Let's Discuss Railgun!

[nemoetnihil 388]

People? It's one person.

Sorry then. I know that someone is using multiple accounts, but I did feel like more than one person was complaining.

[not.a.cat 21]

wow this is so useful

[gokuMI6 1,290]

wow this is so useful

you didn't know these ?

there is more where it come's from

look at the playlist Pro's advice , they are from great E-sports legends

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/tankionlineint/playlists

 

 

[r_peti45670 7]

People? It's one person.

 

No! . Many asking for its buff.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

No! . Many asking for its buff.

I like it this way except in XP/BP

[Matt_Black 203]

I need some help on using the Railgun. 

 

I have tried Railgun on 2 alt account already; I am on a 3rd. None of them I have gotten to work. 

 

I have narrowed my problems down into two major things: 

 

1. Railgun is literal paper for me. If I get ambushed at any range less than half-map, game over. I can almost never fend them off. The close range weapons sandblast me with their sheer DPS. The mid-range ones make me miss left and right with their knockback. Even if I somehow manage to land a shot on them, it's not enough to kill. I only have so many Double Damages, and I can't afford to use one every time I get ambushed. And it's so hard to avoid ambush too, considering that I can't look in so many directions at once. 

 

2. I can almost NEVER get this thing to work in CTF, CP, or RGB. I just can't seem to get it to capture anything. This is kind of linked to my issue in that i can't survive any attack from something that isn't another long-range weapon. Every time I go in to steal the flag, some Firebird or Smoky gets me. Bam. Dead. I've also tried hanging back and picking off the defenders before going in to nab the flag, but usually that results in me getting ambushed by a Smoky or Thunder. 

 

Yet I have seen Railguns running 10.00 KD ratios, Railguns that just haul in flag after flag after flag. Railguns leading their team by far and wide. 

 

How do you do this? Most of all, how do you avoid the issues I mentioned above? I see a lot of people saying "use double damage and you rek everything." But I feel that there must be a better way than having to constantly rely on Double Damage. Is there? 

Learn to drive, learn to turn your turret at the same time and save your shots. If you really want to learn railgun go play XP/BP matches for a couple of hundred hours! :D 

[aqwzsxedc 699]

I need some help on using the Railgun. 

 

I have tried Railgun on 2 alt account already; I am on a 3rd. None of them I have gotten to work. 

 

I have narrowed my problems down into two major things: 

 

1. Railgun is literal paper for me. If I get ambushed at any range less than half-map, game over. I can almost never fend them off. The close range weapons sandblast me with their sheer DPS. The mid-range ones make me miss left and right with their knockback. Even if I somehow manage to land a shot on them, it's not enough to kill. I only have so many Double Damages, and I can't afford to use one every time I get ambushed. And it's so hard to avoid ambush too, considering that I can't look in so many directions at once. 

 

2. I can almost NEVER get this thing to work in CTF, CP, or RGB. I just can't seem to get it to capture anything. This is kind of linked to my issue in that i can't survive any attack from something that isn't another long-range weapon. Every time I go in to steal the flag, some Firebird or Smoky gets me. Bam. Dead. I've also tried hanging back and picking off the defenders before going in to nab the flag, but usually that results in me getting ambushed by a Smoky or Thunder. 

 

Yet I have seen Railguns running 10.00 KD ratios, Railguns that just haul in flag after flag after flag. Railguns leading their team by far and wide. 

 

How do you do this? Most of all, how do you avoid the issues I mentioned above? I see a lot of people saying "use double damage and you rek everything." But I feel that there must be a better way than having to constantly rely on Double Damage. Is there? 

 

Ok, so what i'm gonna say is just my personal thoughts and ain't a general thing...

 

 

For ①, that's true. It isn't easy to lend a hit with railgun either from far distance nor close distance especially if you are against smoky; it is a true pain lol. But i do know few tips that can help to increase the chance of hitting your enemy; if you're far away, try to find a wall, then act like a sniper (shaft) ; but railgun have an advantage over shaft, you can move. Stay hidden in the wall and press your fire button when you spot an enemy, then you can move at the right moment right before the railgun shot is out and hit the foe, it is kinda impossible to counter that from a far distance, but still a chance. you can manage to learn that "railgun timing" using either sound or playing too much. Practice is the key for everything. Now for mid or close range, simply put: wait for them to waste their shot, then punish. OR, you can easily go and dive in, then use driving skills to make them waste their shots (like pretending to go forward and instantly go back or move in a random way etc...). Those kind of things are so casual on XP/BP, especially on BP where you will notice how wasps can make u miss the shot so easily without even bothering to use theirs. 

For ②, in CTF, you have teammates; don't forget that. But if you wanna relay on yourself, then first you will have to try put them in 1 shot instead of kill, if you kill, then they might just respawn behind you and, as you said"Bam. Dead " ^_^ , make sure you attack with teammates, you're not alone. And for those railguns with 10 KD ratio or so, they either play usually as deffence or campers. You can do that too, just forget about flags and keep killing... which i honestly don't like xD (my K/D proves it  :ph34r:  :ph34r:) 

DD isn't the solution for everything.. well maybe works but not all the time; the enemy can have full supply but only with teamwork and skills, that enemy goes "poof" in a few moments.

 

But all that is just words, when it comes to reality; what matters is Practice, practice and practice, all that comes with time  :D  :P

Edited July 7, 2018 by aqwzsxedc

[gokuMI6 1,290]

But all that is just words, when it comes to reality; what matters is Practice, practice and practice, all that comes with time  :D  :P

Yes, you should have just said that first

:D

[aqwzsxedc 699]

Yes, you should have just said that first

:D

:P  :D

[gokuMI6 1,290]

:P  :D

But nice writing

you should go try the AWS

[aqwzsxedc 699]

But nice writing

you should go try the AWS

AWS?

 

ty btw  :P  :P

Edited July 8, 2018 by aqwzsxedc

[gokuMI6 1,290]

AWS?

 

ty btw  :P  :P

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[aqwzsxedc 699]

Amateur Writing section

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The stepping stone to Newspaper reporter role

I can write in 3 languages but honestly ... writing is not my thing xD

Rather be active and play or so  :ph34r:  ^_^

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I have noticed that the number of players with rail protections on my alt account has decreased since MM.

[aqwzsxedc 699]

I have noticed that the number of players with rail protections on my alt account has decreased since MM.

I noticed the same, and the most used protection there (as i saw) is smoky one

[gokuMI6 1,290]

I can write in 3 languages but honestly ... writing is not my thing xD

Rather be active and play or so  :ph34r:  ^_^

Oh ok , i just telled cause your guide was good

I have noticed that the number of players with rail protections on my alt account has decreased since MM.

No rail kit's with cheap price

 

I noticed the same, and the most used protection there (as i saw) is smoky one

SMoky kit's are pretty cheap the m1 Smoky Wasp kit & the SMoky Titan kits are so common in low ranks

So everyone has the module from the kit 

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I have used dictator with rail on an alt and boy, that stability makes it hard to get its aim knocked off, of course, it's height makes it hard to hit lower targets. But rocking it helps a bit.

[Akame 4,578]

I have figured out that rail doesn't need a buff. All is needs is to be shoot at a higher and lower angle. If you are on a rooftop you can't shoot the people under you. If you are on the ground you can't shoot the people on the roof. Anyone know a way around that?

oh lord, i don't want cliff n tunnel campers now, it already performs well for angled shots, just use your hull to bounce/rock for greater angles

[splitterpoint 10,986]

I have figured out that rail doesn't need a buff. All is needs is to be shoot at a higher and lower angle. If you are on a rooftop you can't shoot the people under you. If you are on the ground you can't shoot the people on the roof. Anyone know a way around that?

How about the faster horizontal tracking alteration?

[Akame 4,578]

How about the faster horizontal tracking alteration?

that alteration increases rotation speed at the expense of auto-aim upwards and downwards, totally the opposite of what he wants lol

[gokuMI6 1,290]

I have figured out that rail doesn't need a buff. All is needs is to be shoot at a higher and lower angle. If you are on a rooftop you can't shoot the people under you. If you are on the ground you can't shoot the people on the roof. Anyone know a way around that?

get wasp and start Rocking your shots

[splitterpoint 10,986]

that alteration increases rotation speed at the expense of auto-aim upwards and downwards, totally the opposite of what he wants lol

Oh really? woah, lol.. I thought it was +30% or something but I guess it's -30.

 

Yeah right, totally get the faster horizontal tracking alt if you have trouble with the height difference.. I don't know what I were thinking.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

I have wasp all the way to M4 and it still gets killed too easy but thanks for the suggestions.

 

If wasp could stand more punishment I would us nothing else - i love it.

Oh ok

You rock with other hulls too but Wasp is the best

try Dictator also it has stability with good rocking ability , TBH you will be not needing rocking with Dictator 

Atleast in those high shots but on low level shots you will need to rock 

[thesquarerootof2 165]

How tf do you defend from backstabbing? It's the most frustrating thing ever, everything's all fine and dandy, and suddenly some close-range weapon comes up and BAM im done for. No time even to fight back; if i miraculously do get a shot off it's not lethal. 

Edited July 20, 2018 by thesquarerootof2

[wolverine848 13,097]

How tf do you defend from backstabbing? It's the most frustrating thing ever, everything's all fine and dandy, and suddenly some close-range weapon comes up and BAM im done for. No time even to fight back; if i miraculously do get a shot off it's not lethal. 

Are you referring to a specific situation described above?

 

Anyway - that's the way it should work.  How does a firebird defend itself from a Shaft on Highways?  With great difficulty.

 

It's called Rock-paper-Scissors.  Not a new concept in war-gaming.