That moment...when you realize DP 's are simply too OP

Fully agree. Did a remake of the Desert DM battle this time against similar and higher ranks. As it should be. Same recipe: Viking M2/Thunder M2 with Prodigi and to Bugatti: I used again plenty of DP 's. Don 't feel bad about this one at all... :)

Hunter M1 is better than Viking M1, but unlocks three ranks later. Viking M1 is solid: only real drawback is speed, which however gets compensated quite decently IMO by the fast firing Smoky M1. This combo is a good allrounder at defense and midfield, it 's decent at supporting attacks but it 's certainly no flagcaper. Besides that, you got the perfect combo if you want to evolve to the most natural next one: Viking M1/Thunder M1. Forester is still a very good paint at your rank. No need to change, only if you have plenty of crystals I would advice Corrosion at WO3, otherwise MU your Forester and it will serve you well! In my view don 't put Firebird on anything else slower than a Hunter: so no don 't go for the Viking M1/Firebird M1 Good luck!

Maybe get another Trombone? ;) p.s. try the free software: Iobit Driver Booster, this updates almost ALL your drivers, might help.

:D

you haven 't yet met skilled Railgunners obviously... ;)

As I mentioned in my post: I did use DP 's and your right: these almost constantly. Other dropped drugs are (too) easily available at both frontiers of the Desert Map: especially the repair-kits. So I hardly used anything else than (OP) DP 's. DP 's could really use a nerf in my opinion. Will put this soon in Ideas and Suggestions: done: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=225085&do=findComment&comment=3987716

Thunder M1 is superb at your rank. Use it at medium ánd far distance. With Double Powers it is simply OP. I assume you know about Splash damage? If not search the forums. Rico however is almost unbeatable at close range: at least with a full clip. The damage done by the plasma-balls combined with the impact renders even a Viking close to useless... At medium range Rico is still good against most, but a skilled side-ways driver (Railgun-style) can quite easily dodge most plasma-balls.

Viking-Thunder can be amazing: This screenshot is the last of it 's kind: with this account I won 't be in a similar battle anymore against lower ranks. It goes too far and beyond any reasonable fairplay. (due to Prodigi, DP 's and far range: Viking/Thunder are ok and according to rank) Will continue to harass higher ranks though... :D

If you want to see it like gambling: ok with me. You do realize you didn 't pay for something like a television or refridgerator? Those items indeed don 't change when purchased... Software, games etcera do. If they didn 't we would probably still be using Windows 95 or something similar. As long as I play Tanki they almost always changed items within reasonable boundaries. Two exceptions in my personal opinion and experience: the short-lived Ricocalypse and especially when they wanted to introduce the extremely OP Hunter-Firebird M3 kit at, as I remember well at the much too low rank of Brigadier... In my eyes the latter changed Tanki Online itself completely. Many Tankers protested against that also IMO absurd produkt kit, especially the Russians, and whatever happened: Tanki didn 't put it on the market, even more something within Tanki changed. Instead of growing more and more into a buyers only game, they quite radically changed direction. The recent results of that are Smart Cooldown and new rank-proof produkt kits. Which will mean that a growing majority of buyers ánd non-buyers can enjoy this great game! The way it is going it is no longer a game for the happy few who could afford OP 234-supplies and well above rank produkt kits in abundance. They still can, but it doesn 't change them anymore into almost invincible tanks... Now also the non-buyers get a fair chance to rank to Generaliisimo or whatever the goal is. At least it will still be a bit easier and more comfortable for a buyer: and that 's only fair and necessary if we want this game to last. Do you have a whining license?

Perfect time to take a selfie?

You got what you paid for: supplies. With the Smart Cooldown they did not take away any of them: they did however change them. You got what you paid for: equipment. With Balances and Rebalances they did not take away any single item: they did however change them. You got what you paid for and you still have it all. What 's more the supplies even doubled....you don 't want to comment on that isn 't it? You should have known it could be changed every moment. Now you won 't make that mistake again: good on ya, lesson learned! Continue with your whine, the bottle of "sorrow" isn 't empty yet...

That 's a dangerous quote... :ph34r:

52...and rising This sublime "guide to eating chicken" seems to give you wings Hogree!

Nope, Tanki isn 't a charity and they keep the game going by the people who buy. You are one of them buyers I suppose, so am I. Tanki isn 't a democracy either. How could it be? You and others want 234, again others and I want Smart Cooldown. The way it works is simple. We buy and with the money earned Tanki pays the bills and puts what 's left in the game. We the buyers don 't run the show however, in the end it is Tanki alone who decides which direction we go. And in my view non-buyers also got exactly the same rights as we do. Why: because it is a free to pay game. Tanki decides and thank whoever you believe in for that, because anarchy really doesn 't work... We can raise our voice and that might change minor things but in the end it is simple: we don 't control Tanki. It 's something like a Government. it is chosen once in let 's be general four years and after that they run the show. You may not like what they do, raise your voice and maybe change minor things but in the end the Government decides which direction the country goes. The big difference is that a Government can be voted away after four years, Tanki as long as enough people support it by buying will stay. Also I disagree with your statement that Tanki slaps people like you in the face: or didn 't you get your supplies doubled? Simple maths: 2x45 seconds is 90 seconds SC-supplies instead of the old 60 seconds 234-supplies. Tanki gave you an additional 30 seconds. Maybe to compensate for your "great loss" of being able to use 234 at once? At least you could consider it like that. I did. Besides they gave you a very generous amount of free crystals during seven days. Some people are very short-minded it seems. They were not even obliged to do this. They did it to try to make their customers happy. Well, it 's easy to see they can 't make everyone happy. If you don 't like what they are doing you can always leave, nobody is stopping you. Lots of other games where maybe you decide what will happen with the gameplay: good luck finding one! When I invested some money in Tanki I knew and know they can change the game in such a way that I won 't like it no more. If so, I would leave. Be sad about it, but that 's it. Again we players don 't run the show, if you can 't live with that you shouldn 't have invested or invest money in the game. That 's all, continue whining...

This covers it all. Great summary. Well said Thekillerpenguin! :) However the firm 234-believers will just continue with more whining posts and if done writing they will leave for the second, third uhm whatever time. Ooh, Tanki doesn 't spend money on you? Not directly, but have you ever wondered: Who bought/hires those servers you are playing Tanki for free on? Who pays the team that develops Tanki Online? Who rents the office and pays the electricity bills etc.? And the list goes on... Even if you don 't pay a single penny, no problem! Tanki Online keeps on giving you Daily Gifts, ranking crystals etc. No, Tanki Online doesn 't spend money on you...

Hornet: nobody likes it, everybody left... :( http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=171431&page=2063&do=findComment&comment=3980399

Screenshot during the battle: Endscore: always forget these flags... :)

So yours is: Firebird: Hornet Isida: Wasp Freeze: Wasp Twins: Hornet Ricochet: Hornet Smoky: Wasp/Hornet Thunder: Wasp Rail: Wasp/Hornet Shaft: Hornet No further comment: but let 's see those "Wasp and/or Hornet" lists! ;)

When the only choice is Wasp or Hornet: Firebird: Wasp Isida: Wasp Freeze: Hornet Twins: Hornet Ricochet: Hornet Smoky: Wasp/Hornet Thunder: Hornet Rail: Wasp/Hornet Shaft: Hornet No further comment :)

Another one who is simply speechless from such divine writing...

Continue "spamming" the topic "Discussion of Turrets and Hulls" with the other usual suspects and you might have a slight chance... :P

Desert DM 's: great place for high D/L 's, especially when teaming up. :) As it was before ánd with the Smart Cooldown: Hornet M2-Rail M2 Prodigi

Well, I 'm not going to argue with the Clint...that 's for sure! :)

A chicken is only an egg's way of making another egg.