M2 Smoky seems like it's one of the most OP M2 turrets.

Digital is kinda ugly in my opinion, but it' far from the worst.

Hunter also combines speed and defense. It's more balanced than Viking, actually. Great review! Hunter is one of my favorite hulls, and M3 Hunter/M3 Smoky is my favorite combo on the test server. Hunter is one of the best looking hulls as well, tied with Dictator IMHO.

I don't think the current Tanki engine can support water/waterfalls/lava, so your idea unfortunately probably won't happen in this version of Tanki.

I think so.

Trom, what do you think of Rico? I'm not getting it any time soon, but I want a general idea of what it's like at M1 and above.

Excellent newspaper as always. Congrats to all the wonderful reporters we have here in our community!

Woot! My submission is pretty long, so for convenience, I'm going to wrap my post in spoiler tags. Cataclysm, Chapter 1

Congrats to everyone who participated!

M2 Dict gets outclassed by M2 Viking a lot, but it unlocks earlier and is cheaper. It's funny; at the M1 levels, Viking is unlocked earlier and is cheaper than Dictator, but they switch roles at M2. At M3, it's back to the same thing; Viking unlocks a lot earlier and is cheaper.

This shouldn't be here in "Ideas and Suggestions".

You obviously either don't know how to use it or don't put in the effort to play well with it. Dictator is extremely powerful at M1 and M3.

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There's currently no section for posting the writing of non-reporters. There is a creativity section for graphic arts, so I don't really see why there shouldn't be one for creative writing... Anyway, my thoughts: -I'm not sure what kind of tone you're trying to go for with this piece. Is this meant for comedy? Is it meant to be an epic? Something else? I personally think that pieces like these need a definite tone. -The blinding white text makes it hard to read. Please just make it default. Grammar could also be improved. -The pacing is a bit rushed. Take the time to explain the details a bit more thoroughly. Still, not bad.

Assuming it's a good discount: -M1 Thunder. Packs a powerful punch that will decimate lower-ranked players and still deal hefty damage to higher ranked players. -Tundra. Railgun gets annoying at times (especially on maps like Monte Carlo), so this definitely helps. 10% Smoky protection might help in certain situations as well. I don't really need/want anything else. I have a hull for every situation (Wasp as a light tank, Dictator as a medium-heavy tank), and a turret for every situation (Firebird as close range, Smoky for close-medium range, Railgun for medium-long range, Shaft for long range). Thunder will be my medium range turret of choice if I need the splash damage or Smoky's just not giving me crits.

^this. Archangel has a point about Hornet's drift (it helps somewhat if you need to fire when turning corners), but it's not convenient when you have to escape from a group of enemies in tight spaces. Wasp can do that very easily, and it's saved my hide multiple times. Wasp is special; it takes a lot of skill to use effectively, more so than Hornet. For the average player, perhaps Hornet is more user-friendly, but if you invest the time and effort to master Wasp, it will reward you handsomely.

The anti-drug cooldown system I eagerly await, but it's pretty slow. It shouldn't be that hard, but then again I'm not that familiar with advanced programming.

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Have you ever played against somebody with the M2 Medium Kit? It's extremely overpowered in every single way. You can curbstomp the enemy team without even trying. Having M2 Viking and M2 Thunder so early is part of the problem; Emerald and Prodigi make it even worse. I don't know much about the Light Tank M3 Kit.

I'm just done with M2 Medium Kit users. You're giving them Emerald (which is an M3 paint already), Prodigi (which is another M3 paint), and Sandstone (M2 paint) at the same time. The M2 Heavy Kit has Inferno (an M3 Paint), Spark (M2 Paint), and Urban (M2 Paint). It's brokenly overpowered at the moment. I'm relieved to know that it's going to be nerfed in a few weeks. I suggest replacing Emerald with Rustle, and Prodigi with Digital.

I haven no idea how Shado here managed to rank from WO3 to WO4 in a few days. I don't play for very long periods of time, so maybe that has something to do with it.

How long do I have to buy a paint? Is there also a place where I can research the statistics of the players?

I'm planning on getting Tundra on Tankman's Day, since it's a great paint. 30% Railgun protection will help with any match that has a lot of Railguns, especially if you're using Wasp. It also looks awesome.

Isida is very popular at the WO/Lieutenant ranks, for some reason. I like it a lot, but M0 Isida is a bit underpowered compared to my other weapons, so it's sitting in my garage, collecting dust until I one day have the money to get a higher modification of it.

just as the penguin army started their conquest of the world