category Let's Discuss Game Balance

[stawp_thundertime 275]

Oh please, back in 2011 we had Corporals playing with Marshals. Not to mention that there was no server separation, so low ranks would be mixed in with high ranks and battles were a complete mess.

  

It was a lovely envoirment back then, the nostalgy from my 1st madness battles is real the map was truly equivlant of the name :wub:

[Benefactor 6,888]

I remember recently fighting in a battle against two Commanders. One used Hammer M3 + Viking M3, which were both MUd halfway to M4 (he told me so). The other used Railgun M3 + Wasp M3. This battle was on a large map, Serpuhov. With my Firewall Kit I could occasionally kill the Hammer M3 + Viking M3, despite the fact he used repair kits and drugs. I eventually switched to Firebird M2 + Wasp M1 and then soon afterward the other Commander joined. I managed to kill him with my Firebird's burn a lot and could use shortcuts to catch him. He left because he was beaten up so badly. Soon after this the battle ended. If you have skill and some good M2s you should have a chance against the M3s.

Firebird/Wasp? Nice!

[jonas_fiz 6]

 

 

Thanks for the welcome. I'm upgrading it every time i get enough crystals. Due to upgrades my bank is at 23 right now. Time to battle soon. Here comes the BOOM! :ph34r:  You already know about rocking/tipping I assume. If not than just ask.

 

Ok,... I'm thinking you mean where you  try and hit them  with shots when they're vunrable to flips?

 

[Maf 32,300]

Please try to reduce the amount of overquoting   

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Ok,... I'm thinking you mean where you  try and hit them  with shots when they're vunrable to flips?

 

No, it 's not what I meant but it 's not strange you got that idea. Rocking/tipping has an effect on your own Tank,

To be more precise: how you can effect the direction of your shot.

 

You already know the horizontal one: turning your turret and/or turning your hull

 

Rocking/tipping is a way to effect the vertical direction of a shot.

Maybe you do already know it and even do it, but that 's what it is.

 

When you are driving forward and you make a sudden stop, your hull will actually bend forward.

If at that exact time you make a shot you will see that your shot will be lower than normal.

Same goes for driving backwards. Make a stop, your hull will bend backwards and if simulteanously you

shoot, you will see your shot going higher up.

 

This way you can quite dramatically increase the vertical angle of your shots, without the use of a slope

or putting yourself over the edge of wall with the risk of falling over.

 

With this technique you can hit enemies above and below you which otherwise would be unreachable for

your shots.

 

You like Esplanade, which is a nice Map to practice. Hopefully you know how to make a battle, if not:

http://en.tankiwiki.com/Creating_a_battle

 

Make one in Esplanade and put players on two and rank limits at your own rank (the grey bar directly

underneath the picture of the Map) so you won 't be disturbed if lucky.

Drive towards a wall and keep some distance, stand still and make a shot.

The impact will be completely horizontal to your turret.

Next drive forward (just a little bit) and stop and immediately shoot. If done at the right time your shot

will be lower now.

To make the shot go higher do the opposite.

Practice till you know how to do it.

 

You can also make shots even go higher or lower if you add an extra movement.

Ok, let 's make the shot go higher.

First you drive backwards, you stop, but at the right moment when your hull is bending backwards

you drive forward a little bit and shoot at the same time.

If done correctly, this one is pretty hard, you will have made a higher impact on the wall.

 

With practice you can do these tricks practically on the spot, in the beginning you will use

larger movements, but you can fine-tune it into very small movements.

 

That 's about it, but this trick is crucial for many turrets. Also for example Rail which is

even tougher to learn tipping, because you have to take that short time when charging up and

actual firing into notice.

Smoky is easier, so your lucky! ;)

 

Good luck!

Edited March 27, 2016 by Lord-of-the-Snipers

[jonas_fiz 6]

Ok,... I'm thinking you mean where you  try and hit them  with shots when they're vunrable to flips?

 

No, it 's not what I meant but it 's not strange you got that idea. Rocking/tipping has an effect on your own Tank,

To be more precise: how you can effect the direction of your shot.

 

You already know the horizontal one: turning your turret and/or turning your hull

 

Rocking/tipping is a way to effect the vertical direction of a shot.

Maybe you do already know it and even do it, but that 's what it is.

 

Good luck!

Oh yes, now I udnerstand ya. I do that some already. but certainly need to practice more.

thnx

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Oh yes, now I udnerstand ya. I do that some already. but certainly need to practice more.

thnx

Most players indeed (accidentally) find it out themselves or by seeing others do it.

 

A crucial skill, but you can also overdo it.

Smoky has a perfectly fine vertical auto-aim and

by tipping too much you can make a Smoky actually miss.

Being a Gizmo it doesn 't feel good if that happens too often... :D

Within the limits you just have to let the auto-aim do it 's work.

 

Tipping the right way will become a second nature, all you have to do is keep playing. :)

[The.Hazard 94]

There was a reason why shaft had its laser added....it would be even more op than it ever was if the laser was added cause before it couldnt hold a charge, and it did less damage....now it would be insanely op.....

You on drugs? Shaft could hold charge before..

[MrCheezyPotato 850]

You on drugs? Shaft could hold charge before..

1. Geez...that was over month ago XD

 

2. im reading that now and it doesent look like it was explained very clearly.... Ill try to re-explain what i meant there.

 

3. Are you on an alt? If your not, i doubt that you were playing tanki before Shaft had its laser. I just pay attention to the weekly V-Logs and i learn a bit about tanki, plus i will occasionally look up some stuff too, so you are either a gismo on an alt or you just dont understand at all what ibwas saying there(i actually dont know exactly what i was saying there :P)

 

Re-Explanation:

 

The reason shaft had the laser added was because it was op. It charged up fast and did insane amounts of damage, and it was pratically impossible to know where the snioer was if you were on a big map. Basically, you would die and never know where the person who killed you was. That would be so frusturating, and it actually is.

 

I glitched out the other day and i couldent see the trails of anyones shots, so i couldent see when a railgun hit me and i couldent see shaft lasers.....So frustuerating since it was from peopl who were across the map....i would just die instantly, or my health bar would just plummate and id have like 1 hit left...

 

What the devs did to make it less op was to add a laser, make it so it could hold a charge, and increase the damage, though the biggest thing was adding the laser. Now it is nit op, but its still dangerous. I hear plenty of people say how shaft is op now, but then they say to get rid of the laser....i dont understand som peoples' logic....

 

 

 

If something is still unclear, pls just ask me.

[lolliepoppy 0]

Have a good day and get Gold Boxes  :)

[applications_tanki 129]

DO you get points for putting Fire on someone who is freezing? NO so be quiet

[Dragon-Judgement 1,529]

Have a good day and get Gold Boxes  :)

Uhh ok, thanks. You too. Lol.

 

It wouldn't be a bad feature to have though... Vice versa with Firebird.

 

On a side not: applications_tanki...Why be so rude to him? This nonsense is part of why I'm leaving this toxic Forum. People can't respect others for anything. How about YOU be quiet and gain some manners?

[assolik 134]

Uhh ok, thanks. You too. Lol.

 

It wouldn't be a bad feature to have though... Vice versa with Firebird.

 

On a side not: applications_tanki...Why be so rude to him? This nonsense is part of why I'm leaving this toxic Forum. People can't respect others for anything. How about YOU be quiet and gain some manners?

I agree!

[newrohan 1,040]

Quite nice idea if implemented for both fire and freeze. Will encourage people to help each other.

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

DO you get points for putting Fire on someone who is freezing? NO so be quiet

Well said +1 !!

[bossman161 276]

Quite nice idea if implemented for both fire and freeze. Will encourage people to help each other.

I  agree

[MrCheezyPotato 850]

 

On a side not: applications_tanki...Why be so rude to him? This nonsense is part of why I'm leaving this toxic Forum. People can't respect others for anything. How about YOU be quiet and gain some manners?

Its called humanity <_<

You cant escape it.... :(

 

 

 

 

 

Points for thawing/ cooling eamates should give exp though ^_^

Iv only played with like 2 or 3 people who would use their turret like that ever since i started tanki....

 

And they were noobs. How ironic

[CrazyJack_EN 12]

i have never seen anybody try that. ive tried it and it did not seem to work

[MrCheezyPotato 850]

i have never seen anybody try that. ive tried it and it did not seem to work

Umm..u sure about that? i was in my alt account with vulcan and a friendly freeze was shooting me whenever i started overheating......then another came and figured out what the first was doing....then i ended up shooting for like 3min straight XD

[cosmicdragster55 20]

Hey tankers :) I have struggled and I still do with other players with really strong equipments because it is really hard to play especially when you have a weak equipment and if you want to go to a battle that has same equipments and same weak equip Kenya like you go to en4 if you are major or lieutenant

[Maf 32,300]

Kenya? Something's telling me that's an auto-correct fail from "can you"  :D

[ethanisme 1,115]

Wut

[lukey0 27,543]

Well using M1 Wasp will not help you...

 

Go to a lower server than. If your automatically sent to EN4 go to EN5 and see what's there.

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

Hey tankers :) I have struggled and I still do with other players with really strong equipments because it is really hard to play especially when you have a weak equipment and if you want to go to a battle that has same equipments and same weak equip Kenya like you go to en4 if you are major or lieutenant

Get Rail M2 and play XP 

[Amon166 90]

Kenya? Something's telling me that's an auto-correct fail from "can you"  :D

Loool