Sometimes we have to let Darwin's theories prove themselves true. Part of Isida is learning when and when not to pocket people, and more importantly who evolution has it out for.

I've had frequent problems of the sniping shot dealing NO damage at longer ranges on completely stationary targets. Not to people nearby, but to the person the shot was aimed at. It's possible they were lagging hard and already dead by the time I'd shot them, but still. It should have infinite range, right?

Wow, they buffed Gauss? This'll be interesting.

It's definitely more effective when stacked. Two Gausses can continually fire a volley of shells while the other reloads.

Magnum: Hold my soda.

I think the past two pages classify for the stupidest thing I've seen in tanki.

I think I suggested something like this before, but I think Tanki could use Payload as a gamemode. Monte Carlo would be a great candidate for it, as would something like say Barda. The payload would of course be an invincible tank that's escorted along a set path by one team while the other team tries to stop it from reaching it's destination.

They said in the video it glides in place instead of turning, like a helicopter.

Just because there's no repercussions doesn't make that not morally wrong. He should absolutely be called out on that.

Not using mobile's watch an ad thing to skip twenty minutes at a time? My man, do you even powerlevel?

My sides are in orbit.

I think they should wait for them to be less widespread to nerf anything. The meta needs to shift to accommodate the new turret like it did for Vulcan, Magnum, etc before it. But I totally agree, Owl is needed to survive in the lower ranks especially.

I'm all for more healing options, but I think it should have an increase reload speed and you actually shoot your teammates to heal them, with it scaling similar to damaging enemies. It should also lose it's impact force so you don't heal someone into doing a 360 when they're about to land a shot.

Look, I like Tanki. But I'm not paying 79ish dollars for a subpar kit with no other benefit. That's legitimately funny, considering I could just buy large amounts of crystals for less actual money and get the same kit from the garage AND bonus crystals.

It's easier on Mobile, surprisingly enough. Maybe they should do the red outlines from that on the desktop version.

Hey all, it’s been awhile hasn’t it? Well, I’m semi-officially back. In this guide we’ll cover the new turret, Gauss. What to do, when to do that, where to do it, and what not to do. All that jazz. Statistical dump/General information Turret name; Gauss Function; Mid-long range support/attack Gimmick(s); Two firing modes, splash damage Prices of upgrades; M0 700, M1 24300, M2 79800, M3 239200, M4/3+ 455900 Total amount spent to get to M4 (excluding any future alterations!); 799900 Unlock ranks; M0 Sergeant, M1 WO1, M2 Second Lieutenant, M3 Marshal M4 Marshal Maximum/minimum damage at each rank excluding micro-upgrades; M0 Arcade shots - 290, 420 M0 Sniping shots - 640, 1070 M1 Arcade shots - 375.29, 540.29 M1 Sniping shots -840, 1394 M2 Arcade shots - 426.47, 612.94 M2 Sniping shots - 960, 1587 M3 Arcade shots - 511.76, 733.53 M3 Sniping shots - 1160, 1911 M4 Arcade shots - 580, 830 M4 Sniping shots - 1320, 2170 If you want more statistics please visit the wiki. General gameplay As you can see from those statistics, the charged shots are your main source of damage when using this weapon. They function similarly to Striker where you have to hold down primary fire and track your targets, but they have the added benefit of traveling straight where you aim them instead of to the left or right. This means you can wreak havoc on people behind barriers as long as one of them is slightly exposed. The other benefit of the charged shots is their complete silence so to speak; Nobody will know unless they’re staring right at you. When you do charge a shot, the only indicator is two flabs extending upwards on the turret. I tend to use the charged shot either as a finisher after softening up a target with regular shots or when there’s a large group of enemies all clamoring together. Bear in mind that it takes longer to reload after a charged shot compared to a regular shot, so don’t do it when under fire unless you know you can get the shot in and kill them or you’re going to die anyways. Hull Recommendations It boils down to personal preference, I’ve seen this turret on everything from Mammoth to Wasp. Rather than put myself through the torture of trying to play Wasp on the mobile version, I’ll just give a brief overview of my three personal best combos to give you an idea of what they play like. Titan Titan is more defense and attack oriented, being either the keystone of a defense or the bullet sponge of an attack. I find it’s a little too slow to do much corner shooting or offensive pushing, but you will survive a few shots. Viking Viking is the most versatile when paired with this turret, which is good given the turret itself is versatile. This combination feels like Viking Thunder, and it has all the usual upsides and downsides Viking has; Low profile, reliable stats, and being a pancake when flipped. I use this one the most. Dictator Dictator gives you a high platform to fire from and better corner peeking, but has a large hitbox and slow speed. It’s nice for offensive pushes when combined with the Overdrive, but otherwise just stick back and soften up defenders and medics. Disadvantages and counters The main disadvantage Gauss has is it’s splash damage affecting it like with Thunder, Magnum, etc. It can be worked around with clever shooting. The other disadvantage is relatively low damage from the arcade shots combined with the long charge up and reload from the charged shots. Gauss really shouldn’t be used offensively unless you have some Double Damage handy, it’s better to target enemies that don’t notice you or are already preoccupied. The hardest counter to this turret is Double Armor or Titan’s bubble shield. Ideally both at once, as that makes the weapon deal pitiful damage even if charged up. If you don’t have either of those things, closing the distance between you and it is always a good idea. Like I said earlier; Direct fights are a big no-no with this weapon, and like Thunder the splash damage will damage the user if you get close enough to them. As for the best turrets to use against a Gauss, Smoky is ideal. The fast reload combined with the high impact force will mean you can put out more damage than the Gauss can, and the impact force can knock their aim off easily. It doesn’t have the best rotation speed so you might also try circling and firing. It isn’t terribly slow, but you will annoy them (or at least me). Conclusion The Gauss turret is an ideal support weapon, but falters in direct fights due to the low DPS and need to charge up for more damage. If you’re having trouble getting kills with this weapon I pity you, because this is the first time in a while a new turret has been this easy to pick up and learn. Aidios amigos. ~The-Operator219, former king of Tanki guides

For me the frustrating thing is when they drop it just before you kill them. So even though you eliminated the Wasp, it kills half your defensive force and leaves the flag open for five others to come in and suicide bomb the place up before you can get the chance to stop the flag runner. Totally not speaking from experience here.

Oh no, god forbid I lose exactly one extra can of AriZona's worth of money.

True, but while before that was something hilarious now it's just a sign of being even more of a noob. I mean, I guess it could be dropped by an admin. But it's still a bit noobish to beg in the chat for one.

I guess there is a downside to Gold Boxes being a supply now.

Surely not, I managed to get like 20k crystals and some supplies for about three bucks.

The thing I don't get is this; If they've stated they're not going to try and port browser version fully in terms of functionality and the like, why are they making the browser version more mobile-friendly by shortening the battles and having mandatory matchmaking until WO1? Couldn't they just exist as separate versions of the game like Bedrock and Java edition of Minecraft?

I meant more aesthetically and by definition, but sure. Be pessimistic.

Personlly? Coming back from a nearly year-long hiatus I'd like to see Wasps not have the ability to get pentakills for existing for a few minutes. The bomb should disappear when the person who planted it dies, or have a longer fusetime/shorter blast radius. As for the new turret, I've been using it and it seems to be both a soft counter to Magnums and be hard countered by Titan's bubble shield or DA. I think the devs were pretty decent in balancing it initially, unlike some of the other turrets. I do think they should wait a while before they make any drastic stat balances since more or less everyone is using it at the moment. Let the meta shift, then act.