My thought is mostly focus on staying alive as long as possible and not spending to much time spawning. I believe my strategy of will keep me in the game longer and heal more people. But as you said....different strategies for different people. I guess we can agree to disagree, I still like to see you give my strategy a try....more focus on personal safety so as to spend less time in spawn. I think you might like it if you give it a try. But then again, you've been around for a while and grown comfortable with a certain strategy....I can understand that.

I notice that if I trick out my damage power to the max or close to it, and then buy the gun up, the damage power is less, until I mod it out. Kind of sucks having my damage power nerfed when I buy the next gun up, but that's the price to pay when moding it to hell. I notice this is how it is with my thunder. Name look German. are you German? Um, no, I think I like drazenuzumaki better.

Reply To Magnaboy2: There's really no differences (to my opinion) between 2 and 4 years. Both times are a long time, I think after a few years we both have equal. experience. Not counting my smoky, a "0" stocked gun, for which I never use, I have only two guns: the Isy as my main, and the thunder as a secondary, used only when I feel like being a piece scum snippier. :ph34r: And yes, I know how to defend myself against all guns, I would think I would after all my experience. You wrong about chasing people. And you wrong about it slowing game play. And I never said anything about me camping, Don't know where that came from. From here on...Please read very careful. It take 10 seconds to spawn and maybe another 5 seconds to get back into the grind. That's a lot of time when added up. Judging from how you do business, you spend a minimum of 2 minuets in a 15 minuet game on the sidelines spawning. With my calculator, I have calculated that on a fifteen minuet game, you spend at least 10% of the game spawning. But I'm guessing the the number is closer to 20% or 1/5 of the time spawning. Just try my strategy for a few days. Focus on staying safe and alive and don't chase people. Focus on the easier teammates to heal. You heal more team mates, make more points, and earn more crystals. I actually put a lot of focused thought in my strategy. Please don't post to argue point me. You're wasting you time. It will be hard to change, but try it. I'm sure you find that it works very well. You'll spend less time spawning and more time healing and gain more points and crystals. I promise. Good luck.

Reply To Satans Mutt: You are now on my Ignore list. I won't see any more of your asinine post. Now go lay down. heal.

Reply to Megaboy2 “I can heal my teammates fine if they are moving, can easily chase them with my big Dictator M3,which isn't represented by it's slow speed but big HP pool“ LOL. Yup…always a laugh when someone contradicts me when I’ve been playing for about two years, with the Isida for the entire two years, obtaining the rank of Major General. I think I know what’s what with the Isy. With two years of experience with the Isy, I’m stating facts not opinions. Thax. You don’t chase people down to heal, you’ll get shot up to hell. Best to stay put and heal tanks that are easier, faster, and safer. You’ll be far more valuable if you change the way operate. Trust me. I’m very good with my Isy. But the other comments you made are right on target. Reply to Dilsharox: The Isida has been nerfed/castrated. The cone of fire was reduced, with makes it much harder to kill or heal. You should be nerfed. Reply to Tankionline2027 If all you have is the m1 isy at you rank, then you need to make getting the m2 Isy you top priority. If you’re playing against colonels’ and generals, the m1 won’t be of much use to kill. You can still be useful by healing. Trust me on this, I’ve been where you’ve been. I forgot two important facts in my first post. These to important omission will be added to my original post as an edit. Please read my amended post. It’s important. SAVE THE KURDS

My main gun is the Isida. Sometimes people make my job difficult.. So let me tell you how to let me help you to help yourself. When you need healing. You must stay still if you can. I can heal you much faster and then heal others. I also save juice and reload faster to heal others. When I fire on you, you must stop if you can. If you continue along your way, I CAN NOT chase you because this gets me killed I must focus completely on you, then I get killed. If you don’t stop, you lose your chance to get back your full hp. Some will fire a shot at me to thank me. Yes, your welcome. But this sometimes knocks me back and cost some time to recover. This is valuable time wasted when there are a lot of people who need me. Some will show me appreciation by dropping the flag to let me grab it. Thank you. I appreciate you gratitude, and your welcome. But dropping the flag can cost the team a point. The only time you can hand off the flag safely is when our flag is captured. If you want to thank me just type: "Thx Isy" when you get a chance. Thank you and you welcome. FREE TIBET! Amendment: I omitted two important facts. 1. I can’t heal you when we are both exposed to fire. I must first take cover and then heal you from a point where it’s safe, or safer. Some people get mad at me for not healing them. But sometime a situation is so dangerous, I’m unable to help you. Sorry. That’s the way it goes sometimes. 2, If you are getting pounded to hell and you don’t move, but just stay there and not take cover, then you are wasting my time. I can’t stay and keep healing you. I have other things to do. The exception is if you are tearing the hell out of the enemy. Then I might support you for a time.

Reply SatansRotweiler I'm a confused, clueless, useless. unorganized brat with an attitude problem? Oh come on, pal, there's no need to hold back now. Just tell me what you really think. SatansRotweiler: Name very well chosen :D

Reply: genak138 Right off the assembly line the hammer has a kill power of 76.7 with a 2.04 second reload. I don't understand how you believe that's underpowered. I think it is Absurdly overpowered.

REWARD: LOST DOG ON TANKI My dog got out and somehow ended up in the Tanki Website! I am afraid that he may wander onto a battle field and either get ran over Or shot. He is a little white dog and answers to John. Has anyone see a dog running around a battle field?

Reply To SatansRotweller Yes, by upkeep, i do min miro upgrades......what else would I mean? "I wouldn't micro upgrade at your rank, the benefits are negligible." Are you attempting to Troll me?

Reply To DrazenUzumaki Yes, I know what it’s called. Everyone knows what weapon I was speaking of. Thank You. Do you feel good now? UM……yes it does make them overpowered if I have no chance to defend myself and if someone who is three ranks below you can easily kill me. That’s the very definition of Overpowered…….. This is the type of post I complained about in my opener post. This is exactly the kind of reply that is super irritating,

Reply To SatansRotweller I like your name. As with guns fitting the map…I’ve notice that some guns work better on some maps than others. But as one who can not buy crystals, I can have only two guns (not counting my smoky, for which I don’t use) and afford the upkeep. Even with only two guns I have financial problems. And then there the upkeep on my track, on top of my guns. No one who doesn’t buy crystals can afford a gun that’s suitable for many maps. And the same goes for my track, too. I have only one track because I cant afford another one and upkeep that one on top of all my other expenses. So you can be annoyed all you want on in a game with mismatch guns because the reality is the same for most Tanki gamers as it is for me. We only have the crystals we earn in game.

There are three guns I believe are grossly overpowered. These guns are so over powered one who is three ranks below me can easily kill me. I have no defense against these guns in the hands of lower ranks, and this is why I call these guns “In house cheats” On the top of my hit list is the Flame thrower. The m1 seems to have normal damage power, but the m2 is grossly overpowered. So much so that if a flame touches me for a mere one second, I will slowly cook to death. This overpowered gun can kill wreck three tanks at a time. A little major can easily kill me. I don‘t see how this is fair. Many of a game has been ruined because of this “in house cheat“ Next on the list are the M2 Twins. These weapon are so overpowered that a Lt Col. Can pound the hell out of me and kill me in less than five seconds. There is no defense against this gun either. Funny thing though: I look at the stats in the garage, and the numbers don’t seem to reflect the power of this gun. The hammer, too is overpowered, with no mods, it starts at a whooping 76.7 for kill power. And then to make it worst, reload time before mod out is only 2.04 seconds. I don’t think this is fair. Overpowered and with a 2.04 second reload?! Ridiculous! Some will make comment/suggestions that I think are dumb. They might say: by a certain paints that will protect you from x gun. Really? Then I would be valuable to the other guns. And further more…. Who (except those who buy crystals) would be that rich? Some might say buy a heavier tank. Again - also dumb. How many are rich enough to start from scratch with a new tank and still maintain the guns they own?! Or someone might suggest buying one of these guns…..Again who would be rich enough to buy another gun from start from scratch? These dumb comments will irritate me. Please pause and think before you post. I would like to know if anyone else but me are complaining about these “In House Cheats”

I am thinking about starting a thread titled: When players yelling "Noobs" annoy you.

I quit Tanki after ranking up to Brigadier general because the game became pointless to play due to what I call "In House Cheats" those over powered guns that I had no chance against. People three freaking ranks below me were killing me with ease. I wasn't able to earn the crystals and points I needed to rank up in a reasonable period of time. With these new updates, I think I'll start playing regularly again. P.S. I think some of the guns are still overpowered.....the fire to name one.

I Am VERY PLEASE With The New Updates. I Quit Tanki about a month ago, but because I was so close to getting my first star, I played until I ranked up. Then I quit, only playing on occasion. The game became pointless to play because I couldn't earn the points and crystals like I use to. It would have taken me a long time to rank up again. This was due to what I call "In House Cheats".....overpowered guns that I had no chance against, guns that gave a player and a team an unfair advantage. Players 3 or 4 ranks below me we easily killing me! The game was ruin and not worth playing! But with these new updates, these "In House Cheats" have been (more or less) eliminated, so now I think Tanki might be worth playing again. Nice job, developers. Now Tanki might see players coming back. . . . . I am in high hopes that this post is NOT boring.

I all but quit Tanki. I was close to ranking up to Brigadier General, so I played until I was Promoted. Then I stop playing, only playing every once in a while. The game became pointless to play because I couldn't earn the points like I use to. That was because of what I call "In house cheats"....overpowered guns that i had no chance against, guns that gave a player and team and unfair advantage. Players 3 or 4 ranks below me were easily killing me! The game was all but ruined, not worth playing! With these new updates, these "in house cheats" have been more or less eliminated. So now I think game might be worth playing again. Nice Job developers. Now Tanki might see players coming back. I respectfully ask that you developers take more time and thought before you change the balance, so this won't happen again.

This mutt fired on me to disrupt my game and then pushed me off a cliff. Click on each image, starting on top left, for sequence. Must click on image and then zoom in to clearly see this mutt's tag delete

An Idea For A New Type Of Game We have two teams: blue and red. Before the game starts, the blue team will take a vote weather to let the reds annex there territory. But there’s no worry, for there will be a game either way. If the blues vote there country away, the rebels will fight. And if the blues vote against annexation, the reds will invade anyways. :D

Reply To Jimboe2: OMG, I can hardly see my screen because I weep like a little school girl. Finely, someone appreciates my unique sense of humor :>}

LOL! Here's an idea that could make Tanki a bundle of money….seeing how you guys seem to like money so much now-a-days. Stage a game where death row inmates play. They would be strapped in chair with a plug. When there tank is wrecked……………. The last man alive would be granted a pardon. Tanki could sell spectator passes and make a fortune! Hay, Semyon Strizhak. Am I still boring? :P

I think that MonkeyMagic's post is the best post on this thread.I believe he's right on every point. I still play Tanki, but not much anymore. I think that the combo of updates has near completely wreck Tanki. My Isy was castrated, and now I can't earn crystals or points....making the game unplayable for me. And I also believe that Greed has a good part in the wrecking of this game.

I’m not famous, but surely I’m interesting. I think Semyon Strizhak and a few others can testify to that! :D

LMFAO :D Very good! How about this: a cord from the USB that gives you a little shock when you take hits, and a really big shock when you are destroyed. :D

I thought it might be fun to suggest ideas for updates that wouldn't have any chance to be implemented. No idea is over the top here. Have fun. :D P.S. If anybody has a serious suggestion, you’ll need to go to the “Ideas And Suggestions” section.