Let's Discuss Shaft!

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I remember that I once charged into battle with my m2 shaft and basically helped carry my team to victory using mainly the arcade mode. It was ridiculous. :lol:

[wolverine848 13,097]

I remember that I once charged into battle with my m2 shaft and basically helped carry my team to victory using mainly the arcade mode. It was ridiculous. :lol:

Arcade mode on Shaft is a little too strong.   It's a secondary mode and is not that far off from smoky's main attack.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Arcade mode on Shaft is a little too strong. It's a secondary mode and is not that far off from smoky's main attack.

Yeah, and on DD I would just one shot anything (without Double Armor or shaft protection) that had 1028.82 hp left or left, that is if I was in the...... optimal range.

Edited February 23, 2018 by DieselPlatinum

[ghost-guns 1,486]

I remember that I once charged into battle with my m2 shaft and basically helped carry my team to victory using mainly the arcade mode. It was ridiculous. :lol:

I have shaft M0 (with no MUs) and it can do 3000 damage with DD...

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

I have shaft M0 (with no MUs) and it can do 3000 damage with DD...

i see you didnt delete your account even after announcing all over the foruñs that you would.. 

[BOOM_WAR 0]

Even with arcade shots, shaft has better DPS than railgun... And with its faster rate of fire, shaft can deflect any railgun shot (you can see it charging)

[Aegis 160]

Even with arcade shots, shaft has better DPS than railgun... And with its faster rate of fire, shaft can deflect any railgun shot (you can see it charging)

Usually weapon with higher damage per shot will have lower damage per second (DPS), this is for balancing issue. Since railgun is expect to be used as a sniper like way, you should not expect DPS from it. In fact the purpose of the two are completely different, Shaft arcade shot are usually for emergency situation like an enemy run close to you or take down serious injured enemy. If you really want to make a comparison with Shaft arcade shot, compare it against Thunder..

[wolverine848 13,097]

Even with arcade shots, shaft has better DPS than railgun... And with its faster rate of fire, shaft can deflect any railgun shot (you can see it charging)

So what I'm hearing is... ... we should expect a Shaft nerf anytime now.  ;)

 

And since none of my accounts use shaft, I fully endorse this proposed nerfing.  :ph34r:

[splitterpoint 10,986]

No nerf please lol, I use arcade shots a lot.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Highways

They find you with the scope and fire

then use the arcade shot's

I hate Highway's now cause of the Shaft player's camping there

but now i go there to complete my box missions :)

[LittleWillie 3,199]

^^^ I don't play Highways, Brest, or Silence because of Shafts and/or magnums.  On those maps pother tanks are just fish in the barrel. Massacre is almost as bad, but I love the uneven terrain so I play it.

 

TO loves certain turret ideas and creates maps tailor-made for them.  Mane me one map players tell you to avoid because Smokys dominate it.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

^^^ I don't play Highways, Brest, or Silence because of Shafts and/or magnums.  On those maps pother tanks are just fish in the barrel. Massacre is almost as bad, but I love the uneven terrain so I play it.

 

TO loves certain turret ideas and creates maps tailor-made for them.  Mane me one map players tell you to avoid because Smokys dominate it.

smoky dominates every map when in the right hands.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

smoky dominates every map when in the right hands.

That is what i have been doing 

Even in highway's i lose patience cause of the shafts still i make the team win

[ThirdOnion 4,898]

smoky dominates every map when in the right hands.

Any turret dominates every map in the right hands

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Any turret dominates every map in the right hands

Truly said you can even top m3 battles with m1 but you need to have that courage and that skill 

Which all of us do not posses

[i_Mosquito_i 43]

Advice to new f2p players; DON'T buy shaft cuz I did the mistake of buying shaft as my first m3 and I regret it every day, At the time of buying, shaft was great but then tanki staff decided to make this gun useless with nerf after nerf, Now I restarted with new account as I'm unable to make any good score/money with this gun. Now people might argue that shaft is still good but it's NOT a gun for free-2-players who work hard saving crystals to buy something good. aiming is hard, reload time and damage everything got nerfed, I hate tanki staff so much for this

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Advice to new f2p players; DON'T buy shaft cuz I did the mistake of buying shaft as my first m3 and I regret it every day, At the time of buying, shaft was great but then tanki staff decided to make this gun useless with nerf after nerf, Now I restarted with new account as I'm unable to make any good score/money with this gun. Now people might argue that shaft is still good but it's NOT a gun for free-2-players who work hard saving crystals to buy something good. aiming is hard, reload time and damage everything got nerfed, I hate tanki staff so much for this

keep on spreading this crap... shaft protection is already so rare, keep on lying so it will get even rarer so we can decimate anyone we see with it.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Advice to new f2p players; DON'T buy shaft cuz I did the mistake of buying shaft as my first m3 and I regret it every day, At the time of buying, shaft was great but then tanki staff decided to make this gun useless with nerf after nerf, Now I restarted with new account as I'm unable to make any good score/money with this gun. Now people might argue that shaft is still good but it's NOT a gun for free-2-players who work hard saving crystals to buy something good. aiming is hard, reload time and damage everything got nerfed, I hate tanki staff so much for this

Well, it's still pretty good, it's just that you would have to use it as you would with striker.

[ThirdOnion 4,898]

 

Shaft is very strong now, better than before. I do not know where you are coming from with the "damage was nerfed" stuff. Just because it doesn't fit your playstyle does not mean it's a bad turret.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Patience is the key to win with Shaft

For that go to a Sniper school  :ph34r:

[Hancho 3,902]

Shaft with DD is great overall but the reloading time is long. I'd love to use this turrent because it is considered as a sniper. I games with sniper and I'd like to sniper with shaft more often, but you shoot 1 shot and have to wait at least 5-7 seconds for the reload, what I'm saying is, having more sniper action with the shaft would make the turrent more entertaining to be honest. 

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Shaft with DD is great overall but the reloading time is long. I'd love to use this turrent because it is considered as a sniper. I games with sniper and I'd like to sniper with shaft more often, but you shoot 1 shot and have to wait at least 5-7 seconds for the reload, what I'm saying is, having more sniper action with the shaft would make the turrent more entertaining to be honest. 

That would make Shaft OP don't you think ?

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I like to use it as practice for when I get and use striker.

 

Arcade as my main source of damage while sniping is only for special occasions.

[splitterpoint 10,986]

Patience is the key to win with Shaft

For that go to a Sniper school  :ph34r:

The key to use Shaft effectively is spending as little time in scope mode as possible. 

 

You want to make sure there will be an enemy in the time you spend up charging to make the blow; so all what limits you would be the charge rate itself. The same principle counts for every weapon really... Make them reach their ultimate DPS.. but for Shaft it's very critical because it deals massive damage per shot. 

 

Exaggerated example: you don't use Twins for peek-a-boo like you would do with Railgun.  

 

I prepare myself by looking at the surroundings a lot, mouse controls really help too since you can swipe the camera around without turning the turret. All in all it shouldn't come down to patience unless you really want to take down a specific enemy-- flag carriers for example. 

[Hancho 3,902]

That would make Shaft OP don't you think ?

OP? I think driving and shooting with shaft what makes it OP, shaft shouldn't be able to do that at all. If you were playing in 2012, shaft was the best turrent, it was basically like a sniper and it was really fun.