I'm also a Californian. I think a large proportion of the English speaking players here are from the USA.

The hull kit's going away soon, so I don't think I'll be able to get my hands on it. Either way, I'm not that interested in it, since the only things in there that I would consider good are M2 Hunter and M2 Viking. I don't care too much for M2 Hornet or M2 Mammoth.

Would probably be nice, but I sort of doubt the reporters know any more than we do on this issue.

Eh, Wasp is much easier to conceal in bushes than Viking, since its overall size is smaller. Viking might be flatter, but it's wider as well. I don't have Viking anyway, but I'm doing perfectly fine with what I have right now, so I have no need for it. Still, I respect your opinion, and I think everybody has their own personal preferences.

I'm not a big fan of M2 Rail's color. Anyway, I might try playing BP the next time I get a free Pro Battle pass.

Unfortunately, Shaft can one-shot any Wasp up to 1 modification higher than it. If you have a good Shaft paint, it isn't a problem. Anyway, I am now a firm supporter of Wasp-Shaft. If you want to be very mobile and are on a map with lots of good sniping spots, it's the way to go. If there are a lot of enemy Shafts around, I like to use Dictator-Shaft.

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M1 Hunter better .-. If you're getting M2 Viking, though, then good choice.

It's taller than Viking, so it's a little bit harder to climb. The pushing power isn't that good though. If there's a mosh pit, you're not that likely to get it unless you have a height advantage.

Congrats on ranking! You can nab M2 Fire and Rustle now. I really need to rank quicker to keep up with you guys. :/ Anyway, my Shaft is mued to about 142 damage. I can one-shot vanilla M2 Hornets without Shaft protection now.

Hmm? To quote his post once again: He just wrote M3, so I assumed he was talking about Viking. I don't see any mention of Isida.

If that was implemented, players would get crystals too quickly, which would mean there's not much of an advantage in buying crystals, and hence Tanki gets less money. It doesn't take that long to get an M1 turret/hull if you're a good player. I earn about 10,000 crystals per week, and if there's a sale, you only need to pay for half of the price.

M3 Viking is unlocked at Lieutenant General, I think. I don't think you can rank to that from Brigadier that quickly, so you probably won't be able to get M3 Viking. M2 Smoky is an extremely good buy from what I've heard. It can compete with a lot of M3 weapons and hulls very well.

Popularity =/= effectiveness Thunder is more popular since a great many people don't appreciate Smoky's knockback and crits. Thunder's also unlocked earlier and is cheaper than Smoky at M2 and M3. However, Smoky can be equally effective, and more so in some situations.

Nope. PUM has M1 Isida.

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Even M0 Hunter is pretty good. I used it all the way until WO3.

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Seems like it. Hopefully the new kits will be both good and not that OP at the same time.

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Hunter is reasonably stable already; unless you're doing some crazy jump, Smoky's recoil isn't a problem. Hunter's extra speed also lets you pursue targets if you haven't managed to destroy them yet. It's important since Smoky isn't the most reliable weapon around. Also, just FYI, M2 Hunter has both more weight and more turning speed than M2 Viking. Check the wiki, I'm not kidding.

Which one? Charging or firing? When I first played Tanki, I swear Shaft didn't make sounds while charging. Was it added in one of the updates a few months back?

People kill after the gold box notification all the time in my experience. Is it considered bad?

I think you need a nitro to pull that off. Do you? M4 Dictator is epic. 330 health (a lot) and 8.00 speed (quite decent).

Hmm, the average rating here is 7.5. Hunter's average rating was also 7.5. loominati confirmed For Hornet, it was about 7. And for Wasp, it was about 6.6. I guess you could say that Hunter and Viking are more versatile than the light hulls.