A Study on Druggers (or why they are so annoying)

[HillBillyJim 75]

Have you ever walked into a battle and seen a mass of enemy players all on full powerups? Have you ever been in a great battle and have had one or two players start mashing the 2,3,4 keys? What did you do after that? Rage quit? Try to keep up before quitting? If so, you are not alone. Many an epic battle has been RUINED by these pathetic noobs, who are so scared of not being in first place that they must use powerups to feel good (AKA Use drugs). Just like real drugs, these powerups give the user a "high" of being able to mow down all the other players who play normally. This thread will seek to "study" this epidemic of druggers, and why their actions are ruining a great game.  

 

What is a drugger?: A drugger can be defined as a tanki player that uses the game's powerups almost the entire battle. There are four "tiers" of druggers:

 

TIER ONE: The drugger uses some or all three drugs while getting a flag, no other time. We've all done this, it can be forgiven. 

 

TIER TWO: The drugger uses one or two powerups (e.g. power or armor) nonstop. 

 

TIER THREE: The drugger uses all powerups at once, nonestop. Unfortunately, this is becoming very common. 

 

TIER FOUR: The worst, this drugger uses all drugs at once, AND uses a kit, giving them better equipment at a lower rank, just because they can use mommy's credit card to pay cash for a freakin' internet game. 

 

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Why do druggers do what they do? I believe it is a two part cause: 1) they like being able to destroy others easier, and 2) The latest Tanki update made many turrets weaker and kits and drugs cheaper. The latter is what I think is causing more and more druggers to appear. Their former turrets are just not cutting it anymore, so the drugs come into play. 

 

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How can you combat a drugger? The perfect weapon to stop a drugger is Freeze. It severely slows them down, allowing your team to overwhelm them. Also, place down lots of mines, as this can flip over druggers. A flipped drugger does zero damage. DONT DRUG BACK. This encourages the drugger and starts a "drug war", where only powerups are used. 
 

If the battle fund is low, leave. Dont bother fighting the losers. Druggers can cause hair loss, throat problems, skin lesions, and an enlarged prostrate.  

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DRUGGERS' ARGUMENTS AND WHY THEY ARE POINTLESS: 

 

"Thats why drugs are there is to be used!" -Yes, maybe to go get a flag or something. NOT to use forever. 

 

"You are just mad cause you lost" -Im mad because you think hitting a few keys makes you better than others. 

 

"Haha noobs!" -Who is the noob, the guy who has played for years without drugging, or the guy that has played for 15 minutes using nonstop druggs. 

 

"Duuhhhhh me drugger, me hit keys cause im gooder than you, harharhar me dumb" Can't argue with ya there, champ. 

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WHAT CAN YOU DO OUTSIDE THE GAME TO HELP: Push for a new update limiting the amounts of drugs allowed to be used in-game. Also, if you see druggers, write down their names and add them to the DRUGGER LIST OF SHAME!!! see below)

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A MESSAGE TO DRUGGERS: Dear noobs, you may think you are good at this game, but you are not. Just because you can hit 2,3,4 with your fat little fingers or use mommy's credit card to buy drugs and kits does not make you better than the other players that have played for a long time without spending a single cent. You have no skill at all, friends, and when you get to the real world, you will see you cant just hit keys to be better. 

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Am I taking this too far? Maybe, but Im sick of these people ruining the game. Agree with me? Got some names to add to the list of shame? Reply back! 

 

 

Have a nice day

 

-HBJ

 

 

 

 

 

[Pure_Guardian_Angel 21]

From what I have heard, the developers are now working on the supplies so that a tanker may only use one to two drugs at a time. I kind of like people that use a lot of supplies because it kinda gives an extra challenge, but as you said freeze is an excellent turret against druggers. The only druggers that I dislike, would be the kit-buyers that drug 24/7 because most of the time when they use all their supplies they encourage the others on their team to drug as well which is later on called a "Drug War." 

[Eragon 13,876]

I love drugs, I admire druggers, I stay away from drugged battles  :ph34r:

[7919zola 252]

I love drugs, I admire druggers, I stay away from drugged battles  :ph34r:

Yet you admire them.  :D

[Vettefan22 145]

But not all druggers are noobs.

[HillBillyJim 75]

But not all druggers are noobs.

wrong. 

[HillBillyJim 75]

oh what did tanki do delete the posts? well played guys. well played. 

[BlitzPanzer12345 241]

R we studying or debating or arguing ?

:huh:

+ What if it is their own hard earned money they want to spend foolishly ?

Edited June 30, 2014 by BlitzPanzer12345

[Cluanar 15]

R we studying or debating or arguing ?

:huh:

+ What if it is their own hard earned money they want to spend foolishly ?

Correct, the fault is with the developers trying to make money not seeing the danger of  losing core players. I don't begrudge them that but drug money isn't worth it :-). It's a short term high then you lose. Choose the path of  core players  buying crystals to support game and upgrading garage and advertising. And why not  ( as mentioned many times before ) make the pro pass for drug wars not normal. If they have that much money and earn so many crystals from drug games let them buy the pass.

[Pathfinder 1,690]

Thing is. You get drugs, free. If you don't use them you're kind of an *****...

 

I drug, but there is a difference between mindlessly spamming 234 every time you respawn and using drugs effectively- that is only when the fund is large enough, when there is a realistic chance of winning etc

 

I don't see the hate against drugging, its part of the game... Part of the game is also knowing how to best use drugs:a quick 2&4 and a first aid can get you a winning flag... A double power can be really effective on its own in DM or TDM

[Pathfinder 1,690]

As for druggers with kits, plenty of people own kits have plenty of drugs and don't buy. Don't categorise please. Just because you own a kit, doesn't mean you buy necessarily, it just means you are a better player who can save smartly.

[Cluanar 15]

 One part he has right is once hooked the drugger longs for that feeling of supremacy.  "OMG I am so good I can walk right in to their base and they can't touch me".

 

That being said, any decent team coordination can easily defeat the random drugger especially with freeze which a smart drugger will take out on the way in. It's the team drugging that ruins the game. I have seen games to 15 flags go from 13-2 to 13-15 quickly with just 3 druggers joining. It makes you feel cheated of the time you put in to the game.

[Reeco9 1,567]

 

If the battle fund is low, leave. Dont bother fighting the losers. Druggers can cause hair loss, throat problems, skin lesions, and an enlarged prostrate.  

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I lol'ed.

:lol:

[stanzhang 3,291]

Good article

[ThouShallNot 963]

theres always a tier 4 in 90% of battles i join 

[UAV1997 48]

How can you combat a drugger? The perfect weapon to stop a drugger is Freeze. It severely slows them down, allowing your team to overwhelm them. Also, place down lots of mines, as this can flip over druggers. A flipped drugger does zero damage. DONT DRUG BACK. This encourages the drugger and starts a "drug war", where only powerups are used.

freeze--> they just go take inferno (:

[ThouShallNot 963]

wheres the shame list

Edited July 1, 2014 by ThouShallNot

[Vettefan22 145]

Firebird is the best to take out druggers because, unlike Freeze, they can take out almost any drugger with a full charge.

[flae88 948]

TL;DR

[ERADICATIONNATION 185]

wheres the shame list

Tanki wont let me they deleted it. :(

 

[Buggati_The_Best 1,233]

Firebird is the best to take out druggers because, unlike Freeze, they can take out almost any drugger with a full charge.

a good drugger is a frozen one -.-

 

not one which is burning -.-  

[themaster360 11]

Druggers are annoying, but they exist. If they ruin your battle, just leave. Don't waste more time fighting for a lost cause. I bought a kit but haven't actually bought crystals yet. It's quite insulting when people call you "noob" when you drug/have a kit though. Makes me lose respect for the Tanki community. This rant thread is pretty pathetic as well, considering how it's just a game. Quite frankly, just

Edited July 1, 2014 by themaster360

[ThouShallNot 963]

Druggers are annoying, but they exist. If they ruin your battle, just leave. Don't waste more time fighting for a lost cause. I bought a kit but haven't actually bought crystals yet. It's quite insulting when people call you "noob" when you drug/have a kit though. Makes me lose respect for the Tanki community. This rant thread is pretty pathetic as well, considering how it's just a game. Quite frankly, just

get out of the topic if you dont like non-druggers

[r_DidYouKnowThat0 1,662]

Lol! You're "study" on druggers made me laugh a bit. I was watching Animal Planet earlier. Haha.

Tanki Planet: Drugger Edition. Starring: HillBillyJim. That's so perfect. :D

 

And funny how Hillbillies were, what, mountain men? So it made me laugh even more since it would seem like you live out in the wilderness studying these dangerous "druggers." :lol:

 

But. *ahem* I agree. If the fund is low, leave.  .. . :P

[Pathfinder 1,690]

Druggers are annoying, but they exist. If they ruin your battle, just leave. Don't waste more time fighting for a lost cause. I bought a kit but haven't actually bought crystals yet. It's quite insulting when people call you "noob" when you drug/have a kit though. Makes me lose respect for the Tanki community. This rant thread is pretty pathetic as well, considering how it's just a game. Quite frankly, just

Me too... I bought a kit, and actually have enough for another... And people seem to think they know you and that you definitely buy...