Gauss may have some weaknesses but they are so minor compared to what it can do especially with hornet or hunter in the high ranks and dictator in the beginner ranks.

I had a much better idea in this topic

Or a more faded out laser.

But striker needs four rockets to deal high damage while Gauss only needs one shot. Plus the rockets are extremely slow compared to Gauss shots which are almost instantly.

Every time I use strikers salvo, ping goes way up and the damage numbers don't even register. Been happening a lot lately to the point that I've given up using striker completely.

Yeah, what's the point in using striker when Gauss can do the same thing just as efficiently if not more efficiently?

And what if that's not enough and it's still dominating the battles?

You got some good points there. However, let's first try my idea of nerfing gauss, which is a bridge between not knowing when you'll be struck and knowing where it's location is at.

Let's compare striker with Gauss. Striker has laser, slower projectiles, has to use 4 rockets to deal high damage, and a splash radius of 10 metres. Gauss gives no warning that you're being targeted, much faster projectiles, only has to fire 1 shot to deal high damage, and has a splash radius of 8 metres in arcade and 20 metres while sniping.

You probably weren't around in 2016, but before the global update of October or November, they had differing HP.

OMG, yes. I remembered when Viking was at its prime, mammoth was a valid choice over titan, light hulls could go 13 or 14 metres per second without speed boost, Hunter wasn't nearly impossible to knock off aim, all hulls even those of same weight class had differing HP, etc.

Was he using RGC, saboteur drone, or both?

I didn't even include MFS advantages which far out weigh it's one negligible downside.

And that what MFS is. It's upsides more than outweighs it's downside.

I've seen many MFS win a close to short range fight. And at m4, the extra 0.125 seconds isn't even noticeable, and that doubled projectile speed more than makes up for it if it's a problem for you. And that doubled range gives it a lot more flexibility. So therefore, I have no reason not to call it a direct upgrade.

Minus Field Stabilization should definitely be considered an upgrade. Stock m4 Rico uses all 16 of its projectile clip in 8 seconds while m4 MFS uses all 16 of its projectile clip in 10 seconds. Stock m4 Rico fires every 0.5 seconds while m4 MFS fires every 0.625 seconds. Also this alteration is very cheap, only 20k crystals (10k on 50% sale).

This is only good for those that play tanki for 3 or more hours a day. For casuals that play 2 or less hours a day, not so much.

Dragons Breath is a lot more OP than people tend to give credit. At max range, the two ticks of burn damage makes up for some pellets missing the target. At close range, those two ticks turn it into an upgrade.

The Viking could also be right up against a wall. I haven't been knocked around a lot as a Viking lately myself, but that's because I'm staying the Hell away from the epicenter of the fights.

The Viking must be hacking then.

But it's a million times less dramatic than it would be if you were using Viking. If a rail hit a Viking in the corner, it would spin like 150+ degrees in that direction. Which is absolutely obnoxious.

If you're a Viking, wasp or hornet. Yeah. But trying knock off a hunters aim is equivalent to trying to knock off a titans aim. Hunter has an incredible stability to size ratio which allows it to be called the most versatile hull in the game.

Skins and shot effects in profiles. Self explanatory. What do you think?

On VikingPrime, I bought m1 shaft and m1 wasp. Shaft is kinda meh, haven't used the wasp yet though. On TheWetDiaper, I bought dragons breath and m1 hornet. Dragons Breath is OP. Hornet, I haven't used it enough, just one battle. And on KillerDiesel, I bought destabilized plasma and m2 hunter. Destabilized plasma, I was a bit disappointed with, but that's probably because my Rico wasn't upgraded enough. So I'll buy an MU for Rico tomorrow. Hunter however is a huge game changer for me after being stuck with dictator for a long time.

Buy the first two MUs, and then wait for the sale for the third, this way your m3 Gauss would already have the first three steps completed.