Guide [Issue 45] Tips for the Sneaky Tanker

[sooraj007 54]

good indeed  ;)

[r_awesoke0 0]

 

 

Sun Tsu, one of the wisest military minds of the human species, wrote a collection of strategies, advice, and council that we now read in a book entitled The Art of War. In this fascinating book, which I would strongly recommend to anyone, he is quoted as saying “All warfare is based on deception.”

 

This statement is true of any type of war, be it in the pathetic theater of the real world or in the carefree frolics of the virtual and imaginary. Video gaming warriors the world over use the simple art of dishonesty to defeat their opponents, from the grassy battlefields of Pokemon: Omega Ruby to the blasted-out urban arenas of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.

 

Tankionline is also a great place to trick someone into losing; not by taking advantage of them as people, but by taking advantage of their disadvantage.

 

Below is a list of my favorite battle-bending tips. You will notice that none of them break the rules. As a warrior, you may freely use any necessary means to achieve victory, but as a Tankist, you have a responsibility to obey all the rules of the game and not behave in a manner contrary to them.

 

With that out of the way, here are Tankionline’s most popular devious devices for dominating the game:

 

 

 

1.) In Deathmatch, ask a broad question and kill the tankers who stop to respond.

 

 

I learned this the first day I played. You can’t control your tank when you are typing in the battle chat box, which makes you a sitting duck for marauding enemies. Use that weakness to your advantage by asking a question that will start a distracting discussion (my favorite is “which is the best turret?”). Lots of other tanks will screech to a halt and sit there, ready to be butchered.

 

 

2.) Use a repair right before your enemy runs out of reload or before you die, whichever comes first.

 

 

So imagine that you are being besieged by a tank wielding a Firebird. The flames are steadily melting your armor, and in mere seconds, your poor tank will explode. What to do? Your Twins’ constant pummeling is not going to kill the enemy before you are killed.

 

Watch your health bar carefully, even if it means you have to stop firing your turret so you can concentrate. Just before it hits zero, mash the 1 key. You will be completely revived, and you will often find yourself in the particularly interesting situation where your flustered enemy has no reload left to shoot with, and you have no damage to show for it. When this happens, put a brick on the space bar, sit back, and watch as the antagonist flees.

 

 

3.) Lay mines on drop zones.

 

 

This tip is so good, it has been featured in a v-log and in Night-Sister’s unquestionably authoritative article “The Pathological Miner”. Drop a bomb on a landing spot and, provided you don’t die too quickly, the next enemy to take a supply from that spot will get a good look at the moon as they tumble past it.

 

 

4.) Lie when they ask “was gold?”

 

 

The second most ridiculous misuse of the battle chat box can also be a game-changing opportunity if you play it right. This question is asked by wandering tankers who drop into your battle with the sole desire to nab a Gold Bil. His logic is “If it hasn’t dropped, then it will soon. If it has dropped, then it won’t soon.”

 

If the tanker who asked the question is your enemy, respond “yes, it just did.” He will leave immediately in search of a different battle. This will leave your enemy shorthanded and under pressure to make one tank fight like two. Your team will have a number advantage.

 

If the tanker who asked is your ally, respond “no, not yet” or “no but probably will soon.” The ally will stay to see if a Gold Box does indeed drop, and you will have one extra teammate to help out.

 

 

5.) Organize a pack of Mammoth Isidas and haunt a CTF map.

 

 

One of the best ways to hoard experience points and crystals while doing pretty much nothing is to call together a wolfpack of indestructible Isidas. The Tanki community is packed with friend-material, so if you try, you can do this easily.

 

After you have a gaggle of friends with heavy hulls (mammoth works best) and Isida turrets, find a good CTF map and join on the same team. Island is a perfect map to attack, and Sandbox is a great place to bewilder the local Hornet Railguns.

 

Have at least two of your team members camp upon the flag post while the others push for the enemy base. Skilled Mammoth Isidas are extremely hard to kill, especially in groups, which means you and your main marvins will have a smashing time looting battlefunds.

 

 

6.) Drop a mine if you flip over in a high-traffic area.

 

 

I just can’t tell you how funny this is. Tankers who see a helpless opponent on his back, spinning his tracks in the air, will almost always jump at the chance for an easy kill. In their enthusiasm, they will often ram the flipped tank and push them across the ground as they pump lead into them.

 

If this happens to you, press the 5 button. A mine will drop and your enemy will run right over it, destroying them and compensating for the loss of a kill when you self-destruct a few seconds later.

 

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Every tanker who plays the game develops his own unique strategy for beating the enemies and leading his team to victory. Such strategies are usually pretty basic and straightforward, but every now and then, one may think outside the box and come up with a sneaky trick to boost performance. Do you have a sneaky tip to share? Feel free to tell us, but be prepared to face the possibility that it will be used against you.  ;) 

 

 

 

More humor than strategy. Fun!

Edited December 22, 2015 by sonofchrysalis3
Put full-article quotes in a spoiler next time

[pokerface_doge 0]

These are great tips!  However, I prefer Mammoth Firebird because you can deal a kind of semi short-medium range attack and act as a "meat shield" for smaller tanks that are capturing flags.

[Bugs.meeny 1,013]

These are great tips!  However, I prefer Mammoth Firebird because you can deal a kind of semi short-medium range attack and act as a "meat shield" for smaller tanks that are capturing flags.

With a pack of isida . . isidii. . . you can all heal each other and bring the flag home safe

[rotom66 55]

This is an article showing you how to play without good and friendly sportsmanship. Seriously making people quit by lying to them. Another horrible article, sonofchrysalis3

[I..Winter 0]

Great article in my 2 year life of playing tanki i have employed all of these tricks many times over again and i have one to add. So many tankers often find them selves fighting an opponent on the higher part of a ramp them being on the lower. So if the tanker on the top of the ramp is a noob (witch they usually are)  go near the bottom of the ramp the tanker on the top will usually come forward quickly to get a shot at you before you can get under his front but if you play it rite you can come forward fast enough to get under him once he is on top of you start turning your tank in a circle this will make him lose his balance have your turret pointing at the spot where you think he will fall of, if he dose not while keeping turing drive back and forward in short jerks once he falls of he will most likely only be on his side before he uses his turret to get back up ram him and then stop abruptly this will cause him to flip over completely. Sorry i did not explain this trick to well but i hope you will get the drift i have done this trick sooo many times it works well when ever some on is on top of you but it dose take some practice it is most effective at the noob ranks but i have done it many times on gissimos to.      

[rotom66 55]

Great article in my 2 year life of playing tanki i have employed all of these tricks many times over again and i have one to add. So many tankers often find them selves fighting an opponent on the higher part of a ramp them being on the lower. So if the tanker on the top of the ramp is a noob (witch they usually are)  go near the bottom of the ramp the tanker on the top will usually come forward quickly to get a shot at you before you can get under his front but if you play it rite you can come forward fast enough to get under him once he is on top of you start turning your tank in a circle this will make him lose his balance have your turret pointing at the spot where you think he will fall of, if he dose not while keeping turing drive back and forward in short jerks once he falls of he will most likely only be on his side before he uses his turret to get back up ram him and then stop abruptly this will cause him to flip over completely. Sorry i did not explain this trick to well but i hope you will get the drift i have done this trick sooo many times it works well when ever some on is on top of you but it dose take some practice it is most effective at the noob ranks but i have done it many times on gissimos to.      

Great trick but your suggestion is for pro tips. This article's about how to be a tanker without any respect for others

[nrs1998 24]

There are tankers lower than your rank mate. Hope you understand. You were a noob once too. Stop underestimating others ;)

yeah you are true but there should be some real pro advise which a generalissmo could also not think about.

Edited December 22, 2015 by nrs1998

[JTBK 0]

5.) Organize a pack of Mammoth Isidas

 

;)  ;)  :ph34r:  :ph34r:  :rolleyes:  :rolleyes: works every time

[cooldude9393 0]

my tip to you is to take and use the same way into the enmy base 5 times then there use to you coming from that way then on the 6 time take another way and drug  and you might get the flag :ph34r:

[Strawwitz 86]

 

 

 

2.) Use a repair right before your enemy runs out of reload or before you die, whichever comes first.

 

 

So imagine that you are being besieged by a tank wielding a Firebird. The flames are steadily melting your armor, and in mere seconds, your poor tank will explode. What to do? Your Twins’ constant pummeling is not going to kill the enemy before you are killed.

 

Watch your health bar carefully, even if it means you have to stop firing your turret so you can concentrate. Just before it hits zero, mash the 1 key. You will be completely revived, and you will often find yourself in the particularly interesting situation where your flustered enemy has no reload left to shoot with, and you have no damage to show for it. When this happens, put a brick on the space bar, sit back, and watch as the antagonist flees.

 

 

 

Worst kind of drugger there is, to heal while you are getting your butt honestly beat.  You might as well be (or are) working for Tanki , depriving an player that has you beat for an honest kill, by using the most expensive drug there is. It is the mark of a poor and an unsportsmanlike player, to do that. IMO   

[Lhamster 4,081]

Worst kind of drugger there is, to heal while you are getting your butt honestly beat.  You might as well be (or are) working for Tanki , depriving an player that has you beat for an honest kill, by using the most expensive drug there is. It is the mark of a poor and an unsportsmanlike player, to do that. IMO   

You do realise that's exactly what its there for?

[LOLKILLERTOTHEDEATH 1,921]

You do realise that's exactly what its there for?

Still irritating try it!

[momy950666 960]

Wow, fascinating! Stratus.

 

You will be someone special when you will be an adult, probably a professor or a reporter.

[benlovespi 0]

You do realise that's exactly what its there for?

Yes, it is. Besides, they could use a Repair Kit too. There's no rule against that. Also. the whole point of the game is to destroy tanks in any way possible, meaning that you are allowed to use any supply you want, any time you want.

 

Also, Strawwitz, you said that that's the mark of a poor, unsportsmanlike player, but I disagree. To use Repair Kits all the time usually means that you are rich, not poor ;P

Edited December 23, 2015 by benlovespi

[Benefactor 6,888]

Put a mine on the gold box drop zone.

[canadarules 1,938]

How to be a sneaky tanker: hide food in your tank somewhere and don't tell your other tank members

[rotom66 55]

Yes, it is. Besides, they could use a Repair Kit too. There's no rule against that. Also. the whole point of the game is to destroy tanks in any way possible, meaning that you are allowed to use any supply you want, any time you want.

 

Also, Strawwitz, you said that that's the mark of a poor, unsportsmanlike player, but I disagree. To use Repair Kits all the time usually means that you are rich, not poor ;P

By saying poor player he doesn't mean money, he says that the player has poor sportsmanship, which is true

[r_awesoke0 0]

When I see two opponents climbing a ramp and turning a corner towards my team's flag, I equip double attack, ready to face the intruders with a shower of ricochet fireballs (if they get past the ones already bouncing into the corridor). Since I also equip Viking, I usually live. Use your supplies only in the right moment

[Benefactor 6,888]

When I see two opponents climbing a ramp and turning a corner towards my team's flag, I equip double attack, ready to face the intruders with a shower of ricochet fireballs (if they get past the ones already bouncing into the corridor). Since I also equip Viking, I usually live. Use your supplies only in the right moment

What map?

[benlovespi 0]

By saying poor player he doesn't mean money, he says that the player has poor sportsmanship, which is true

I know. That's why I put the emoticon at the end. I knew exactly what he meant. Besides, like with languages, you have to know the rules to break them. Likewise, I had to know what he meant to joke about it.

[xxpvpxx_the_pvper 79]

Why no shaft tips :(

1 hide in the most stupid spots where the enemy should least expect you

2 use paints that blend in well the surroundings

[Benefactor 6,888]

Why no shaft tips :(

1 hide in the most stupid spots where the enemy should least expect you

2 use paints that blend in well the surroundings

You mean like camp out near the enemy base and take potshots at the defenders in arcade mode (to not give away your position with the laser) to weaken them until the raiding party arrives?

[Strawwitz 86]

Why no shaft tips :(

1 hide in the most stupid spots where the enemy should least expect you

2 use paints that blend in well the surroundings

Shaft 101, is past sneaky 101 or even sneaky 102.  There are enough 'how to" on shafts already.  The use of camo paints is prolly Tanki 102 , which comes before any sneaky or shaft classes.

 

But if you want one, Try "lead" paint in bushes. Put on Dio, "Invisible" for effect.

[sgt_gunner 3]

1.) In Deathmatch, ask a broad question and kill the tankers who stop to respond.

 

Take advantage of people who are trying to help you... Are you really that desperate?

 

 

2.) Use a repair right before your enemy runs out of reload or before you die, whichever comes first.

 

On a scale of 1 to 100, the "before you die" part must get -99 points for originality.

 

As for running out of reload, that is bad advice. If an opponent runs out of ammo, that is precisely when we should be able to deal the final death blows.

 

Anyway, what's "sneaky" about using a repair kit? Everyone knows that all you have to do is push the "1" button. You might as have also told us about the "2" and "3" buttons..

 

 

3.) Lay mines on drop zones.

 

Here again, -99 points for originality.

 

 

4.) Lie when they ask “was gold?”

 

Again, are you really that desperate?

 

In any case, it's bad advice again. I want only the worst players on their team to stay, and the best players on my team to stay.

 

 

5.) Organize a pack of Mammoth Isidas and haunt a CTF map.

 

As another person commented, "This works every time." I wish everyone would stop doing that.

 

Yes, this was humor on my part, but unfortunately not on yours.

 

Anyway, if you want to push the case, this doesn't work for the majority of us, who didn't upgrade our M0 mammoths because of the "granny on crutches" factor.

 

 

6.) Drop a mine if you flip over in a high-traffic area.

 

This might work. The tanker must have a light to medium hull, and sufficient health and countdown time remaining to stay alive until the mine is activated.

Edited December 26, 2015 by sgt_gunner