"No-kill" rule during gold box drop

[applications 993]

this "no kill rule" is so these nub mults using m1's in generissimo's battles have a chance at gold, never follow them

[LaserShark 2,095]

Well done for telling everyone on Tanki who will see your post your tactic.

 

Now probably all players will single you out and kill you now first after reading your post :D

That would be awesome if people actually paid that much attention to anything I said.

[Sgt.Shultz 101]

It is courteous not to kill. But when you get higher in the ranks you become more aggressive in taking golds and then killing happens when gold falls, it becomes an honor to be the one to take the gold because you survived the longest.

[AbsoluteOmega 58]

In my opinion it's part of the game to kill, and to get killed, golden box or not.

[deadmanrising 715]

There is no such thing as a no kill rule, this stupid stipulation is often spread around when the gold warning goes off so that those players can steal away the gold from you, its a gesture of compassion and good will really, the goldbox itself is just a random bonus, i dont know why people complain when they know perfectly well everyone is going to fight over the goldbox, if they dont want to be killed they should just purchase some supplies

 

Aww nice! You use twins titan too? That's my favorite combo for gold box grabbing in Polygon CP!

You're quite mistaken there, firebird and rail are the masters when getting goldboxes

[Zenyth 6,494]

I start killing everyone if somebody shoots at me and naturally also aftrr gold cuz I'm mad I didn't get it :ph34r:

[Gigalink 116]

There is no such thing as a no kill rule, this stupid stipulation is often spread around when the gold warning goes off so that those players can steal away the gold from you, its a gesture of compassion and good will really, the goldbox itself is just a random bonus, i dont know why people complain when they know perfectly well everyone is going to fight over the goldbox, if they dont want to be killed they should just purchase some supplies

 

 

You're quite mistaken there, firebird and rail are the masters when getting goldboxes

I dont know, from my experience, I've been doing decent with my twins in gldbox catching Edited January 29, 2016 by Gigalink

[BSG-62 512]

I usually find a perch and kill as many people as possible during the thirty seconds.

Same. The gold rush is the time for slower Medium hull users to troll those Xp/Bp guys and make them pay. 

[The-Operator219 1,929]

And it's funny watching them complain.

"Hey you shot me!"

"Woah, I shot you in a fast-paced combat game? WHAT ARE THE ODDS!?"

[MARINE_ASSAULT_TANK 7]

In my opinion, the gold box is an advanced part of psychological strategy and tactics. If you start to apply rules to it, then the potential for strategy is lost. This is especially relevant in team matches. If I find I cannot get the gold box (because my tank is too big and slow :unsure:), I stick with the plan my team has formulated, and stay on task.

 

There is also the basic point that to get a gold box drop, there has to a be a sizable battle fund. Some-one is going to be at the top of that list for rewards, so it is in your best interests to stop them.

[colindestroyer77 45]

When I play XP battles, I find almost everybody respects the 'no kill' rule.  :)

[austen_pierce 1,948]

I seldom kill during the wait. There is usually a lull in the battle, which I use to find the drop location. I will use my turret to bull my way to the middle of the drop point, usually not successfully. Most tanks have popped DA by this point so I'm still not killing.

 

Related question. Dropping a mine on the drop point... Ethical or no? I don't ever do this but see it every once in a while. My personal feeling is that all's fair in war.

[Benefactor 6,888]

I had to kill for my last gold box. I felt kinda bad as he was peacefully sitting alone on the spot where no one else thought to look, everyone scrounging elsewhere, the box dropping slowly to him... He never saw me coming. 

[Benefactor 6,888]

Related question. Dropping a mine on the drop point... Ethical or no? I don't ever do this but see it every once in a while. My personal feeling is that all's fair in war.

I do that - especially on DD and Repair drop points.  :)

[jonathanandmax 2]

We use a mammoth/vulcan, so we are unlikely to get any golds but drop zones are normally in good range.

 

What are we supposed to do, go and get a cup of tea when there are kills to be made? If on CP, we can pick up some points, it's true.

 

We're not fast enough to get golds, so we may as well mix it up for everyone else.  It's quite fun to hose a drop zone with vulcan rain!

[r_snowleopard0512030 66]

Is it just me who is as good at catching golds as I am at living without breathing? I've only ever caught 2 golds the whole time I've been here, and they were at Second Lieutenant :(

[Cyborg 3,189]

Its really annoying to see people drop flags and go for gold in noise.... Call me a killer i shoot all the time i don't care if the siren goes off

[I3eg-For-Mercy 1,102]

I don't think that there should be such rule. It fun to kill people under gold and later be mad when we get killed under gold too LOL

[E.Leclerc 1,887]

Hi, in the future please post such topics here: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=262619

[Mr.Typical 37]

Since lots of them don't kill, I go along with it till the gold drops from sky. Then they all start panicking and try getting it, while I kill them and take It!

[AbsoluteZero 3,729]

No firing observed for the most part in this one

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBxMynCZZA8

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

A no kill rule would suck! When the gold box drops I normally equip dd and railgun or firebird or thunder with wasp and destroy anyone Isee

[a7x_Pedro48 13,999]

First question : No.

 

Second question : it depends. In Polygon, I don't kill. I only do if someone starts to shot me. Same for all map basically, Noise, Stadium, Station... In Arena, it's different. If I see an enemy Titan Rock Isida, I will kill him with my Rico. :P

Edited February 22, 2016 by a7x_Pedro48

[austen_pierce 1,948]

I paid a bit more attention to this during gold box drops yesterday. There is more killing going on than I originally thought. While two-thirds of player search for the drop location, the remaining third continue firing. It's much less effective though since most tabks have DA on and are usually moving away from attackers, so there are fewer kills. Nonetheless the behavior of cease fire during drops is less observed than I originally thought.

[Zev_merkava 63]

Question: are you suggesting that there should be a rule of whether we should be allowed to kill other players and make it a bannable/warnable act to do so during gold box drop times? If so, you're out of your mind, @. People kill, people don't kill during gold box drop times. It's your decision and it should stay that way, because if it were considered sabotague not to kill the enemy during gold box drops or the contrary; was considered a bannable act to kill or attack an opponent/ally during a gold box drop, then people who did the other thing or sometimes did one, sometimes the other would get their choice taken out, and possibly gold box get chance taken away due to some idiotic rule that says they should not do that. And besides, why not just implement in the game mechanics that would allow/not allow players to do something instead of putting up a rule that could get you banned if you do the contrary... oh wait, it's just easier to put up a rule for the developers, nvm! :) (-.-)

I started this survey because I could see both sides of the issue and I was curious about how other players felt. I was rather surprised to see the opinions of those who said that not shooting during the drop constitutes sabotage/treason, but I see their point.

 

Based on what I've seen here, I've shifted my behavior toward shooting, but I still hardly ever get the Au box...

 

Enjoy your hunt for the elusive cube...

 

Colonel Zev_Merkava, Tues 23 Feb 2016 18:15 IST