Let's Discuss Shaft!

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Do you think m1 shaft is worth getting when I MU my m0 shaft damage to 125? This is for my alt account at WO1.

Thanks.

M1 Shaft is far superior to M0 Shaft. One MU on the sniping damage of a M1 Shaft will let you destroy M2 Hornets in one hit, so it's very useful even against M2s. I highly recommend it.

[roadkill78 39]

i would buy shaft but its kinda ugly

[r_Koobi0 31]

i would buy shaft but its kinda ugly

I didn't realize the whole point of this game was to make a fashion statement :P

[roadkill78 39]

I didn't realize the whole point of this game was to make a fashion statement :P

I didn't realize the whole point of the fourm is to try to look funny off of people's posts :P

[kayitsiz 621]

Do you think m1 shaft is worth getting when I MU my m0 shaft damage to 125? This is for my alt account at WO1.

Thanks.

You can use Shaft 1 to Major. But this need lots of patient. Don't use M0 shaft with or wthout MU anymore and while M1 is shaft is still strong, start to use it.

 

Just before of Major rank, you will lose some of your power and maybe you want to change your gun. Just buy another gun(i used Twins M1) and with this support, continue. After M2, for some times you will relax.  :)

[r_Koobi0 31]

I didn't realize the whole point of the fourm is to try to look funny off of people's posts :P

I didn't realize you'd realize that :P

[Loackie 269]

I can't tell who's using sarcasm, if roadkill actually understands i'll be amazed

[USMC_1812_Tanker 0]

I purchased a Shaft just before the development change.  I find that the change has neutered the shaft by adding the laser beam.  The shaft is best suited for "camping" and sniping.  The purpose of sniping is to demoralize the opposing enemy while gaining very valuable intelligence.  I understand that the adding of the laser was to give the would be victim a halfway fighting chance.  But, I think I would rather see the developers do away with the laser beam and rather have red dot show on the target as a better solution.  Any thoughts?

[Loackie 269]

Red dot would be unnoticeable on some points of the tank unless your camera angle is at the most impractical point. The laser is actually terrible and only works when you're not being aimed at. It barely improves the problem of camping

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Yesterday, I was in a Rio CTF (ranks were from WO3-Captain, I think) with Hunter-Shaft to rank quickly. I was hiding in the bushes on the red team side of the beach with Lead paint, so I was almost invisible. The combination of camouflage, my MUed Shaft, and hiding my laser sight racked me up an undefined D/L ratio (and 30+ kills) for the first 13 minutes of the game; when I left (since I had enough left for a rank up party), my D/L was still 14.25. I don't have a screenshot.

 

tl;dr: The laser sight makes Shaft less effective, but that doesn't mean it's not good.

[kayitsiz 621]

Yesterday, I was in a Rio CTF (ranks were from WO3-Captain, I think) with Hunter-Shaft to rank quickly. I was hiding in the bushes on the red team side of the beach with Lead paint, so I was almost invisible. The combination of camouflage, my MUed Shaft, and hiding my laser sight racked me up an undefined D/L ratio (and 30+ kills) for the first 13 minutes of the game; when I left (since I had enough left for a rank up party), my D/L was still 14.25. I don't have a screenshot.

 

tl;dr: The laser sight makes Shaft less effective, but that doesn't mean it's not good.

Good example, but were there any railgun or shaft in opponent team? İf there were, they was trying to kill you? 

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Good example, but were there any railgun or shaft in opponent team? İf there were, they was trying to kill you? 

There was one enemy Shaft (who I sniped many, many times) and no Railguns. Railguns usually aren't a big threat to me; a well placed shot can destroy them in one hit or knock off their aim.

[r_Koobi0 31]

There was one enemy Shaft (who I sniped many, many times) and no Railguns. Railguns usually aren't a big threat to me; a well placed shot can destroy them in one hit or knock off their aim.

I agree. Railguns are easy to tackle because you can see the turret light up before it fires a ****. All you have to do is hit them on the side of the hull to make them lose aim.

 

As a shaft, I only find it difficult to play against other shafts, ricos and some smokeys who have microupgraded to have a high impact.

[roadkill78 39]

shaft needs a power reduce its almost like it was made to pick on wasps and hornets

Edited December 23, 2014 by roadkill78

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

shaft needs a power reduce its almost like it was designed to pick on wasps and hornets

If you were to reduce the power further, there would be no point of using Shaft over Railgun.

[roadkill78 39]

M0 shaft can destroy the following hulls in 1 shot that's just m0

wasp m0

wasp m1

hornet m0

hunter m0

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

M0 shaft can destroy the following hulls in 1 shot that's just m0

wasp m0

wasp m1

hornet m0

hunter m0

From M1 and up, Shaft can't destroy a Hunter of the same modification, making it less powerful overall. In addition, there are quite a few cheap Shaft protection paints like Dirty.

[kayitsiz 621]

There was one enemy Shaft (who I sniped many, many times) and no Railguns. Railguns usually aren't a big threat to me; a well placed shot can destroy them in one hit or knock off their aim.

İt can shot to you when you can not shot at it. Morepver, shot-and-hide tactics.

 

And there are some lag,s o when you see rail laser, it already hit you sometimes.

 

Railgun has more advantage for knock-aim.

[deadmanrising 715]

Yesterday, I was in a Rio CTF (ranks were from WO3-Captain, I think) with Hunter-Shaft to rank quickly. I was hiding in the bushes on the red team side of the beach with Lead paint, so I was almost invisible. The combination of camouflage, my MUed Shaft, and hiding my laser sight racked me up an undefined D/L ratio (and 30+ kills) for the first 13 minutes of the game; when I left (since I had enough left for a rank up party), my D/L was still 14.25. I don't have a screenshot.

 

tl;dr: The laser sight makes Shaft less effective, but that doesn't mean it's not good.

May i ask how you can hide your laser while trying to snipe at the same time? I tried doing this and gave up on the first day proving how useless my shaft has become

[kayitsiz 621]

May i ask how you can hide your laser while trying to snipe at the same time? I tried doing this and gave up on the first day proving how useless my shaft has become

First, find a thing for put laser. Generally these are walls

Second, look at opponent near of the window

Last, aim and hit

Edited December 23, 2014 by kayitsiz

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

May i ask how you can hide your laser while trying to snipe at the same time? I tried doing this and gave up on the first day proving how useless my shaft has become

I point it at a nearby object, like the trees on Rio, when I'm not done charging or targeting. While my enemies do see it for a split second as I snipe them, camouflage helps immensely in preventing them from knowing my exact location.

[deadmanrising 715]

First, find a thing for put laser. Generally these are walls

Second, look at opponent near of the window

Last, aim and hit

Its too much to ask at once, the whole point of sniping is not to be seen, that already exploits the laser, and yes i already did this

[Loackie 269]

The laser is pointless, i actually support the people that want the laser removed. I want the wobble back.

[flysquirrel775 2]

Shaft is for noobs, hardly see them anymore at my rank and when I do I'm sure to take them out first.  In fact, I'll intentionally hunt down shafts when they are playing in a battle room I'm in.  Can't stand em, thinks its hilarious when I keep killing them and they leave.

And then right when ur about to get a gold box a shaft on drugs snipes u dead on the spot. Over the chat, a guy says

 

," I stopped the highway guy from taking gold, that's what he deserves,"

[trombone_ftw 734]

i would buy shaft but its kinda ugly

I used to think that too, when I was your rank. My early opinions are always wrong .-.