Let's Discuss Dictator!

[Maf 32,300]

14 minutes ago, DieselPlatinum said:

So in other words, he was teaming with friends. So basically groups.

You need all 8 people to cooperate. Can't have more than 3 in a group. 

So you'd have to either somehow get a bunch of your friends to click at the same time and hope to fill a team, or end up with just the right kind of random teammates.

[Retaliate 503]

I still believe dictator overdrive will get a nerf. My highest score using M1 Dictator and no drone against legends was 800 coming out 1st and I hardly had to move while the others score ranges from 300/400 (Normal). 800 is A lot compared to 300/400. Seems to be a bigger problem in Assault and Siege modes where teammates are usually huddled.

Edited January 15, 2020 by Retaliate

[Potdindy 866]

2 minutes ago, Retaliate said:

I still believe dictator overdrive will get a nerf. My highest score using M1 Dictator against legends was 800 coming out 1st and I hardly had to move while the others score ranges from 300/400 (Normal). 800 is A lot compared to 300/400. Seems to be a bigger problem in Assault and Siege modes where teammates are usually huddled.

A nerf is good, but hopefully in moderation. I still love being able to gain points by helping my teammates be OP. However, tanki devs do have a habit of not doing things in moderation. We will see

[wolverine848 13,097]

41 minutes ago, Potdindy said:

A nerf is good, but hopefully in moderation. I still love being able to gain points by helping my teammates be OP. However, tanki devs do have a habit of not doing things in moderation. We will see

A change from 25 down to 10 would probably be reasonable.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

2 hours ago, wolverine848 said:

A change from 25 down to 10 would probably be reasonable.

Or just to 12-15 should be just as good.

[Potdindy 866]

5 hours ago, DieselPlatinum said:

Or just to 12-15 should be just as good.

Yah I think 25-10 is what TO normally does...large changes...lowering it to 15 would still allow dictators to get good scores. But I guess we will see

[123tim456back 195]

1 hour ago, Potdindy said:

would still allow dictators to get good scores.  

Makes up for the OD benefiting teammates and not having as much killing potential.

[AudimasLTU 62]

16 hours ago, 123tim456back said:

Makes up for the OD benefiting teammates and not having as much killing potential.

With Dictators OD, you need to optimize when you use it to get the most XP from it. So make sure when you use it, that you help to benefit you and your team mates!

[Potdindy 866]

21 hours ago, Potdindy said:

Yah I think 25-10 is what TO normally does...large changes...lowering it to 15 would still allow dictators to get good scores. But I guess we will see

Quoting myself...looks like TO is doing what it normally does...big changes...going to 10 points

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

7 minutes ago, Potdindy said:

Quoting myself...looks like TO is doing what it normally does...big changes...going to 10 points

I can still see them topping the scoreboards in ASL or SGE with 10 points. It'll take more effort thankfully. There is still Mechanic, which is cheap; I would assume that a decrease in the score given would lead to a decrease in the Overdrive charge given for each affected teammate. 

I do hope that harsh words or prejudice don't follow avid Dictator users because of a temporary update that made it detested by some. 

[Potdindy 866]

2 minutes ago, TheCongoSpider said:

I can still see them topping the scoreboards in ASL or SGE with 10 points. It'll take more effort thankfully. There is still Mechanic, which is cheap; I would assume that a decrease in the score given would lead to a decrease in the Overdrive charge given for each affected teammate. 

I do hope that harsh words or prejudice don't follow avid Dictator users because of a temporary update that made it detested by some. 

Has that happened? I havent seen anyone yet but im only in legend ranks. It obviously needed a nerf of some kind but I loved seeing dictators being used again

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

4 minutes ago, Potdindy said:

Has that happened? I havent seen anyone yet but im only in legend ranks. 

I meant that I can foresee them topping the scoreboards in ASL and Siege. 

 

5 minutes ago, Potdindy said:

It obviously needed a nerf of some kind but I loved seeing dictators being used again

So am I, but it was easily exploitable unfortunately. It still feels bad that getting score for healing teammates was needed to see an increase in the number of Dictator users. Then again, they did say they were for diversity so increasing the number of Dictator users kinda makes sense now.

The starting number was so high as well. If it were 10 at first, intentions may seem more clear and genuine. But alas, that was not history. History made it to be 25 at first and not 10, and we are in that timeline. 

[Potdindy 866]

10 minutes ago, TheCongoSpider said:

 But alas, that was not history. History made it to be 25 at first and not 10, and we are in that timeline. 

You sound like a wise old wizard in a movie...altho idk which wizards talk about points gained by dictators. 

You mentioned its sad that dictators need points to increase in number. Of course! Why would I choose a slow dictator when I could pick fast viking or annoying Hunter unless Dict's OD offers some incentive.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

1 minute ago, Potdindy said:

You mentioned its sad that dictators need points to increase in number. Of course! Why would I choose a slow dictator when I could pick fast viking or annoying Hunter unless Dict's OD offers some incentive.

True. I guess it was just a true test of selflessness. Although tbh, selflessness with Dictator usually ended up with the teammates surpassing you unless you had a big lead ahead of them beforehand. I get big satisfaction from using Isida and Dictator, as I get to directly support teammates. Using Isida as an attacker is generally more rewarding but I don't feel the same way after using that than I'd feel after using Support Nanobots. 

[JESUSaves2 98]

my favorite hull :))

[Mountaingoat11 26]

Dictator is broken if you're playing in a team mode where the enemy team's got at least 3 of them, and the dictator users are using their OD appropriately. Then it feels like the enemy team  always has max supplies/health on. Hornet, Titan, and Wasp also share the same "problem". One really annoying match up is where the entire enemy team is composed of hornets and vikings. Or titans, because then your hunters get overwhelmed. Wasp, especially on CTF, becomes less of a nuisance and more of a frustration because there's always a wasp running into your base every 20 seconds or so blowing everything up and running with the flag. 

Also: Dictator/Railgun M3s running around at my rank with Scout. Always fun to go against.

[ridone 4,740]

Next Legacy hull should be Dictator

[Blutaar 1,904]

On 6/28/2020 at 10:03 AM, ridone said:

Next Legacy hull should be Dictator

Such a beauty  not even talking about Shaft Legacy o_O

[ridone 4,740]

Just now, BloodPressure said:

Such a beauty  not even talking about Shaft Legacy o_O

i shared in the '' Lets discuss Shaft '' topic )

 

[TinBoxGunner 140]

Have to kill those dics at least 3 times in a row.  Most of them are soft but still - some balancing is needed - not that anyone important would listen.

[TinBoxGunner 140]

 

Dictators seem to have huge benefit at low ranks battles.  One has to destroy them at least two times which is a big benefit at lower ranks.

[Spy 14,687]

18 minutes ago, TinBoxGunner said:

 

Topic merged.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Quick question.....

Why is Dictator bigger than Titan, yet Dictator has 25% less health than Titan?

[Akame 4,578]

15 hours ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Quick question.....

Why is Dictator bigger than Titan, yet Dictator has 25% less health than Titan?

One of the old achievements:

And well, you see, size matters. But yeah Tanki X had reversed these, but it's just something players are accustomed to here on this game, would be weird to change it around now. Plus imagine gold hunting with dictator being a heavy hull, easy golds with the heavy HP.

[Blutaar 1,904]

1 hour ago, Akame said:

One of the old achievements:

And well, you see, size matters. But yeah Tanki X had reversed these, but it's just something players are accustomed to here on this game, would be weird to change it around now. Plus imagine gold hunting with dictator being a heavy hull, easy golds with the heavy HP.

small fact: after a certain period, developers reversed the classification of Titan and DIctator in TankiX once again. As said above, Titan used to be a medium hull and Dictator was classified as a heavy hul in that gamel. However, Alternativa decided to put them back to their original classification; that is Dictator back to being a medium hull and Titan became a heavy hull again