Why do "pros" always drive backwards?

[Matchstick117 149]

In all the videos on You Tube and in V-logs and such, the high ranking players always drive backwards. Why? I would like the pro's reasons and speculations.

[GurmitSingh 27]

Because it's easier to travel from one point to another, and to deal with enemies from behind.

[Matchstick117 149]

How can it be easier to go from one point to another?

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

Well there are times you have your back to the place you are going to,

And its easier to turn the turret and go backwards ;)

 

As for dictators cause they Glitch-Climb other tanks for golds using their backs :)

[Rad-Powered 1,694]

How can it be easier to go from one point to another?

A lot of people use dictator back to front because In their mind's it will be higher and therefore more likely to catch a Gold box, although it makes no difference because dictator's hitbox is just a fat rectangle:

 

 

 

 

But I'm straying off topic. I drive backwards quite often not for any particular reason apart from it's quicker and more efficient to make use of your turret instead of doing a complete 180, especially with hulls that have a slow track traverse. 

[Rad-Powered 1,694]

Well there are times you have your back to the place you are going to,

And its easier to turn the turret and go backwards ;)

 

As for dictators cause they Glitch-Climb other tanks for golds using their backs :)

Glitch climb? That's a thing?  :blink:

[GG_reg 1,521]

I prefer driving backwards, it looks nicer. Lots of high rankers do it, it's a lot more common than facing forwards. I tried it when I was a low rank and got addicted :D

[S.C.Y.T.H.E 1,072]

Almost all hulls have rear-mounted turrets. This means that the turret is mounted in the back of the tank rather than the front. So when popping out to shoot, you expose less of yourself if you drive backwards. Of course, Mammoth is not rear mounted. Also, some tanks are just funner to drive backwards.

 

 

Backwards Drivers

 

Lets face it...  we’ve all seen them. The backwards drivers. The ones who drive their tanks backwards instead of forwards. It is a horrifying sight to see a mammoth lumbering towards you… backwards. Who are they, and why do they do it? How did they become the way they are? Its like they think they are… better than the rest of us. While everyone else drives forwards normally, they just drive backwards, laughing at us. The strange insolence of the backwards drivers sometimes commands respect, more often hatred.

I remember one day when I was a camping-shaft in monte carlo. I saw a hornet, thundering towards me at full speed completely backwards, with its turret backwards as well. It was between the crosshairs of my scope for ten entire seconds before I was destroyed. My hands were frozen. My mouth was hanging open. I was petrified. That day I vowed to get my revenge. I created a new account, called snakey123. I intended to call it sneaky123, but I mispelled it. The numbers at the end were just automatic. 1 for health, 2 for double armor, and 3 for double damage. Those three keys were my vow. Whenever I saw a backwards driver, I would press those three keys. I would not hesitate. I would destroy them. Over the next half a decade, I would obliterate them. But something was funny… those backwards driving scum seemed to be doing better than me.

WHY? It was so unfair. There was only one way to find out. Go over to the dark side, where the down arrow key really meant the up arrow key… and the ‘C’ key was useless. The side where I (gasp) learned to (gasp) turn my (gasp) turret. But I figured out the secret of the backward drivers’ success.

The turrets are all rear mounted on almost all hulls except for titan and mammoth! It allowed these mysterious backwards drivers to peek around corners better, exposing less of their hull in the process. It even can possibly give them better gun depression. (the up and down-ness auto aim function).

A few days ago I interrogated questioned a known backwards driver. I will not recant his name, or one day I might wake up dead. Oh wait, that makes no sense. Nevermind. Anyways, he was not eager to tell me of the secrets. The dark and mysterious backwards drivers prefer to hold on to their precious secrets. But after threatening to use my firebird to weld his turret firmly facing forwards on his tank, he explained everything. “One fateful day, I was petting my cat at the same time as playing tanki on my laptop. Then, the cat saw a wasp. Cats like chasing pesky insects, so it started scratching my computer screen and keyboard. I quickly threw the cat out the window*. But, to my complete dismay and horror, I found that the cat had ripped off the up arrow key! From that day on, I was forced to drive backwards. Forever.”

I was shocked. But then I told him,

“You know you can always use the W key. It can make your tank go forward.”

For a second he was speechless. Then he exited the battle and I have never heard from him again.

The story is not over yet. The most terrifying revelation is yet to come. I will tell you how it hapMROWWWW MEOOOOW ROOAAWWWW MEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWW MEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW MROOOOOOWWWWW MEEEOOOOOOWWWWW MEEOOOO RRRROOOOOWWWWW MEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWW

 

*The cat survived the fall. In fact, I believe it snuck into my house. Oh no, it sees a wasp… its on my keyboard! HelpMEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW

 

Player Kitty_The_Wasp_Hunter has been banned FOREVER.

Reason: Murder Of Would-Be-Reporters, Flood, Caps, --> Rules

Edited April 15, 2015 by S.C.Y.T.H.E

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

Glitch climb? That's a thing?  :blink:

Erm yeah thats a dictator thing :/

They DO glitch a lot

 

like taking a gold that surely hit me by pushing me when they are a kilometre away :/

Or climbing mostly everything in just one time of hitting them :/

[Dante_Shuvo 58]

I prefer driving backwards, it looks nicer. Lots of high rankers do it, it's a lot more common than facing forwards. I tried it when I was a low rank and got addicted :D

Lol you were low-ranked once LOLOLOL 

 

~Dante~

P.S. I'm kidding.

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

Lol you were low-ranked once LOLOLOL 

 

~Dante~

P.S. I'm kidding.

Didnt every one start from recruit? 

[dilsharox 2,395]

simply bcuz they are pros at handling their own tanks

[bigmike77 60]

There is also the ghost keyboard or whatever, where you can't do multiple commands near each other while holding forward. Driving backwards solves it

[Matchstick117 149]

Almost all hulls have rear-mounted turrets. This means that the turret is mounted in the back of the tank rather than the front. So when popping out to shoot, you expose less of yourself if you drive backwards. Of course, Mammoth is not rear mounted. Also, some tanks are just funner to drive backwards.

 

 

Backwards Drivers

 

Lets face it...  we’ve all seen them. The backwards drivers. The ones who drive their tanks backwards instead of forwards. It is a horrifying sight to see a mammoth lumbering towards you… backwards. Who are they, and why do they do it? How did they become the way they are? Its like they think they are… better than the rest of us. While everyone else drives forwards normally, they just drive backwards, laughing at us. The strange insolence of the backwards drivers sometimes commands respect, more often hatred.

I remember one day when I was a camping-shaft in monte carlo. I saw a hornet, thundering towards me at full speed completely backwards, with its turret backwards as well. It was between the crosshairs of my scope for ten entire seconds before I was destroyed. My hands were frozen. My mouth was hanging open. I was petrified. That day I vowed to get my revenge. I created a new account, called snakey123. I intended to call it sneaky123, but I mispelled it. The numbers at the end were just automatic. 1 for health, 2 for double armor, and 3 for double damage. Those three keys were my vow. Whenever I saw a backwards driver, I would press those three keys. I would not hesitate. I would destroy them. Over the next half a decade, I would obliterate them. But something was funny… those backwards driving scum seemed to be doing better than me.

WHY? It was so unfair. There was only one way to find out. Go over to the dark side, where the down arrow key really meant the up arrow key… and the ‘C’ key was useless. The side where I (gasp) learned to (gasp) turn my (gasp) turret. But I figured out the secret of the backward drivers’ success.

The turrets are all rear mounted on almost all hulls except for titan and mammoth! It allowed these mysterious backwards drivers to peek around corners better, exposing less of their hull in the process. It even can possibly give them better gun depression. (the up and down-ness auto aim function).

A few days ago I interrogated questioned a known backwards driver. I will not recant his name, or one day I might wake up dead. Oh wait, that makes no sense. Nevermind. Anyways, he was not eager to tell me of the secrets. The dark and mysterious backwards drivers prefer to hold on to their precious secrets. But after threatening to use my firebird to weld his turret firmly facing forwards on his tank, he explained everything. “One fateful day, I was petting my cat at the same time as playing tanki on my laptop. Then, the cat saw a wasp. Cats like chasing pesky insects, so it started scratching my computer screen and keyboard. I quickly threw the cat out the window*. But, to my complete dismay and horror, I found that the cat had ripped off the up arrow key! From that day on, I was forced to drive backwards. Forever.”

I was shocked. But then I told him,

“You know you can always use the W key. It can make your tank go forward.”

For a second he was speechless. Then he exited the battle and I have never heard from him again.

The story is not over yet. The most terrifying revelation is yet to come. I will tell you how it hapMROWWWW MEOOOOW ROOAAWWWW MEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWW MEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW MROOOOOOWWWWW MEEEOOOOOOWWWWW MEEOOOO RRRROOOOOWWWWW MEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWW

 

*The cat survived the fall. In fact, I believe it snuck into my house. Oh no, it sees a wasp… its on my keyboard! HelpMEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW

 

Player Kitty_The_Wasp_Hunter has been banned FOREVER.

Reason: Murder Of Would-Be-Reporters, Flood, Caps, --> Rules

I see... Thanks!

[snipe3000 678]

I just do it because It feels easier but I can drive both ways.

[DarkOperative 5,580]

I know why I do that. I'll answer it even though I might not be a 'pro'.

 

I mostly drive backwards while getting out of a cover. The thing is that the more short distance between the turret and the end part of the hull can result in a much higher chance of not getting hit while shooting. It gets easier to snipe, defend or just simply shoot the opponent's tracks to make him miss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The distance doesn't differ a lot. When it comes to railgun however, even the shortest distance might result in a miss. :D

 

Sometimes it just goes on as the shot is hit.. no one would rotate his whole hull 180 just to get that front in the front. :P

[PetertheGeniusGamer 74]

I rarely do it. I only do it when I have the flag and my front side of the tank is stuck. I just find it easier instead of driving back from the place you were stuck on and run.

[the_blue 25]

I drive backwards, well actually it started when i was a little rank on my old account... i guess i got addicted..

over time i just did it naturally, i know im not a "Pro" but this is my feed-back.

[Ctrl.Alt.Del 136]

We drive backwards using specific hulls and turrets to give us an advantage when shooting. It's not all about hide and seek methodology. In fact it's more about when driving backwards we are able to gain better control of our turret and whilst rocking we can gain higher/or lower aiming points. This is especially the case for rail gun.

 

Ignore all the other tripe answers.

Edited April 15, 2015 by Ctrl.Alt.Del

[jazz20 1,181]

I've heard that for some hulls, driving backwards is faster. Is that true?

[applications 993]

Less distance for the shot, people cant shoot your frunt when your peaking out

eazyer to manover

[genak138 950]

While all the listed reasons so far are true, I think here is the primary reason: It makes you feel like a PRO because EVERYONE knows that all pros do it :lol:

[mash40 17]

Almost all hulls have rear-mounted turrets. This means that the turret is mounted in the back of the tank rather than the front. So when popping out to shoot, you expose less of yourself if you drive backwards. Of course, Mammoth is not rear mounted. Also, some tanks are just funner to drive backwards.

 

 

Backwards Drivers[/size]

 

Lets face it...  we’ve all seen them. The backwards drivers. The ones who drive [/size]their tanks backwards instead of forwards. It is a horrifying sight to see a [/size]mammoth lumbering towards you… backwards. Who are they, and why do they do it? [/size]How did they become the way they are? [/size]Its like they think they are… better than the rest of us. While everyone else drives [/size]forwards normally, they just drive backwards, laughing at us. The strange insolence [/size]of the backwards drivers sometimes commands respect, more often hatred.[/size]

I remember one day when I was a camping-shaft in monte carlo. I saw a hornet, [/size]thundering towards me at full speed completely backwards, with its turret [/size]backwards as well. It was between the crosshairs of my scope for ten entire [/size]seconds before I was destroyed. My hands were frozen. My mouth was [/size]hanging open. I was petrified. That day I vowed to get my revenge. [/size]I created a new account, called snakey123. I intended to call it sneaky123, [/size]but I mispelled it. The numbers at the end were just automatic. 1 for health, [/size]2 for double armor, and 3 for double damage. Those three keys were my vow. [/size]Whenever I saw a backwards driver, I would press those three keys. I would not [/size]hesitate. I would destroy them. [/size]Over the next half a decade, I would obliterate them. But something was [/size]funny… those backwards driving scum seemed to be doing better than me.[/size]

WHY? It was so unfair. There was only one way to find out. Go over to the [/size]dark side, where the down arrow key really meant the up arrow key… [/size]and the ‘C’ key was useless. The side where I (gasp) learned to (gasp) [/size]turn my (gasp) turret. But I figured out the secret of the backward drivers’ success.[/size]

The turrets are all rear mounted on almost all hulls except for titan [/size]and mammoth! It allowed these mysterious backwards drivers to peek [/size]around corners better, exposing less of their hull in the process. It even [/size]can possibly give them better gun depression. [/size](the up and down-ness auto aim function).[/size]

A few days ago I interrogated questioned a known backwards driver. [/size]I will not recant his name, or one day I might wake up dead. Oh wait, [/size]that makes no sense. Nevermind. Anyways, he was not eager to tell me of the [/size]secrets. The dark and mysterious backwards drivers prefer to hold on to their [/size]precious secrets. But after threatening to use my firebird to weld his turret firmly [/size]facing [/size]forwards [/size]on his tank, he explained everything. [/size]“One fateful day, I was petting my cat at the same time as playing tanki on my [/size]laptop. Then, the cat saw a wasp. Cats like chasing pesky insects, so it started [/size]scratching my computer screen and keyboard. I quickly threw the cat out the window*. [/size]But, to my complete dismay and horror, I found that the cat had ripped off the up [/size]arrow key! From that day on, I was forced to drive backwards. Forever.”[/size]

I was shocked. But then I told him,[/size]

“You know you can always use the W key. It can make your tank go forward.”[/size]

For a second he was speechless. Then he exited the battle and I have never [/size]heard from him again.[/size]

The story is not over yet. The most terrifying revelation is yet to come. I will [/size]tell you how it hapMROWWWW MEOOOOW ROOAAWWWW [/size]MEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWW MEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW [/size]MROOOOOOWWWWW MEEEOOOOOOWWWWW MEEOOOO [/size]RRRROOOOOWWWWW MEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWW[/size]

 

*The cat survived the fall. In fact, I believe it snuck into my house. [/size]Oh no, it sees a wasp… its on my keyboard! HelpMEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW[/size]

 

Player Kitty_The_Wasp_Hunter has been banned FOREVER.[/size]

Reason: Murder Of Would-Be-Reporters, Flood, Caps, -->[/size] [/size]Rules[/size]

[/size]

Dude that was too funny, you should write short stories!!! LOL!!!

 

Thanks Mash40.

[POWERFULLSOUL 78]

Acceleration is more if u drive backwards .

[POWERFULLSOUL 78]

I've heard that for some hulls, driving backwards is faster. Is that true?

  

Acceleration is more if u drive backwards .