Night Mode for maps and Shaft’s laser scope

[someguyandacomputer 40]

PLEASE FIX THE GLITCH WHERE THE SHAFT WON"T MOVE UP AND LEFT AT THE SAME TIME!

I doubt its tanki. Your key board is probably ghosting

[Retiredguy 1]

I absolutely disagree with this update.  The laser beam projected from Shaft negates the point of the weapon.  It is used for sniping.  A key element of sniping is stealth and concealment.  The laser beam lets everyone know where you are looking and where you are.  It totally defeats the point of this weapon.  

 

Shaft has plenty of limitations to balance this weapon.  The limited field of view in sniping mode, the slow reload time, the slow turret turn rate and an inability to get out of sniping mode without discharging the weapon give this weapon plenty of disadvantages to keep it balanced.  I get my rear handed to me plenty in games by people moving around me while my turret turns slowly to try to catch them.  I frequently lose my shot as I'm being hammered by Twins or Ricochet or die waiting for the gun to reload.  

 

Why didn't you (the developers) put this to a vote before making such a drastic change to the weapons usefulness?  This update kills Shaft.  The shake was not an issue.  I'll gladly take the shake over announcing my position to everyone.

 

Please remove the laser update.

Edited December 4, 2014 by Retiredguy

[cosmic666 1,055]

roar45 well said mate and we are ganged up on ...to the powers that be get rid of laser ive spent shed loads of crys on shaft ...totally unfair that u maker it the easiest tank to be killed ...old saying if its not broke DONT FIX IT ...like i said no more shake spot on ...and the rest of u who think its a good idea tough . one more thing stadium is now hopless u changed layout and sniping with shaft is now a none starter hence i havnt been on it since u changed it ....is this pick on shaft time are what. 

[AbsoluteZero 3,729]

I love the night mode and it's a brilliant move by tanki. Let me say it again, BRILLIANT!

 

Not sure about the Shaft laser though. From a non-Shaft player perspective I think it's a 10 out of 10, 5 star move by tanki but I'm sure if my only gun was a shaft I'd be moaning a bit.

[someguyandacomputer 40]

The laser on shaft is brilliant, without the wobble shaft is amazing, much better than before. I've only played a few games with shaft, as mine is m2 and not very effective anymore, but in that time I really enjoyed it, More than I would have before.

 

Great job devs keep making updates like this :D

its probably a better feature for higher levels because generally higher leveled players dont get killed in one shot by railgun

[red_tank_the_best 300]

this week, TO updates are getting better and better after long time. :D

[spaced2013 26]

World of Tanks downloading gonna give that a go

 

enough of tanki screwing over players

Edited December 4, 2014 by spaced2013

[cosmic666 1,055]

one more point tanki supremos... GET RID OF LASER ..no more shake SPOT ON .

[Yezalel 1]

Lol good update? You all are those nobs scarry about shaft? How stupid should you all cryers be if you are killed once by shaft and go another time the same way... That was fuking balance because in close-range shaft user is powerless, don't kill many tanks, is being killed mostly. But in long range it's boom and thats all. To long range shots or "camping" IT'S NOT SO EASY TO KILL MUCH TANKS. So why the fuk and for what you made this changes?!  Now shaft users can put this weapon to their own asses and that's all... And you made that change because of some noobs' crying? pathetic. You will lose many players, and get applause from some nobs, who couldn't play with it and didn't understand idea of shaft but being killed by some guys who can. I don't know if you understand that lol... Piece of **** with this "update". Burn in hell

As AbsoluteZero said:

I love the night mode and it's a brilliant move by tanki. Let me say it again, BRILLIANT!

 

Not sure about the Shaft laser though. From a non-Shaft player perspective I think it's a 10 out of 10, 5 star move by tanki but I'm sure if my only gun was a shaft I'd be moaning a bit.

Edited December 4, 2014 by Yezalel

[cosmic666 1,055]

hoy u lot ....even non shaft players agree with us laser is MASSIVE disadvantage get rid it .... no more shake spot on 

[LTG 4]

yeeah good that is that will be my first rank marshal goldpox1 soon :rolleyes: -_- :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

[Yezalel 1]

I don't know if any1 really care about it! Developers? Hahahahahaha... You made shaft a piece of sh1t, everyone agree, and you get applause from nobs... That was, a big part of whole gameplay, on every map! Now shaft users are only free exp, nothing more. Screw you

[superpapydu30 0]

Please: make us our "shaft of origin" ...that we paid!

[r_kyliann_tanker0 0]

Who would have bought a 'shaft' turret with laser?

Nobody!

Swindle

[cobra007col 4]

totally shafted the shaft took away the fun of it . I now hope they bring some sort of garage to sell these to regain crystals ..total fail

 .played one game and quit

Edited December 4, 2014 by cobra007col

[reindenne13 5]

Dear Tanki Online,

 

I am no Shaft user and yes I find it difficult at times dealing with snipers during the game. But we should all not forget that it is one of the beauty of that turret. In reality, snipers don't reveal themselves. They are always hidden and camouflage on the surroundings. Revealing their location will not only compromise their mission but also their lives. I believe it should remain like that as snipers are the so called "Ghost Warriors". And I would say.. Russians are very famous for that.

 

Anyway, nice update on night mode.

Edited December 4, 2014 by reindenne13

[Cooper2005101 1]

 the long reloading time, slow rotation of the turret and low damage in arcade mode, lack of full terrain visibility when sniping makes the shaft usefull for only 2 strategies:

1) hit- run and hide to another place (bad succes rate, you can die 70% of the cases when changing hiding places)

2) stay hiden and kill 2-3 tankers without being found (after 2-3 kills you are found by a good tanker100%)

 

 with this update using a shaft means losing the game. if you are using shaft and the enemy know your place you are dead 100% in  close range battles and 70% in long range battles.

 

you ruined the shaft... roll back the update or just take it out from the game and refound our crystals

 

PS: the "shake" was never a problem for me

Very well stated.

 

Agree 100%

[Cooper2005101 1]

I've noticed most of the negative posts about the laser shaft explain why it's a bad idea, e.g. that snipers are supposed to be stealth, that the shake was realistic, that the trade -off of a one-shot kill and long range countered the slow reload etc.

 

A lot of the posts that like the change just say great change, or I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds great. Stupid!

 

Please fix this soon. I don't see myself playing anymore otherwise.

[Cooper2005101 1]

If you wanted to make an improvement to the old shaft, how about a way to get out of sniper mode without firing?

[cobra007col 4]

Wow

 

Tanki slow down with the update's

 

 

Love em them night mode's good work

 

But I have to use m2 shaft to see if you updated it good.. But Sadly I was very good with the shake.. As you can see here

 

 

 

It takes the skill out of shaft :(

 

But I like the night modes :D

total fail would never of used so many crystals upgrading  if i knew they was going to do this. wish i could exchange now for crystals.SPOILT

[easy73landcruiser 0]

Remove the LASER, or lose players  :angry:

[gharnyy 1]

I liked the normal snipers better now that people know when i am aiming at them then I can't get them if i need to load my gun a whole bunch we need to change back to the old sn1p3r style I feel like I worked on my shaft for nothing!

[gharnyy 1]

just press tab and p at the same time it will use ammo but no one will know you're out of sn1p1ng mode

[blackopspaul 753]

New shaft laser takes the skill out of using it, but, now you can easily judge how far away the shafts laser is to killing you, Now if a shaft is hidden, you can easily judge where its where abouts is and flank it, I decided to try the new shaft "improvement" on my alt @000black , I was a shaft user before the update,but, now its kinda gone down the drain, I got better results when the shaft had no laser, because you could hide in bushes or behind walls without enemy's realising that your there. I prefer the old shaft without the laser,But, one more thing I noticed was; No more shaking in the shaft, its more target-able now, no more shaking, which I prefer, Unlike the new shaft.

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I haven't tried out the new "night mode maps" yet, I am willing too soon, I can actually see that people really enjoy it, it seems really nice, Even tho, Rain and fog lights should have been introduced with the night mode implement. 

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Great update tanki online, Once again another great update to the ever expanding game!

[nourj2002 0]

Dear All;

 

I still try the night mood

 

BUT

about the laser in shaft, I think its very bad

because its enable in sniping mood which I can snap without laser, here laser is warning the enemy about me

 

and when I use shaft that mean I need to hide and be a sniper, how I can do that if all people in battle can see me ??