I would recommend Vulcan, because it is deadly turret in the right hands. Ricochet is easier to use, but Vulcan tends to be better if used correctly.

He pretty much summed it up perfectly. :P

I currently have this in my garage: M2 Isida, M1 Vulcan, M1 Shaft, M1 Firebird, and M1 Thunder. M1 Wasp, M1 Hornet, M1 Hunter, M1 Titan, M1 Mammoth My best paints that I usually use are Sakura and Storm. Also I want as many opinions on this as possible. :D

Okay, so should I buy Tornado kit during the sale, or should I wait a bunch longer and get Northerner? Tornado would go well with my equipment, as I have Isida M2 already, and it comes with 155 repair kits which needless to say makes me drool. :P However, Northerner would be a quite nice kit to get for all the way at Captain. Right now I am heavily leaning towards Tornado.

:P That's always a good trait in a person.

lol thats exactly my case too, :D Fun article btw, always entertaining to have some witty interviews.

Cool article, decent writing, overall a nice job. Although I would personally advise not using the link-player-name for it every time, perhaps just writing it and then putting it in a different font color would work better for making it noticeable.

That was an excellent waste of time. :D It was fun learning a tad of both joining history and stuff.

Wait what? :o

In this series, I will be exploring the human nature and other highly philosophical thoughts. I hope that after reading this, many more people will see things in a different light, perhaps like looking in a mirror. There will most likely be three or so episodes. The Argument Against the Illogical Human Nature: A Reflection & Plea It's interesting to see why we try to strike down others. When you go on Tanki, look around. Even here, there is a bunch of people throwing each other down verbally and at each other's throats. But why? This is a look at how and why we do this verbal violence. The first place to look at is personal pride. When we see that someone has done better than us, for some unusual reason we refuse to accept it. A common response to superior people is to try and make them appear that they are only at your level or worse. The methods people use to accomplish this is via shaming the person into disliking themselves, self-assuring themselves that they are better than the superior, or trying to make that person look bad in the eyes of the public. Here are some examples of this behavior in chat: Reactions Immediately After the Catch of a Gold Box A Sample of Self Glorification, and the Ensuing Responses As you can see, we try to make ourselves seem better than the other person, as we now feel inadequate. Now onto the deeper question: What do we equate adequacy to? If we are trumped in one area of life by someone, why do we suddenly feel the need to be defensive and prove that we are “actually” better than them? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the word adequate is defined as “Good enough (or) of a quality that is good or acceptable (or) of a quality that is acceptable but not better than acceptable.” Therefore, when we see someone better than us, we feel that our actual quality of performance of that area is decreased. As evident, it is within human nature to want to be the leader, because then we are of the best quality possible in that aspect. When we feel threatened and that our position might “move down a spot on the ladder”, we defend our “quality” viciously. As you can see, this is on a whole different level of thought than the original question. Prepare yourself for very intense thinking. Apparently we require the illusion of superiority in order to possess a feeling of self-confidence. When our fragile illusion is destroyed by someone proving that they are in fact better than us in one or more aspects of life, we thrash out in anger. The false vision of control is why we require the superiority, as we want to feel as if we know what is going on and can have it happen as we want. Therefore, the requirement for beating down other people is so that we feel in control, indirectly. The interesting thing, is unless you have something to live for, the illusion of control is all that you have left. So once that false control is shattered, you are left with nothing. People without a purpose would have no more reasons to live, as they would have no control or power within their lives. I believe that is why people with a purpose tend to not put others down as much; they already have a purpose and have no need to defend their faux control. So perhaps, the question is now answered. People try to hurt each other in order to protect their false feelings of control over life. After peeling away the layers, there is no reason for the violence, because you actually gain nothing as you never had the control in the first place, so therefore you cannot lose the power. And if you are the one hurting the others, it is most likely because you were injured by another at some point internally. It is a chain reaction. We hurt others, because they hurt us. Once we feel inadequate, we feel the need to regain our illusion of power by making another feel lower than us. I repeat, there is no logical reason for this at all. The control is an illusion, so there is no reason to insult and attack others, or to strike back when you get offended. We are not in control. However, those with a purpose should have no reason to react to the insults, as they do not require false superiority to feel needed, wanted, to feel like they have a reason of existence. We go and insult others to feel like we are needed, to have a reason, as we want the feeling of power. Here is the most ironic thing of all: In order to try and gain acceptance and a purpose, we push ourselves away from people. Perhaps your purpose lies in a location not blocked by others, but a place that requires the aid of people around you to unlock. Pushing away people will not help your grief and pain. So how about we stop the violence? Its up to you, me, all of us. If we don't do it, no one will. Conclusion: The main reason we hurt others internally in order to to gain acceptance in life by being respected for power, but in the process of trying to gain admiration via power, we make people respect us even less. The secondary reason is that it gives us a false sense of control. ​So I thought this was an interesting topic because if you really think about it, hurting others is quite irrational because no one really gains anything. I hope you guys found this neat, feel free to leave comments about what you guys think about the topic! Blackdrakon30, signing out.

Minotaur is an excellent kit, but I would advise Atlas or Northerner. Both of them come with generally more useful paints, as Loam is great and Winter provides excellent Shaft protection with decent from Thunder. Minotaur is good for small/medium maps, and is better for drugging, but Smoky M2 is usually considered better stat-wise. For this reason, I would recommend Atlas, if you don't mind heavy tanks.

Quite the thought provoking article! :D I personally think that nostalgia is a pretty glass-half-empty kinda viewpoint, because you aren't paying attention to all the things so much better that currently exist. I like how you kinda presented both side of the topic to some degree in the article.

hnnn I would have to say Firebird XT M3 with Vikung M3 and Mars paint, fully MUed.

Wait, do kits get discounted more when you have a discount on one of the items during a sale? Because if then I might try to get the Boar kit.

I'm saving up for Northerner already, and I can't get to that rank by the time the Birthday comes in June lol. Generally I have heard that Hornet and Viking work the best due to being fast enough while having a good amount of stability.

So I have Osaka kit already, so that kicks Stinger off the list. I don't really want any of the other ones besides Boar, and I don't have enough money for Boar currently.

Okay, so quick question: Should I get anything during the 50% Off Birthday sales? I already have good equipment for my rank (You can visit my ratings page for specifics), and I've been saving up for Northerner for a bit. I have 90,000 crystals currently. My most commonly played maps are Polygon CP and Noise CTF, because these are small maps with fewer Railguns because I'm not very good against Railguns. I would pick up a paint or something, but the problem is I don't know what I could get that won't mess up my savings plan. Should I get anything, and what, or should I just pass it up and save up? Right now I am leaning towards just passing up the sale.

Lethal I'mma be your therapist today. So now that you've told me your problem, I think that it depends on how well you can use Boar kit. Mosquito kit would be excellent for during the M2 ranks, and be useful for BP battles. Dictator/Rail, Dictator/Freeze, and Dictator/Railgun M2 would provide excellent bulky combos, while Wasp/Railgun and Wasp/Freeze would provide excellent M2 offensive combos. However..... The biggest issue is that these are M2s.I believe that if you go for Mosquito, it will be difficult to progress once you begin to play against M3s more as the Boar M2s, Rail M2, and Freeze M2 are not spectacular. Wasp may or may not be able to stand against M2, I have yet to see it in action. Northerner would be the better longterm investment, as Northerner can last against M3s to some degree and allow you to get excellent gear in Legend Kit earlier on. Overall, I would advise Northerner as it will give you a better chance for good gear in the long run.

Take a wild guess. :P If it wasn't in the original draft, then its probably not me.

:ph34r: There better, be, or I will be very sad. That was quite a cliffhanger!

:ph34r: I want to see an interview with GodMode_ON, although I think that may be impossible. I'm already hunting for him on the servers to try and ask him questions,

It was obviously mult Exhibit A: TNT :P

I didn't post this version. -_-

Yeah, I don't know how it got duped lol :huh: But this one is extra updated by TNT and is better :P Ayy 100th post.

mmm I'mma have to try that Wave tactic sometime. I don't usually play this map because of my fear of railguns. :ph34r: