Let's Discuss Shaft!

[sha1015 0]

I feel like Hornet goes best with shaft because I feel like you need a speed and armor.

[Risulko001 0]

My three tips for shaft:

 

-Worst disadvantage of shaft: Enemies see your laser, and they know where you are and what your aiming at. :angry:

 How to avoid it: Aim at something else until the shaft charges up, and then just shoot them

-When shooting at a moving tank, aim a small bit in front of it, and when it comes to the spot you are aiming at, BAM!

-If your first (charged) shot doesn't kill a high-armour target, like dictator or mammoth, usually a second arcade shot  should do the trick. ;)

[Desty 275]

 

-When shooting at a moving tank, aim a small bit in front of it, and when it comes to the spot you are aiming at, BAM!

If you get to higher rank, this won't work anymore, as people can see your laser in front of them and just stop or back up(and since lot of people have m4's, tanks are quite fast at highest ranks), which might make you miss. Always smarter to aim back of them, even when moving.

 

One of the best tips: Use of R button and knowing MU levels of viking, titan, mammoth in current game is so huge . By knowing your enemies, you can kill them faster. Use of arcade shot once against M4 viking and then full scope mode makes the kill, as people do not heal when only 66 damage has been done :D. Similar with titan and mammoth. isida is abit more difficult as they heal, but not impossible.

 

But nice tips!

 

This is how you dominate and make people really angry.

Edited August 12, 2016 by Desty

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Use of arcade shot once against M4 viking and then full scope mode makes the kill, as people do not heal when only 66 damage has been done :D.

In my 2+ years of using Shaft, I've never thought of doing that. :huh:

 

I usually hit Vikings with a fully charged shot and then finish them off with an arcade shot, but that gives them the opportunity to heal up or get murdered by someone else since they only have a sliver of health. The one advantage this method has is that at the very least you can get a lot of damage on them immediately, but I suppose that's not really a good thing in DMs. Thanks for the tip.

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

In my 2+ years of using Shaft, I've never thought of doing that. :huh:

 

I usually hit Vikings with a fully charged shot and then finish them off with an arcade shot, but that gives them the opportunity to heal up or get murdered by someone else since they only have a sliver of health. The one advantage this method has is that at the very least you can get a lot of damage on them immediately, but I suppose that's not really a good thing in DMs. Thanks for the tip.

I used to kill people using his method with my op M1 shaft long ago :lol:

[FogOfWar_XXX 793]

If you get to higher rank, this won't work anymore, as people can see your laser in front of them and just stop or back up(and since lot of people have m4's, tanks are quite fast at highest ranks), which might make you miss. Always smarter to aim back of them, even when moving.

 

One of the best tips: Use of R button and knowing MU levels of viking, titan, mammoth in current game is so huge . By knowing your enemies, you can kill them faster. Use of arcade shot once against M4 viking and then full scope mode makes the kill, as people do not heal when only 66 damage has been done :D. Similar with titan and mammoth. isida is abit more difficult as they heal, but not impossible.

 

But nice tips!

 

This is how you dominate and make people really angry.

 

 

In my 2+ years of using Shaft, I've never thought of doing that. :huh:

 

I usually hit Vikings with a fully charged shot and then finish them off with an arcade shot, but that gives them the opportunity to heal up or get murdered by someone else since they only have a sliver of health. The one advantage this method has is that at the very least you can get a lot of damage on them immediately, but I suppose that's not really a good thing in DMs. Thanks for the tip.

Same, can't say I ever thought of it this way, makes good sense.

[Phoenix.Rising 2,519]

If you get to higher rank, this won't work anymore, as people can see your laser in front of them and just stop or back up(and since lot of people have m4's, tanks are quite fast at highest ranks), which might make you miss. Always smarter to aim back of them, even when moving.

 

One of the best tips: Use of R button and knowing MU levels of viking, titan, mammoth in current game is so huge . By knowing your enemies, you can kill them faster. Use of arcade shot once against M4 viking and then full scope mode makes the kill, as people do not heal when only 66 damage has been done :D. Similar with titan and mammoth. isida is abit more difficult as they heal, but not impossible.

 

But nice tips!

 

This is how you dominate and make people really angry.

What module do you use for DMs? And do you frequently mine the place before adding DD ?

[dfoofnik 341]

Anybody else noticing that the latest version of the SHAFT POINTS UP glitch is "SHAFT WON'T MOVE DOWN" glitch ??

-- you have to click down, then hold down, then click down again to get the turret to lower!

[ardo16 1]

Anybody else noticing that the latest version of the SHAFT POINTS UP glitch is "SHAFT WON'T MOVE DOWN" glitch ??

-- you have to click down, then hold down, then click down again to get the turret to lower!

Yes, this problem exist.

[AverageDavelaar 89]

They nerfed shaft too much so weak now

Edited August 20, 2016 by AverageDavelaar

[Nausicaa 27]

Why is Shaft the only recoil turret that does not work when you're half/full flipped and it's sticking in a wall or the ground?  I.e. cannot re-flip self at all.

[Rohit_1997 456]

It's hard for shaft players to figure out the protection module your enemies are wearing unless they come at close range which shaft isn't used for. I think there should be atleast an option to have the enemy player's nickname displayed for shaft users.

PS: it was easy to figure the protection by checking their paint before the protection module update.

Edited August 25, 2016 by Rohit_1997

[The-Operator219 1,929]

They nerfed shaft too much so weak now

No, they made it harder to use.

[kayitsiz 621]

They nerfed shaft too much so weak now

I have shaft M4, and it is not weak.

 

Just, not very adaptive

On your rank, it is weak, correct..

However, you will like it after M2 :)

Edited August 26, 2016 by kayitsiz

[splitterpoint 10,986]

It's hard for shaft players to figure out the protection module your enemies are wearing unless they come at close range which shaft isn't used for. I think there should be atleast an option to have the enemy player's nickname displayed for shaft users.

PS: it was easy to figure the protection by checking their paint before the protection module update.

Neat idea!

 

But not the christmas tree interface we're seeing now... scope mode should have it's own interface.

We're already dealing with limited view here.

[i_Mosquito_i 43]

I love to use shaft because it can make the other team cry,especially light tanks  :lol:

[ArmourGeddon 4]

I will say up front Shaft is about the only weapon I use, and I do it on a Viking for mobility.  I do it because:

 

1. I am old.  I can't multitask well enough to drive, turn turrets and shoot.  Drives me mad.
2. I am old.  I have the patience to find a good position to support my team and try to dominate some ground for them, to release others from defense or cover attacks.
3. I am sad.  As someone who did 22 years in the Army, I like having a tank that's well.... like a tank.  In 2 decades I never saw a tank firing blue balls or bouncing shots round corners.  Honest, not once.
4. I admit I am still low level, being a Captain, but I have helped my team win many a battle and can honestly say that to date I don't think I have cost one.  If I join a team and it's already got shafts, I bail out and go elsewhere so I don't handicap the play.

[ardo16 1]

I agree, that shafts playstyle is the closest thing to the real world tank behaviour. 

[ArcadeMode_ON 155]

Neat idea!

 

But not the christmas tree interface we're seeing now... scope mode should have it's own interface.

We're already dealing with limited view here.

Acting like a radar picking up everyone within a certain radius.

[Amagi 1,728]

[Kid95 67]

I don't recall the last time I came to the forum. It's been so long. Hi all, if anyone cares.

 

In my 2+ years of using Shaft, I've never thought of doing that. :huh:

 

I usually hit Vikings with a fully charged shot and then finish them off with an arcade shot, but that gives them the opportunity to heal up or get murdered by someone else since they only have a sliver of health. The one advantage this method has is that at the very least you can get a lot of damage on them immediately, but I suppose that's not really a good thing in DMs. Thanks for the tip.

Too right mate. I never thought about this tactic. I pretty much do what you do.

[x_Hulk_x 1]

When I bought centaur kit on my alt

My friends were crying "you wasted crystals","shaft is noob weapon omg" seriously shaft m3 sucks?

[kayitsiz 621]

When I bought centaur kit on my alt

My friends were crying "you wasted crystals","shaft is noob weapon omg" seriously shaft m3 sucks?

Doing something with Shaft M3 takes effort, real effort.

You will need some mastery to get good effect, but I guess you will be fine after understanding basics

[x_Hulk_x 1]

Doing something with Shaft M3 takes effort, real effort.

You will need some mastery to get good effect, but I guess you will be fine after understanding basics

There was not even one Guy who said something positive.

[kayitsiz 621]

There was not even one Guy who said something positive.

Okay, let me give some positive

 

Works good on multi-point CP games, as they have to enter your shooting region.

Works good at many DM games, depends on number of players and maps, as good at kill steal

Works good with DP, as kills many with one shot.

 

 

The only reason I still play this game is shaft. I wouldn't reach warrant officer 1 if there were no shaft.