Ranked: Top 10 Stereotypes in Tanki that Need to Die

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Ranked: 10 Stereotypes in Tanki that need to die.

Today will be the dawn of a new series that I'm starting to write. It's called 'Ranked,' in here I will state my opinion on things in Tanki and rank them. Today, it's on Tanki stereotypes, enjoy!

 

10. All Girls who play Tanki want a Boyfriend.

I don't know whether it's the increasing amount of 10 year old kids playing Tanki or just me but there are just too many little boys asking if girls need a boyfriend. I feel like it's a bit offensive, in fact, towards girls and I feel that it's even a bit sexist. That doesn't stop me, however, to unleash my inner Troll. How, you ask? Simple, find a little boy who wants a girlfriend (that shouldn't be hard, just look through EN3/4 lobby) and invite them to a Map, to help you finish your missions. It's pretty funny, actually, just start up a conversation and finish your missions at the same time! Works every time!

 

9. All Famous YouTubers are Pro.

This has to be one of the biggest stereotypes in Tanki. For some strange reason, people just assume that because YouTubers are famous, they are Pro. For example, uses THOUSANDS of supplies in battles. I've seen first hand the amount of drugs this kid uses. I was in a Parkour battle in Rio and people followed him to the beach, of course he had all his drugs activated, too and some guy shot at him, so he ran across the whole Map, killing this guy and mining every single step he took. He doesn't seem to be able to do well without drugging. I have nothing against drugging but drugging to that extent is crazy.

 

8. Gold Hunters are Mults.

For some strange reason, people seem to think that people who hunt for Gold Boxes and take lots of them, are mults. Take a look at 's Profile, he has almost 10 Million EXP. That takes years but he has still been able to take Golds. Take a look at @lukey0's Profile - minimal drugs, 3 Million EXP and a respectable D/L, how can you say that he's a mult? In fact, going by this week's Number 1 Gold Catcher - MLMCORE, he, also, has a good D/L, almost 9 Million EXP and used minimal drugs, considering the amount of time he's played for.

 

7. All Tankers who get on top of other tanks are Laggers/Hackers.

It's pretty funny how people assume that because you got on top of them, you're a lagger! Sure, in some cases this is true (like this one, I'm not complaining, though, it resulted in me getting an easy 3k!) but not in all. Due to Tanki's Physics (trying to act all sciencey here), the front of Dictator can actually flip upwards, allowing you to easily get on top of Tankers, sometimes this caused by lags but not always. Viking also, sometimes does this. Another way is by using ramps or corners to jump up and on to other Tanks, like using the crate in the middle of Polygon CP, to get Golds. Whenever a Dictator gets on top of a group of Tankers and grabs the Gold, the chat is often spammed with expressions such as 'noob lagger!' 'fly-hacker,' etc.

 

6. People who use Dictator are all noob Gold Hunters.

No, this totally not because of 's post! I feel like too many people assume that Dictator users are noobs and only get Dictator for Gold taking. Not true, at all. I bought Dictator because I wanted a sturdy M2 Hull and didn't like Viking much at the time, I also bought it for its imposing height and because I had a good discount on it. Dictators also have great pushing power.

 

5. All People with OP Garages are Buyers.

Another annoying stereotype - people assuming that Tankers who have great garages are also buyers. This is not at all true, if you efficiently use your crystals, by buying equipment only during sales and buying kits, you could also be OP, all you need it the brains, crystals and time. People like @Contradiction is super OP, as you can see, because he won lots of Tanki Newspaper Contest, (thank God he's a Reporter know, so he can't win anymore!) he has a great Garage for his rank. Buying Kits (better yet, during Sales) can help you acquire a great Garage at low ranks.

 

4. Shaft-Users have no Skills.

I hate that people think that people who use Shaft have no skill. It is completely incorrect. In fact, I can somewhat agree with these people back when Shafts had no lasers, it provided no balance because the Shaft was much too OP. Without a laser, Shafts have countless obstacles. One is hiding their laser, so that people don't see it and run away. It's actually very difficult to hide your laser but still have enough time to hit your enemy. Another difficulty is choosing the right hull. I, personally, hate heavy hulls on Shaft, I feel like it takes too long to get to your position and doesn't allow you to take cover or run away from a quickly approaching enemy with drugs. Shaft users have to hide from enemies, stay stealthy, observe surroundings, etc. Some Shaft users are very good, others, not so much but Shaft does require quite a substantial amount of skill to be used effectively.

 

3. Tanki Staff Members receive too many perks.

The announcement of Tanki's best Helpers of 2015, getting Premium for a year and XT's of their choice, sparked an outrage. People were annoyed that Tanki Staff Members, who work very hard, indulge in too many perks. To name a few, @Lhamster, @Issho_Fujitora and , are extremely hard workers and deserve every last bit of their rewards. Issho works extremely hard, occupying some of the most gruelling roles, spending hours on Wiki work, Shad0w likewise. Lhamster spends hours co-ordinating all the Reporter's Articles for us to enjoy, I, first hand, know how hard it is to write an Article, even just one. It takes hours and hours of your time, hours that these people have dedicated to the greater good of Tanki. People also think that in-game Mods are paid for Bans, total and utter lies! They get minimal for the work they do but they do it for us, we should be grateful, not critical.

 

2. Majors are a nuisance in Gissmo XP/BP Battles.

Too many people think that Majors are a dead weight. When I was Major (and Lieutenant Colonel) I entered many battles, where I was greeted by a 'noob Major' or 'out plz noob marcjp.' Majors are underrated, which can sometimes give them the advantage. Sometimes, people see a Major and immediately assume that they are noob, so won't think much of them and then are horrified by the fact that they're getting rekt by a Major. There is also significant pressure upon Majors, to perform or get grilled by harsh comments. If we do well in team battles, there's no comments but if we do badly, we're immediately bombarded by ban threats and requests to leave. It is annoying and we don't like it! Everyone was a Major at some stage, Ye all faced these problems but the issue is never solved, snobby Gissmos refuse to change their selfish ways. If they don't like Majors playing in their team, either don't join the battle or don't make the rank limits to allow Majors to play.

 

1. Laggers are Noobs.

Ok, I confess, there is a slight bias here, considering I do lag but it isn't my fault, it's my location, living so far away from Tanki Servers. Anyways, going back to the point, I completely disagree that people who lag are noobs. Going by first hand experience, it's actually harder playing with lag, than playing without it. I have countless experiences of those 1 second lag outs, where it lags when I'm about to shoot and I miss, countless amounts of times I've been shot through walls, countless times I've missed a Gold or Supply Box, due to my Ping being bad, countless amounts of times I've been shot after I kill someone or I get killed before the other person, even though they should have been killed but my Ping caused me to die first, the list goes on. This is a stereotype that I hate a lot, people think I'm noob because I lag but truly, it's much harder for me due to my lag.

 

Well, that's all Tankers, thank you for taking your time to read this long Article! I hope you enjoyed it, as I spent several hours on it but enjoyed writing this Article a lot! I also hope that this series can expand into a long series! Thanks!

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Edited September 17, 2016 by Marc

[Darren4Turbo 4,913]

I think that I saw this article somewhere before. Anyway, great article, Marc. Keep up the good work and ignore the haters! ;)

Also, you made a little mistake; it's SHAD0W not Shad0w365.

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

:D  This totally made me think of Mythbusters, nice job!

[thunderousrailgunner 1,934]

I think that I saw this article somewhere before.

Its in his creativity page.

[Jwimmer 2,835]

I like it, but completely disagree on MLMCORE not being a mult. When using dictator, while he has alot of xp, he only earns 434 xp per hour. Most people can get this atleast above 1k per hour. In fact, Homie averages around 2k xp per hour using dictator. Another thing about that account is it is played by multiple people in different timezones. This means that it is almost constantly logged on and in games.

 

Otherwise good article.

Edited May 15, 2016 by Jwimmer

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

I think that I saw this article somewhere before. Anyway, great article, Marc. Keep up the good work and ignore the haters! ;)

Also, you made a little mistake; it's SHAD0W not Shad0w365.

Thanks, fixed! ;) Yes this is reposted from my creativity page btw.

:D  This totally made me think of Mythbusters, nice job!

Haha thanks!

Its in his creativity page.

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I like it, but completely disagree on MLMCORE not being a mult. When using dictator, while he has alot of xp, he only earns 434 xp per hour. Most people can get this atleast above 1k per hour. In fact, Homie averages around 2k xp per hour using dictator. Another thing about that account is it is played by multiple people in different timezones. This means that it is almost constantly logged on and in games.

 

Otherwise good article.

Yes, I know, I had the same response from Shad when I posted it.

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

5. All People with OP Garages are Buyers.

People like @Contradiction is (it's 'are') super OP, as you can see, because he won lots of Tanki Newspaper Contest, (thank God he's a Reporter know (it's 'now'), so he can't win anymore!) he has a great Garage for his rank. Buying Kits (better yet, during Sales) can help you acquire a great Garage at low ranks.

Contra is a noob k, never listen to whatever anyone ever tells you, contra is total nub buyer who hax omg :c

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Nice piece. I'd recommend going over it a bit though, correcting mistakes and such...

[TheRollingSlab 803]

Contra is a noob k, never listen to whatever anyone ever tells you, contra is total nub buyer who hax omg :c

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Nice piece. I'd recommend going over it a bit though, correcting mistakes and such...

Does have a point here, Contradiction has Hornet XT lol

Edited May 16, 2016 by TheRollingSlab

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

Does have a point here, Contradiction has Hornet XT lol

Okay, if you didn't get it, I guess I'll clear it up... It was a joke. I know, hard to believe, but it was.

Contra is a great guy, okay. And that Hornet XT is pure savings, no buying of which I know of.

[Quarks 2,255]

Okay, if you didn't get it, I guess I'll clear it up... It was a joke. I know, hard to believe, but it was.

Contra is a great guy, okay. And that Hornet XT is pure savings, no buying of which I know of.

I think he used like $25 with a DC card and a +24 or 33% on tanki sales. Beyond that, idt he has bought.

[DragonOfStorms 2,706]

That's the smart way to buy crystals :lol:

[Hex 11,520]

Some of these need to die :\

Edited July 6, 2016 by Hexed

[Hex 11,520]

5. All People with OP Garages are Buyers.

Another annoying stereotype - people assuming that Tankers who have great garages are also buyers. This is not at all true, if you efficiently use your crystals, by buying equipment only during sales and buying kits, you could also be OP, all you need it the brains, crystals and time. People like @Contradiction is super OP, as you can see, because he won lots of Tanki Newspaper Contest, (thank God he's a Reporter know, so he can't win anymore!) he has a great Garage for his rank. Buying Kits (better yet, during Sales) can help you acquire a great Garage at low ranks.

Contra saved not only because of his contest wins, but also his pay.

[DageLV 940]

4. Shaft-Users have no Skills.

I hate that people think that people who use Shaft have no skill. It is completely incorrect. In fact, I can somewhat agree with these people back when Shafts had no lasers, it provided no balance because the Shaft was much too OP. Without a laser, Shafts have countless obstacles. One is hiding their laser, so that people don't see it and run away. It's actually very difficult to hide your laser but still have enough time to hit your enemy. Another difficulty is choosing the right hull. I, personally, hate heavy hulls on Shaft, I feel like it takes too long to get to your position and doesn't allow you to take cover or run away from a quickly approaching enemy with drugs. Shaft users have to hide from enemies, stay stealthy, observe surroundings, etc. Some Shaft users are very good, others, not so much but Shaft does require quite a substantial amount of skill to be used effectively.

 

3. Tanki Staff Members receive too many perks.

The announcement of Tanki's best Helpers of 2015, getting Premium for a year and XT's of their choice, sparked an outrage. People were annoyed that Tanki Staff Members, who work very hard, indulge in too many perks. To name a few, @Lhamster, @Issho_Fujitora and , are extremely hard workers and deserve every last bit of their rewards. Issho works extremely hard, occupying some of the most gruelling roles, spending hours on Wiki work, Shad0w likewise. Lhamster spends hours co-ordinating all the Reporter's Articles for us to enjoy, I, first hand, know how hard it is to write an Article, even just one. It takes hours and hours of your time, hours that these people have dedicated to the greater good of Tanki. People also think that in-game Mods are paid for Bans, total and utter lies! They get minimal for the work they do but they do it for us, we should be grateful, not critical.

 

2. Majors are a nuisance in Gissmo XP/BP Battles.

Too many people think that Majors are a dead weight. When I was Major (and Lieutenant Colonel) I entered many battles, where I was greeted by a 'noob Major' or 'out plz noob marcjp.' Majors are underrated, which can sometimes give them the advantage. Sometimes, people see a Major and immediately assume that they are noob, so won't think much of them and then are horrified by the fact that they're getting rekt by a Major. There is also significant pressure upon Majors, to perform or get grilled by harsh comments. If we do well in team battles, there's no comments but if we do badly, we're immediately bombarded by ban threats and requests to leave. It is annoying and we don't like it! Everyone was a Major at some stage, Ye all faced these problems but the issue is never solved, snobby Gissmos refuse to change their selfish ways. If they don't like Majors playing in their team, either don't join the battle or don't make the rank limits to allow Majors to play.

 

4. Agree! Shaft uers dont have a skill! About what kind of laser hiding skill you talk?

Take mouse, aim at corner of house, press right mouse button, aim at target and shoot!

Do u think its skill to do that?

 

3. Yes they do! e-sports Commentators earn alot for montage what is posted as "Life stream" 8 hours later.

 

2. Mayors in my ranks are bad!

They think they can own WO players but die alot joining battles where they are the hightest ranks and still die.

Sometimes im getting mad that, when i die next to major with flag, they just back away from it saying they are defenders so enemys get their flag back even if we are loosing!

[asifmehmood 1,576]

Nice

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

4. Agree! Shaft uers dont have a skill! About what kind of laser hiding skill you talk?

Take mouse, aim at corner of house, press right mouse button, aim at target and shoot!

Do u think its skill to do that?

 

3. Yes they do! e-sports Commentators earn alot for montage what is posted as "Life stream" 8 hours later.

 

2. Mayors in my ranks are bad!

They think they can own WO players but die alot joining battles where they are the hightest ranks and still die.

Sometimes im getting mad that, when i die next to major with flag, they just back away from it saying they are defenders so enemys get their flag back even if we are loosing!

Nope, have you tried using Shaft? It's not easy, a lot of people ONLY use Shaft as their only turret and can be very skilled. It's hard to hide the laser and survive. And for Majors, I was talking about XP/BP.

[DageLV 940]

Nope, have you tried using Shaft? It's not easy, a lot of people ONLY use Shaft as their only turret and can be very skilled. It's hard to hide the laser and survive. And for Majors, I was talking about XP/BP.

About shafts. Have you ever tryed to use mouse controls with it?

It makes shaft to be like 2 years ago when there was no scope.

Edited May 19, 2016 by DageLV

[Cor7y 13,862]

Dictators aren't noobs?

 

Oh yeah, they are buggy, laggy, nooby shoes.

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Dictators aren't noobs?

Oh yeah, they are buggy, laggy, nooby shoes.

Not always. Some people prefer to use Dictator for the height. It gives a big advantage when you use Vulcan on Dictator as opposed to Viking, as the height gives you a vast area to shoot at.

About shafts. Hve you ever tryed to use mouse controls with it?

It makes shaft to be like 2 yrs ago when there was no scope.

No, I haven't used mouse controls, in fact a lot of people don't use it. Even with mouse controls, finding a right hiding spot is tough.

[BLASTER872 1,892]

Nice article. Lol, I might try your trick to finish missions quick you stated in No. 10. I did it with someone who tried to steal my pass ;)

[Hex 11,520]

Nice article but I totally disagree with 'Famous YouTubers are pro' and 'Majors are a nuiscance' part.

 

Look: Famous YouTubers earn thousands and those above 100k subscribers, earn almost 10k-20k every month. They have soo much money and nothing to do with it so they spend it in this game. This does not mean that they are wasting their money. It is their money, why do you even care? (This was for all people who say that people spending cash in this game are wasting their money). Also, it was his choice to run across the whole map and kill someone again and again. This game wouldn't even exist if people don't spend cash in it. It works that way. No cash, not enough income to run all the websites, the servers etc etc. Why does he have so many drugs? He has already bought M3s and even M4'd some of them. He also has a great number of Tier 3 paints. What is the only thing left? Drugs. Drugs are a part of the game. It is his choice to use 10 of them in a single battle or 1000s of them in a single battle. Then you say that Oufa is useless without drugs. Every single one of the 40 people in Madness are using drugs in this video. That makes every single of those 40 people useless? Oufa also plays XP. I didn't see him missing shots or doing something crazy whenever he plays XP...

 

Be honest, if someone kills you or someone else in a Parkour battle, how many times you have seen yourself or him/her leave the battle quietly and how many times you or him/her have changed equipment, and made the killer cry? Everyone does that. It is not only Oufa that uses drugs. Go to the Ratings page, open some profiles, (open mine if you want) and see. Haters always hate k, haters always hate. People only hate Oufa because they are jealous because of the money he spends. 

 

Stop spreading hate please. And don't call anyone a kid. You don't know who might be on the other side. There could be an old man, a father, a girl, an 8yr old. It might hurt their feelings.

 

Plus, you are saying that Contra bought kits at a low rank. Oufa also bought kits at a low rank. The only difference is, that Tanki is paying Contra money to buy things but Oufa is paying Tanki to buy. There is nothing to hate about. If Tanki wouldn't pay Contra, then his job would be useless. If buyers don't pay Tanki, Tanki wouldn't even exist. Simple :)

 

What about Majors are a nuisance? Look I don't want this to be a whole article. But when you reach Commander +, you will truly see why Majors are a nuisance in XP/BP battles. For now, you won't understand.

 

 

 

 

This was in no way an insult k. Keep up the good work. All other parts were absolutely well written. I agree with them. 

@SpreadLoveNotHate

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2016 by Hexed

[asifmehmood 1,576]

Greatoz, True

[manish17 1,085]

Agreed with above.

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Thanks Pdo, for the response. I really see what you mean, now that I've ranked up.

The Majors can occasionally be noobs, and multi. However, I still disagree with the YT'ers section. Most people assume that YouTubers are pro (in-game). Remember that chat we had about YouTubers a while back?

[Hex 11,520]

Hmm, no I don't, can't remember it.

 

Wai, wai, wai, wait. I wasn't saying that every YouTuber is a pro. Oufa might act like an immature child sometimes. I was only criticizing on the way you wrote to express your point. Suppose I was Oufa, it would've definitely hurt my feelings k :P

Edited July 7, 2016 by Hexed