https://en.tankiwiki.com/Global_update_of_game_balance_for_Tanki_Online Here is the link. Reload has been nerfed again since then as M4 reloads in 0.265 seconds at M4 now (according to the wiki).

I think people overrate Twins' impact force. I hardly notice it when I am shot by it, especially compared to Ricochet. I think Twins is fine the way it is. A nerf would render it unusable.

At least it isn't Spinner or Ginga.... And it is for sure a lot nicer than Beating Hearts!

A few battles from earlier this week.

Um, NO. That alteration actually is only a 20% buff to max and critical damage (50% min), but adds an extra 50% reload time. With it equipped, Smoky does less damage per shot than Thunder, reloads equally slow, and doesn't do splash. Thunder wins, especially if it has the light weight ordinance loader. Perfectly.

On paper it appears that way, but not in practice. Thunder kills me way more often than Smoky. Compared to base smoky, assuming both are equally upgraded and using double damage, Thunder will two shot a medium hull, while Smoky will three shot it. The difference in seconds there (at M4) is 4.6 for Thunder, to 4.5 Smoky. 0.1 seconds is practically negligible. Thunder actually has a higher DPS than Smoky if the Smoky has PTS equipped. Given the very small dps difference, plus splash and higher damage per shot, Thunder still maintains an edge over Smoky IMO.

I started using it again because I had just bought M2 a few weeks ago, and it has been my favorite turret for a very long time. I simply got behind on upgrading it like a doofus. The buff was just an added reason to start using it again.

It has self damage at all upgrade levels. Upgrading won't remove it. You have to buy the Stable Plasma alteration to remove it.

Crits are still infinite, but weak damage was boosted to 50%.

Simple. He bought protection paints back when they were a thing, and his LGC modules were split up in the update.

I passed 500k in battle fund earnings today!

You forgot one.

I think it can be used on any map provided you can rock your hull. I actually haven't missed a shot with it yet due to vertical aim.

Only that I have a very good garage, am not a buyer, and haven't followed this strategy at all. In fact, when I was in the lower ranks I wasted a ton of crystals on a bunch of M1 turrets, rather than upgrading one combo. Even now I have many combo's that I use. However, with the increased mission rewards and containers, I make enough that I can afford basically whatever I want. I now have M2 10/10 Twins, Railgun, and Viking, M2 5/10 Smoky (which will be 10/10 by Christmas), every alteration for these turrets, 9 M2 modules covering the troublesome turrets, a Drone with a few upgrades, and 5 other M2's that I use occasionally. I now have no real need to buy anything else (excepting Smoky upgrades) until Marshal, at which point I will have a ton of crystals to use on M3 modules and upgrades to M4. The only weak spot here is that I won't have any M3 modules until I can buy them outright, but I think I will live. I also have no Idea what I will have available to upgrade things to M4, but all I can do now is save.

Maybe at your rank when all the buyers have it M1 10/10. At high ranks, it loses this advantage. Please stop acting like you know everything about a turret when you only have experience with one upgrade level.

I think a lot of people got personal discounts on top of the sale for some reason.

Nothing all that special, except that I was using Wasp/STRIKER of all combos.

I wouldn't like this at all. And no, I'm not a buyer.

That is not a rank bracket for battles, merely the ranks a third lieutenant can invite to their group. Your group rank limit would be Master Sergeant to First Lieutenant.

Massacre is actually the hardest map to effectively use Striker on. The uneven terrain makes it practically impossible to hit anyone, given the lack of any auto aim on Striker. I will use Striker on any map that isn't Massacre, it being the one map I won't stay on if I am put in it while using Striker.

YAYAYAYAY Smoky and Striker buff!

He's not my buddy at all, I have no clue who he is. I simply saw more logic and experience in his posts. And isn't the point of trolling to make as many useless posts as possible? Not to only have a few?

Massacre actually is a pain to use Striker on, as the terrain's unevenness combined with its poor vertical auto aim prevents any accurate shots. To be quite honest, I usually leave battles on Massacre when I am using Striker. I find it an effective turret to use on most other maps though. I also enjoy using it, which makes up for its deficiencies to an extent. I definitely agree with exterminator that in the right hands it can dominate battles. And were you ignoring his screenshots? Or do you consider them not enough evidence (they are quite a small sample)? He appears to have done quite well with it according to his profile as well. And to have used it four times as much as you have. Even I have more hours on it than you. In this situation the one with no less clue happens to be you. And "kiddies" doesn't make anyone look smart, neither does noob for that matter. I see much more evidence and less trolling in his posts.

Because tanki is cheating you out of the extra value of the crystal packs.

Um, no it doesn't. Standard Twins is my favorite set up.