Yeah ok I get it, you all have the right to change the game, tweak, so on. I spent plenty cry purchasing Legacy modules and upgrading same so as to have protection against each weapon, now you are removing all of these unilaterally, will I get a refund of what I spent ? Dark Vengeance

Nives old boy, I believe I suggested this event after the Battle of the Social Networks, since I take Tanki to be part game, part Sport, part War..now if you devs did follow my suggestion, why am I not getting any credit? Dark Vengeance

Respect

What is wrong with u? Vengeance

Lovely map, beautiful. Downside, it lags severely, and when I fire and hit, no damage is done. Please start an official thread relating to bugs and flaws, its innapropriate here Dark Vengeance

Great article, bout time someone delved into strategy. I agree with most of what you have said, aside from choice of attacking route. Drawing a line between Red and Blue base in CTF will give the shortest route. Using as close to the shortest route possible is not always the best way to go, people follow the path of least resistance, there are plenty attacks along this corridor and as such it is likely that this route will be the most anticipated and defended. The best route depends on the type of attack, in Clan Battles, or type of Tank. Some things are universal, against a good team, enemy choke points will be mined, avoid any route that runs through a single pathway to the flag. Run into any open ground, get shot. Beyond that, most maps have what I would call a speed route, and a stealth route. The speed route is usually open and direct. The Bridge on Serpuhov would be a good example. Here, a Wasp on Nitro, running at the right moment, will get into the enemies base. A Stealth route is usually long, with plenty of cover. Driving around the left side from the Red base on Kangur allows a Tanker to bypass most of the battle, and end up at the enemies base with full health. Should cover be blown, a speed route return on DA and speed is called for. It may take longer, but there are 15 minutes to play with, and many attempts can be made in this time. Dark Vengeance

Challenging marathon session. Only thing, I have Kodiak T-A,already, and dropped C 125 000 on it. Had I known, id have held back on the spend, and won it in the Contest. Im sure many people are having this problem. Perhaps Tanki could refund the purchase price of a module if a Tanker is awarded that module, and has it already? It means we can purchase freely and do not have to gamble on what is offered in the contests Dark Vengeance

Great looking contest, and its about time, but perhaps not timed the best, with all this lag from the 24 updated maps destabilizing the system..?

In your example, using Smoky to knock off the aim of a rail across the map' would take plenty skill, more like luck, although Rail can do this well enough with auto aim. Magnum is different. Play at that level is a matter of calculation. Go on an empty map, preferably a big one with plenty of cover to make use of Magnums range and ability to shoot behind cover, set up a useful shot, say onto the enemies flag to clear out defenders, or onto usual Shaft camping spots, keep shooting until the shell lands right and record the elevation and power setting. Pick a spot to line the barrel up to, giving correct azimuth, and blast away. Each shell will land perfectly on that spot time and time again, it is a matter of well, virtual physics. I recall while I was testing the turret in question on Lost Temple, a guy entered and it became a duel. Guy attacked and I put a hit on. Enemy then took me out during reload. On the long run back for the enemy carrying my flag, I respawned, calmly took the usual spot, dialed in the settings, timed it right, and landed a shell on the guys turret from across the map, while guy was about a metre away from enemy base, destroying him. This sort of play is pro beyond measure, and why we have a turret like Magnum in the game. I agree with you that the current levels of skill employed, Magnum is underutilised. It can even fire at 10% elevation, keeping the barrel under the height of a low wall while still striking out at great range, so there is no 'Shaft picking off the Magnum barrel' as suggested in the V-Log. This tactic itself is painfull and difficult. I get back to my point, Tanki, in 3 Battle Modes at the least, is a team sport. The answer to a Magnum is another Magnum. Tanki is a wargame, war is not fair. It is similar to the position with snipers. The best answer in battle to a sniper is to deploy your own sniper. Dark Vengeance

Love to know myself. We should not be left to surmise why it is 24 including many of the most popular maps have been changed

This turning turret thing is misunderstood, and is usually taken as a high point of noobiness. At M0, given the speed of rotation, it is faster to turn the tank. At higher levels, turning the turret is faster, and can be done even if in a crowd of Tanks or a confined space. With enough room to manouvre, turn both tank and turret for highest speed. I would say this 'high point of being noob' needs revision. Cutting off a comrades line of fire so that its 1 on 1 instead of 2 on 1, or bashing a teamate so said person flips is the noobest stuff ive seen on here

I think the point is that everyone is bashing teammates around, there is little coordinated play, it is a pain in the ass, noobish and rude. Why should a team mate pop the supply Overdrive simply due to a comrade acting like a spoiled child? It is up to the player with Overdrive fully charged to determine where and when it is used, not simply because some kid is low on health and is demanding to be healed or wants to go gung ho. These things need to be co-ordinated, meeting point, many tanks crowd round, hit overdrive, storm the opposition, take flag, not 'im low on health, he has the overdrive active, let me throw a tantrum, drive into the guy, shoot him until im healed'

Nah. Up close Magnum takes greater intuition than say Fire, Thunder or Twins, even then there is no 'run up and blast.' Landing a shot with Magnum from behind say the Reichstag building in Berlin onto own flag, or across the map on the enemies base takes much practice and calculation. Magnum is the hardest turret to play and takes the most skill. I dont even have a dog in the fight, im primarily a Ricotier, but purchased Magnum at M2 and spent two weeks training with it when it came out. The principal defence is, in fact, the Magnum operators lack of skill, and chances of a miss together with lengthy reload time, all reducing the chance of a hit. That and having a good protection module. Beyond that, if the enemy has a Magnum team needs a Magnum and they duel. I dont know why people whinge so much about this turret, its the best addition to the game in a long time

Actually, players grinding would hurt you. Those who spend some of the time grinding, some working on skill will have far more cry, unless you buying, and this turns into higher MU levels and more power. Aside from DM, Tanki is a team sport, to state the obvious. The contest of skill strategy and tactics you are looking for can only take place in Clan battles in any event

Ya but should a wargame like Tanki not have at least one slaughterfest map?