[Issue 30] [Guide] Light Hulls - How to Choose, How to Use

[Ben 644]

I play on Monte Carlo quite often, and Wasp (M2 or M3) is much better than Hornet there because of it's ability to jump the ramps. Wasp is the way to go!

[Loackie 269]

Pretty sure TKP thought of me or my comments when he wrote this

[mueez_007 2]

seriously, the wasp and hornet are good in their regard.wasps wheels are curved like a semi-circle,whereas hornet got straight wheels.Thats why we should prefer wasp for tilted attacks,and hornet for the front attack.

I will one day,become a consultant!!!

[Hoop_Dog 2]

Personally, i only even got m1 hornet. I just found it to be boring, mainstream, and too easy to get killed in. It is to predictable in alot of ways. I personally use Wasp Rail M2, it is is truly phenomenal for CTF, especially in RIO!!!! One thing that this topic did not address, is the new turret hotbox makes it way way way to easy for people to flip you, especially with hammer, rail, and smokey m2+. Other than that, Wasp is fast enough to ofter go undetected  in a CTF map, and you can cap the flag before people can get ya! Very often just need a double speed, do not need a double armour

Another thing is the armour. REGARDLESS OF HULL, wasp or hornet, it still takes 2 shots to kill (assuming no protective paint). in ym m2 wasp, i have digital, so i can take a double power m2 rail in it. For this reason i do not see a lot of point of the extra health of hornet, as against a few weapons the amount of shots for a kill is the same

Edited January 7, 2015 by Hoop_Dog

[altitude96 70]

Hornet all the way!

Nice article:)

[black1848 6]

Go wasp :3 

the hull i have since i joined tanki and its awsome!!

but hornet is really good to :)

[donut70 97]

But many people say that wasp's handling is a lot harder... and some people say that the drift HELPS handling... ( saw that in Raphael2's hulls guide

Yes it is, a m3 hornet on nitro can circle strafe like you wouldn't believe with hardly any chance of tipping. A wasp, while faster and with a higher turn speed, is harder to control due to possibly flipping yourself just from taking too tight of a turn.

[Rohrmeister 1,535]

I used a hornet for 2 months and then changed to wasp for another 2 months.

My playing style combines sneaking, beeing a flag runner, 1:1 around obstacles and long range sniping with rail.

 

 

Wasp: I like the wasp superiour manouverability, cornering speed and acceleration. It gives me a clear advantage in 1:1's around obstacles like houses.

Hornet: The hornet stabilizes much faster after an enemy (railgun)shot, so I can sooner shot back or go to a hide, while my wasp is undrivable for half a second.

These 2 features equalize it's other so that from this point I consider the hulls as nearly equal.

 

 

What I dislike are the new upgrades regarding flipping and the aiming upgrade that makes it easier with some turrets to hit fast running targets. It has taken away some of the games balance.

Reasons:

-> I like the principle idea of flipping (ocasional flipping is fun) but it simply happens to often (If I spend 50% of my time in an XP/BP battle waiting for selfdestruct its not fun any more).

-> Also that fast wasps can be hit easier seems a little unbaalnced to me. I know that a wasp is hard to hit, but on the other hand it is also hard for a fast running wasp user to hit his enemy. Or try to brake hard with a wasp and place an aimed distance railgun shot in short time.. you know what I mean.

This _was_ balanced well.. now it is not balanced any more.

 

Which is a sad thing as the wasp was already a seldom-to-meet tank, and has now received two major disadvantages.

Edited January 13, 2015 by Rohrmeister

[kayitsiz 621]

"Near mounted"

That's why i support wasp.

[r_SwiftSmokey0 0]

Wasp!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quarks 2,255]

I don't like the drift very much, it ruins the control you could have :P especially when going round corners cleanly!

I used to love drift, though I am poor, and haven't gotten m1 hornet yet, I do have m1 wasp. It will take a little while to get used to it. However, drift can add some unpredictability on judging the shot, so there are some advantages to drifting. I think you just need more practice(says the 5th warran to a generalissimo :lol:  :P  :wacko: ). If I die, please return my body to my parents, as m1 wasp gets totaled by m3 rail. 

[goldensentry22 26]

I am a wasper.

(That patriotism tho)

[DESTROYERcool1 67]

I was a hornet user but had to get wasp cause of crystal crisis. but its not that bad but I still like hornet I love it