st Place? Mammoth/Shaft. I stood by him many times, and he never died unless I left him to help other teammates and support a flag capture or capture one myself. The Isida is only MU'd three times, all in different stats. I can play with Gens. Haha. It seems like I'm getting some skill back now. :) And with Wasp, it's great. Railguns miss me, Shafts miss me, I can hide behind teammates, in corners, and keep healing. I can dodge enemies, I can kill, I can sneak, I can make a run for it. And I can get to many teammates at once, keeping them all alive. Who cares if you have a bad D/L. It doesn't matter if you play a key part in winning. :D Yep, drug-battle. Everyone had drugs on, so why not? I've been saving them for so long now. Though I must say, I should really conserve them for future use. :P So I didn't stay for a second round. Haha. Had Digital paint. That thing works wonders.

WAIT NO, MISREAD. Oh crap, oh crap. Sorry dude, but it DOES NOT affect it. I repeat, it does NOT affect MU's. Great, this is what I get for staying up late and being tired. :( "25% on all garage items except for kits, MUs and speed-ups, starting from July 18 at 1 am (UTC+0). The sale will be on for 24 hours."