Let's Discuss Shaft!

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

hi

[Amagi 1,728]

you go to sky scraper go to the top of the massive building drop a mine on the way go snipe the hell out of everyone there.

And then you got hit by Rails, 2 of them.

[alex_is_the_best 87]

Yea, right.

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

seems logic now...

[ICanTankThat 3]

Hey guys, what's your feedback regarding the rebalance implemented yesterday?

[Vettefan22 145]

^ Mostly do not like it, but I haven't really used this account (with M1 Thunder) since.

[Remaine 4,687]

Hey guys, what's your feedback regarding the rebalance implemented yesterday?

Meh.

Though in the end, the scores and DLs for me aren't going to be any different. I just adapt.

[alex_is_the_best 87]

^ Mostly do not like it, but I haven't really used this account (with M1 Thunder) since.

M0 shaft is powerful at low ranks, because one shot is 1 kill.

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

i like that self destruct penalty,isnt that hard to avoid self destructs with thunder..

[Vettefan22 145]

Yes, but what if you have Wasp...

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

dont have,take heavy hull xD

[Loackie 269]

Why does M1 hunter get OHKO'ed by M0 Shafts? I even MU'ed mine to 167 HP....

[UAV1997 48]

yeah.. i got 1-hitted by m1 shaft with m1 hunter with 1 mu ._.

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Why does M1 hunter get OHKO'ed by M0 Shafts? I even MU'ed mine to 167 HP....

That doesn't seem possible. The maximum MU damage Shaft M0 can do is aroun 130.

[Vettefan22 145]

People can MU their Shaft too guys

[UAV1997 48]

People can MU their Shaft too guys

but from 135 to 168...

[Vettefan22 145]

Ok... valid point :P   But a lot of people around those ranks do upgrade

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

Maybe shaft got double power .-.

[Vettefan22 145]

Haven't played with it in a while.... .-.

[r_DidYouKnowThat0 1,662]

@Buggati: Yes, I think that would be the most likely case to this scenario.

I find Shafts to be notorious for being one of those players who try to sneak a drug in.

I hate it when they do that, and it often leads me to getting annoyed and going full-drug, but not before alerting the team

in team-chat of course. Then, surprising the enemy with drugs, and sometimes accompanied by one or two other teammates that drug as well, start a big drug war. If it's a CTF match, then it'll depend on the situation for the choice of going for flag, or enemy shaft. I usually like to go for the flag first, then killing the Shaft with another set of drugs, unless you'll need to eliminate the Shaft first if he's blocking your way, such as being able to snipe you. Drugging or not, a Shaft shot hurts nonetheless, and can take away crucial chunks of Health and/or knock you off balance.

 

For me, even the slightest drug use, is going to cause a drug war. Lol. I simply do not tolerate enemies trying to sneak in a drug or two.

It's absolutely outrageous! Either go full-extent drugging, or no drugging. I play that way. :P

 

Anyways! As I was saying before, Shafts can easily sneak in a DP (Double Power) or two, and not be noticed, since they're snipers, who will usually stay a safe distance away, thus you cannot see if they're drugging or not.

 

Even though they  might have picked the drug up, what are the chances of that happening when they're simply camping in a spot?

A. It's a spot that's usually unseen and/or difficult to get to.

B. It's a spot near the base that is nowhere near a drop spot.

 

Then they start dealing double damage all of a sudden? And then say, I didn't drug? That's what pushes me to drug back full-force. If you want to play drugs, then okay. I'll play drugs.

 

And it's even better since Shafts, when in snipe mode, have their vision cut, and won't be able to see what's coming for them. Haha.

So just make sure you don't get spotted first with Full-drugs on, as the Shaft will alert his/her teammates. So I guess the conclusion would be, don't get spotted. You'll be able to take revenge later in the game. And if you cap a flag or two, well that's sweet revenge already now ain't it?

Though I guess you can take a Railgun, and with some skill, annoy the heck out of him/her until you either:

A. Provoke him/her to use Healthkit/DoubleArmor thereby proving even more so that he/she is drugging.

B. Kill him/her and make sure they cannot get back to their camp spots.

 

But once I did that, and apparently his/her enemy teammates, upon seeing him/her drugging, proceeded to drug as well, catching MY team by surprise. So I guess for me it's better to be safe than sorry and drug first. But then again be wary, and take precautions. Do you have what it takes for a drug war? Do you have enough drugs? Is the battle worth it? Is your team worth the drugging? All in all, are you prepared for a drug war?

 

Though beware if you're going to attempt to kill him/her with a close-ranged weapon. If he/she is willing to sneak in DP's, he/she is most likely to be also willing to sneak in a couple mines or two.

Edited July 6, 2014 by r_DidYouKnowThat0

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

As a Shaft user, I essentially NEVER use DP while sniping un-drugged targets. If I see you fully drugged up (and using supplies, not bonus boxes), I'll pop a DP and blow your sorry tank up.

 

I hate players who compulsively drug when there is no need to, so I fight fire with fire.

[r_Twak0 21]

As a Shaft user, I essentially NEVER use DP while sniping un-drugged targets. If I see you fully drugged up (and using supplies, not bonus boxes), I'll pop a DP and blow your sorry tank up.

 

I hate players who compulsively drug when there is no need to, so I fight fire with fire.

  *Checks to see if bugatti is online*

 

 

               *Nope*

 

   Ok.

[Reeco9 1,567]

Anyways! As I was saying before, Shafts can easily sneak in a DP (Double Power) or two, and not be noticed, since they're snipers, who will usually stay a safe distance away, thus you cannot see if they're drugging or not.

 

That's what really annoys me about Shafts. You see one aiming, and think you can survive, but you don't notice it's on DP.  -_-

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

ok,i use my phone now because my laptop works bad:-(

[GG_reg 1,521]

Much better after rebalance. Great in World Cup Event!!: http://prntscr.com/3zom0s