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Guide To Smart Cooldowns and Predictable Drops Introduction and History Smart cooldowns and predictable drops were introduced on 29 September and 18 November 2014 respectively. Together with the introduction of smart cooldowns, all the supplies in a player's garage were doubled, a move designed to allow players to get accustomed to the new system without wasting supplies. Interestingly enough, both these updates were not well received by the English community and actually had negative ratings on their respective developer threads. Yes, crystals used to drop from the sky Initially, predictable drops also included the drop points of crystal boxes (which have since been removed from the game). Crystal boxes could contain 1,5,10,20 or 100 crystals, depending on rate of increase of battle fund. However, this resulted in a sharp increase of mults (saboteurs) and crystal collectors in team battles, causing the quality of play to decline sharply. Thus, due to player feedback, crystal drops and their respective predictable drop signs have since been removed from the game altogether and any crystals that would have dropped as boxes are now added to the battle fund. Gold Box Experiments There were also a few noticeable changes to the gold boxes and its notifications since the update. At first, gold boxes dropped at random timings after the gold box notification. The location of the gold box drop was marked by a predictable drop point with a unique gold box sign. Therefore, players knew where the gold box would drop but remained in the dark as to when it would drop. Player feedback has seen developers change this random interval multiple times to fixed intervals between the siren and the falling of the gold box. These intervals ranged from 1 minute, to 20 seconds, to immediately after the siren. Eventually, developers settled with dropping the gold box 20 seconds after the notification, the ideal timing for minimum disruption of gameplay and providing everyone a fair chance at catching the gold box. The gold box also now had an increased number of potential drop points, indicated after the siren when a tank is in close proximity with the drop point. Overview This guide will attempt to explain the logic and mechanics behind these features and provide key ideas and tips on their correct utilization. This would encourage a more tactical approach to every match and allow conservation of garage supplies while delivering the upper hand to the tanker that best complements map supplies with garage supplies. Before the Update Before the update, drop points and the supplies dropped at these points were not distributed evenly and multiple supplies often dropped at a point. This meant that the picking up of these supplies by players was based mostly on luck and players often neglected these supplies, failing to factor in these supplies and their respective drop points as an integral part of the game.Moreover, supplies picked from the map only lasted 30 seconds (only applicable to DD, DA and Speed Boost). Garage supplies on the other hand, lasted 1 whole minute and a player could activate all supplies at once. The cooldowns of supplies were localized in effect, meaning activating one supply would not affect the cooldown of other supplies. Supply drops that were not picked for a certain period of time would eventually blink and disappear. Given the circumstances, certain players tended to rely only on garage supplies and many tankers began lamenting the prevalence of games ruined by 'druggers'. After the Update (Brief) Smart Cooldowns Supplies (only applicable to DD, DA and Speed Boost) now each last for 45 seconds, regardless of whether they are picked from the map or whether they are garage supplies. This places emphasis on supplies dropped in a map. Activating one supply would send some other supplies into cooldown, meaning that not all supplies can be activated at once. This encouraged the use of map supplies and drop boxes. Predictable Drops Drop points and the respective supplies that dropped there are now fixed, with only 1 particular supply dropping at a particular point. Players could now see predictable drop points on the floor, such as these: Not to mention, supply drops no longer expire. They stay in place until picked up by players. This means, players could now factor in these drop points into their gameplay. For example, in a CTF match, a player could plan routes which would include speed boost and double armor drop points into the enemy base. After grabbing the enemy flag, he could then take routes with repair kits along the way on his escape. Effective control of supply drop points in a match by a team often defines the battle outcome. Likewise, in DM matches, control of supply drop points gives a player the upper hand. This advantage of using map supplies is further accentuated by the introduction of smart cooldowns. This is a sample route of what a player on blue team might take in his attempt to capture a flag in the map Serpuhov. As you can see, the route contains 5 Speed Boost drop points, 2 DA drop points and 2 repair kit drop points. The reason for including so many drop points is simple: Not all drop points will have supplies at the moment the player decides to attack. DD can be activated by the player from his garage supplies. Remember, if you do not take these supply drops, your opponents will. On the other hand, if there are teammates in the vicinity and there are no opponents around, take what you need and leave the rest for your teammates, especially if they can make better use of the supplies than you. Detailed breakdown of smart cooldowns Supplies are divided into 3 main categories. Primary Supplies Lasts for 45 seconds. When activated, sends secondary and primary supplies into 15 second cooldowns. Activation does not affect cooldowns of tertiary supplies. The same supply can only be reactivated 15 seconds after the initial supply has been used up. Activation of tertiary or secondary supplies send primary supplies into 15 second cooldowns. Secondary Supplies Lasts for 45 seconds. When activated, sends primary supplies into 15 second cooldowns. Activation does not affect cooldown of tertiary supplies. The same supply can only be reactivated 15 seconds after the initial supply has been used up. Activation of primary supplies sends secondary supplies into 15 second cooldowns. Activation of tertiary supplies do not affect cooldown of secondary supplies. Tertiary Supplies When activated sends primary supplies and the other tertiary supply into 15 second cooldowns. Activation does not affect cooldown of secondary supplies. The same supply can only be reactivated 30 seconds after the initial supply has been used up. This new system means that players now have to plan carefully the order their garage supplies are activated. Moreover, it is now impossible to activate DD, DA and Speed Boost at the same time using garage supplies. The only way to ‘triple drug’ would be to combine map supplies with garage supplies. Strategies and Execution Now we know the basics of how smart supplies operate and the essence of predictable drops, we shall now delve into a few methods and strategies taking advantage of these features to create more tactical gameplay and give you an edge over fellow tankers. Remember all those annoying tankers pre update who seemed to enjoy an inexhaustible reserve of supplies? Now you can play like them without having to throw your garage supplies down the drain. All you have to do is be aware of your surroundings and the location of predictable drop points. For example in a Serpuhov CTF, these are the locations of the respective predictable drops. Clearly, one should plan routes that pass through as many drop points as possible. I suggest picking a route with DA and Speed Boost on your way to the enemy base. These are the 2 essential supplies that need to be activated/picked for a successful flag capture. In the event that both supplies can be picked from the ground, feel free to activate DD and rumble your way to success. On your way back to your base, pick a route with as many repair kit drop points as possible. This, combined with the repair kit from your garage, would make your tank almost invincible, even if you are using a light tank. Pictures of Maps and Predictable Drops... This is a list of maps I compiled showing all the drop points (some may be obscured such as in Subway and Madness but most of the important maps, including those used for tournaments have full views of all the predictable drop points). Having full knowledge of the essential drop points in your vicinity would make you a tougher opponent in battle. Try your best to pick up as many drop boxes as possible, unless a teammate nearby could make better use of it. 2042 Arena Atra Barda Berlin Bobruisk Boombox Brest Bridges Camp Chernobyl Cologne Combe Courage Cross Deathtrack Desert Duality Duel Dusseldorf Edinburgh Esplanade Factory Farm Forest Fort Knox Future Garder Gravity Gubakha Happy New Year! Happy New Year! (race) HIghland Highways Hill Industrial Zone Iran Island Kolhoz Kungur Lost Temple Madness Magistral Massacre Molotov Monte Carlo Noise Novel Opposition Osa Parma Pass Ping-Pong Polygon Red Alert Rift Rio Sandal Sandbox Scope Serpuhov Short bridge Siege Silence Skylark Skyscrapers Solikamsk Stadium Station Subway Tribute Valley Wave Wolfenstein Zone Knowing the locations of important drop points isn't enough. You must now combine these supplies with the ones from your garage. Try your best to have all 3 supplies (DD, DA and Speed Boost) activated at once. This vastly increases the percentage success of your missions and would allow you to dominate your opponents. Do not be afraid to use garage supplies. No matter what others say, they are in the game for a reason. They are given as daily gifts and readily fall from heaven in all maps, so why not use them to your advantage? Ignore those tankers complaining about you being a 'drugger noob' because with recent updates, it actually takes a good amount of skill to have triple supplies activated. Tips on Smartly Activating Supplies 1. Always activate a primary or secondary supply first before using a tertiary supply. This is because activating a primary/secondary supply would not affect the cooldown of tertiary supplies. 2. On the other hand, activating a tertiary supply would send primary and secondary supplies into 15 second cooldowns and would render your tank vulnerable for 15 whole seconds. 3. Repair kit now lasts for 2 seconds and repairs at a rate of 200 health points per second. Use this new feature to your advantage and 'absorb' enemy fire. Preferably, only activate it when your health drops below half or a high burst turret such as a railgun or shaft is about to shoot at you (provided you are using a light hull). 4. In death matches, pick every supply box you see, because if you don't, someone else will and will use it to his advantage. What hull turret combination you choose to use is up to personal preference and each has its unique and different style of play. Despite all the different combinations you choose to use, regardless of whether you are using a light, heavy or medium hull, there has to be a constant in your style of play- always try to control the drop points and deprive your opponents as much as possible of map supplies. This is the key to an effortless, flawless victory and victories would naturally bring you truckloads of crystals, right? Hope this helped you in your understanding of the mechanics of Smart cooldowns and Predictable Drops :) Good Luck! Signing out, DarthvaderjonGTR

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