Let's Discuss Shaft!

[doduobird 315]

I didn't lose my sight like that. The only thing that I find annoying when playing with shaft is when someone sits on you and you lose your charge, or when someone with freeze starts shooting in your face and you can't see a thing.

Edited March 3, 2014 by doduobird

[mdit108 121]

shaft loses its charge when i open the chat window...u see this is very annoying 

[r_Koobi0 31]

I made this topic to discuss the very annoying aspect of shaft like when ur aiming down the scope and then a team player just gets behind u with the turret going into ur tank and u lose ur sight who else finds that annoying?

Oh man, that's so annoying.

[blackseac 183]

best thing is the feeling u got when killing a person with your ARCADE SHOT. mostly because a rail shot him so he will have little health :)

[tenkedtanker 19]

Shaft is my main weapon but it is only good for highland or silence and not good in dm.  In my opinion it a a great weapon. :)

[R3L3NTL3SS 47]

hi i am a noob and have bought shaft. is there a guide on how to use it. how do you get out of scope mode without taking the shot, yes i do consider myself a noob for asking this question!

[MrAmazingKiller 9]

hi i am a noob and have bought shaft. is there a guide on how to use it. how do you get out of scope mode without taking the shot, yes i do consider myself a noob for asking this question!

 

Yes, there's a guide for shaft, its in MisterGeneral's topic "Guides made by our members" there is a Shaft guide By the way you press "P" or "enter" to get out of scope mode without the shot.

Edited March 6, 2014 by MrAmazingKiller

[redwall7 1]

Don't really use it...

prefer isida/smoky/rail

[rm-rf 20]

Don't really use it...

Why?

 

 

[WookySpolf 63]

I don't use it because its too slow. Only reason... and I don't like camping.

[sam131192 113]

^ same for me. Rail is way more verstile.

[doughnut2100 763]

I have not used shaft in a while. Not as interested anymore. I think it will switch to my "maybe" list.

[timmateo 8]

I have been noticing that more people are using them right now in each battle there are up to 3 to 4 shafts annoying other people

[WookySpolf 63]

I find it really annoying when a Shaft camps right back in an enemy base with a Thunder protection paint so it takes forever for me to kill them and when I do they just go straight back.

[Remaine 4,687]

Shafts are very annoying nowadays - definitely going to get Jade, along with Inferno and Savanna. (Should already have Savanna by then)

[r_goku8900 45]

Shafts are very annoying nowadays - definitely going to get Jade, along with Inferno and Savanna. (Should already have Savanna by then)

i have shaft m2 and it is great.if a wasp or hornet joins my battle he is dead :lol:

[MrAmazingKiller 9]

Shafts are very annoying nowadays - definitely going to get Jade, along with Inferno and Savanna. (Should already have Savanna by then)

Agreed... There's this WO3 M1 shaft with M1 Mammy on a battle I joined. The guy beat everyone and lead doesn't even help!!!!(much :( )

[redhelpimlil 1]

If you want to use shaft properly you want to play defence

[Vettefan22 145]

Any input of Shaft M1? I use M0 Shaft as my third turret and I'm considering M1.
- Is the rotation (or moving the snipe around) speed much better?
- What M1s/M0s can it 1 shot kill?
- Should I get it?

[r_Koobi0 31]

Any input of Shaft M1? I use M0 Shaft as my third turret and I'm considering M1.

- Is the rotation (or moving the snipe around) speed much better?

- What M1s/M0s can it 1 shot kill?

- Should I get it?

I've been using M1 for a while now but I don't remember the stats. However, I do think you should get it but only if it suits your style of play.

If you already own a Shaft and you're good at it, get M1, you can only get better.

 

Shaft is not suitable for offence. However, if you help your team mates catch the flag by killing the opponents from afar, some of them are nice enough to bring the flag to you so that you can catch it.

In any case, if you've got a good strategy that works for your style of play, you don't need to catch a flag to end up on the top 3 in any match.

 

I definitely recommend a heavy hull for a Shaft. I use a Titan. Get a paint like Dirty (if it's available at your rank) because the only ones that can get you by surprise are long range weapons like other Shafts and Rails. Rails are very easy to battle with because you can see when they are about to shoot and you can hit their turret to at the last moment so that the shot doesn't hit you but another Shaft would be a challenge because they are so accurate and you have no idea when they are going to shoot.

[doughnut2100 763]

Any input of Shaft M1? I use M0 Shaft as my third turret and I'm considering M1.

- Is the rotation (or moving the snipe around) speed much better?

- What M1s/M0s can it 1 shot kill?

- Should I get it?

1. I heard it did improve, but not too much

2. M1 shaft can one shot (without MUs or paints) Hornet m0-m2, Wasp m0-m2, Hunter m0, Dictator m0, Viking m0, and titan m0.

3. Yes, if you have the patience for the reload and know where and when to use it. I bought it a few ranks ago and it works well around these ranks yet, in the right maps and modes the best.

[Vettefan22 145]

Thanks guys. Any input from *Lord* of the Snipers? U know my situation

I can't believe I said King... so embarrassed XD

Edited March 16, 2014 by Vettefan22

[sam131192 113]

. Any input from King of the Snipers? U know my situation

* Lord. I doubt he has shaft. Anyways I used shaft as my sole m1 through my warrant ranks and it was pretty good then.

But it has changed a lot after the new physics update.

You sure can give it a try but I would recommend trying railgun first which is more versatile.

 

Lastly prioritise getting one m1 combo before trying to upgrade others.

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Thanks guys. Any input from King of the Snipers? U know my situation

IMO it is not a beginners gun, much too specialistic in my view. Start using it later in your carreer.

In the right hands at M2/M3 I do consider it a mighty weapon.

This will not help you at all, but that 's all I can and will say about Shaft. I simply am a Shaft-noob. :P

 

Btw. my advice is only one of many, it is you Vettefan22 who has to make a good choice considering all these

different views from definitely more than just one person.

If the choices we make are the best, we all will never know: doesn 't matter also.

 

As longs as if your choice works for you, it 's ok. :)

 

edit: indeed Sam, I do not own Shaft on any of my current accounts. Did play with it quite a lot before the

New Physics on a temporary account, enough to know it 's not my type of gun. I choose Rail without any doubt.

Edited March 16, 2014 by Lord-of-the-Snipers

[Vettefan22 145]

 I only use rail on my alt acc, as a use different combos on that one so that I can experience more.  So really, if there is a sale (before Thunder sale), should I buy Shaft M1? Is it worth it, or no, M0 is fine, and I should get Thunder first?

Edited March 16, 2014 by Vettefan22